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A85617 Great news from Westminster, or A congratulation upon the happy assembling of the Lords and Commons in Parliament. According to his Majesties prorogation of the 26th of this instant January, 1679. 1679 (1679) Wing G1740; ESTC R220399 1,419 1

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GREAT NEWS FROM WESTMINSTER Or a CONGRATULATION upon The happy ASSEMBLING Of the Lords and Commons IN PARLIAMENT According to his Majesties Prorogation of the 26th of this instant January 1679. ALL Haile great Isle still may thy Fame increase Glorious in Arms no less renown'd in Peace Let sacred Hallows now thy Joys proclaim Since thy great Councils who have rais'd thy Name Above the Nations that inclose thee round With sacred Laws which like pure Streams abound In all the Corners of thy pleasing Soil Are once more met ro chear the After-toil And raise thy safety to so high a pitch That it shall sore beyond pale Envies reach Now Tyrant Romes Contrivings are in vain Whose B●ood shot Eyes have look'd on thee with pain The Parliament who next Heav'n and thy King Is the bright Fountain whence thy Houours spring Whose mighty Wisdome like some Angel Guide Has kept thee Chast in spight of all their Pride What Hells black Legions could devise or State To hurry on thy yet unwilling Fate Great Councils sacred whose Bright wings have fann'd With wholsome Airs so oft this fainting Land And rais'd her dying hope ev'n from the Grave When 't was suppos'd there was no power to save Nay more five hundred years like Moises stood It 'h Gap to save the shedding precious Blood Or like restoring Balm to heal the Wound Made wide by Factions and to ●ender sound This mighty Mass with fatal whirlwinds Rent Which had destroy'd it had they not giv'n Vent And blow'n Romes Thunders back which in dark Clouds Bore swift destruction whilst there swarm'd in Crouds The dreadful Locusts from the smokeing Pit And Bath'd in Blood suppos'd on Thrones to sit And brood such Treasons as amaz'd Mankind Whose equals Hell is at a loss to find Yet by the Wisdom of a Parliament These were unma●k'd and back to Babel sent The Nations Choice and greatest Happiness Whom Heav'n assign'd when he design'd to bless The long lov'd Monarchs of this chosen Isle Whom we most Just the Land of Promise stile That so they might the Sword of Justice bear When Guarded by the Peoples Vigill Care From all approaching Dangers or the Frowns Of Romes Grand Tribe those Enemies to Crowns Whose late Conspiracies had Ruine made Whilst Englands mighty Charter had been la●d Supinely in the Dust aud all things turn'd Into Confusion or to Ashes burn'd But Oh! Let Brittain Grateful Anthems sing Whilst she with Peace injoys her sacred King Whose prudent Care next Heaven● protecting hand Has fix'd the Rock on which the Kingdoms stand Where like wise Architects in the Design The Lords and Commons both Obedient Join To finish what Heaven s Viceroy did begin And blast the Councils of that Man of Sin Whose haughty Insolence presumes to tread Upon those Princes he has Captive lead And sends his Serpents hissing round the Globe With poisons suck'd from his infectious Robe To Sprinckle it and so pollute the Earth With Rapes and Treasons of such Monstrous Birth That nought but Englands healing Synod cou'd Have stopt the Torrent e're it flow'd with Bloud Or check the boiling Rage when swell'd so great That each black moment roul'd on storms of Fate Then since our sacred Monarck has been pleas'd To call again that Council which has eas'd The weighty Grievances that have prevail'd And rais'd new hopes when Expectation fail'd Therefore with Joy let smiling England say She now has seen the long wish'd happy day In which the Pillars of her safety met Resolving all in her behalf to bet The utmost of their Fortunes and what more For their dear Countries sake remains in Store So our revived hopes may now arise And wing'd with Joy transcend the Christal Skies Whilst mighty Charles in Royal Robes Array'd On Seats of splended Majesty has made His sacred pleasure known that all the Land May own his Wise his Great and Just Command So that Eternal Union may ensue And Loyal Subjects pay their Homage due Whilst everlasting Glories waite upon His Royal Self his Kingdoms and his Throne FINIS LONDON Printed by D. M. 1679.