A COLLECTION OF Several POEMS and VERSES, Composed upon Various OCCASIONS,  
By Mr. WILLIAM CLELAND, Lieutenant Colonel to my LORD Angus' Regiment.  
Printed in the year M. DC. XCVII.   

A COLLECTION OF Several POEMS and VERSES, etc.  

An ADDITION to the Lines of Hollow my Fancy; Written by him the last Year he was at the College, not then fully 18 ●…ears of Age.  

IN conceit like Phaeton I'll mount Phoebus' Chair;  
Having ne`re a Hat on,  
All my Hair`ss a burning,  
In my journeying, Hurrying through the Air,  
Feign would I hear his fiery Horses neighing;  
And see how they on foamy Bits are playing;  
All the Stars and Planets I will be surveying;  
Hollow my F●…ncie, whither wilt thou go?   

O from what ground of Natu●…e▪ Doth the Pelican,  
That self devouring creature,  
Prove so froward,  
And untoward, Her Vitals for to restrain!  
And why the subtle Fox, while in death▪ wounds is lying▪  
Doth not lament his pangs, by howling and by crying▪  
And why the milk white Swan doth sing when she's a dying  
Hollow my Fancy, whither wil●… 〈◊〉 〈◊〉?   

Fain would I conclude this, at least make an Essay,  
What fimilitude is,  
Why Fowls of a feather,  
Do ●…ock▪ and fly together, and Lamb●… know Beasts of prey;  
How Natutes Alcbymists, these small laborious creature●…  
Acknowledge still a Prince in ordering thei●… matter●…  
And suffers none to live, who slothing los●… their Feature●…  
Hollow m●… Fancy, whither wili thou go?   

I'm rapt with admiration, when I do ruminate,  
Men of one Occupation,  
How each one calls him brother,  
Yet each invieth other and yet still intimate;  
Yea I admire to ●…ee, some Natives farther sundered  
Then A●…ipodes to us, is it not to be wondered  
In Myriad ye'll find of one mind scarce a●… hundred Hollow, etc.   

What multitude of Notions,▪ doth perturb my Pate,  
Considering the motions,  
How Heavens they are preserved,▪  
A●…d this World served, in Moisture, Light, and Heat:  
●…f one Spirit sits the outmost ●…ircle turning,▪  
Or if one turns another, continuing in journeying,  
●…f Rapids' circles motion, be that which they call burning;  
Hollow my Faneie, wh●…ther wilt tho●… go?   

Fain also would I prove this, by considering,  
What that which you call Love is,  
Whither it be a Folly,  
Or a Melancho●…y, ot some Heroic thing:  
●…in would I have it proved, by one whom Love hath wounded,  
●…nd fully upon one, their desire hath founded,  
●…hat nothing else could please them, though the World were rounded▪  
Hollow m●… Fancy, whither wilt thou go?   

To know this World's Centre, Height, Depth, Breadth, and Length,  
Feign would I adventure,  
To search the hid Attractions,  
Of Magnetic actions, and Adamantick strength:  
Fainwould I know if in some losty Mountain▪  
Where the Moon sojourns, if there be Trees or Fountain,  
If there be Beasts of prey, or yet fields to hunt in,  
Hollow m●… Fan●…ie, whither wilt thou go?   

Fain would I have it tried, by Experiments,  
By none can be denied,  
If in this bulk of Nature,▪  
There be voids Ie●…s or greater▪ or all remains complete:  
Fain would I know if Beasts have any Reason▪  
If Falcons killing Eagles, do commit ●… Treason  
If fear of Winter's want, makes Swallows fly the Season Hollow, etc.   

Hollow my Fancy, hollow, stay thou at home with me,▪  
I can thee no lo●…ger follow,  
Thou hast betray`d me.  
And bew●…ay`d me, it is too much for thee:  
S●…ay, s●…ay at home with me, leave off th●… lofty soaring  
Stay thou at home with me, and on th●… Bo●…ks be po●…ing  
For he that goes Ab●…oad, lays little up in storing  
Tho●…`s welcom●… home my Fancy, welcome ho●… to 〈◊〉   
FINIS.   

A Mock POEM, Upon the EXPEDITION Of the Highland-host:  
Who came to destroy the Western Shires, in Winter 1678.  

WHen Saturn shakes his ●…rostie feathers;  
When Russia Garments are rough leathers;  
When Dutch Dames over Stoves do chatter;  
When M●…n dru-shoo`d traver●…e the water:  
When Popish parti●… invocats,  
Both Saints, and Angels, when their pa●…s,  
While they want Weights of Air and Earth,  
May be repa●…'d with water's birth:  
E`re Trout begin to move their fins,  
While Fan●…s give place to black dog skines;  
Which at that time as some supposes,  
Are fittest far for Lady's noses.  
Which though their natural Scent be brusk,  
They`re help●… with Ca●…s dirt, and with Musk:  
Because that S●…s 〈◊〉 endeavours,  
To take their Marks from evil hours.  
It was not long from tha●…●…ime, when  
The ch●…fe and tossed Western▪ men,  
Were dissipat at Pictland fells,  
By Devils, drummond's, and D●…lzells.  
When Veals for Rari●…ies are sold,  
And when young Ladies▪ catche●…h cold▪  
This season sure works strange Effects,  
U●…on their naked breasts and necks.  
But pardon me, it is ill breeding,  
To touch the Modes of Ladies Cleeding,▪  
Hence I'll not do the like again,  
Tho they wear nothing but their skin.  
Comets raign`d above the City,  
Preachers prison`d without pity;  
Some knu●… up ●…or wearing Gunes,  
Wine was dru●…ken out in Tunes.  
Next with blasphemic and rude speeches,  
New coin`d scutvies vex the lieges.  
Lady's Heckled, and Lords Horn`d,  
Some for lending Money scorn`d:  
Men fin`d for preventing murders,  
Princes owning Bishops Orders:  
Curats ●…wearing by their Gowns,  
Old Fren●…h Tailors ruling Towns.  
Tho it be so, ye need thi●…k ●…ought o●…`t,  
They best deseru`d, who dearest ●…ought it▪  
Self Defenders termed Rebels,  
Proclamations, grievous Libels▪  
Majors turning Hang men's mates,  
Sentries watching 〈◊〉 gares.  
Lawyer's words, their Writs bewraying,  
Councils Acts, their Oaths betraying▪  
Bo●…ds imposed, prisons mended,  
Men suspect who neu`r offended.  
London Letters all revolving,  
Placuit each Query solving.  
Councils Acts amounting to,  
What ever Parliaments could do.▪  
Lords and Soldiers Sundays work,  
To rob the people of the Ark▪  
Commons chas`d from Pleughs and Harrow●…,  
Gentry charged with Laborrows;  
While none appeareth for to swear,  
That they their goods or bodies ●…ear.  
Yet the Gentry must enact them,  
Or else they'll horn them, & then take them.  
Plundering and Desolations,  
Men imprisoned for Relations;  
Horse in hazard of Thiefs holls,  
Because they were not learn`d when Foals,  
To answer, and to tell whose aught them,  
It. seems they wanted Art who taught them.  
Gentlemen o●… Good Account.  
Might not think it an affront,  
To sit with Lousy Rogues together,  
Yea stand and serve their Footman's Brother,  
New made Earls, and some that  
Are judged, nihil signifi●…at,  
With a pack of Redshank-Squires;  
Eating up the Western-shires,  
Plundering without restraint  
Even persons known for innocent;  
Stews and Masses nothing checked,  
Nought but 〈◊〉 rebuked;  
Women of their shame bereft,  
It's feared a Highland brood be left,  
Who afterward may starve for want,  
While thus they make the Victual scant;  
Clergies Acts, and Cannon Law,  
Put on carts for horse to draw▪  
Cables towes, Ligure chists,  
Manacles for thumbs and fists,  
Powder, Led, Spads, and Shovels,  
To cover the dead with turfs and muiles▪  
And to cast up some sheughs and Ditches,  
Steel capes, Armour and Buff Breeches;  
Cords for wreaking people's throats  
Germane for contriving plots.  
Durks to stop in Muskets end,  
Pray, What may all this portend?  
With all such other Provinent,  
As was to Greece by Xerxes sent.  
And if ye please all such provision▪  
A●… was for Godf●…ey s Expedition:  
But here my fancie`ss at a stance,  
Are we●…to have a War with France ●…   

Yet I`m inclined to relate,  
What things concerning Church and Sta●…e▪  
Was gravely by the Squire narrate,  
Before the Host when they were met.  
What was the cause o●… such conventions?  
What was their aim and their intentions?  
What was that grievous Proclamation,  
That did affront the King and Nation?  
We need not stay to tell the place,  
Where they were charg`d to met his Grace:  
Because their slight was from the North,  
It was near to the River Forth.  
I must commend their Trust and Faith,  
For in an instant, as some saith:  
They met together all misguided,  
With Drift, and Rain, tossed blash and blyned.  
But to discrive them Right surpasses,  
The Art of nine Parnassus Lasses;  
Or ●…ucan, Virgil, or of Hora●…  
Of Ovid, Homer, or of Flor●…s,  
Yea sure such sights might have inclined,  
A Man to nau●…eat at Mankind;  
Some might have judged they were the creatures▪  
Call`d Selfies, whole customs and featu●…es,  
Paracelsus do●…th descry,  
In his Ocult Philosophy,  
Or Fauns, or Brownies, if ye will,  
Or Satures, come from Atlas' Hill  
Or that the three tongu`d Tike wa●… sleeping,  
Who hath the Stygian Door a keeping:  
Their head, their neck, their legs and thighs,  
A●…e influenced by the Skies.  
Without a clout to interrupt them,  
They need not strip them when they whip them;  
Nor lose their Doublet, when they're hanged,  
If they be miss`d, it`s sure they`re wronged,  
This keep their bodies from corruptions,  
From fistuls, tumors and eruptions;  
Unless they come to Towns perhaps,  
They must not miss their bit●… of claps.  
They are so gent, they will not want it,  
The Men who knows them best will grant it.  
Their Durks hang down between their legs,  
Where they made many slopes and geggs;  
By rubbing on their naked side,  
And wambling from side to side.  
But those who were their chief Commanders,  
As such who bore the pirnie Standarts;  
Who led the Van, and drove the Rear:  
Were right well mounted of their Gear:  
With Brogues, Trues, and pirnie Plaides,  
With good blue Bonnets on their Heads:  
Which on the one side had a flipe,  
Adorned with a Tobacco pipe.  
With Durk, and Snap-work, and Snuff-mill,  
A bag which they with Onions fill,  
And as their strike Observers say,  
A T●…pe Horn fill`d with Usquebay.  
A flashed out Coat beneath her plaides,  
A Targe of timber, nails and hides;  
With a long two handed Sword,  
As good's the Country can afford  
Had they not need of bulk and bones,  
Who fights with all these Arms at once,  
It`s marvellous how in such weather,  
Ou`r hill and hop they came together,  
How in such storms they came so far,  
The reason is, they're smeat`d with Tar.  
Which doth defend them heel and neck,  
Just as it doth their Sheep protect;  
But lest ye doubt that this is true,  
They`re just the colour of tar`d Wool:  
Nought like Religion they retain,  
Of moral Honesty they`re clean.  
In nothing they`re accounted sharp,  
Except in Bagpipe, and in Harp.  
For a milobliging word,  
She`ll durk her neighbour ou`r the board.  
And then she'll flee like fire from flint.  
She'll scarcely ward the second dint;  
If any ask her of her thrift,  
Forsooth her nain sell lives by thife.   

