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         M. P. (Martin Parker), d. 1656?
      
       
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             A true subiects wish For the happy successe of our Royall Army preparing to resist the factious rebellion of those insolent covenanters (against the sacred Maiesty, of our gracious and loving king Charles) in Scotland. To the tune of, O How now Mars, &c.
             M. P. (Martin Parker), d. 1656?
          
           1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill.
           
             By E. G[riffin] and are to be sold [by T. Lambert] at the Horse-shoe in Smithfield,
             Printed at London :
             [1640]
          
           
             Signed: M.P., i.e. Martin Parker.
             A ballad.
             In two parts.
             Printer's and bookseller's names and publication date from STC.
             Verse - "If ever England had occasion,".
             Reproduction of the original in the Bodleian Library.
          
        
      
    
     
       
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           Ballads, English -- 17th century.
           Covenanters -- Poetry -- Early works to 1800.
        
      
    
       A08984  S119914  (STC 19274).  civilwar no A true subiects wish. For the happy successe of our Royall Army preparing to resist the factious rebellion of those insolent covenanters (ag M. P 1640    840 16 0 0 0 0 0 190 F  The  rate of 190 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the F category of texts with  100 or more defects per 10,000 words. 
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           A
           true
           Subiects
           wish
           .
        
         
           For
           the
           happy
           successe
           of
           our
           Royall
           Army
           preparing
           to
           resist
           the
           factious
           Rebellion
           of
           those
           insolent
           Covenanters
           (
           against
           the
           sacred
           Maiesty
           ,
           of
           our
           gracious
           and
           loving
           king
           Charles
           )
           in
           Scotland
           .
        
         
           To
           the
           tune
           of
           ,
           
             O
             how
             now
             Mars
             ,
             &c.
             
          
        
         
           
             
             
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               ever
               England
               had
               occasion
               ,
            
             
               Her
               ancient
               honour
               to
               defend
               ,
            
             
               〈◊〉
               let
               her
               now
               make
               preparation
               ,
            
             
               〈…〉
               honourable
               end
               :
            
             
               the
               ●actious
               Scot
            
             
               is
               very
               hot
               ,
            
             
               〈…〉
               ent
               spléene
               is
               néer
               '
               forget
            
             
               〈…〉
               hath
               bin
               about
               this
               plot
               .
            
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               the
               colour
               of
               religion
               ,
            
             
               〈…〉
               i
               th
               hypocriticall
               pretence
               )
            
             
               〈…〉
               e
               a
               fraction
               in
               that
               Region
               ,
            
             
               〈…〉
               against
               their
               native
               Prince
               ,
            
             
               〈◊〉
               heaven
               blesse
            
             
               with
               〈…〉
               nesse
               ,
            
             
               〈◊〉
               all
               his
               enemies
               represse
               ,
            
             
               ●●●st
               be
               he
               that
               wisheth
               lesse
               .
            
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               gratious
               Soueraigne
               very
               mildely
               ,
            
             
               〈◊〉
               them
               what
               they
               did
               desire
               ,
            
             
               〈…〉
               ingratefully
               and
               vildly
               ,
            
             
               〈◊〉
               still
               continued
               the
               fire
            
             
               〈◊〉
               discontent
            
             
               ●gainst
               gouernment
               ,
            
             
               〈◊〉
               England
               now
               is
               fully
               bent
               ,
            
             
               proud
               Iocky's
               bosting
               to
               preuent
               .
            
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               importeth
               Englands
               honour
            
             
               〈◊〉
               blesse
               Rebels
               to
               oppose
               ,
            
             
               〈…〉
               Saint
               Georges
               banner
               ,
            
             
               〈…〉
               them
               as
               our
               countries
               foes
               ,
            
             
               and
               they
               shall
               sée
               ,
            
             
               how
               stoutly
               we
               ,
            
             
               (
               for
               Royall
               
                 Charles
              
               with
               courage
               frée
               )
            
             
               will
               fight
               if
               there
               occasion
               be
               .
            
          
           
             
               Vnto
               the
               world
               it
               is
               apparent
               ,
            
             
               That
               they
               rebell
               i
               th'
               high'st
               degrée
               ,
            
             
               No
               true
               Religion
               will
               giue
               warrant
               ,
            
             
               That
               any
               subiect
               arm'd
               should
               be
               ,
            
             
               against
               his
               Prince
            
             
               in
               any
               sence
               ,
            
             
               what
               ere
               he
               hold
               for
               his
               pretence
               ,
            
             
               Rebellion
               is
               a
               souls
               offence
               .
            
          
           
             
               Nay
               more
               to
               aggrauate
               the
               euill
               ,
            
             
               And
               make
               them
               odious
               mongst
               good
               men
               ,
            
             
               It
               will
               appeare
               ,
               that
               all
               their
               levell
               ,
            
             
               Is
               change
               of
               gouernment
               ,
               and
               then
               ,
            
             
               what
               will
               insue
               ,
            
             
               amongst
               the
               crew
               ,
            
             
               but
               
                 Iocky
              
               with
               his
               bonnet
               blew
               ,
            
             
               both
               Crown
               and
               Scepter
               would
               subdue
               .
            
