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Duke Hamilton's ghost, or The underminer countermined.
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1659
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Wing D2508; Thomason E993_17; ESTC R207782
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DUKE HAMILTON'S GHOST OR THE UNDERMINER Countermined Ex proprio praesidio periculum LONDON Printed in the Year 1659. DUKE HAMILTON'S GHOST 1. A Mate not your selves though hither I 'me come From that dismal Place that infernal Cell Where many a Wight doth feel his sad doom With your patience and leave my Story to tell 1 Hamilton hight a Marquesse well known Learnt Machivel's sleights but prosper'd in none The more I did study the more I did show A Web I had spun for my own overthrow 2. When Jeamy was dead and I grown to be In titles more strong by the power of his Son To forfeit my Faith and my Loyalty That erst I had plighted to him I begun The Beacons of Zeal I caus'd set on fire In England and Scotland and every Shire My Complices were in this handy-work This City Pym Hampden the Devil and the Kirk 3. A broad a Prophecie fomented was A second Jeamy in this Land should raign I thought my self he and to bring to pass The Plots and Designes I had lodg'd in my brain To tollerate Projects I counsell'd the King And then to accuse him the same I did bring By no other meanes I thought I could rise Than making him odious in his Peoples eyes 4. Hampden distast at the Ship money took Opposed his Prince in 's Prerogative Royal And Pym his Oath and Allegiance forsook As well as some others that swore to be loyal There 's some in the World I need not them name I 'm sure stands as guilty in th' black book of Fame But Oaths at that time with us were held wind Though the breach of them now I bitterly find 5. This quick-pated gang me highly did please For still their pretence was for the Publick good Untill their Ambition was found the Disease Corrupted the Nations and spilt so much blood I ply'd with all Factions especially theirs Wore the face of Religion call'd the Presbyters To th' Book of Liberty I did consent To bring in my Countrymen was my intent 6. Whose rigid conditions would never agree I very well knew to such an inlet As they pleas'd to term it of Popery Though it by wise heads was found a thing fit When Subjects dare into their Princes Acts pry To lull them asleep asleep is safe'st Policy But finding the Kirk did it ill resent Though I wish'd nothing more I seem'd to repent 7. My Countrymen up the King was drawn down With a strong Army their Forces to quell Brookes Essex and I with others well known Of the Cabinet Councel did order 't so well To th' Petition of Right the King did consent Which caused the calling of th' short * At Yorke Parliament * 3 Weeks But the malice of some too soon breaking forth Dissolv'd it in * And then Pym's Study and others were searcht course Then back to the North. 8. Where while we remain'd our Confederates here At Black-beath did raise a Rascally rout That put the Metropolitan Bishop in fear For Libels against him they had thrown about * In Souhvvark Prison dores were thrown ope many Outrages done Untill the Train-bands made the loose Knaves to run And some apprehended were punish'd by Law For example sake to keep others in awe 9. This News pleas'd my Country-men though not the King Who wisely yet pent in his discontent Alass Sir quoth I there can be nothing So cordial to you as a Parliament Your safety and happiness on it depends It maugres your Foes and advanceth your Friends It beats down Sedition and breeds up good Laws For th' good of your People whose Obedience it draws 10. The Parliament call'd they subtly did passe In 1640. A Subsidy Bill to flatter the King Who then wanted money but alass alass Triennial Bill Another succeeded that brought with 't a sting Which poyson'd the Commons and knockt the Peers down Dy'd the Surpless in blood and batter'd the Crown However by it I had partly my ends My Countrymen paid and the Nations made Friends 11. From Traytors and Rebels good Subjects were made But forgot to prove so and followed him The forger and foreman of th' treasonous Trade Intituled by some to be Bell-weather Pym This caused the King as justly he might To accuse some of Treason and secure his Right Then new Warrs ensu'd which caus'd me to laugh That English men should each others blood quaff 12. For weaken'd by Warr whose Events are unsure From either side I a Fabrick might raise My Countrymen here to seat me secure And lengthen with Glory my declining dayes To fashion out which two faces I bent The one annenst the King th' other th' Parliament But whilst I did think I danc'd in a ner Insinuating Wits caught me in the feat 13. In Cornwall I was attainted of Treason For holding Irtelligence with th' Enemy And fifteen Articles grounded on Reason Did question my Life and my Liberty In Pendennis Castle I cast was a space Until undeserv'd from the King I found grace Whose Mercy was such as most men do know To whom he shew'd most most evil did flow 14. Success against Reason forsook the Kings Cause And forc'd him to fly where I shame it to tell To Men that profest for Religion and Laws But oh I instructed them first to Rebell I read them this Maxim Who once draws his Sword ' Gainst his Prince must ne're sheath it nor yet take his word But I now confesse so much Goodness abus'd May render me justly a Man unexcus'd 15. In th' Personal Treaty I too had a hand And sided on both sides yet nothing would work On my sides untill the Army did stand Upon their Punctillioes for which I did lurk The King being surpris'd and to Tryal brought Gave a life to my hopes and an end to my thought By his weakness I did accumulate strength His death seem'd to adde unto my life length 16. For now on the wings of Ambition I flew And Crow'd like a Cock whilest the * Cromwel Lion did tremble My sudden approach in him a fear drew However he seem'd the same to dissemble I formidable was to give the defeat Had my heart been answerable to my conceit But faintingly fled such was my sad lot The odium of which will ne're be forgot 17. My Army was cow'd and disperst in a trice Without scarce a blow to my Countrymens shame While Langdale his life set at no cheap price But havok'd and forc'd his way where he came So stout were the English so fearful were we They drew their Renown from our Infamy Which had we had Souls like Men and adher'd To Langdales sure Counsel we need not have fear'd 18. To Ashbydelazouch I was conveigh'd The manner of my surprisal needs not No doubt but there were some had me way-laid Whose fingers did itch at me as a Scot But oh Jeamy Ballatyne thou lymer loone That sell'd thine none Countrymen kyb'd as they wone Without shame To Corfew and Zant and such places remote May some of thy Frieuds slit thy Weesil'd throat 19. From thence to the Tower of London was brought In reference to my Tryal in hand Then how to escape I busied my thought Which having effected I was at a stand Not knowing to whom or whither to goe I * At the three Pilgrims in South wark * In the Palace-yard in Westminster retaken was to my mickle woe My Conscience condemn'd me er'e their judgement past And my head from my shoulders was sever'd at last 20. As I like a Hocus pocus did live Carrying on my Designes by Legerdemaine So dealt they with me in hopes of Reprieve I spent my last minute like to Pedringave A Traytor I liv'd and a Travtor I dy'd And yet with both Parties I ever comply'd 'T is strange you will say but here is the reason I true was to neither so suffer'd for Treason FINIS