When this thrice savage Crew was met,  
And in their Ranks and Order set;  
Then strait before them came the Squire,  
Like to Aeneas in attire.  
And in his hand he had a Lance,  
Which some said he had used in France,  
Some said he learn`d his warlike Fates,  
With Grand Signleor beside the straits.  
Some in Russia, some in Polland,  
Some in Flanders, some in Holland;  
Some in Denmark, some in Spain,  
Some with Gustavus of Swedden.  
When with Scots Lads he did daunt,  
Each Prince that did about him Vaunt,  
But others, who were better read,  
Said he storm`d Cities in his bed:  
He walked in State, though somewhat wide,  
Ye know what makes some Gallants stride.  
He stood upright, though shoulders slopped,  
Tho brans and legs krained and clop●…,  
Tho bum and belly were best boulked.  
They all admir`d who on him looked.  
But here I scruple to rehearse,  
Or put that blank into my Verse;  
Which in his throat some old wound makes,  
Occasioned by some mistakes:  
When in his Lodging he did bide,  
It`s said he call`d one oft a side.  
To ask of beat Buttons prices,  
Of Silver work or strange divises:  
Tho she be some what old and teugh,  
She`s a Scots Woman hough enough;  
If of his Counteance ye ask,  
It would be a difficult task,  
For a Phisog●…anist to tell,  
Which of three doth most excel;  
Bacbus, Venus, Mars, to wit,  
Forsooth it were a kittle put:  
But some there are, who think it be,  
A just Commixion of the three.  
Others who know his old projections,  
Says wars is least in his affections;  
While with such Grace and State he stood,  
All the bulk of Highland Brood,  
Admir`d their chance and their mishap,  
When that he did not lift his Cape,  
While he was speaking to the Laird,  
Had it not been for the Lifeguard,  
She would have durkt him, when she saw,  
He keeped so the Laird in awe:  
The whole Crew stair`d him in the face,  
Some asked if it was his Grace;  
And other some who knew nothing.  
Did ask if he could be Sir King;  
On every hand they did inquire,  
Till they were told it was the Squire.  
He was afflicted with a cough,  
Which vexed him right sore, although  
He crub`d it as much as he could,  
And got good Syrups when he would;  
Yet it broke out with such a force,  
As mar`d the Ranks o●… Highland horse;  
When he had caught and cleans`d his throat  
And from his mouth the phlegm had put,  
He paus`d a little, than he spoke,  
And then drew forth the Councils Act:  
Which is not safe for to insert,  
It`s known whose pockets made him smart▪  
E`re to his ●…eading he began,  
He cry`d keep quiet every man,  
Because they did not understand,  
He hosted and lift up his hand,  
And made signs they might hold still,  
Till he declar`d his Grace's will;  
For all the pains that he had taken,  
Yet instantly he was mistaken,  
For these ignoramus fellows,  
Thought he desir`d to hear their bollows;  
With one consent they raised a cry:  
Which echoed: from Sky to Sky,  
That so the Clouds did 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉,  
Then presently ●…ell snow land drift:  
The Squire this dumped stood amused,  
And glour`d as if he were confused,  
While they redoubled their cries,  
While hai●… and snow did blind his eyes,  
His wounded neck was nipped with frost,  
He looked like some wight or ghost:  
Some thought that he might have expired,  
Had it not been they partly tired:  
And partly stopped when rebuked,  
By her ●…ain Laird, yea some were knocked.  
The Squire 〈◊〉, gaped, and drew his breath,  
Like a Game Cock, then cursing, sayeth,  
I wish I never may do good,  
If I do like this Highland Brood.  
When all their tumults were appeased,  
The Squire himself was somewhat eased:  
He read the Order, Act, and Bond,  
Tho much difficulty he found,  
His Judgement being somewhat Jumbl`d,  
His brains with shouts and yelloughs tumbled:  
He rested till he was composed,  
Till brains, tongue, breath, were well disposed;  
In Oratrie to show his Worth,  
Like Catilina or Jugurth:  
When he had rested to content,  
He ros●… and gave a compliment,  
But short as Soldiers use to do,  
And then brevi manu he falls too;  
And says, it`s like ye`ll ask the cause  
Which at this time together draws:  
Such multitudes in Winter frosts,  
An unfit time to levy hosts;  
Might this not all have been foreborn,  
Till y●… had till`d and sawen your Corn:  
Then would ye come in Troops, and Fleets,  
●…ike Tartars or like Moscovites;  
And done whatever he had pleased,  
Attila`s title would received:  
Tho I might all these knots un loose,  
With it`ss thought fill, and so to close,  
●…et I will all you●… doubts disjoint,  
●…nd answer unto every point.   

It`s known what mischief in times past,  
●… Southern shires, and in the West:  
What to Haugh-head and hill-side fleetings,  
Rebellious and seditious meetings.  
Which by the Council is declared,  
By wholesome Laws, and well prepared,  
To be Seditions sole foundation  
And this is all their Occupation:  
They rail the Clergy and the State,  
And hurts their Fame at a strange rate,  
They say it`ss Alamode the Year,  
For Noblemen the Horns to wear.  
And that the most part are too ready▪  
To wait upon their Neighbour's Lady,  
They rail on Courtly Lady`s' carriage  
As if they did not honour Marriage:  
Since they are turn`d so highly rude,  
It`s known to whom they do allude,  
As if that Word were not▪ within,  
The compass of their Bible`s' skin;  
There should not be an evil speaker,  
Of people's Prince, but what the Mecke●…,  
Are they of that, they never heedlit,  
As if they never heard nor read it:  
They say we`r murderers of the Saints▪  
Court Parasites, gross Sycophants;  
That Prelates are related, sure,  
Unto the Babylonish Whore;  
Yea they`r alleging that his Grace,  
Must to his Lady's wit give place;  
Then this will follow, I suppose,  
She drags the whole ware by the Nose.   

It`ss frequently among them told,  
That Lawyer's Rules, are lieges Gold:  
And for a Proof, they cite a Process,  
Of Melvil with the Earl of Rothess:  
And of his Grace, with th' Earl of Twidsdale,  
And some of lat●…, with Will of Clidsdale.  
Tho now he`s hectored by ilk,  
Even from his Grace, to Castle milk;  
And that`s but Just, for he before,  
Catch`d his own Friends in that same bore:  
●…`s known he would have interdicted,  
But he was sorc`d with shame to quite it:  
Now he`s rewarded for such pranks,  
When he would pass, it`s told he Janks:  
●…or information they prevail,  
With those who made the last appeal;  
●…hey have contriu`d rebellious Books:  
●…hose paper well might serve the Cooks,  
●…o sing their Poultry I dare swear,  
〈◊〉 thousand or three hundred Year:  
●…s Napthali, of much reputed,  
●…y Hangman, that was refuted:  
●…hink his ●…yre he had deserved,  
●…he his Answerer had served;  
〈◊〉 the same rate he seru`d the first,  
●…e sham`d us all, he never durst:  
●…d Apologetic Relation,  
●…d Gilbert Burnet`s Refuration,  
●…hich he durst never yet red argue,  
〈◊〉 found it easier to argue  
With Ladies, and I●…ll tell you too,  
He hath some other thing to do;  
For he hath left Pindaric Rhyme,  
In writing Me●…oirs, spends his time.  
Damascus' Altar, and Lex Rex,  
And thousands more the people vex,  
Got from Buchannan, now he`s gone,  
Let Papists curse him, for I`m none;  
I never so could love their ways,  
As keeps Lent`ss Nights▪ far less its Days.  
To answer all their Books we tired,  
We intercommun`d them▪ and fired;  
Yet I`m afraid for all our pains,  
That their Seditious Seed remains,  
With other Pamphlets stuff d with Lies,  
Like Mitchels Ghosts and Tragedies,  
And Answers to Oyas Covenanters,  
Where they like Witches and Enchanters,  
Even things to come presume to tell,  
And placeth chief Rulers in Hell;  
Tormenting Belzebub with fear,  
Lest some of them usurp his chair:  
And other some pervert his laws,  
And Arbitrarly judge each cause:  
Yet I am fixed in Opinion,  
He`s absolute in his Dominion;  
Neither will he yield his place,  
When both comes there that`s term`d his Gr●…   

Now to ●…uch meetings runs in flocks,  
Men with Hats, Swords and Cloacks:  
Yea, some with great Cocks on their Hats,  
Pearl`d Sleeves, and Laced Gravats,  
Behaving well in every Gesture,  
Nea●… in Ridding Gear and Vesture.  
If they imagine aught to do,  
They`ll have their Hulster Pistols to.  
Ye are informed what a stir,  
Inns got at Lilsly Mure;  
And Sharps Lifeguard, how they in Fife,  
Were in the hazard of their Life;  
Where all the Guard did flee or smart,  
By of their Number a third part:  
Yea, surely they might been devoured,  
Had it not been they were secured,  
By such a Man as Master Bruce,  
Who yet for fear did keep his house:  
Tho Silver Plate, Sharps Guard did plunder,  
With Horse and clothes, I think no wonder,  
For a pack of Tinkler Fellows,  
Will steal though they should get the Gallows.  
And at their Meetings as some say,  
They're still in Arms in Galloway:  
And now with Hume, though he be wicked,  
They bell the Cat, and him have tricked:  
There ye may see as handsome Men,  
As I when dressed by her ye kenn;  
Tho Men should come in such a case,  
〈◊〉 would not valu`d a Traes' Ace.  
But wives with clubs and cudgels, save us,  
〈◊〉 would affright an Old Gustavus:  
They give Communions and Baptises,  
And convocats with their surmises,  
The lieges without Law and Order;  
They haunt the Inland and the Border:  
Yea, they`l perform a private Marriage,  
Who would connive at such a Carriage?  
But their last words did raise his passion,  
He hoasted, as it was his fashion,  
He coaghed neat to Expiration,  
As he had got the last Citation  
From grim Death, the king of Terrors;  
He grieu`d when he thought on their errou●…s.  
He made signs for his Ligure Coat,  
And Balsam to anoint his Thcoat;  
For some good Drink to wash his Mouth,  
For he was like to choke for drought:  
He got of Beer a full bowl Glass,  
Which got bad Passage at his Hasse▪  
His Throat was so to excess dry▪  
It spung`d it up e`re it got by:  
He got the other drink, and sayeth,  
Have at ye yet if I had Breath.  
When that his Heart and Wind-pipes settles,  
He rose as he had sit on Nettles:  
He hasted to tell out the rest o`t,  
To handl'●… hotly is the best o`t.  
He had his passion overcome,  
And gave a great silentium,  
Placing his hands on both his haunches,  
Gave in his Speech in several branches.  
And says, I would be well content,  
Because there`s some that's ignorant  
To tell ye of supreme 〈◊〉,  
From which flows honour and preferment:  
On which our properties are founded,  
Our Laws and Liberties are grounded,  
As sole power for deciding Questions,  
And putting stops to hot Contestions;  
But since it is a sacred thing,  
Not to speak rashly of a King.  
I'll tell ye when and where ye`le get it,  
Scholastickly and learnly treated;  
In the Throne Kirk when Annan prays  
On Sabbaths, and on Holy days,  
If I mistake not, he ne`re misses  
When the King's Majesty he blesses;  
What power how absolute and great,  
The King has over Church and State▪  
Yet Presbyterians never stands,  
To violate the King's Commands,  
Yea just as if they could defy him,  
His due Allegiance they deny him;  
His Grace who is so much concerned,  
To see the Kingdom right governed;  
To see each thing in order put,  
Each Law and Statute execute,  
To see that Schismatics be checked,  
Lest the True Clergy be neglected;  
His Grace I say will never sit  
With such Affronts, he`l ne`re permit;  
That such irregular Practisers,  
Should pass without some Catechisers.  
It nicks him hearer than his Life,  
Yea, nor his Conscience, or his Wife:  
ay you assure he cannot bide it,  
He`l either end it, or decide it:  
Since to such Arrogance they`r mounted▪  
He will not see the King afsronted:  
Yea, though his Grace should endeavour,  
The patience of the Lord Strathmore,  
Who if he had been in such a ●…ash, as  
If he had been so das●…ly rash, as  
He, who gave him the p●…ovocation,  
Even for thy Heart, or thy Foundation,  
Thou da●…e no●… offer to rescent it,  
Blood and Wounds might made`s tepent it:  
Tho in patience he exceed  
Socra●…es, and all we read:  
If the King's Credit be at stake,  
Some Course ●…sfectual he must take.  
It`s' like ye`ll say, there`s something lurking,  
That there`s some other thing a working:  
Some Powder p●…t, or strange Contriving,  
Within his Grace`s' Brains is hiving:  
But I declare, I know nothing.  
Of his I●…ention or Design▪  
Whatever some may vainly boast,  
They know what moved to call this Host:  
Yet doth his Grace it so conceal,  
That he`ll to no Man it reveal:  
He keep`st so closely I cannot show it,  
He will not let the Angels know it,  
Yet I imagine, I may say it,  
Tho I tell you, ye`ll keep it quiet.  
His Grace`s' Courtship is more puzzled,  
Than Regal Credit`ss mar`d or mus●…'d.  
If he had granted Liberty,  
As was propos`d to presbytery,  
The Clergies conjunct might have foil`d him,  
And as it was, almost ●…urncoyl`d him:  
E`re of his Interest ought he ●…ine,  
He`ll try the most severe design;  
He will not plainly tell what led him,  
Sesse deu`l be in the breast it bred in;  
His Grace knows presbytery as well,  
As Bes●…ie doth the Privy Seal:  
He knows well how to lose their knots,  
For he was once on all their Plots,  
By Vows and Bonds was tied to them,  
He knew the better to undo them:  
And if ye think this cannot true be,  
The Truth thereof I can let you see;  
It is no Fancy, nor no Fable,  
He was concern`d at the Green-table;  
Which I can grove, if that I need it,  
●…n Burnet`s new penn`d Race ye`ll read it.  
Now I have shown some Cause and Reason,  
That we are here, it`s suspect Treason;  
For all the ●…relats, as we hear,  
Are in such a panic fear,  
They know not how, nor where to creep to,  
They must be guarded when they sleep too:  
The wiser men I do repute them,  
For their own Gu●…ns are like to shoot them;  
It's hard to bide the hard reproaches,  
That some of them gets from their Coaches.   

