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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64579	The parable of the black-bird[s] and the magpie vindicated	Thompkins, Edward.	1691 (1691)	Wing T997; ESTC R25647	7,037	6

THE PARABLE OF THE BLACK-BIRDS And the MAGPIES Vindicated ALL Sublunary Things are subject to Mutation A late Vulturean to confirm which Maxim is become a Black-bird who listening to Interest having chang'd his Note whistles to the Second Part of the same Tune ●ractis'd by the Black-birds in Forty One viz. Down with the Magpies But I find He like the Owle rather than Starve 〈◊〉 the Wood will submit to Catch Mice in the Barn ●nd had rather live privately under the disguise of a ●lack-bird then expose himself to the Publick danger 〈◊〉 being thought in these times a Vulturean SInce Nature seems Retrograde the World 's Metamorphos'd Honesty turn'd Policy each ●…entence a Paradox and each Satyr a Parable ●…hings looking all with Visionary Aspects as if ●…las in a Rage had cast the Globe from his wea●… Shoulders and turn'd the World Top-side●…rvy I cannot but wonder and yet Conform ●…ch others to amuse the Age with a New Dream ●…gested after an old Method And since Parables ●…e become Accustomary and Fables Fashionable ●…ntertain you with One as followeth 'T was on a Time when the Eagle Soveraign 〈◊〉 the Birds began to inspect into the Grievances his Feather'd Subjects from whom he had re●…v'd many Complaints especially from the ●…ck-birds who pretended great Impositions ●…re laid upon them by the Magpies whose Ju●…e Fidelity and Allegiance the Eagle had par●…larly observ'd and plainly discover'd the Black-birds to be full of Hypocrisie Malice Covetousness pretended Zeal Ignorance and Ambition The Eagle with all Care Equity and Good Conscience began Impartially to Examine into the Cause of this Irreconcilable Difference between Them that he might Redress those Injuries the Black-birds had sustain'd by the Magpies and that they might become Friends and Roust peaceably each upon his own Branch one by another The Black-birds by this time had whistled out all the Infamy against the Innocent Magpies that the Malice of such Hedgbirds could contrive whose desembling Notes mov'd the Owles Cuckoes Herns Buzzards Crows Ravens and Jackdaws to be inclinable to pity their Complaints Upon this the Eagle with his Doves Pheasants Nightingales Golfinches and Linnets through a strickt inquiry fathom'd their Designs and clearly discover'd the Cause of their Discontent and Envy against the Magpies who retaining no manner of ill-will against their bitter Enemies the Black-birds sought by all means to reconcile their Enmity and establish an amicable Friendship between them procuring them all such Grants of Privileges as was requisite for the Ambitious Black-birds to be Masters of But these Rebellious Birds whom no Favour could win no Reason Convince or any Submission Pacifie were still soaring to be Masters of the Magpies Branches craving all Preferments of the Eagle and whistling aloud with strain'd Throats Down down with the Magpies pluck out the White Feather's from their Wings they are Marks of the Vulture's Cruelty Down with them Quick quick quick This Notorious whistle of the Black-birds being heard through all the Adjacent Woods Groves and Hedges greatly alarm'd the Hawks Kites Batts Screech-Owles and Night-Ravens who unacquainted with the Whining Deceit the conceal'd Malice and self-ended Subtilty of the Black-birds ask'd them the Reason Why they alarm'd the Woods with so dreadful a Whistle Who answer'd in great Flocks which darken'd the very Trees they sat on The Magpies are bringing Vultury upon us with Consent of the Eagle Down with them down with them Which confus'd Answer so amaz'd the Inquisitive Flock that they all fell on screaming in discord to shew the dreadful apprehensions they lay under promising the Black-birds they would Perch by them and use their Bills and their Claws for their Preservation to the utmost Some of the Eagle's Loyal Doves murmuring at the Treasonable Whistles the Notorious Villanies and Rebellious Proceedings of the Black-birds flew with all speed to the Eagle's Court to inform him of their Treachery and Conspiracy against him and his Government which the Eagle hearing issued out Proclamation sign'd with his broad Claw to impower the Feather'd Quire to make choice of Two Members for every such Grove Wood Bower and Wilderness where they had severally taken up their respective Habitations that should present and lay open their Grievances before Him and they should be redrest The Black-birds whistling over the Eagle's Proclamation immediately took Wing distributing themselves over all Woods Groves c. under the Eagle's Dominion advising all other Birds to make choice of such Members as would pluck down the Magpies for that they design'd to bring in Vultury upon them which if they took not special care to prevent they should not Roost safely in their Arbours without the danger of destruction This Rebellious Stratagem of the Black-birds whistled such amazement into the Ears of the Credulous Choristers that they pickt out none but what were fit Instruments to carry on the Treasonable Designs of the Black-birds The day appointed by the Eagle's Summon the Members whistled out by the Black-bird consisting of Geese Woodcocks Canary-birds an●… Waterwagtails assembled themselves together an●… Perch'd upon an Ancient Oak in a Neighbourin●… Grove in the Eagle's Palace where the Eagle attended by his Loyal Doves and Magpies met the●… in his Royal Splendour where he made to them a most Gracious Speech expressing Himself wit●… all the earnest Affection becoming the Royalty 〈◊〉 a Soveraign Bird to his Winged Subjects declaring how Industrious his Magpies and Himself were to preserve their Laws and Liberties from the oppression of the Vulture and that he would condescend to any thing they should propose tha●… might establish their safety upon a more sure foundation and that it was plainly evident the Blac●…-birds discontent proceeded from no other cause than Jealousie and Ambition and therefore desi●… the Assembly of Birds there present as he hop●… they were dutiful and faithful Subjects to Him 〈◊〉 Concur in all things requir'd for the Good 〈◊〉 Safety of his present Government under whi●… he desir'd that they might enjoy all Pea●… Plenty and Satisfaction But the Black-birds having whistl'd out da●…Principles into the Ears of the Feather'd Assembl●… that the Eagle's Gracious Speeeh availed nothi●… with them so that they all flew out into gre●… Murmurings and Disorders crying out Do●… with the Magpies away with Vultury Upon this the Eagle thinking himself not safe●… his old Nest took Flight with his Doves and Ma●…pies to a Wood forty Miles distant from his fo●…mer Residence In this Interim the Rebellious Black-birds whistling forth an Oration throughout the Eagl●… Dominions That He and his Magpies design a Total Ruine of all the Birds of the Air by int●…ducing Vultury amongst them exciting them 〈◊〉 Rebellion against their Lawful Soveraign the Eag●… and his Magpies This Wild Note of the Black-bir●… so tickl'd 〈◊〉 Ears of the Credulous Flock of Poultry that th●… whetted their Beaks and sharpned their Claw and siding with the Black birds Levy'd War agai●… ●…veral Skirmishes and Pitcht Battles they had many English Cocks