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A56089 The Protestant-flayl an excellent new song : to the tune of Lacy's maggot, or, The hobby-horse. 1682 (1682) Wing P3833; ESTC R8244 1,062 1

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The Protestant-FLAYL An Excellent New SONG To the Tune of Lacy's Maggot Or The Hobby-Horse 1 LIsten a while and I 'l tell you a Tale Of a New Device of a Protestant Flayl With a Thump Thump Thump a Thump Thump a Thump Thump This FLAYL it was made of the finest wood Well lin'd with Lead and notable good For splitting of Bones and shedding the Bloud Of all that withstood With a Thump Thump c. 2 This Flayl was invented to thrash the Brain And leave behind not the weight of a grain With a Thump c. At the handle-end there hung a Weight That carried within unavoidable Fate To take the Monarch a rap in the Pate And govern the State With a Thump c. 3 It took its Degree in Oxford-Town And with the Carpenter went down With a Thump c. If any durst his Might oppose He had you close in spight of your Nose To carry on clever the Good Old Cause And down with the Laws With a Thump c. 4 VVith this they threatened to fore-stall The Church and give the Bishops a Mawl With a Thump c. If King and Lords would not submit To the Joyner's wit whiles the House did sit If this in the right place did hit The Cause it would split With a Thump c. 5 Two handfuls of Death with a Thong hung fast By a Zealot who hang'd himself at last With a Thump c. VVith a moving head both stiff and stout Found by the Protestant Joyner out To have at the King the Laws t'other bout And turn them both out With a Thump c. 6 Ivi●sibly 't wou'd deal his Blows All to maintain the Good Old Cause With a Thump c. VVou'd Liberty and Freedom bring To every thing except the King At Monarchy it had a fling And took its swing VVith a Thump c. 7 This Flayl was made of the Newest Fashion To heal the Breaches of the Nation With a Thump c. If Faction any difference bred T' wou'd split the Cause in the very Head Till Monarchy reel'd and Loyalty bled And were knock'd in the Head With a Thump c. 8 VVhen any Strife was in the State This Flayl wou'd end the whole Debate With a Thump c. ' Gainst Arbitrary Power of State And Popery which the Zealous hate It wou'd give them such a Rap on the Pate They must yield to their Fate With a Thump c. 9 It had a thousand Vertues more And had a Salve for every Sore With a Thump c. VVith this they thought to have maintain'd The Loyal Tribe and Royalists braind But the Joyner was hang'd and the Flayl was Arraign'd And the Conquest Regain'd With a Thump c. 10 May Tony and all our Enemies Meet with no better fate then his With a Thump c. May Charles still Live to rule the State And York whom all Dissenters hate To be reveng'd upon their Pate By timely fate With a Thump Thump Thump a Thump Thump a Thump Thump LONDON Printed for A. Banks MDCLXXXII