As for the harshness of the Season,  
I can give a sufficient Reason,  
For these who`s duked over Lugier and Horn,  
In snow or Dubbs as soon as born;  
More boasterous Wether may endure,  
Than might their Horse and Nolt devout:  
This Season strongest Storms still yields,  
They'll not have power to keep the Fields:  
So we shall catch them by the Neck,  
If they`l not bow, we'll cause them break:  
As for your labour neyer regard. it,  
For ye to full shall be rewarded:  
Ye`le get more booty by your Durking,  
Than might surpais full two years working,  
For there are routh of Geese and Hens,  
As fat as ever flew on pens;  
Turkeys, Sheep, Nolt and Horse,  
If ye be hindered take by force,  
clothes o●… Linen, Wolling, Silk,  
Butter Cheese, Bread and Milk,  
Beer and Ale, and good salt Beef,  
And all that may engage a Thief:  
Armour, Money, and some Gold;  
We shall them raze from house and hold:  
There's something yet I have forgotten,  
Which ye prefer to roast and sodden▪  
Wine and wastels I date say,  
And that is south of Usequebay,  
Yea, there is Spanish Leaf●… enough,  
As good as ever was mill`d in snuff▪  
I hope the`s many here to day  
Who with a mirtie heart will say,  
Now we have got a fair occasion,  
And fit for to revenge our Lesione  
We have sustain`d, go to and rise it  
Wee`ll not get such if ye refuse it  
Tho there be some men that may blame her▪  
Yet they`ll be far in wrong to shame her.   

I think the three great doubts be solved,  
And ye contented and resolved  
That ye may be the better hearted▪  
I'll start each doubt that may be started:  
It's like, that some may fall a shrinking  
And pussl`d be while they`r a thinking!  
That those who here Commanders are  
Are not well Versed in fates of ware,  
But that's a silly supposition,  
For we`l not meet with opposition,  
And if that were yet for commanding  
Doubt yet nought while I am a standing,  
A copper Guinzie for their Feed  
For I am a able hand indeed  
And if we had such expectations:  
One of his Graces near relations,  
Give his assistance for a word▪ would,  
Who ●…eat things p●…actice with his Sword could▪  
In sixty six he prou`d as stout as,  
And bold as any of the Rout was▪  
He level`d equal, when he shot too,  
So that his Ho●…e lugs bullets got too▪  
Was he not in a grievous pe●…ril,  
When hot lead did his Horse lugs quarrel.   

It`ss like ye`ll think if ye steal ●…oo much,  
And with your Durks the people touch:  
If the Cou●…ry be to excess wrong`d,  
Ye`ll be knut up like Dogs, and hanged:  
Tho there be many of the mind,  
That Hanging is good of your kind;  
The like of that should not demure you,  
It`s not be so, I shall assure you:  
Your Order is so vast and large,  
It will defend you like a Targe▪  
And for ●…xample, I'll you tell,  
Of my Brother▪ Old Dalzel:  
How he caus`d shoot an Innocent,  
Because he would not speak, anent  
Things that he neither heard nor knew,  
Ye see he`ss never question`d now.   

It`s' like that some of you may spear,  
Wherhfore his Gra●…e is not come here:  
To start such doubts, is too like Treason,  
Yet I'll presume to give a Reason:  
His Grace he ca●…not stir a foot,  
He`s so oppressed with the Gout:  
Although his Gout were somewhat ●…ased,  
Yet he might be Dilematized,  
As to his Lady▪ what were best,  
To leave her East, or bring her West;  
To leave her East, would not be Right,  
She`ll weary in the Winter Night,  
To bring her West, would mend but little,  
For Highland Lairds are very kittle.   

Although his Grace do stay a●… home▪  
Ye`ll say his Neighbour might have come:  
He`s not so closely ty`d to his Wi●…e,  
But he behoou`d to wait on Fife:  
To press the Band, and them redact,  
To Order, by the Council`s' Act;  
In which S●…re, he as some relate,  
Behau`d himself at such a Rate,  
That by his Care, and Diligence,  
A Gentleman was at ●…xpence:  
In Oratrie to rack invention,  
And shamefully lost his intention,  
For as it`s ●…aid, he was put out,  
Because he could not solve a Doubt,  
His Countenance was somewhat broken,  
Because he knew no●… how to slocken:  
But here`s enough of this already,  
Because it doth concern a Lady:  
Who, though she aged be, and grown is,  
Hath made good use of what her own is:  
Ye need not doubt him, ●…or he's Loyal,  
He`s grown without remissness Royal,  
Which clear appears, and now is p●… out,  
Since Lesly Families are cast out,  
Tho these who were the chief Agente●…s:  
In sixty ●…ix, a●…e now Repenters,  
And are discourted for reward,  
That`s nought hi●… Grace is our safe guard.   

And now I`le give you my advice,  
And look to it if ye be wise,  
Since that I hear that Rebels do  
Haunt about the High lands too,  
〈◊〉 once their D●…trine their get rooting  
Then farewell Th●…ift, the best of Booting,  
And this y●… see is very clear,  
Daily experience makes it appear;  
For instance lately in the Borders  
Where there was no●…ght but Theift and Mu●…ders  
Rapine, Cheating and Resetting▪  
'Slight of hand fortunes getting▪  
Their designation as ye ken  
Was all along the taking men;  
Now Rebels prevails more with words  
Then Drawgouns, does with Guns and Sword●…▪  
So that their ba●…e preaching now,  
Makes the 〈◊〉 keep the Cow,  
Better than Scots or English KINGS  
Could do by Kil●…ing them with strings,  
Yea those who were the greatest Rogues  
Follows them o'er hills and Bo●…es,  
Crying for Prayers and for Preachi●…,  
For thy`l now h●…ar none others ●…eaching▪  
●… Charge you all, ye go not near them  
If once they you engage to hea●… them,  
There preaching easily pre●…ails;  
●…'le pawn my Throat your trading fills,   

At this Discourse their tails all bobed  
They gave a gaunt and then they sob●…d,  
They threw there faces like Babowns  
They muttered and rai●…ed Sounds,  
It grieu`d them to the very Heart  
To think that men and thie●… s●…ould 〈◊〉,  
And those last words inr●…g d them more  
Than all the Squire had said before.  
The Squire perceiu`d his Heart did d●…ce  
For he had fall`n on this p●…rchance,  
He did admire and praise the pi●…h of`t  
And 〈◊〉 and said, I hit the lit●… 〈◊〉:  
When he saw the●… so much concern`●…  
He lo●…kt as if he had Go●…rn`d▪  
A Thousand Millions at a host  
The whigs he did at random boas●…,  
When he had them to full abule●…  
And all indemniti●… refused  
He pau●…`d a little, plac`d his hand  
Upon his mouth and ●…o did stand,  
●…n imitation of great Jove  
While he did convocat the Drov●…  
Of Poet's fancies▪ that he might  
●…ee that a Rogue got nought but right,  
When he had roll`d his b●…ains about  
To see if he could ough●… find out,  
That was mistaken or foregot,  
He found ●…e had no●… loos`d a knot,  
W●…ich very necessary to lose is;  
He lifts his ha●…d, and mou●…h uncloses,  
Stood with such State and Reverence,  
As he had been a Court to fence,  
Her Nain s●…ll shook her naked Breech●…,  
For she was tired with his speeches;  
She would ●…rr rath●…r had a ●…irrle,  
Of an Aquavi●…ae Barrel,  
But he some patience extorted,  
By promising that he should short it.   

And says, ye will make inquiry,  
For the Ground and Rea●…on why,  
The Primate, ●…ho was still so eagare,  
To cleanse the Kirk with Sword and D●…ger▪  
Is not come here to give his Blessing,  
Ye`ll wonder that he is a missi●…g.   

He cannot come to distant places,  
He`s troubled with so many Cases  
Of Conscience, which he`s still dissecting,  
And Court Exorbitances checking▪  
As whither the Liturgy hath se●… forms,  
For Sea-dangers, an●…●…reat Storms:  
If 〈◊〉, or Witches,  
Deserves in La●… the Sharpest touches,  
If Men for Reason should be p●…n'd.  
Without informing of their mind:  
Wither it's best for Edinburgh Lasses,  
●…o ●…aunt Conventicles, or Ma●…es.   