          
           
             
               Why
               of
               these
               men
               will
               take
               compassion
               ,
            
             
               That
               are
               disloyall
               to
               their
               king
               ,
            
             
               Among
               them
               borne
               in
               their
               owne
               nation
               ,
            
             
               And
               one
               who
               in
               each
               lawfull
               thing
               ,
            
             
               doth
               séeke
               their
               weale
               ,
            
             
               with
               perfect
               Zeale
               ,
            
             
               to
               any
               good
               man
               I
               'le
               appeale
               ,
            
             
               if
               with
               king
               
                 Charles
              
               they
               rightly
               deale
               .
            
          
        
         
         
           
             The
             Second
             part
             ,
          
           
             To
             the
             same
             tune
             .
          
           
             
          
           
             
               THe
               Lord
               to
               publish
               their
               intentions
               ,
            
             
               Did
               bring
               to
               light
               a
               trecherous
               thing
               ,
            
             
               For
               they
               to
               further
               their
               inventions
               ,
            
             
               A
               Letter
               wrote
               to
               the
               French
               King
               ,
            
             
               and
               in
               the
               same
               ,
            
             
               his
               aide
               to
               claime
               ,
            
             
               with
               subtlety
               their
               words
               they
               frame
               ,
            
             
               which
               letter
               to
               our
               Soueraigne
               came
               .
            
          
           
             
               Then
               let
               all
               loyall
               subiects
               iudge
               it
               ,
            
             
               If
               we
               haue
               not
               a
               cause
               to
               fight
               ,
            
             
               You
               who
               haue
               mony
               doe
               not
               grudge
               it
               ,
            
             
               But
               in
               your
               king
               and
               countries
               right
               ,
            
             
               freely
               disburse
               .
            
             
               both
               person
               purse
               ,
            
             
               and
               all
               you
               may
               to
               auoyd
               the
               curse
               ,
            
             
               of
               lasting
               warre
               which
               will
               be
               worse
               .
            
          
           
             
               If
               they
               are
               growne
               so
               farre
               audacious
               ,
            
             
               That
               they
               durst
               call
               in
               forraine
               aide
               ,
            
             
               Against
               a
               king
               so
               milde
               and
               gratious
               ,
            
             
               Haue
               we
               not
               cause
               to
               be
               afraid
               ,
            
             
               of
               life
               and
               blood
               ,
            
             
               we
               then
               had
               stood
               ,
            
             
               in
               danger
               of
               such
               neighbourhood
               ,
            
             
               in
               time
               to
               quell
               them
               t
               will
               be
               good
               .
            
          
           
             
               Then
               noble
               Country-men
               be
               armed
               ,
            
             
               To
               tame
               these
               proud
               outdaring
               Scots
               ,
            
             
               That
               Englands
               honour
               be
               not
               harmed
               ,
            
             
               Let
               all
               according
               to
               their
               lots
               ,
            
             
               couragiously
            
             
               their
               fortune
               try
               ,
            
             
               against
               the
               vaunting
               enemy
               ,
            
             
               and
               come
               home
               crownd
               with
               victory
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               noble
               Irish
               good
               example
               ,
            
             
               Doth
               give
               of
               his
               fidelity
               ,
            
             
               His
               purse
               ,
               and
               person
               is
               so
               ample
               .
            
             
               To
               serve
               his
               royall
               maiesty
               ,
            
             
               and
               gladly
               he
            
             
               the
               man
               will
               be
               ,
            
             
               to
               scourge
               the
               Scots
               disloyalty
               ,
            
             
               if
               Englands
               honour
               would
               agree
               .
            
          
           
             
               Then
               we
               more
               merely
               interessed
               ,
            
             
               i
               th
               ●●nture
               danger
               that
               might
               chance
               ,
            
             
               If
               that
               against
               our
               soveraigne
               blessed
               ,
            
             
               Those
               rebels
               had
               got
               aide
               from
               France
               ,
            
             
               should
               not
               be
               slacke
               ,
            
             
               nor
               ere
               shrinke
               backe
               ,
            
             
               or
               let
               king
               
                 Charles
              
               assistance
               lacke
               ,
            
             
               to
               tame
               in
               time
               this
               saucy
               Iacke
               .
            
          
           
             
               We
               have
               a
               Generall
               so
               noble
               ,
            
             
               (
               The
               great
               Earle
               of
               Northumberland
               )
            
             
               That
               t
               will
               (
               I
               trust
               )
               be
               little
               trouble
               ,
            
             
               Those
               factious
               rebels
               to
               withstand
               ▪
            
             
               his
               very
               name
            
             
               séemes
               to
               proclaime
               ,
            
             
               and
               to
               the
               world
               divulge
               the
               same
               ,
            
             
               his
               ancestors
               there
               won
               such
               fame
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               God
               of
               host's
               goe
               with
               our
               army
            
             
               My
               noble
               hearts
               for
               you
               I
               le
               pray
               ,
            
             
               
                 That
              
               neuer
               any
               foe
               may
               harme
               ye
               ▪
            
             
               Nor
               any
               stratagem
               betray
            
             
               your
               braue
               designe
               ,
            
             
               may
               beames
               divine
               ,
            
             
               upon
               your
               ensignes
               brightly
               shine
               ,
            
             
               Amen
               say
               I
               ,
               and
               every
               friend
               of
               mine
            
          
           
             FINIS
             .
          
           
             
               M.
               P.
               
            
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
           Printed
           at
           London
           by
           E.
           G.
           and
           are
           to
           be
           sold
           at
           the
           Horse-shoe
           in
           Smithfield
           .
        
      
      
  

