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A46053
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Ignoramus-justice, or, The English-law turn'd into gin to let knaves out and keep honest men in an excellent song to the tune of Sir Egledemore.
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1682
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Wing I45; ESTC R2596
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IGNORAMUS-Justice OR The ENGLISH-LAWS turn'd into a GIN To let KNAVES Out and keep HONEST MEN In. An Excellent New SONG To the Tune of Sir Egledemore 1 DId you not hear of a Peer that was Try'd With a fa la la la la. That looks like a Cask with a Tap in his side With a fa la la la la. This Noble Peer to the Bar was call'd The Witnesses swore but the Fore-man out-baul'd With a fa la la la la. 2 Then up Sir Samuel did start Wit a fa la c. And found the Bill not worth a F With a fa la c. With that the Court kept such a stir The Fore-man shou'd prove so silly a Sir With a fa la c. 3 The Witnesses for the King swore plain With a fa la c. But had they been so many again With a fa la c. The Jury before such Truths receiv'd Nor them nor St. Peter they wou'd have believ'd With a fa la c. 4 The Witnesses brought him a Traytor in With a fa la. But the Jury found it another thing With a fa la c. For he who did still his King oppose Is made a True Subject in spight of the Laws With a fa la c. 5 Thus this Great Lord of High Renown With a fa la c. Th' Exalted Idol of the Town With a fa la c. Is clear'd by Ignoramus-sway For Bâtraying the Church and the King in a day With a fa la c. 6 The Rabble to shew their Loyalty With a fa la c. Did in full shouts with the Jury agree With a fa la c. They Bonfires made with great Applause And all to maintain the Good Old Cause With a fa la c. 7 And now in spight of King and Queen With a fa la c. More Jollity was in the Streets to be seen With a fa la c. Thân on the Twenty Ninth of May. Though it was the Restauration-day With a fa la c. 8 Another passage I chanc'd to hear With a fa la c. That the Dr. is fallen from the Front to the Rearâ With a fa la c. He to the Saints does now incline Abjures the King and with Rebels Combine With a fa la c. 9 Yet these pretend for to Inherit With a fa la c. As Heirs do Estates the Light of the Spirit With a fa la c. Yet let them say or do what they will They 'l find themselves Ignoramus still With a fa la c. 10 But had it been a Popish Lord With a fa la c. One Witness then had serv'd in a word With a fa la c. They had not then enquir'd so far But found it and never have stept from the Bar With a fa la c. 11 If by this Law the Charter be lost With a fa la c. Will Tony's Estate repay the Cost With a fa la c. The Boys will then find out the Cheat And De Witt the old Canibal in his Retreat With a fa la c. 12 They 'l Curse that Pate that studied to bring With a fa la c. Plague to the Countrey and Ruine to th' King With a fa la c. Divested thus of ' Chitophel's Pride They 'l do him that Justice which Juries deny'd With a fa la c. LONDON Printed for ALLEN BANKS 1680.