●…owes and Covenants ob●…ges  
His Majes●…ie and all his lieges,  
Whether or no the late rescinding,  
Did q●…e c●… off su●…h Oaths from binding  
●…f it were rig●…t, such Bonds were tor●…,  
●…f those did right who did con●…m  
To Prelates, who the other day  
Own`d public Resol●…ion, Way▪  
Whether since that some Remonstrator●…▪  
●…re gained by Rul●…s, Wiles and Fla●…▪  
●…f their Indulgen●…e and such things,  
●…ecures them u●…der Prelates Wi●…:  
Which Peace and Ease to them provides,  
With Stipends, Ty●…hes, with Manse and Glibes,  
●…f such like plots will break 〈◊〉 strength,  
●…f we`le qui●… raze them at the length;  
Whether its best for Men and Lads,  
●…o haunt 〈◊〉 or Bawds▪  
Whether or not 〈◊〉 wa●… f●… be●…t▪  
To put some Rebels to their Rest?  
After they had got a Remit:  
Whether or not i●… be most fit,  
●…o conceal Deaths of murder`d Babies?  
Whether or no the Clergy Rabbis,  
●…ay give Commissions to marry  
●…ho private, one of which I car●…ie;  
●…ut Gentlemen I c●…ave your pa●…don,  
●… Swe●…ff of Love my Heart is hard on,  
●…ill by h●… feat●…res I m confounded,  
〈◊〉 I t●…ink on her, my heart▪ ●… wound●…d:  
Then down he shrunk like one that faint,  
When deadly wounds the Leeches taint,  
When stocks that are half rotten allows,  
They burn best, so doth dry broom kowes  
Her naine sell thought the speech was ended,  
Their cries arose, the shouts ascended,  
Tho Epilogie and Perroration  
Did want that made no hesitation,  
With one consent they raised Applaudo,  
Till every hill resounded Laudo.  
When this was done their Ranks were broken,  
Some ran for drin●… their drought to slocken,  
Some for Sack to help their Esquire,  
For he was plunged in Desire:  
Pipes were playing, Drums were beating,  
Some s●…izeing from their fellows getting?  
Some were chase hens and co●…ks,  
Some were losing horse from vocks,  
Some with snapwarks, some with bows,  
W●…re charging Reers of Troups and Ewes,  
Their stomaches so on edge were set,  
That all was Fish came in the ne●…t;  
Trump●…ts sounded, Skeens were glanceing,  
Some were Tonal●… Cowper danceing,  
Some cried, here to her Laird and Lady;  
●…e to he●… Mo●…her and her Daddie,  
And Sir King too, if the Laird please,  
Then up with Plaids and scarts her Thighs,  
There swarms of vermin, and sheep ●…aids,  
Delights to lodge beneath the Plaids,  
For they like not in fro●…ie weather  
To sit upon her open leather,  
Her na●…e sell lap and clap●… her arse,  
More like a Mo●…kie, nor like ●…ars.  
Some were stealing, some were riveing:  
●…ome were Wives and La●… g●…ieving,  
●…ome`s teeth for cold did chack and chatter,  
●…ome from plaids were wring Water:  
●…ea, to be short, moe different postures▪  
〈◊〉 sewed on Hangings▪ Beds or Bolstures,  
●…oe various actings, modes and Stances,  
●…han`s read in Poems or ●…omances;  
●…f some had seen this grand confusion,  
●…hey would have thought it a delusion,  
●…ome Tragedy of dismal Wights,  
●…r such like enchanted sigh●…s.  
Hera●…litus if he had seen,  
●…e would have ●…luther`d out his E'en:  
〈◊〉 he would gone dast.  
●…r elf with laughing ●…iven his chafed;  
●…ven such as might hav●… understood them,  
●…id think their senses did delude them.  
●…o leave them here I think its ●…est,  
●…hey`re charg`d to march into the West,  
●…ow they behaved when come there,  
●…ow neither friend nor fo●… did sparc,  
●…hat plunder they away did bear,  
●…e partly afterwards shall hear▪  
●…ecause some will be curious,  
●…o know how madly furious.  
They prou`d against the public flee●…,  
Which at Barn doors and midings meets,  
How each R●…k by them abu●…ed,  
W●…at be astly s●…amles tricks they used;  
I hope to give a short narratio●…,   

Grounded on the Infor●…ation,  
The heavy beer and sad complaint  
Which to the 〈◊〉 was sent,  
By that poor and tossed shire▪  
When the Committ●…e sat at Ai●…:  
The man who was Commi●…,  
Was Grave Sag●…, Po●…`d and Moderate  
He gave a pe●…ct Information  
And Instap●…es for his Prob●…ion,  
It is the best we c●…n afford.  
We'll strive to give it Word by Word  
We need not tell how he go●… throw,  
The swarming of the Red s●…ank Gre●…,  
Or what great hazard he was in too  
ere he the Town of Air could win to●…▪  
It is 〈◊〉 fo●… our intent,  
To tell that he was theither sent,  
That he got there and him behaved  
According as the coun●…rey craved,  
When he a●…ives, his b●…ard he ●…es,  
Put new s●…k ●…tockings o●… his li●…es,  
●…nd put on shoes of Turkey Leather,  
As good as e`re tholl`d wind or Wether,  
He c●…uld not walk on with his Boo●…s,  
Because they did coa●…k his Coats,  
His hands and face he washed and dighted  
His lac`d Grava●… he caus`d be righted,  
His Knots and Ruff●… was right fine too,  
He caused bring a ●…lass of Wine too,  
To keep his 〈◊〉 from ma●…ing,  
For great men's look●… are very 〈◊〉▪  
He 〈◊〉 and ●…owdered h●…s head too,  
And in his ●…and he took a Re●…d too,  
Went to the Gla●… and saw all fited  
Then went he o●… a●…d was admit●…  
He bow`d with h●…mble reverence▪  
And saying, 〈◊〉 pleas●… your EX●…ELLENCE  
With patience to lend you●… Ear  
To our complaint and heavy b●…ar,  
We`le be ●…puted in a miss  
If we but ●…ak of grievances,  
It's ●…ue w●… are not ●…gnorant,  
That ye by Order here are sent;  
And that ye are 〈◊〉,  
T●…e Western 〈◊〉 to 〈◊〉,  
We know his G●… does you allow,  
In several thing●… that's acted now  
Tho he be no●… sole Head and Rector,  
He`s like to turn a Lord Protect●…r,  
The last we ●…ad, just us so 〈◊〉,  
When he caus`d some subscrive the 〈◊〉,  
I say the Tende●…, l●…k and sh●…me on`●…,  
For I can neve●… keep 〈◊〉 name on`●…;  
We thought his Gra●… would ●…e`er given orders  
To commit rapi●…▪ Thie●…ts and Murders  
At that rate they're now committed,  
He never was so shallow witted,  
For truly, they more cruel catrie,  
Than ever Frenchmen under Marie,  
Or Spaniards under Ferdinando did,  
O●… French▪ when Duke of Guise commanded▪  
Yea they more savage far than those were,  
Who with Kollkittoch and Montrose were,  
And sixty times they`re worse than they  
Whom Turner led in Galloway,  
They durk our Tenants, shames our Wives  
And we're in hazard of our Lives,  
T●…ey plunde●… horse, and them they loaden▪  
With Cover, Blanket●…, sheets and Plaidin  
With Hooding grey, and worsted Stu●…,  
They sell our Tongues for locks of snuff.  
T●…ey take our Cultors and our soaks,  
And from our doors they pull the locks  
They leave us neither shoals nor ●…paids,  
And takes away our I●…on in●…laids,  
They break our pleughs, eu`n when they`●… workin  
We dare not hinder them for du●…king;  
M●… Lords, they so harasse and wrong us:  
There`s scarce a pair o●… shoes among us▪  
And for ●…w bonnets they leave none,  
T●…at they can get their Clauts upon  
If any dare refuse ●…o give them,  
Th●…y Durk them, S●…rips them, & so leavs them  
They ●…ipe for Arms; but all they find,  
Is arms with them, leaves nought behind,  
●…s`t not a strange mistake in that,  
Our tankards, and our Chamber Pot,  
And stool pans, should be thought Granads  
They take our Saddles and our Pades,  
●…hey stripe our Lecquys, ripes their Pouches,  
●…hey leave us neither Beds nor Couches,  
●…ea to be short they leave us nought,  
That can from place to place be brought,  
The Red Coats can tell them who spiers,  
When they with them fell by the ears  
When that their boo●… they laid hold of,  
They had much more than I have told of,  
Where some got wounds with sword and bal●…  
〈◊〉 sorry for`t th●… were so small,  
●…s if they could not Do en●…ugh,  
●…hey fall on poor m●…n at the pleugh,  
●…ecause they do not understand,  
Their Language they`ll cut off their ●…and,  
And for a proof, I think I have it.  
Took out the hand and to them gave it  
Another Instance, I shall tell,  
●…n which the Irish they excel,  
When they a poor man had Destroy`d  
Of meat clothes money made him void,  
They left him nought that they could take  
Except two horse and a corn stack,  
The stack they fir`d through very spite  
But with the horse they would not qui●…e,  
●…ill he some Money them did give,  
One half whereof they did receive,  
To buy the other nought he had,  
Yet they so savage were and mad,  
While the poor man with heavy Looks,  
Was begging favour from these Ruikes,  
The horse most die without remead,  
They drove Led Bullets through his head;  
An other instance I shall give yet,  
I shall be brief and to you Leave it,  
When they by violence and force,  
Had plundered a poor man's horse,  
And Loaded him with his own gier,  
For they took more than they could bear,  
The poor man followed to releave him,  
Still begging that they bake would give him,  
But finding he could vot Prevaill,  
That his requests did nought avail,  
He slipped the branks from his horse head,  
For which they shot this poor man dead,  
Even Instantly without remorse▪  
Because they could not grip the horse▪  
His wife perceiu`d this Cruel deed,  
She clapped her hands and ran with speed,  
There she cry`d out as she thought good,  
The Bishop's guilty of this blood,  
The King himself can scarce be free,  
The Council, most of all the three,  
As well as these who did the fact,  
A vengeance come on the whole pack  
She pray`d, that God would charge alon them  
His, her`s▪ six children's curse upon them  
For giving out such wicked Laws,  
Against his people and his C●…use  
To gratify the Whore of Rome,  
Long, Sad, and Heavy be their Doom.  
For all the 〈◊〉 Rapes and Murders  
This Hell's Crew does, are by their Orders.  
Tho they did neither rive nor steal,  
Their meat which is good Hens and Veal,  
The best of Bread, good Ale and Wine  
It se●…s them ill, shame on their kind;  
Would us destroy in a shore space,  
It's true, as I hold up my face,  
For they most have four times a day,  
And more at once, 〈◊〉 clear to say,  
Then might 〈◊〉 a great Coach Mare,  
For any half day in the Year;  
For sixty men or but few more  
The●…'l take up quarters for seven ●…core,  
An shilling Starling we most grant,  
For each person that they want,  
And▪ six penny also they receive,  
For each Tail of them they have,  
And thus each day must be renew`d,  
That they take 〈◊〉 ●… wish they sp●…w`d;  
Our Glasgow Provost it's told to us  
With his new Acts will quite undo us  
That hagish headed Cawlie sure,  
Hath done to break us, to his power,  
It were an Almsdeed to hang us  
When we let such a Varlet wrong us,  
Amongst the rest of their Trespasses  
They're oft employed in chaseing Lasses,  
It is too evident a token,  
Of this when Maidens bakes are broken  
Yea though they touch them not at all,  
They`r like to starve for very called  
For when they sit their plaids do hang by,  
y''ll see from Navels down each thing fie,  
Such sights the Lasses cannot bide,  
So they mnst starve in a backside,  
And here ou instance I shall tell,  
Of what to one of them befell:  
This red shank from no good pretence,  
Pursued the Lass been to the expense  
And aiming at some naughty deed,  
Pulled up his played and ran with speed,  
She with a 〈◊〉 in her hand,  
Advised him a back to stand,  
But he prefuming for to struggle,  
Occasioned a huble bubble  
The story it is something odd  
She Mith a Flesh▪ eruik gripr his cod,  
So held and rag`d as made him squil  
And ay cry out the Deu`l the Deu`l,  
But getting of away he flees,  
While blood was streading down his Thighs  
For several days he kept his Bed  
And when got up he strid led  
From either hands they get small thanks  
Who are the Authors of such p●…anks.  
Was`t not a cunning plot and witty,  
To make Killmarnoe●… two hours' booty,  
Must he not be a man of sense,  
And well deserves a recompense  
Who fell upon that famous way,  
To make the Red shanks ready pay,  
At once to work that subtle ploy,  
Them to make up and us destroy.  
But here I'll stop, if these offend not,  
And only say behold the end o`t.  
They answered him we`l cleanse your Land  
If ye be clear to take the Band,  
He paused a little, drew his breath,  
And made a congee, than he saith:  
My Lords if we had got fair play,  
Ye had not came so soon this way,  
For we`r informed that ye found  
As great opposers to the Bond,  
In Clidsdale where you were before  
As ye do here, I do abhor,  
That Nations rulers should prove partial  
In this affair though it be Mariiall,  
For Clidsdales' bonders, as ye ken  
Are scarcely reckon`d amongst men,  
The ●…umid Earl, Papist Hags,  
An A●…hiest Jew, to save his Bags,  
And fleming too did prove a sot,  
Lest he bade lost the Bishop's Coat.  
Bedlay with Tow●…orss and Wood▪ hall,  
John Thomsons man, plague on them all,  
There`s also other two or three,  
Which with Your Leave I must let be,  
Or else resolve to get me hence,  
Or spew before your Excellence:  
For, since I took them in my mouth,  
They have defil`d it so in Truth,  
That I was ne`re so sore agasting,  
To keep my Stomach from over▪ casting:  
We know their Overture propos`d,  
But that`s nought, since it was refus`d:  
It was repute a good Defence,  
Yet they lost both their Meat and Men●…e.  
I am not clear for such Politics,  
Tho Statesmen, but for fear of Critics.  
I`le say no more, this is the sum o`it,  
Let none do ill, that good may come o`it▪  
We who with out Indulgince still b●…des,  
When others runs to Muires and Hill sides,  
Are first assaulted by Oppressors,  
Who are by fat the least 〈◊〉 〈◊〉:  
Even as so that which ye call Law,  
Your Lordships does the samen knaw.  
And this be all the good we get o`it  
We would not care though we were quite o`it.  
We are inform`d we`re nought the better  
Of Some who lately wrote a Letter,  
Now let them drink as they have browen,  
if it be true, the worst`s their own.  
We cannot guests unto this time,  
What is our Fault, or what`s our Crime.  
Nor any Reason to annoy us,  
●…ar l●…ss, wherefore ye thus destroy us▪  
●…he like is not upon Record,  
Nor read, that ever King or Lord,  
●…estroy`d their own, both Flock and Fleece,  
While harmless and living in peace,  
●…iving no provoca●…ion,  
●…ot doing harm to any one;  
Had there been one in all the Land,  
That did oppose or yet gainstand,  
●…e might have pleaded some pre●…ence,  
●…n defence of your Violence,  
●…ut since there`s none, makes Ours alas,  
Be an unprecedented case,  
Which case is partly I conclude,  
●…ven by your Lordships understood,  
●…ho, there`s not told the thousand part,  
Of our afflictio●…s and our smart,  
The whole no persons can express,  
Of all our Ruin and Distress,  
Although that innocent we be,  
We`re plagued, & harassed as ye see,  
For innocence proves no defence,  
Against this Spait of violence,  
What can the great Turk order worse,  
Then murder, rob, and Conscience force▪  
But there`s a Righteous Judge who see▪  
Such who govern, and who ●…yrannize,  
Who in his due time prepared,  
To give to each his own reward,  
Before whose throne I hope ye, r, clear.  
Both great and small must all appear,  
Advise my Lords what than yee`ll say,  
For that which ye practise this day  
Tho we now suffer to out Loss,  
We hope the Lord will bless our Cross▪  
If ye have no relief to send us,  
Go to, dispatch, eat up and end us  
They answer`d if yee`ll not conform,  
Ye must resolve to bide the storm,  
His Grace hath sworn that every man,  
That is beswixt Bersheba and Dan,  
Must take the band or he`ll do better,  
He`ll heat the furnace seven times hotter,  
At which, this good man was amaz`d,  
Looked sternly upon all and gazed,  
Then made a small bow, turn`d his bake,  
And not one other word he spoke,  
When he was gone they did admire,  
To find the man so void of fear,  
So wise so grave and confident,  
So ready, and so eloquent,  
They Judg`d he was a man of Sense,  
That well could Defend Innocence,  
His countenance was very stay`d,  
He was not easily dismay`d▪  
His personage did reptesent  
As much as any could be sent:  
In Politics he was well seen▪  
Yet Ma●…havile and Mazarine,  
And all other A●…sickles he hates▪  
He counts their Policies Deceits,  
Grand Oppressions, Tricks, Tyrannick●…,  
Country Plagueing, Plots, Satavicks,  
He was well ●…ersed in Court Modes;  
In French Pavies, and new Com`d Nods;  
And finally, in all that can  
Make np a Complete Pretty Man▪   

