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A Congratulatory poem on the safe arrival of King William to England in this present year 1699.
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Wing C5829; ESTC R33379
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A CONGRATULARY POEM ON THE Safe Arrival of King William TO ENGLAND In this present Year 1699. COme all ye People of our English Shore Praise God for that our King is now come o're Once more unto our Nation for to sway His Golden Scepter and us Rule each Day In Peace and Love as we all ought to be Govern'd and Led by his Great Majesty And here our Hopes they do begin to be Renewed to us in Felicity Expecting Trading now he is come to Land To Rule and Govern with a wise Command Great Man of God whom God doth Call and Chuse On Earth his Great Lieutenants place to use We Bless the time wherein the threefold Crown And Diadem with Peace and great Renown In that so long foretold and stately Chear Thou on thy Brave and Royal Brow didst bear As from that time thy Absence bred us bain Thy presence now Restores us joys again Thou wents away to England's deep Displeasure But thy Return Brings Mirth beyond all measure Now all true English Men come give the Praise To God above who to us him did raise Who drove Rome's swarming Plotting Vermine clear Out of our Land all in a happy Year Just as Queen Mary's Crew with one accord With Bloody Minds they could nought else afford Unto her Subjects but the Fire and Sword No less would these have done had not he came For which we bless Heroick Nassan's Name Oh may that God who does assist all Men Direct me here with my unlearned Pen To speak of him and his most Nobler ways Great Monarch here I 'll issue forth his Praise And nought but what was always his just due Considering what he did for us go through So let him Rule in Honour and great Fame Who with his Sword unto our Rescue came Come now ye Nations all prepare to Ring For the Return of this our Mighty King Who in the Field his Foes did dread to see Because they took him for their Enemy And well they might for that he Marched through Their Walled Ciâ—ys and their Warriers slew But they it was who gave the chiefest cause Who broke at first our Protestants good Laws And thou most willingly like Alexander Come over here and prov'd a great Commander And certain 't is no Lewis nor French Peer Would venture as thou did'st when you came here England before had no such one as thee Who with great freeness came this Land to free From our great Thraldom which we were then in Till thou with Romish Locust did begin Just as the Macedonians Swords and Shields With Terrour went clear through the Persian Fields To Alexander then Darius yeilds So did the Romish Crew to you great Prince Who was so willing us to come and free That they dare not once more attempt to come For fear with Shame you make them back return To where they were in their own Native Land Thou makes them know that you do here Command And will till Death be our great Prince and King For which our Nation may Exalt and Sing Praises on high for this your safe Return Without which you had caused all to Mourn But that 's all over we our Joys obtain Since that in Safety You are come again To be amongst Your loving Subjects here Happy 's the Day when you first did appear To save this Land whom France would fain invade And cut us off from all sort of good Trade But thou appeard'st here with Flaming Sword And to our Enemies thou didst afford A civil Usage though they would betray Thy Kingly Person and thy Crown away But they were out thou keeps thy own and will Thy Law and Promise here on Earth fulfil Now that this Princes Days may not be done Till the great coming of God's Blessed Son Likewise his Wealth also his Joy and Peace May they all as his Reign and Years increase London Printed for A. H. near Aldersgate 1699.