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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34621	The muses mistresse, or, A store-house of rich fancies by J.C. ; written at succidanious hours during the action at Newark ; with other high rapsodies, extracted from the choicest wits of our age.	Cotgrave, John, fl. 1655.	1660 (1660)	Wing C6369; ESTC R20901	7,170	22

Scarrs Then this Knight felt in all our Civile VVars Yet fought he with advantage we suppose Having the French to supersede his Nose But these be trifles we must Scratch our pate And mould the Constitution of our state And by the pencyle of an Artist show VVhether these Senatours look Blew or no. And now when th' Door 's shut up and all dismist Our Consul Colonels and Learned List Of grave Justinians and Lapwings too VVho never were taught more then Yes and No And with thin shells on Head could scare on high Leaving their Nests before they learn'd to fly * This Pasquill was writ before the Prote●●ors si●ple surprize VVe poor Plebeians much desire to know VVhether we have PROTECTOR yet or no How th' Navy stands provided by what ground They steer their Course what must be done at Sound When must the Army have th' Arrears discharg'd VVhen honest Cavaleers from Tower inlarg'd Whether that Fine which is on BARKSTEAD laid Must be remitted or expresly paid And if He has not lately lost his VVits By rendring his Lievetenancy to FITTS VVhat posture of State policy what Hand VVhether by mixt ot absolute Command Must govern this distracted Isle what way Or in what manner must we learn to pray VVhat Clavis should informe us in the word From th' leven of Assemblies blesse us Lord VVhether the Quaker or the Neuter must Lay Presbiteriall Principles in dust VVhether th' Armenian or Socinian shall If the world change receive the higher call Shall not the Swede in his declining Raign Lose our Esteeme for all Will Lillies Chaine And falling now upon these dang'rous Shelves Should you by aydi●g Him not lose your selves Did not your joynt approv'd intelligence Conceive such Pow●r in your preeminence * This Devination needs no Oedipus if it were wrapt up in a darker Ridle Says deluded RICHARD As to give your Authentick Strength it 's due Th' Protector ought more reverence to you Then you to Him and in plaine terms aver Him no Essentiall Prince but Titular Did your vote hold th' Act of Adultery To be a Crime of that Mortality As it deserved Death Did't not appear That this was first enacted out of Fear Rather then Conscience lest Some Ranter might By your Defects incroach upon your Right But leaving these How did your prudent Watch Seek by prevention to dive●t that Match 'Twixt Spaine and France an Act of Consequence VVhich should you frustrate by your providence It were a grand design and such a feat It might procure a Kingdom by Escheat To th' Heire apparent But both Pates and States Must yeeld Submission to the will of Fates Your Power i' th' House was such none could withstand it But there 's an Upper House can countermand it BUT They 'r dissolv'd each hyes unto his home Like Bees to Hives without an honey-Combe For how were 't possible They should b●ing more Sucking rank poyson from the Helebore Fury Distraction Envy Discontent Brought up both Front and Reere i' th' Regiment Now have we time t' imagin if you please The Burgess and his Bride being laid at ease How they discours'd wherein She clearly shews Her Native Appetite to forraign News For Scarcely had he yet imployd a Sence Or Consul like pay'd due Benevolence Which by a quick conception might incline To th' Member of a Parliament in time Till she incounters her Endimion Hector VVith this familiar secret Curtain Lecture Tell me my Dear what may enacted be Since your Addresses took a leave of me And pinching him quoth she speak to me Slowthing What have you done He snorting answer'd Nothing What a State-Clod is this How sat those Scots And Irish in your Senate-house like Scots VVhat a sad Consul 's this Speak who must pay The Army their arrears whom they obey VVho may that be Protector or the Senat Pray thee no more I was not there this sennet A carefull Commonwealths man trust me could Your service to your Countrey be so cold Surely such Members stood in need of Curing So did the HOVSE too for a dangerous Murren Had influence ore the Consuls for Some dyde To their advantage ere their witts were tryde A wise dispatch But why sat you so long We sat indeed till we had lost our tongue Our SPEAKER grew infirm judicious CHUTE How should we then hold out when He stood mute * CHALLINER CHUTE LISLEBONE LONG Recorder of LONDON THOMAS BAMPFIELD Recorder of EXCETER Yet one supply'd him weaker farre though strong For CHUTE was pithy but his Lungs were long But One an other from their Office putts For LISLEBONE LONG grew gangreen'd in his gutts And BAMFIELD streight designed for the Chair Heav'ns blesse Him from his Predecessors ayre Lest He sink suddenly into his Tombe As many of our Senatours have done Nor skills it much if this Employment weare him Being no flesh nor fish nor good red Hering How fares your grave Petition of Advice Quite lost in reputation of the VVise But for the Court design what votes have done it The Irish trouses and the Scottish bonnet Though since our Protectorians lost that point For their State-noses now are out of joynt But what Disolv'd you I shall councell keep Resolve me this I 'l give thee leave to sleep Was it th' Protector or the House of Lords No but a Regiment of daring swords That did the work so as I hold it vaine For any Member to stand up againe And there was Reason for 't our sould●●●● say For by this means they may injoyne their pay VVell by my vote Men shall no more be sent Fenceforth let 's have a Salique Parliament For though the Masculine be th' worthier Gender The Feminine may prove as sound a Member Then to exclude us were it not great pittie Since wee 'r held fittest for a Close Committee Sleep Salique Burgesse coople coll and kisse No Burgesse Place is either thine or His. Our Sessions nurture no such Cubbs as you New Consuls must bid VVestminster adue The Good old Cause mounts now with Eagle wings Lopping light Heads off as it did the Kings And though their Number scarcely make a vote Prynns prating must not make them change their Note These two Poems Intituled THE LYONS TALE AND THE BRAINS-TRAP PARLIAMENT Were composed by the pregnanst Fancies and clearest Judgements of our time FINIS