NOW how the Red-Shanks ran away,  
How these behaved that did stay,  
How they the Holy Kirk Resorm`d,  
What Castles, and what Towns they storm`d,  
Whose Hens was slain, whose Geese murder`d▪  
What great Designs by them was further`d  
And what great Credit to the King  
His Grace 〈◊〉 by this design:  
How Conventickles all were cue astit,  
And Schismatics destroy`d and dashed:  
And how our nobles Journyed  
How their addresses did succeed,  
Art court how they did represent  
The country's Loss, and sad compla in't,  
And what success therein they had,  
And whether it was good or bad,  
How they got off and how things past,  
Which of ye sactions had the best,  
●…e`l hear when my Parnassus whinchie▪  
Gets of Fount Cablin a pounchie,  
●…ud therewith s●…ives her empty Tearses,  
And hatched up with lumps of Verses.   
FINIS.   

Upon the Lamentable, yet Gallant Glorious Death, of that singularly Pious, and eminently Faithfuly Servant, and truly Loyal Subjec●… of the King of Saints, fervently Zealous for the Interest of his Master's Glory, and otherwise universally well accomplished Gentleman Thomas Ker of Hayhope; Who wa●… cruelly murdered in a Rancounte●… with a Party. commanded by Co●… Struthers, near Crockome, a Villag●… upon the English Border. Anno 1678.  

COme all ye Hero's, come each Virtuous 〈◊〉  
Each generous Soul approa●…h, come 〈◊〉 mee●…  
Come let us meet with tears: This Fate allows  
You lofty Heavens, contract your cloudy brow●…  
Turn Vapours into Tears, that we with you  
May mourn, and mourn again, since it is tru●…  
That he is torn from us by rapid Fate,  
By so perfidious hands, at such a rate:  
Whom, if we well consider, we shall find  
Thar he his Equals have left few behind,  
But ah I shrink I could I surmo●…nt as far  
Parnassus' mountain, as the highest Star,  
The St●…gian lake: could I Devotion lay  
●…s open to men's view as light of day.  
Could I describe true valour, true discretion:  
Could I on kindness put due Estimation;  
Then should ●…rack my fancy, stretch my quill;  
That my Engine might correspond my will,  
Ye who with airy Quiddites vex your wit,  
●…ay by your trivials, here`s a Theme more fit:  
Of this brave Hero let this doubt be tossed;  
When deadly wounded when his blood was lost,  
How he, eu`n then most valourously behau`d,  
Shedding that blood which him of life bereau`d▪  
Ye who about the Helicon resort,  
Leave off your canting in Romani●…k sort:  
Here is a Subject; here concerned are ye;  
Pen Elegiacks; here`s a Tragedy:  
Here lies a Hero in humanly torn:  
Her●… lies the Muse's friend, who did adorn  
His Poems with a soaring stile: Here lies  
Kindness abolish`d; here the Widow cries;  
Here bowls his Kinsfolk; here his Friends hang down  
Their dumbled eyes, the Church doth faint and swon,  
For lack of him, who spent his time, his strength  
Into her quarrel, clos`d his day at length▪  
Ye who write Annals, and all ye that treats,  
Of high Exploits, and memorable Fates,  
Pray do not miss, record this signal Strife,  
It`s memorable; pen his Death and Life,  
That our Successors may in mourning, do  
What our Marmorean Hearts can not win to.  
When hollow silver, or pure brass doth raise  
The noise of War, and soundeth Heroes prai●…e,  
Be not ungrate▪ Amongst the first allow  
To him a triple Quire; for it`s due.  
Ye who delight to entertain the Views  
Of grovelling Mortals, by your specious Hews,  
Prepare your pencils; set some time a part;  
With twice thrice lively Colours help your Art●…  
Draw ye this Noble Hero on his K●…ees,  
Sending the latest Rays of his fair Eyes  
Towards these Regions, where pure Spirits sing  
Thrice blessed Hallelujahs to their King;  
Spending his newest breath, in forming sounds,  
Not to lament the pangs of death, or wounds;  
But po●…s them forward, while his Soul did sta●…  
Taking her last farewell of what was clay:  
Pray, draw in vive Characters (do not miss)  
These streans of blood, which from that breast of hi●…  
Came trickling down, that these who chance to 〈◊〉  
This Tragic Sight, may weep his Elegy.  
O Heavens! O Earth! O Floods! O roaring Sea●…  
The lo●…ty Mountains, Groves, and stately Trees;  
Ye rampant Lions, and ye savage Bears,  
Ye cruel Tigers, all burst forth in Tears.  
Irradient Sun, fair Moon ob●…cure your face,  
Ye Minor Splendours, hold your Rays a space:  
Ye soaring Eagles, that do mount on high,  
Conveen your subjects, raise a doleful cry,  
So that the Clouds alarmed by your Voice,  
May send you Tears to equalise ●…our Noise.  
But ah ay why erave we aid? since lifeless things  
Beggs our asistanee, numerous Tears down s●…rings  
From Heau`ns overclou●…ed brows, on mou●…s & ●…es,  
W●…ich 〈◊〉 posts them to ●…he Floods and ●…eas:  
W●…ich altogether mourning, ●…oaring make,  
And make their Banks to sympathise and sh●…ke.  
The Clouds colliding raises hideous sounds,  
Whi●…h from therocks, in mour●…ful wis●…rebounds  
The statrs seem to disdain, to grant a smile,  
To dead, dull Mankind, till they mourn a while▪  
The sun hides his fair face: The Moon`s ●…ur`d  
The Earth`ss astonish`d: Only we`re obdur`d▪  
Let others pen his prai●…s, who do soar,  
In thoughts sublime; I halt, and say no more;  
But only thus abruptl●… will conclude,  
O height of Kindness, Nature mild and good!  
O true Religion's ●…on! O Natio●…s Lover!  
O soul sublimer, than rhese Heau`nss could covet!  
O Noble Ker! O Pattern of Renown!  
We groan on Earth, thou wears a Heavenly Crown.   
FINIS.    

EFFIGIES CLERICORUM OR A MOCK POEM On the CLERGY when they met to Consult about taking the TEST In the Year 1681.  

When Reason wanteth Force,  
Shal`t be a Crime?  
Or make our Matters worse,  
To try a Rhyme?   
By the foresaid Lieu: Col. CLELAND.  
Printed Anno DOM. MDCXCVII.   

EFFIGIES CLERICORUM, etc.  

