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A54124 A dialogue between the flag of St. Martin's steeple, and the standard at the Tower W. P. 1698 (1698) Wing P127; ESTC R217464 4,665 37

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A DIALOGUE Between the FLAG OF St. MARTIN's Steeple AND THE Standard AT THE TOWER LONDON Printed by D.E. and fold by A. Baldwin near the Oxford Arms in Warwick-Lane MDCXCVIII TO THE Right Honourable JOHN Lord JEFFERYES Baron of WEM c. MY LORD THE Noble Character you are Master of And the kind Reception your Lordship has been pleased to give to Things of this Nature has embolden'd me to make this Present to Your Lordship And the Your Lordship's Hours are generall Employ'd in more serious Exercise yet the Perusal of so Trifling a Pamphlet may so soften your more severe Studies as it may be counted a Diversion if it cannot have the Name of a Pleasure My Lord since the Corruption of the Age has been such as to render Things Animate ill employers of their Reason it is but just that the Things which are Inanimate should serve as so many Instructions to 'em and to give Beasts and Things void of Speech the use of their Tongue cannot be counted as Harm since to take it from Man who makes so ill use of it would ●arry the appearance of Justice with it The two Flags which ●rave Your Lordship's Acceptance ●ontend for Religion and Loyalty and I cannot but think I have done Justice to that of the Court in making it prevail in the Dispute since the Church's has so far made a Forfeit of Both as to have no very good Plea to Either But my Lord there needs no giving your Lordship a light into my Design who will but too soon for its Author give Your Judgment of it All I have to do is to ask Your Lordship's Acceptance and that You would be pleas'd to pardon the Deficiencies of My Lord Your Lordship 's Most Obedient Servant W. 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A DIALOGUE Between the FLAG of St. Martin's Steeple AND THE STANDARD at the TOWER SInce Beasts Fish and Birds Now Discourse and use Words And Steeples and Spires fall a Preaching There 's a way without doubt For a Standard and Clout To shew likewise their Talent of Speech in St. Martin's Flag DEar Brother Flag You have heard of the Drag Half a word is enough to the Wise But Lord how Grashopper Look'd to Monster so proper And of such a terrible Size I faith that same Beast Tho' I once was your Jest And the Subject of Mirth and your Laughter With His Talons and Nails Has quite turn'd the Scales And I 'm now made a Man for hereafter The Church Boy the Church Both Steeple and Porch Is allow'd for a Place that is good And Egad Sir when Majors Went to Halls to say Pray'rs It was almost as much as it cou'd I must needs tell you now Without Flatt'ry or Bow I 'm as good as your self for the future Tho' you bear a great Name Our Flags are the same And our Qualities also should suit here Standard VAin Silly poor Rag Show his Majesty's Flag The Respect which is due to his Place Nor dare to intrude With Discourses so rude And with Words so presumptuous and base Dog look where I stand And the City command From the King's Royal Tower and Pallace Whilst to humour the People You are plac'd on the Steeple Tho' you 'd done as much good on the G One would think 't was enough For the Parson to Huff And force Tythes and Respect from the Croud Because he looks Great And takes on him some State Must the poor Parish-Clout too be proud St. Mar. Flag A Clout Sir for shame Use a decenter Name Since I stand on a place that 's divine Tho' I cost not so many A Pound and fair Penny Yet my Clout's a Flag as well as thine Both Collectors and Wardens Have contributed Farthings To make me look Great as I do And I think I say right If with Main and Might I have done as much good full as you In short tho' your Streamer May powerfull seem here ' Cause with Ditches and Guns so surrounded I have known Sir a time When my Bell-Ferrys Chime Has those Guns and those Ditches confounded When your Huffers and Dingers Were affraid of my Ringers Tho' commanded by stout Sir Ned Hales And those you call'd Vermin My Porters and Carmen Made your Lace-coated Hero's turn Tails Standard YEs my Friend that is certain Thou deserv'st a great part in The Blessings this Nation has bought But methought it look'd odly To see Clergy so godly Dissent from the Doctrines they taught How Pulpit and Desk With serious Burlesque Laid forth the Prerogative Royal And with Bell Book and Candle Curs'd those who dar'd handle A Text which should offer Denyal But when Right Divino Grappl'd at the Church Rhino And the Tythe-Pigs were like to be seiz'd Then St. Martin's and Bow Turn their Yes Yes to No And their Hearers might do as they pleas'd Prithee where 's the Great doing To help Save from Ruine A people the Church had quite Craz'd How so mightily just To lay part of the Dust Which the Wind of your Pulpits had rais'd But now keep your distance I want no Assistance From such Raga Muffins it 's certain Had Tower Flag had that Lyon In those times as I on Let me tell you a Fart for St. Martin St. Martin's Flag YOu are much in the Wrong To use a foul Tongue To a Church where a Prelate did Teach in Tho' the Parson's speak ill Yet the good Bishops still Have an Excellent way in their preaching Consider tho' you are Counted Best and the Truer That holy Things will be the Finest And it is but in vain For a Thing that 's Prophane To pretend to Cope with the Divinest Your Silk does indeed My Calicoe exceed Yet Sir tho' you stand on the Tower I am fix'd on a Place Which teaches more Grace And should have more Honour and power To the King you belong And I do you no wrong If I say that my Master is greater And I am in a Station Notwithstanding your Passion More great and exceedingly better Tho' I stand like a Fool here My Master as Ruler Your Sovereign Lord does preserve And tho' he 's a King It 's no uncivil thing If I say that your King does him serve Standard I Must own Sir it 's true Give all Folks their due That the place which you stand on is holy But for you to lay claim To be counted the same It looks both like Madness and Folly Because Bishop and Priest The Steeple has bless'd Must a Flag of those Blessings partake And because it is seated On a Place Consecrated Be holy for that Place's sake By my Troth Sir you 'r out In looking so Stout And fancying you 'r e're a jot better Because you 'r so near House of Goodness and Pray'r Must it's Goodness belong to your Seat here No my Friend you 'r mistaken In such merry making And are very much out of the Road I 've a much better Plea And the Proverb for me Says Near the Church is far from God