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A49170 The Lord Russels last farewel to the VVorld a song. 1683 (1683) Wing L3055; ESTC R215638 675 1

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THE Lord RUSSELS Last Farewel to the VVorld A SONG FArewel farewel to Mortal Powers and fond Ambitious Fools Now guiltless Blood requireth ours from Providence that Rules Farewel to Monmouth Horned Grey who are from Justice fled And left me to this fatal Day to loose my Plotting Head II. Of all the Lords of our Cabals I am the first that Dyes by th' hand of Justice which foretells a Counter Sacrifice That Blazing-Star at Stafford's Death foretold a fatal Change Now I declare with my last breath it is but just Revenge III. Farewel to our late Parliaments which made Three Kingdoms shake Our Lawless Votes my Soul torments was for Rebellions sake Th'Exclusive Bill I did promote with vigour spleen and power Thereby to cut a Monarchs Throat that caus'd this Bleeding Hour IV. The best of Kings I sought to Kill and draw'd in Thousands more Who neither wanted Wealth nor Will and Traytors long before Besides the Peasants and the poor for Insurrection bent To lay the Kingdom all in gore to please a Parliament V. We neither feared Law nor Right Prerogative nor Fate Impeached Queen and Duke for spight to make the King afraid We thought he durst not call to count our great Conspiring Heads But now like me they all must mount and fall into the Shades VI. If we had Hang'd Tony and Tom when first the Plot begun Then I to this had never come nor James from Justice run Denying of the Plot 's in vain since Essex cut 's own Throat Both Rouse and Walcot owns the same and all the rest must do 't VII For my Confession I commit toth ' Groaning-Board's Divine 'T is his desire to Word it fit I hope for no Design If Whiggish Cant he puts upon 't with ' quivocating Shamms Then score him up on our account his Libel to the Flames Finis Printed for J. Dean Book-seller in Cranborn-Street in Leicester-Fields near Newport-House 1683.