ABout the time when Coughs and Reheums  
Defluctions▪ col●…s▪ and 〈◊〉 fl●…gmes.  
〈◊〉 men's Wind Pipes, throa●…s and lungs,  
And 〈◊〉 Glandules, hurts their tongues,  
About the ●…ime when 〈◊〉 〈◊〉  
Shoot ●…ut their feet, and ●…ll a sleep,  
When Haly daye●…en do in●…line  
To sacrifice the same by Wine,  
B●… rioti●…g and su●…uous 〈◊〉,  
Devouring butter ●…wls ●…nd beasts  
At such a rate, ●…t it's no crime,  
To say about the G●…ose mas●…e time,  
Or when some English La●…s and L●…sses,  
Are troubled w●…h Capiasses  
For not frequen●…ing hal●… Ki●…k  
But meeting when the nights grow murky,  
The old disease which still doth trouble,  
And keep the Nations in a hubble;  
Or when some Noblemen begins  
To judge o●… Dogs and Foxes skins.  
But sudden falls, and sudden rises,  
Fills Coffee Houses with ●…rprises.  
A whelp may gape to snatch a bone,  
And after worry thereupon.  
When Irish swearers pro & c●…n,  
●…acknameras, and Pegmiton,  
Wi●…h Eust●…s Cummin and the rest,  
●…f ●…he blind Stenchels of that Nest  
Where showing their alac●…ity  
〈◊〉 serving of his Majesty.  
But Willawinnle dull brained fools  
They could not play at Bias Bowls,  
With that dexterity an●… slight  
That men thought ha●…d fed Irish might,  
No, wonder I my consciences,  
Did sc●…rce at Irish Evidences,  
For by St. Patrick of great Note,  
They swear a man into the plot,  
And by an other swear him out  
That all is true, ye need not doub●…:  
They need no contrediction ●…ear,  
Who per eundem do not swear,  
Some mu●…e the Court, could not discover  
Some two three Boot●…s all England over,  
Who had not prostitute their fame,  
And cloath`d themselves with publi●…k shame,  
When Provost Dick to please the Duke;  
As some says search the Statute Book,  
And err`d as much in Application  
As others did in ●…xplanation▪  
Some men must t●… experiments  
To prove the●…`re Knaves and Ig●…orants,  
When some gives Nine P●…s, 〈◊〉 Crowns  
Gr●…ats, Sixpences, Shilling`ss Ducadouns,  
To be absolu`d, fred a●…d protected,  
When by the Haly K●…k ejected.  
Some say its wrong men should do so,  
Others its right enough although,  
I●…s Simony, ●…o sell such things,  
N●… plot it on the buyers brings.  
We do not think, them true ejections,  
And so may purchase our protections.  
Some say though we were ne re so wise  
We must be sharers of the Vice  
Adhering close to the Contract  
Which we 〈◊〉 make.  
Ea●…h sober person sure concludes,  
A buyer up of tri●…ed goods,  
If ●…ingly he make ●…is paction▪  
Incurs the haz●…rd o●… an action,  
Of cheatrie and`ss a Rogue as he,  
Who makes the Sale so Simony,  
Dirts b●…ganers on both the ha●…ds  
Who Simony right understands,  
●…Wod●… it not only they that grease  
A Bishop for a benefice  
But they who purchase privileges  
Of Church for money, bond or pledges  
Commits this foulsome in discretion  
Whatever be some estimation:▪  
Some are for bonds, Some are not willing,  
U●…der the pain of forty shilling  
To give a bond to serve the Devil,  
It●… So●…tish ignorance, gross evil  
To think Engadgers are made free,  
For paying of a penal●…ie.  
To pay a penaltie`s a checking,  
And punishment for bargain breaking.  
A bond with penal●…ie appended,  
Was neu`r alternative pretended.  
And though it were, some cannot see,  
How it with Reason can agree,  
That Men engag`d to be Mass-hearers,  
Idolaters, or Surplice Wearers:  
Or else to pay a thousand pounds,  
For this they see no solid grounds;  
Since they who do revolve the pages,  
Of Sufferers in former Ages.  
And glours while they be like to faint,  
Can find no pithy Precedent.  
Some do afs●…rt that foulsome facts,  
Are not the matter of Contracts:  
Though this dull and unstable birth▪  
Which at this time possess the Earth,  
Seeks out raw shifts, and poor hen wiles,  
And with such trash themselves beguiles.  
Some think this case the matter clears,  
To such as foul engagements fears.  
Suppose a Man should make a paction,  
To perpetrat a vicious Action,  
Or pay a sum; but at the day,  
He hath no money for to pay▪  
The action in itself is ill,  
But yet by the Superior`ss will,  
It`s Leasome; Pray you what defence,  
What sound or probable pre●…ence,  
Can this Man use, when he`ss put to it,  
Either to pray, or else to do it?  
According as he hath contracted,  
Let any judge how he had acted.  
And so they do hold up their face,  
And says, since there can be Case,  
That he for Conscience sake must break it,  
It was a foul abuse to make it▪  
Who brays in mortars Cheats and Fools,  
For their reward must wash their Tools,  
It's thought he is a Man discreet,  
Who in this World keeps his feet,  
And seeing he no good can do it,  
Can let it stand as he came to it.  
Left this be thought a long digression,  
It was when Scotish Lords of Session  
Lays by their Gowns, their Pates to please,  
When some do burn Pope's Effigies.  
Whither it be by some mischance,  
Or by some Noxious Influence:  
Of things Etherial when they stray,  
Or meet in a menaceing way.  
In this I am not throughly seen:  
Consult Robin in Aberdeen,  
And Gadberry, who speaks of Wars  
And Peace, by gazing on the Starts.  
And when that ye have well sought through them  
Ye`ll be as wise as they never knew them.  
Whither it be by some impression,  
The Comet left upon that Nation,  
Or from some spitful Exhalations,  
From Surfeit Excess or Repalations,  
Or if it be from Kingdoms greening,  
Or Mall Contents, (ye know my meaning)  
Or if it come from these can Cheat,  
And among Cockle sow good Wheat,  
Or if it be from the Court evil,  
From Proserpina, Pope or Devil,  
Who vexes Land at such a Rate  
With the fowl fine of Venice State.  
Or from some underhand Engadgers;  
To be the Romen Trade`s Managers.  
From Bankrupt Lords, or Public Whores:  
It's hard to speak of higher Powers.  
Whither it be from Earth or Hell,  
Or from French Ait, I cannot tell,  
Or from St Omers, or Louvain,  
From Madrid or Sevil in Spain,  
Or from Lisbon, or if it be  
From some Convent in Germany.  
(I cannot think it be from Poland,  
Moscovia, Denmark, Pruss, or Holland)  
Or if it be some sad foretoken,  
That Church and Kingdom shall be broken,  
I`le not presume to manifest  
But Scotland`s troubled with a Test.  
I do not presently incline  
To scale its Nature or design,  
To speak of Authors or Inventors,  
Opposers, Favourers, Consenters,  
Or those, who though they did not love it,  
Had neu`r the courage to disprove it,  
This might be counted pressure treasure;  
A wrangld word yet, I may use her,  
When I revising such fond actions,  
Use old Scots absolute contractions:  
To portrait Rogues in an Old stile,  
In new it were not worth my while,  
Since I`m persuaded not a few  
Have neatly limm`d them in the new▪  
I hope it will be no offence,  
Or if no evil consequence;  
To make Relation of a Sort  
Of Clergy Men and their Deport.  
They being men of Public Station,  
Concerned yearly with the Nation  
How some turns Stupid, others Storm`d,  
How some Refused, and yet conform`d,  
And how sums Conscience bounc`d and kicked  
When too sore thrumbled, nipped and pricked,  
How some had no restaint would take it  
Because Superior powers did make it,  
How some oppos`d it other doubted▪  
And many sentiments about it,  
Which I intent if I have time  
And Genius for a daft Ratry me.  
No Muses help I will implore  
For I was neu`r at Lesbos shore  
Neither did haunt Arcadian Glens'  
Groves, mountains Watersides and Fens  
My feet neu`r filled that brooky hill  
Where Ancient Poets drank their fill  
For their did haunt the Nymphs and Muses  
Which old Wives fables so much tuses  
There Pan kept sheep, and there it was  
Where, the red haired glyed wanton lass  
Did skilt through woods ou`r banks and braes▪  
With her blind get: Who Poets says  
Could shoot as well as these that sees,  
Yea better than he had eyes.  
There the old Nun her Yaitn did windle,  
Which she had spun with Rock and Spindle,  
Here young Mercurius to teach thiefs,  
Did trist his Bastard's Brother's Bieves,  
But these who have the Thames and Humber  
The Tees and Tune need not them cumber  
To go so far to fetch a drink  
For I am very apt to think  
There`s als much Virtue Sconce and Pith  
In Annan, or the Water of Nith;  
Which quietly slips by Drumfries,  
Als any Water in all Greece.  
For there and several other places  
About mill dams and green braes faces,  
Both Elrich, Elves and Brownies stayed,  
And Green gown`d Farries daunc`d and played;  
When old John Knox, and other some  
Began to plot the Bags of Rome  
They suddenly took to their heels.  
And did no more frequent these fields▪  
But if Rome's Pipes perhaps they hear,  
Sure for their Interest, they`ll compear  
Again, and play their old Hell's Tri●…ks.  
But lest that I should seem Pollix,  
To paraphrase I'll make an end,  
And touch the matter I intent.   

