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Gadburies prophetical sayings: or, The fool judged out of the knave's mouth.
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Gadbury, John, 1627-1704.
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MARS brings strong defence Each Man brings OFFERINGS proper to his Sphere And none forget to breathe a HOLY PRAYER TRAVESTY Here John tells truth In this Sweet Prince said he Our Hopes are laid of all Felicity Each pays his Tribute John alone you see Abounds in his own Talent Flattery This is his Offering proper to his Sphere A precious Tool to breathe a Holy Prayer In SEPTEMBER And let September for the Mothers sake Of this bless'd Babe a better Name partake The seventh Month were dull but that we see This matchless Princess in it Born to be Bright MODENA who hath enrich'd our Land May thy great Name in this Month ever stand TRAVESTY And let September never be forgot Nor Modena not yet the Bawdy-Plot Nor yet Dada who as the Story tells Lent her his Hand and with that Aarons Bells When Babes by Miracles are got as said Farewel the ancient way of Sheets and Bed In OCTOBER October may'st thou always prove For God-like JAMES his Birth a Prince whose Love Joyn'd with his Prudence hath for us done more Than all the REFORMATION could before Oh! Let him Live and Reign to see this SON Of Years and Parts fit for his Fathers Throne TRAVESTY October did this Land a King afford A Prince they say that never broke his Word Whose Courage Wit and Conduct hath done more Than all our Great Reformers could before His Reign was short and sweet but ere 't was done The consecrated Smock produc'd a Son In NOVEMBER November brought forth Pious Katherine Portugal ' s Princess England's Virtuous Queen To whom tho Heaven Children did deny She liv'd a hopeful Prince of WALES to see And let me speak it to her lasting FAME Gladly she gave the ROYAL BABE his Name TRAVESTY November hang 't that plaguy Powder-plot Which Jack so often wilfully forgot Nay last year too you see how good Men fails He thought of nothing then but Prince of Wales To shew you too his spreading Christian Fame He tells you who did give the B. his Name In DECEMBER Now MVSE forbear This year draws to an end In th' next perhaps thou mayst thy Measures mend Thou gav'st such Hopes long since of this bless'd Birth As warm'd each LOYAL HEART with Joy and Mirth But positive Truth suits not with Human Skill When that is Writ an ANGEL guides the Quill TRAVESTY Now Muse forbear the Year draws to an end And bid Friend John his next Years Measures mend Who by his Hocus-pocus Priests and Tricks Foretold a Prince of Wales in Eighty six A likely Story for he could not say When all his Makers were to run away Passive Obedience Stars will not obey Read gentle Reader Read and think his Crimes How base he is that wrote these fulsome Lines J. G's SAYINGS as he hath given them himself in divers of his Writings shewing himself a Papist c. and also that he was sure Popery would stand in ENGLAND I. MARS bodes likewise great oppositions in Councils many Serpentine Debates and a probability of the loss of sundry Charters and Privileges perhaps long since forfeired though by the merciful forbearance of good Princes or Governours no advantage hath hitherto been taken of them Moons Eclipse Alman 1682. An Impudent Fellow to pretend to predict the taking away Charters by an Eclipse of the Moon No Jack it was not the Stars but the Popish Cabal told you so II. If Monarchs by their Favours Cities make And plotting Citizens those Charters break They justly lose such Power when dare deny Their Sovereign's Laws and 's Pleasure disobey 'T is prov'd a Legal Maxim Just and Strong Cities may Err but Kings can do no Wrong In Almanack 1684. III. However Let me humbly presume to affirm That the Stars this Year and several Years yet to come nay I hope for ever are at an absolute enmity with the Enemies both of Church and State c. Epist Almanack 1686 This was a menace to the Protestants to let them know that Popery would continue Poor deluded Fool IV. And might my Muse Prophetick prove I 'd swear some Royal Prince perhaps of Wales draws near In August 1686. Ay! was the Bawdy Plot began so soon V. True Science teacheth us obedience to God and the King and to acquiesce in the Decrees and Determinations of our Holy Mother the Church In Epist Alman 1688. A very good Protestant VI. Oh! how we ought to magnify the God of Mercies for so immense a Blessing so kind hath he been to us Papists out of his free and gracious Inclination and as it is reasonable to believe to illustrate the Reign of his Royal Servant our Gracious Sovereign a Prince as God would have it in whose hands are Times and Seasons of the Primitive Faith and Piety by a strange Providence brought thereto and by as strange a Courage which is nothing but Christian daring to own it An Argument to me demonstrative that this Religion is not of Man but of God VII Better all Religions