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city_n	great_a	king_n	people_n	9,166	5	4.4099	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50557	The Melancholy comlaint of D. Otes of the black ingratitude of this present age towards him and the evil rewards he has receiv'd for his numberless services done for the nations		1684 (1684)	Wing M1634; ESTC R15052	7,340	11

Spannel To do their work I had a ready pannell That scare would give 'em time to buy them flannel I watcht for Priests as Cat doth watch for Mouse At midnight low belling from house to house Though here I 'm forc'd each night to hunt for Louse I rail'd at th' Privy Council and at Scrogs And call'd them damn'd confounded popish Dogs ' Cause they 'd not hang all those which I call'd Rogues Those were my golden days my days of power When great ones fear'd me when I sent each hour At least a score to New-gate and the Tower I made them tremble at my very word Which did the work as sure as any Sword Though now 't is no more valued then a T Then was I stout as I St. George had been At th' Commons Bar to stick I ne're was seen Of Treason to accuse Lord D. or Queen No man durst thwart me with desire of pelf I rag'd and grew to such a peevish Elf Had the King next me I had peacht himself For at that time I 'd brought things to such pass In open Court I 'd bid 'em kiss my A But now the times are chang'd Alas Alas I was by most S'rd Reverenc'd and respected From Popish Treasons by my Guards protected Though now like Rogue I 'm slighted and neglected Each word that from my sacred lips then fell Received were as holy Oracle Though now they say 't was all the craft of Hell I rul'd and Reign'd in mighty pomp and state Whilst in the House my Lords and Masters sate I furnish'd them with business of debate 'T was pritty in those days good faith to see Your popishly affected Lords with fee And cap in hand come sneaking after me They fear'd my very menaces and frown Dreaded my anger more than of the Crown For I could pull their lofty stomachs down I was the Torries Plague their Iron Rod I huft the Bishops on their Miters trod Swore what I list fear'd neither man nor God Just as I pleas'd State-matters I 'd dispose Found the Kings Friends to be the Kingdoms Foes To smell out Traytors none had such a Nose I pointed out Mer-worthy Wise and Just Whom I thought fit for Offices of Trust And told the King those were the men he must Advance and those great Officers of State Well known again their good or evil fate Depended much on my politick pate For those that did not Romanists annoy And their Adherents hated more destroy I thought unfit their places to enjoy But by Adherents would you know what 's meant For 't is a word of very large extent All those whom we thought fit to circumvent I did advise the Kingdom to disgrace The next Successor of the Royall Race And to exalt a Bastard in his place The King I councell'd into safer hands To put the Navy and the trained bands Content himself to live on his Crown-lands T'leave Popish Councils follow better courses Turn out his Guards those mercenary forces Live privately and keep a brace of horses His Guards did terrifie good peaceful men He might go live and trust himself with them As safe as Daniel in the Lyons Den I did commend him to the Commons care Wisht him t' obey by whispering in his Ear The disobedience of his Father dear If he 'd be wise and rul'd by them no doubt And turn his old and wealthy minnions out Soon all his business would be brought about They 'd give him money or what else he pleas'd When he his subjects of their yoke had eas'd And every squeamish Conscience was appeas'd I always pray'd for the Parliaments sitting And that too as long as their worships thought fitting Because when they met they minded their knitting For had they sat on I was in fair hopes To have got an Estate by cutting of Throats But now I shall never be worth ten groats For I deserv'd the Mannor of Bobbing For Parliament business and other jobbing As well as a Thief a halter for Robbing The next good Service that I did the Crown Was to possess the Country and the Town They'd here be safe till Monarchy came down That Monarchy unjustly still bereaves Of Liberty and makes poor Subjects Slaves And is upheld by prating Fools and Knaves To prove it by Examples I did chuse Some Stories of the Old Rebellious Jews With some late Manuscripts of Doctor Hugh's For in those Days when Israel had no King Without Controul men might do any thing Live merrily and go t'Heaven in a String I oft did from the lofty Pulpit bawl And not obscurely hinted to them All To trust not much some Great Ones at White-Hall I told Designs were hatching many Years On both sides whisper'd Jealousies and Fears In hopes they 'd fall together by the Ears I rais'd up Storms and Tempests in the State That threatn'd all the Ship with dreadful Fate I hopes I should be Chosen Master's Mate For why my Skill in Pilotting was such That I had learned of the Neighbouring Dutch That at the Choice the Saylors would not grutch By their own Compass I my Course would steer From Popish Shoales and Sands still keeping clear Nor lofty Rocks of Tyranny come near But oh the fates the Tempest was descry'd The jealous Master all the matter spy'd And I was in the Hold fast bound and ty'd I had a Post each moment sent from Hell A nimble Spark that knew my Genius well With express Orders purposely to tell And teach me every thing that 's done above Or underneath the mighty Throne of Jove And all his pains was purely for my love For by this means I knew of things to come As well as what in Elder Times was done And by it all my former Credit won For in those days who was so great as I Or could so soon strange Misteries espye 'T was almost Death to give me but the Lye I told the Parliament how that the Queen After the murder'd Justice she had seen Made a low Courtesie to Hill and Green And thankt them kindly for the pains they 'd ta'en I saw the Duke in Parliament I swore I did believe through sixteen Doors and more Communicating with the Roman Whore I call'd him stubborn Rogue that ne're would bend And told them plainly he was not their Friend Therefore Advis'd them to Contrive his End I workt it so for all his great Commands I made him glad to scape out of their hands By Shifting for himself in Forreign Lands I rav'd and went on and was 't not pritty To Accuse the King in the Secret Committee And jeer him at Clubbs and Cabals in the City I wondred how Brave English Heroes cou'd Be Rul'd and Govern'd by the Scottish Blood Such Servitude I nere esteemed good Therefore their Indignation to appease If that they 'd issue forth a Writ of Ease I 'd serve it on Him when their honours please I taught the people that since Babel Tower From them alone Kings did drive their power Whom