On August last day as ye knaw,  
This Test obtained the force of Law;  
And all subscriptions were to carry,  
A date, before first January,  
And though they`re several Men that say,  
The ●…lack horned Devil bides his day.  
Yet Zeal Catholic pressed the Test,  
Before it well got out of Nest;  
So like a thief's neck it did run,  
With shellie Lodging on its bun:  
Which strange depart both near and far,  
Caus`d the poor Clergy, muse and jar,  
And beg the favour of the Act,  
E`re they were forc`d the Test to take.  
When the poor Men had done their best,  
It was applied go take the Test.  
In this Quandary it did please  
The Bishop of the Diocese,  
To call the Clergy all together,  
To weigh the matter and consider:  
He thought when all were met, they would  
Make of a bad Game what they could.  
When they were met, & doors were closed,  
And in their seats were well composed:  
That there might not be much delaying,  
The Cavalier bade some be saying,  
Since no need was for his reciting  
The end and Reasons of their meeting.  
And he would tell what was his mind,  
When he their sentiments should find.  
When they began to point and gaze  
Up start brave Sophee with a fr●…ze,  
For he was big with some discanting  
Where Quadratus and Quod were nothing wanting,  
He moves his hands and then his sees,  
And causes brows with fat checks meet,  
And then to Heaven casts up his eyes,  
Like a Mass Prieft at Sacrifice,  
He bends his capon breast and belly  
He thought himself a Fellow j●…lly;  
With many moe such A●…tick motions  
Occasioned by Chymerick notions,  
And after rites of Courtesy  
He thus began in Majesty:  
My Lord, our meeting at this place  
Is to decide a weighty case  
In which our Faith and Manners too  
Have much concernment and ado  
But since in a more solemn way  
It doth concern our Loyalty  
To Higher Powers le●…s 〈◊〉 be rash  
Lest our good Name may get a dash,  
If we our Loyalty should slain  
I know not what we shall retain.  
I`le not use much exordium  
But to the purpose I will come,  
I have considered the Test  
And scruples wherewith some are pressed  
Objections, Doubts, and every thing,  
Which make some Brethren fl●…sk and fling,  
Which done, I`m forced to suppose,  
There`s many`s sight as shorts their nose,  
Or else we would not thus miscarry,  
And be in such feiry ferry.  
I know it is the common cry,  
The Test doth Opposites imply.  
Then surely seeing it cannot  
Stand with itself in every jot:  
If King and Council do not mend it,  
No Soul can take it, or defend it.  
But pray be pleas`d to lend your ear,  
I hope to make the thing as clear,  
To any Man that hath a Head,  
As Ale and Pottage, Milk and Bread:  
And make it pass the ●…aitest Neck,  
Like Malago, or Cherry-Sack,  
I`m Man enough f●…'t, do not doubt it,  
Attend and I shall fall about it,  
Consider first, the Test doth bring,  
In its last Part, no other thing,  
Then that wherewith we`re all content,  
At least we have giu`n our consent,  
Either in words Formaliter,  
Or practise Virtualiter:  
Which well considered, cannot but  
Help well to lose this Gordian Knot.  
In the first Clause doth lie our stress,  
There`s rugged work I must confess,  
But let a good Logician Pause,  
And well consider why that Clause  
Is now enjoyn`d, and let him weigh  
What Quadratus, and what Formality  
It cometh under, he may read,  
Consistence as clear as a Bead,  
And need not stumble or demur,  
With Soul and Conscience to concur.  
It is intended to secure  
Us, from the Babilonish Whore,  
Old Heresies and Innovations,  
That rageth in our Neighbour Nations;  
And joined to the other clause,  
To keep us subject to the Laws,  
To banish Niceties and Schisms,  
Preciseness and Fanaticisms.  
I hope there's no Man here to day,  
Presumes to think far less to say,  
That eu`r it was design`d to reave,  
The King of his Prerogative.  
Or to turn Prelates to the Door,  
Or to impair their Right and Power.  
Now let it fully serve its ends  
If ought abound or do offend.  
And so your Conscience prick or gnaw,  
Let it be brought to this new Law;  
By which its easy to conclude,  
Haw each thing should be understood.  
Posterior Laws annul each thing,  
By which their purpose and design,  
In former Laws is contradicted.  
Then Conscience here need not be pricked,  
For let this Law have Life or Breath,  
Each thing in that Symbol of Faith:  
Which may oppose losses its feet,  
Turns absolute, and is attrite.  
In short I think there's none so fond,  
But knows how Scripture is exponed:  
To wit, the darker by the plainer,  
Here we must do in that same manner.  
Pray Brethren but consider then,  
That we the Symbol must explain,  
Not by the first Author's intentions,  
But by the Orders and Inventions,  
Which since were statute▪ and now stand  
Established within our Land.  
Let no Man say that I presume,  
Power Legislative to assume,  
For by their favour that so saith,  
I by their Laws expone my Faith.  
I hope now I have red the floor,  
And put confusion to the door.  
I think I need not be precise,  
Each thing to particularise.  
Yet lest that any should expect,  
That I should every point dissect:  
Of all our fetters I will red you,  
Distinguish but as I shall bid you,  
A head 
(a) Art: 11 Lin: 24, Conf: Faith  that is Coordinate,  
From that which is Subordinat,  
A head in sensu Proprio,  
From one in sens▪ Analago,  
Distinguish me a head Per se  
From per sequellam, flowing fraes  
The power Christian Magistrates;  
Which with the same coagulats:  
And Tyrants 
(b) Art: 14 Lin: 12.  who want titles just  
From those who cheat and break their trust.  
And do not foster foolish fictions,  
By argumenting from 
(c) Art: 14 L. 10 & 12  restrictions,  
Nor do not think that every thing  
That's to be offered to a King  
When to be crowned 
(a) Obj: Against the Test from the 8 Act of Par. KING JAMES 6: there the King being oblidgd to take the Coronation Oath for the preservation of the Protestant Religion and Liberty of the Subjects.  although rejected  
Doth make his right to be suspected.  
I hope there's none wants this Impression,  
Who reads the new Act of Succession.  
Apply these to the kittle places,  
That makes you wink and throw your faces:  
ay you assure it will discuss him,  
And make you currant ad amussum  
He makes a small bow, takes his seat,  
And looks like Don in Regal state.  
Vain pride ●…id circumvaile his eyes  
Which now he throws towards the skies,  
And then then he squints them on his Mates  
As they had been a pack of Rates.  
These did conclude, that saw his stare,  
He thought himself no stinking herrings,  
While some were grieving, some were groaning  
Some in their heart; their case bemoaning  
Some hanging heads down like a Bulrush,  
Some looking Briskly that were full sprush,  
Some turning up their gay Moustaches,  
And others robbing their dull pashes,  
And others rounding to their Goss.  
That you was an Aurelian closely,  
Upstarts a Priest and his hug head claws,  
Whose Conscience was but yet in dead Thraws  
And did not cease to cave and paut,  
While clyred back was pricked and galled,  
Which frighted with this strange surprise  
Wrought to its knees, and strove to rise.  
But racked tendous, deizie head  
Toom nerves, dry veins made it with speed,  
Fall back, and then begin to grasp  
Like a dead Mare at the last gasp.  
And says, ye speak sir like a Man  
Who meikle with your Logic can,  
But there's a Clause, sir, at the end o''t,  
Even for my benison gare mend it.  
No Gloss, nor sweet Equivocation;  
Distinction Mental Reservation:  
No Logic qua, nor ens rationis,  
Though Suarez Scotus, de Raconis,  
Though Thomas. Compton, Bone spei,  
Were here to help, would bear a sway;  
To make a Man though of a dull wit,  
If he knew a B by a Bull foot;  
To undertake that dreary task,  
And then put on the bootless mask  
Of some ill spun Equivocation,  
Or Metaphysic Explication,  
Let the explainer do his best,  
The foresaid clause of this black Test,  
Hocipso that he doth explain,  
Makes perjury his Conscience stain,  
Since to that sense he's bound to swear,  
That the plain words do use to bear;  
Your Clergy is not with a bubble  
Your Notions flee like dust and stubble,  
Before the Wind, where e'er it blows,  
You're fit to butcher a good cause.  
To speak the thing I think my cell,  
Let's lay our count, with Death and hell  
With Contumely, slight and shame,  
While we Inhabit this dull frame,  
Let's take the Test there's no relief,  
And bruike our pudding, bread and Beeff,  
Lie by our fires, and warm our lends,  
And sleep on coats of geese and hens.  
Or else resolve on racked necks,  
By some plutonick Carnifex,  
And though you should dit up my mouth  
I`le swear this is the naked truth:  
Thus having said, he's like to faint,  
Gaunts like a Mo●…k, precise in Lent:  
But this did raise the Sophees humour,  
His face fumed in blosie tumo●….  
His words came out by tuos together,  
For one could not abide another;  
They were so hasty to bate down,  
That long lave Lugged Landward Lown.  
That had the Sophee so abused,  
Thus he broke out in words confused.  
I knew some peevish Cl●…nish Carlie,  
Would make some noise & hurly burlie.  
You speak Sir, and you wot not what,  
Yet must be meuting like a Cat,  
Another Trade sir, sets you better,  
Then to speak none sense in a matter  
Of such concernment, Sir your skill  
Were some what fitter for the mill,  
To Reconcile the hoop and clapper,  
With Liar, Runner, and the Happer,  
We came not here with Fools to clatter,  
Or wave our fingers in the water,  
Let one that knows the case speak sense,  
A●…d he shall get an audience.  
The Priest said nought, but brethren truly,  
This Gentlemen, can not be throughly.  
But then a Priest both wise and sage,  
Who grieved to see the Sophees r●…ge.  
Who did abhor his height and H●…ffings,  
His Hectoring, his stairs▪ and snuffing;  
He could not bide his vain pre●…ences,  
Contrived to cheat men's consciences,  
Rose up, and in a sober manner,  
Began to speak, whereof the tenor  
As follows is, (where ye may see  
His Candour and Fidelity)  
My Lord, and Gentlemen, I think  
It is no time for us to wink,  
Or in our eyes to put our Thumbs!  
Or to be meanaced with threats & glooms,  
Well speak our minds Though we be weak,  
For Soul and conscience is at stake:  
But yet my B●…ethren ere I trace,  
Brave Sophees sentiments in the case,  
His arguings and his probations,  
Distinctions and his explications,  
I'm forced to beg your leave to tell,  
If what we say he do refel,  
As he hath now refeled our Brother,  
We need not speak I pray consi●…er,  
He spoke nothing might give offence,  
The thing he said was wit and sense.  
And if my judgement do not fail.  
Upon the head he hit the nail.  
And with one blow drive it so right,  
That it's not be reversed this night.  
But now I will come to the point,  
And Sophees Coupelings 〈◊〉,  
Which if I do not bring t●… pass  
There ●… othe●…s here that can canvas  
And show, that they are wan●…ing weight,  
To crook a conscience that is straight.  
B●…t now good Sophee I will trace you,  
And think not that I do disgrace you▪  
If I inquire in V●…ritie  
And lie not on Authority,  
Si●…, as to what you first assert  
I will not touch for my own part▪  
For though I think it wants probation  
And might abide sharp disputation,  
It is not the perplexed Nexus  
That thus doth in●…ricate and vex us.  
Whereas ye say; we must perp●…nd  
The Causes, Tendancie, and End.  
I do 〈◊〉, we so shall do,  
And easily shall g●…ant you to,  
Both worker●… an●… wo●…ks tendency  
I●… this did at the fi●…st aggree  
To banish Antichri●…ian ●…ables,  
Mass, Altars, holy Gr●…und, and Tables  
Rome's Orde●…s, Pennance and Precessions,  
I●…s 〈◊〉▪ Ear Conf●…ssions,  
I●…s H●…ly Waters, and its Bells,  
I●…s 〈◊〉, 〈◊〉, and S●…th ●…un Wells,  
I●…s Pu●…gatory, and its Prayers,  
For Dead, i●… Monks, and its Mass Sayers,  
Its Friars, Dependants, and Abetors,  
Encouragers and all Rome's crea●…res:  
I●…s Saints, Relics, Image Worship,  
Which to poor Souls brought skai●…h and hership▪  
Its Hiera●…chy & all its Trash●…y  
That stained men's conscience with its fashry.  
The works intention is the same  
Since in the very words and frame,  
I●…s renovat confirmed and Pressed,  
As the fi●…st clause of this new Te●…t:  
And surely the Confirmers pr●…ject  
Can come no better in our prospect,  
Then by perpending usual figns,  
To wit words sentences and lines,  
By which ●…hey do themselves express,  
And very plainly do pro●…esse,  
That all concerned must sig●…e and swear  
In the same sense the words do ●…ear.  
Which if we do, we plainly loss  
The help of your Aurellion gl●…sse.  
But Sir, it seems your explication,  
Doth intervert i●…s Ordination  
This symbol was form●…d that we  
From Roman Harlotry should fl●…e  
By it Church 〈◊〉 were instructed  
In Truth and Unity conducted,  
By it th●…y saw how to evite  
The Path●… of Babylonish feet:  
But Sir, your gloss ●…ends us to rake  
The dig'st that Popes and Devils make,  
The same to ●…earch and fall a finding,  
What part of this Symbol is binding.  
A brave refuge I must confess,  
For a poor conscience in distress  
Your arguing will lose it sale  
And turn as we●…sh as sal●…less kail,  
To any who thi●… Symbol reads  
And finds that there are several heads  
That doth oppose Catholici●…,  
And foster that which ye call Schi●…me.  
Good Sophee, I would have you minding,  
That by your Clergy these are binding▪  
Because they're opposite to Popery,  
To Antichristian Trash and Foppery:  
Yet their Validity you r●…ze  
Since they promote the Whigg●…sh caus●….  
That Christ is only Head and King  
Of his own Church, thwarts the Design,  
Of Popery; and for whigs do make  
Against the Explicating Act.  
Since i●… both Monarches, Kings and Popes,  
And Princ●…s from that Head●…hip Lopes,  
And since the Pope doth not presume,  
An ●…quall He●…dship to assume  
But will be 〈◊〉, that  
He be esteemed a Deligat;  
A man of Reason, must conclude  
This clause doth not only exclude  
A Head that is Coordinate,  
But that which is subordinate.  
So this Distingu's not well founded,  
The rest I think no better grounded.  
Pray Sir, who ever yet did plead,  
To be an Analogick Head?  
Neither could such a Headship agree  
With our present Supremacy.  
And what a monstruous Headship's that  
That floweth from the Magistrate▪  
Sir, if your Logicks here be good,  
The Church shall have a Mul●…itude  
Of heads: and yet one Body still,  
Let men say of it what they will:  
The Pope hath far the better Plea  
About this business than we,  
And justly flings that foul disgrace  
Of ●…emale Heads upon our Face.  
But here I need not to insist,  
Read at your leisure if you list,  
Gilespie, Catherwood and Voet;  
Who puts the matter out of doubt,  
Since it a Good Work is Reputed,  
To liberat the persecuted,  
And to defend Poor Sakeless Wights,  
Who may be Rob of their Rights;  
Als well by Kings their malversation,  
As by a Cromwel's Usurpation,  
Your L●…gick Sirs, not worth a spital  
▪ 'twixt Rogues that have and want a Title.  
Who knows the acting and condition  
Of these who framed this old 〈◊〉?  
How Knox with Leithingtown did rea●…on,  
And when he was accus●…d of ●…reason?  
How to the Queen he Answered,  
And what repor●… the counsel made:  
May without labour clearly find,  
That your dis●…inction is but wind.  
Which is co●…sidered will make good,  
What from that sentence we conclude,  
Which if restricted, I am loath  
To touch the Coronation Oa●…h,  
If the Session's Act be right;  
I think that Oath can have no weight.  
For all your confidence, good Master  
You most prepare a fitter plaster  
Than these distinctions, for I'm sure  
They will not wo●…k a kindly cure;  
I am no Lawer I ●…onfeis  
Yet by your leave ●…'le grossly guests,  
Thought new Laws may ●…he old correct,  
And lo deprive them of eff●…ct;  
It betters not your cau●…e a straw  
For by your Argument, no Law  
Can pai●… the ●…est, the smallest whit,  
Since there's none sub●…quent to i●…:  
About Religio, n and I hope  
You will not make a Law to loupe;  
And sned it sel●…, and hear my Brother;  
One place cannot explain another.  
It's made already fully clear  
The presen●… Test no gloss can bear;  
Good Sir your Logicks were far be●…ter,  
For Form substantial, and first matter,  
Chimaeras, A●…omes and void pla●…es,  
And for imaginary ●…paces  
For Occult Qualities and Unions,  
Instincts and Summulis●…s Opinions,  
(To tell your young Logicians,  
What F●…ther Aristotle means,  
B●… actus in potentia entis,  
Qua in potentia) ratio mentis  
●…roportionales alequatae  
Parts, & Spherae primo motae:  
With many moe such ●…rothie quibbles,  
Which Schoolmens, brains throw out like bubbl●…s  
For Universals and Relations,  
Then for connecting Implications  
A Chapelane's easier refut●…d  
Than such a matter prosecuted.  
The Sun had not singed Ph●…etons hair,  
Had he not walked beyond his sphere,  
Nar●…issus f●…nd with Echoes clatter  
And other Hussies fleicht and flatter,  
To see his face, ran to a pool  
And there lay gazoing like a fool;  
For at this time the Lads and Lasses,  
Had not the use of lo●…king Glasses  
While tu●…ning d●…zie down he fell,  
With heels o'er head into the well.  
Our country Dames must try the Leaching,  
And old King James must ●…all a Preaching.  
Baxter must be a Connecture,  
Of pugnant Tenants, I Conjecture  
In stead of Amity and Union  
He broacheth out a new Opinion,  
Who Soweth such Recon●…ilations  
Reaps liberally Innovations  
And are derided for their pains,  
And repute Men of floating brains,  
Dame Talmash when she turned her Grace,  
In Parliament, must have her place;  
Who knew the verity I Trow,  
The half of this will ●…erve her now;  
There ●…ome old hor●…e turnrd out of stable▪  
When young Dames are at Council ●…able;  
The Fate of somewere once Dandillies;  
Might teach the younger S●…ags and Fillies,  
Not for to Trample poor Cart▪ Horse  
Yet they still the worse and worse:  
Though when they're high they flisk and fike,  
Yet Dogs get of their bones to pick  
Men cannot walk within their Stations,  
But ●…imps and Whores must govern Nations  
Grotins must be a Divine,  
The Bramble must Protect the Pine,  
Salmasius must write in Law,  
There's many Apes of Aesop's Craw▪  
For all this there might be some seen,  
If Mortals would but strive with Men.  
But Kings and Poets, I'll say nought bot;  
It's not unknowen what Herod Got;  
Some hungry Tykes falls by the Ears,  
From others cheekblades collops Tears;  
About the Licking of the Looms,  
Before the beast to shambles comes,  
They louse their ●…usk's on either cheek side,  
By Tawing on each others thick hide,  
So strength and vigour they both lo●…e,  
Before the Neat's head get a toss;  
The one of them may lo●…e his Thraple;  
Before the Bull begin to grapple;  
So a third birckie oft comes to,  
And gets the whole with small ado,  
Our Bishops mu●…t be Potentats,  
And Logic men turns Advocats,  
Though ignorance sometimes may mar them,  
They whiles get places better for them,  
lawyers, Advocats and Clerks,  
Are not so subject to Remarks  
With Cour●…ly Ladies in their Coaches,  
Nor do incur such hard reproaches;  
Nor yet are so in p●…oples mouth;  
As these that should instruct the Youth;  
But these who are long in abuse  
And have drunk in some Childish use,  
Are very fair to keep that stain,  
Some Coward Coulie of this strain  
Come moved by some Schoolish Toy  
Ran Rampant on a Scholar Boy.  
Did tear and grasp him with his claws,  
For he had now laid by his Tawes  
And gave him many a Souse and slope,  
For some what did concern the Pope  
Canonised at Edinburgh Cross▪  
In 80 as I do suppose.  
Such Achillaean facts as their  
Will tu●…n a Master to a Sir;  
But lest much speaking do me skaith,  
I'll sit me down; and draw my breath,  
When this was said, another start up▪  
Who for a while had not got hear●… up  
But Melancholy, grief, and sturt,  
Had over whelmed and done him hurt,  
Men by his vi●…ge understood,  
That he was in a dumpish mood:  
Sometimes he on his breast did clap,  
Sometimes drew down his Satin cap:  
Put back his hair out by his ears,  
He was not far from shedding tears  
In the Oppacity of grief  
He cries what plots, O what Mischief!  
And still a Ki●…kman at the nuike o'●…!  
Though old Golboun should bear the buick o'●…,  
Then he began to muse and pause,  
Like Pullet dropped from a Glades claws;  
But having grief somewhat compessed,  
Thus to the rest himself addressed;  
Our Fathers, sirs, Civil and Ghastly;  
Doth traite us in a manner beastly,  
If they respected us, our station  
Our Flocks or their Edification  
The ●…est to us they would not tender,  
A●…d us mo●…e Odious still render  
It's known the bulk of all ●…he Nation,  
Are troubled at our ingr●…ssion,  