be Indulged than the one Ancient Faith Excluded Persecuted and Harassed What Persecution the poor Catholicks have indured ever since the time of Henry the VIII Alman 1688. In Prog. pag. 5. What think you was Jack a Protestant or not in 1688. he says he is so now But a Lyar ought to have a good Memory VIII To Rome none need be Slaves 'T is Heresie Ingulphs our Souls the True Church sets us free In the Reply in June IX But Prance unhappy Prance hath so much done As not to clear it yet to quit Just Rome The Reply in October X. Speaking of Powder Treason he says If this were really a Plot of the Papists hatching we do not deny but there were some deluded Catholicks in it and suffered for it it was the most ridiculous next to Oates's Plot that ever was heard Reply pag. 3. For that reason I judg Jack forgot the Fifth of November Here 's an Impudent Advocate for a Villanous Cause and Party XI This greatly Suffering Prince says he was Crowned at Westminister Apr. 23. 1685. and there took an Oath called the Coronation Oath what then was it not of his own free Choice he was King of England without it that is not of irresistible obligation but Prudence and Humanity that they do so Reply pag. 8. Ask Jack where that Law is written and whether it is not a part of Kings-will's Magna Charta XII And well may we question that man's Loyalty to the King that shall offer to plead for a Continuance of the Test against His Majesty's Royal Inclination Reply p. 11. XIII Speaking of the Dispencing Judges What have they done says he that looks like the Actions of Trâ—sâ—lian with whom have they Conspired or against whom what Countrys have they Injur'd or what single Persons have they oppressed Reply pag. 10. Observe but the Fellows Impudence in this thing and think whither they were the greater Knaves for acting Villanies or he for justifying them in it XIV On the 11th of August T. Oats is to stand in the Pillory over against the Temple and this every year as long as he lives Alman 1689. in August I believe they were Heretical Stars that cheated Honest Jack at this rate XV. He wished to see the Prince of Orange and the rest of his Great Ones brought Prisoners to London to make Speeches at Tower-hill and Tyburn In the Paper written for the Papists Oh villain that he should desire the Ruine of that Gentleman to whom are all stand obliged for our deliverance from the destroyers XVI But to demonstrate Iam no Papist My Adversary for his more certain satisfaction may if he please very often see me in the Abby-Church of St. Peter ' s Westminster in the time of Divine Service if that will convince him Cardines Coeli pag. 36. Quere Who hath seen him there in the last two or three years I suppose he meant well to the Church but his bashfulness hindred his coming to it Sure you will not judge him a Papist for that will ye Apostate ADVERTISEMENTS OH Yes If any Man Woman or Child in City or Country above ground or under it or in any Abbey Monastery Nunnery or any other of those Houses can give any certain account where J. G. was married to his last Wife and by whom Let them repair to Brick-Court and they shall be well rewarded All Persons that are desirous to be instructed in the Arts of Popery Sedition Rebellion Reporting False News and to be furnished with Arguments against taking the Oaths of Allegiance to their present Majesties Let them repair to the Professor of Sedition in Brick-court at his usual Office and they need not want their desire LONDON Printed for Richard Baldwin in the Old-Bayly 1690. * Trinity Sunday
Gadburies Prophetical Sayings OR The FOOL Judged out of the KNAVE 's Mouth Multi multa Sciunt sed ego nihil Merlinus Verax a special Protestant ALL hail my Masters health and peace to you My Little Master and my Mistress too That Girl I mean that sprung from Adam's Loins With whom full oft I have increast my Crimes We then were brisk for they were pious Times All hail my Ghostly Fathers now you see Our wicked Stars how damn'd morose they be They 're suff'ring Times in which I pity you The pious Nuns and all our holy Crew All hail my Brethren you the Starry Quacks Dull blind and Empty like our Almanacks Arm'd with our Follies we compleat our Fate We rul'd the Stars they us in Eighty Eight For that I 'd hence renounce to live or be Had my two Learned Brethren out-done me Shifting and shuffling with his Canting Strains His head poor man 's supply'd but not with brains All hail my Neighbours I to you Appeal You know I kept my Church you knew my Zeal Till a New Faith of a more glorious strain Attack'd my Cranium and possest my brain Which now you see I must renounce again All hail to Malachy Almost forgot That us'd to go instead o' th' Powder-Plot All hail good Catholicks a sigh for that My Cozen Celliers Father Teague and Nat. All hail my Friends but give me leave to Cant As God shall save me I 'm a Protestant Perhaps you know my Face well be it so And yet I know not whither you do or no After such Changes I my