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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	earl_n	king_n	year_n	21,787	5	5.0128	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B02369	The converts.		1686 (1686)	Wing C5985; Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.2[321]	1,502	1

The Converts I Did intend in Rhimes Heroick To write of Converts Apostolick Describe their persons and their shames And leave the World to guess their Names But soon I thought the scoundrel Theme Was for Heroick Song too mean Their Characters we 'll then rehearse In Barlesque or in Dogrel Verse Of Earls of Lords of Knights I 'll sing That chang'd their Faith to please their King The first an Antiquated Lord A walking Mummy in a word Moves cloath'd in Plaisters Aromatick And Flannel by the help of a Stick And like a grave and noble Peer Outlives his Sense by Sixty year And what an honest Man would anger Outlives the Fort he built at Tanger By Pox and Whores long since undone Yet loves it still and fumbles on Why he 's a Favourite few can guess Some say it 's for his Ugliness For often Monsters being rare Are valued equal to the Fair For in his Mistrisses kind James Loves Ugliness in its extreams But others say 't is plainly seen 'T is for the Choice he made o' th' Queen When he the King and Nation blest With Off-Spring of the House of Est A Dame whose Affability Equals her Generosity Oh! Well match'd Pair who frugally are bent To live without the aids of Parliament All this and more the Peer perform'd Then to compleat his Virtues turn'd But 't was not Conscience or Devotion The hopes of Riches or Promotion That made his Lordship first to vary But t was to please his Daughter Mary And she to make retaliation Is full as lewd in her Vocation The next a Caravannish Thief A lazy Mass of damn'd Rump Beef Prodigious Guts no Brains at all But very Rhynocerical Was Married ere the Cub was lickt And now not worthy to be kickt By Jockeys bubbled forc'd to fly To save his Coat to Italy Where Haynes and he that virtuous Youth Equal in Honor Sense and Truth By Reason and pure Conscience urged Past Sins by Abjuration purged But 't is believed both Rogue and Peer More worldly Motives had to veer The Scoundrel Plebeians swerving Was to secure himself from starving And that which made the Peer a Starter Was hope of a long wish'd for Garter Next comes a Peer who sits at Helm And long has steer'd the giddy Realm With Taylors motion mein and grace But a right Statesman in Grimace The Sneer the Cringe and then by turns The dully grave the Frowns and Scorns Promises all but nought performs But how e'er great he 's in Promotion He 's very humble in Devotion With Taper light and Feet all bare He to the Temple did repair And knocking softly at the Portal Cry'd Pity Fathers a poor Mortal And for a Sinner make some room A Prodigal returned home Some say that in that very hour Convert Mall Megs arriv'd at door So both with penitent Grimace Statesman and Bawd with humble pace Entered and were received to grace The next a Knight of high Command 'Twixt London-Bridge and Dover-Sand A Man of strict and holy Life Taking example from his Wife He to a Nunnery sent her packing Lest they should take each other napping Some say L'Estrange did him beget But that he wants his Chin and Wit Good natur'd as you may observe Letting his Titular Father starve A Man of Sense and Parts we know it But dares as well be damn'd as show it Brib'd by himself his trusty Servant At Kings-Bench-Bar appear'd most fervent Against his Honor for the Test To him 't was Gain to all Mankind a Jest Blue-Bonnet Lords a numerous store Whose best Example is they 're Poor Merely drawn in in hopes of Gains And reap the Scandal for their pains Half starv'd at Court with expectation Forc'd to return to their Scotch Station Despis'd and scorn'd by every Nation A paltry Knight not worth a mention Renounc'd his Faith for piteous Pension After upon True Protestant Whore H' had spent a large Estate before A thick short Collonel next does come With stradling Legs and massy Bum With many more of shameful Note Whose Honor ne'er was worth a Groat If these be Pillars of the Church 'T is fear'd they 'll leave her in the lurch If abler Men do not support her Weight All quickly will return to Fourty Eight FINIS