self have known Your Face I may but I scarce know my own Nay should my Ghostly Father come he 'd swear I 'm not the man I was the other year I hug'd my rising Fortune in those times Of being great by a new heap of Crimes All Faith 's alike to me so I grow fat I am I am but pardon that Can 't I be what I please without Controul My Roman Face shews an accomplisht Soul They call me Rogue in publick that I 'll bear The plaguy thing that Nicks I can't repair And that 's Curse on my Stars which still-prevails Those damn'd Predictions of the Prince of Wales In former times when I such rubs did meet Cat-like I always fell upon my feet I kept my stops and time and steps but now I dance 't is true but like an ancient Cow Or like a Curteous Spaniel when they cry Seek out away he runs and so did I. Or like Dispencing Judges Rave and tear Act all that 's base for Fools are void of fear But yet when catcht what humble Rogues we are Or like a Monkey in an Antick Dress Who in a Crab-tree would his Tricks rehearse The more he skips the more he shews his Arse even so did I. J. G's VERSES about the Prince of WALES in his Almanack for the Year 1689. Travestyed In JANUARY ALL hail my Masters Eighty Eight is gone That Year of wonders which the World so fear'd Yet hath produc'd for us to Anchor on A PRINCE of WALES the Subject of each Bard. And that thou now art mine sweet Babe forgive I 'de sing thy praises and thy Vassal live TRAVESTY All hail my Masters what is here to do A Year of Wonders dost thou call it John 'T was such a year so fatal to your Crew It hath not left you ground to anchor on Let Chains then be their Lot who humbly Crave And beg to be a Little Bastard's Slave In FEBRUARY Angels and Stars adorn'd this Royal BIRTH As if the Prince of Peace breath'd peace on Earth May it to War-like Britain prove as he Did to the World its Saviour to be Gladding the drooping Souls of Loyal Men And Madmen to their wits return agen TRAVESTY Angels and Stars why what should they do there The man mistook and meant the Prince o' th' Air. Jack's Prince of Peace was by a fury brought Jâ—ffries you know saw him come reaking hot We know his coming pleas'd the shaven Crew And with them Jack it did rejoyce us too In MARCH Who says that EIGHTY EIGHT nought signifies Sith such a radiant fixed Star did rise In our Horizon Can a PRINCE be born That shall the World with Regal Acts aâ—â—orn In future times and yet that fertile Year Be passive thought wherein he did appear TRAVESTY Who says that Eighty Eight nought signifies If any do though Jack himself he lies It gave a Child a new way got and born Poor Abdicated Creature all mens scorn It gave us Ease from our avowed Foe And gave the Papists too a Cursed Blow In APRIL No No! Sour Criticks God doth dignify The art of numbers with sweet Harmony How many Learned Pens have deign'd to write Of things stupendious in EIGHTY EIGHT And so herein Great WALES a Prince of bliss Born for the Ease of tender Consciences TRAVESTY No No sour Criticks we cannot deny That Gadbury hath learnt to Cant and Lye Witness that Year with all these Lies and Tales About the Glories of his Prince of Wales Poor harmless Babe miscall'd a Prince of bliss Born for his Mother's Ease not Consciences In MAY Thrice happy must that SENATE prove that shall So meet their PRINCE for to content us all Alas mens minds and thoughts as different be As are their faces like them disagree From such a LAW our King will ever shine In future times an English CONSTANTINE TRAVESTY Thrice happy must that Land and Senate be That is from Popish Tyranny set free Let Priests lead fools Let us abhor that thrall That talks of freedom when they chain 'em all 'T was from such Laws that King resolv'd to shine As Lewis gives and not a Constantine In JUNE By whose Example Britain's after Kings May shun the Cause whence dire Rebellion springs Nothing so surely keeps a Land in Awe As Ivory Love the Christians Golden Law But Tyrant force makes people try their brains A thousand ways to break their Bonds and Chains TRAVESTY By whose Example must our after Kings Shun all those Causes whence Rebellion springs Your Prince of Wales I know while your soft names Of Golden Laws are join'd to Iron Chains 'T was Tyrant-force made People try their Brains To Abdicate the Cause and break their Chains In JULY But who doubts Ease and Quiet Since we have Heavens happy Earnest in a Prince so brave Born on that Day we justly Celebrate The holy Feast o' th' blest Triumvirate As if the Sacred TRINE design'd thereby To raise Great BRITAINS Ancient PIETY TRAVESTY None need doubt Ease and Quiet since we have Heavens Gift and Blessing in a Prince so brave Born to Restore our Peace 't is he alone Shall pull Tyrannick Popish Worship down This is the Man not the Welch Prince shall be The true Restorer of our Liberty In AUGUST Let 's then contend who shall best Tribute yield To this Sweet PRINCE On whom our Hopes we build POETS pay Verses VIRGINS Innocence MINERVA Wisdom