(a) At our subjection to the Prelate, and other Tra●…hrie might dolate.  Now we'll get nought but Rogue and knave▪  
If in this matter we behave  
As some have done; yea they'll e●…eem  
Us of all mankind the soul Fine  
I hope the●…e's none so void of sen●…es?  
To think w●…'re framed to flatter Princes?  
To foster pra●…ks, and hellish plots,  
And be admirers of fond ots  
〈◊〉 serve men's lus●… the Pope and Devil,  
Sure brethren, this proceeds of e●…ill.  
Tho it were amongst indifferent things,  
Since such offence it with it brings;  
We might refuse't with good defence,  
Since we're obleidgeed in conscience,  
Evill's appearance to evi●…e,  
Lest we cause weak ones lose their feet;  
What ever frolicks men may foment,  
Scandall's a matte●… of great moment:  
Read Duram and Calvin well,  
If from their reasons ●…e resile:  
I'll c●…unt you Sots, or that you Knavery  
Will lead us back to Roman slav●…ie.  
When he these Honest Men had cited,  
Some of the Clergy frown`d and fretted,  
Some smil`d, and some fell in a laughter,  
Some look`d like Butchers making slaughter,  
Or like a Wife that doth begin  
To pull wool from a stinking skin;  
Some fell a grunting like a Pig,  
And some cry`d out, a Whig, a Whig!  
But this commoved the Priest's choler;  
It did convert in ire his Dolour.  
His Visage chang`d, he Fumes and Rages,  
Like to a Suitzer wanting Wages;  
Then in the Vinegar of Wrath  
He briskly to his Bre●…hren saith,  
Now Gentlemen, I know your meaning,  
I know for what you are a Greening;  
It`s Antichrist his Pipes and Fiddles,  
And other Tools, wherewith he Widdles,  
Poor Cai●…iffs into dark delusions,  
Gross Ignorance and deep Confusions.  
He`ll be repute a Man that citys  
A Rabble of the Jesuits,  
And Airy School men, but if we  
Cite men Famous for Piety,  
Their Learning, and for doing Good  
Who in their ●…ime firmly withstood  
Both Error, Heresy and Schism;  
It will be termed Phanaticisme:  
I would with ●…cripture clear the matter;  
But to forebe●…r I think it better:  
It doth not set a sound Divine,  
To cast his Pearls before swine;  
I have too solid Ground to fear,  
You would it also mock and jeer:  
Tho at such pranks my hear●… doth blead,  
I'll no more spu●…t a Mare that`s dead.  
He set him down and said no more,  
Turn`d melancholious as before.  
When he had said another rose,  
A gay Divine as I suppose,  
Who loved neither Monk nor Friar,  
He bow`d first to the Cavalier;  
And then he did himself Curvat,  
To all the Brethren as they sat;  
Then with a voice both whole & clear,  
He thus broke Silence as you`ss hear:  
My Lord, and Brethren, I intent,  
〈◊〉 a few words to comprehend,  
What I`m to speak, give ear I pray,  
That I to an Amen, may say,  
●…rethren, it seems this Test alleges,  
That neither Covenanr obliges,  
●…hat they do not us tie or bind,  
●…o Duties that`s therein contain`d.  
●…ut I confess, I`m forc`d to grant,  
●…ud am confirm`d, the Covenant  
Call`d National, in it nought hath,  
●…ut what`s in this Symbol of Faith,  
〈◊〉 Statutes made for its behoof,  
Which I'll endeavour for to prove:  
No sobet Man as I expect,  
Can against any point object:  
If it be not Mutual Supply,  
In case that One or All should be  
Oppressed for Religion's sake:  
And none can this Objection make▪  
Since it`ss repute in this Confession,  
A good Work to Repress Oppression:  
And to defend the Innocent.  
And such ate they who feel restraint▪  
Are Harassen and suffer Lesion,  
Because of their entire Adhesion;  
To Pure Worship, Doctrine sound,  
And Discipline that hath a Ground  
On Scripture, all which we must grant,  
To them who framed the Covenant:  
Because they held the same with those,  
Who this Confession did compose:  
If any tattle the Old Tale,  
Which with the simple may prevail;  
To wit, we ought not to defend  
Out Faith with Swords, I condescend;  
And yet when I perpend the Matter,  
Our Cause is not a whit the better.  
For if you shall assault a Man,  
Because he neither will not can  
Quit his Religion, you compel  
That person, to defend himself;  
This without doubt the Law of Nature,  
Doth grant to every Humane Creature.  
This none in Reason can restrict,  
Because of persons that afflict.  
Or their Prerogative; for why  
It's very easy to reply,  
If we consider well the thing,  
And trace this Defence to its Spring,  
It's seated in the Creature's Right,  
Without considering the Wight  
That doth the Violence; and hence  
We Lawfully may use defence,  
'Gainst those that are in high Distractions▪  
Although their Violence and Actions,  
If they be taken properly,  
Cannot be called Injury;  
From this precisely flows the other,  
To wit, to help out sakeless Brother:  
In whose Defence we ought to carry,  
As in our own, and not to vary.  
This Right cannot be Alienat,  
And all rolled on the Magistrate.  
Since all the Learned without Debate,  
Says its a Principle innate:  
And doth accompany Man's Nature,  
Hoc ipso, that he's such a Creature:  
Which Point if pithily discussed,  
Will dash Hob`s' policy to dust;  
The Magistrate it a fit Mean  
And Instrument for to maintain  
This Right, by him the People may  
Exerce the same, in a safe way.  
But these things to the whigs I'll leave,  
There's somewhat more it's like may give  
Ground for Objection, I will see,  
If it hath Pith or Energy.  
It's like some thinks the foresaid tye,  
Doth Prelates casting out imply:  
We'll let it be so there's no skaith,  
So doth this Symbol of Faith.  
Yea Gentlemen it would be found  
A kittle put from the said Bond  
To disprove Prelates, if it were  
Not that it doth Reinferre,  
In terms this same Case and Condition,  
The Church had under this Confession,  
Before King James began to task us,  
When he saw Altars at Damascus:  
Lest any think there is no place  
In this Symbol, can clear the Case;  
Let such be pleased to make inspection,  
Or eighteenth Article or Section,  
Their Discipline as instituted,  
By Holy Scripture, is Reputed,  
One of the Church's Marks and Signs;  
Then read but forward two three lines,  
Where the then Members do profess,  
That the True Marks they do possess:  
Now Gentlemen, consider that  
Discipline duly Ministrat,  
Must be by all, and only those,  
On whom the Scriptute doth impose  
The same, and I trow Gentlemen,  
No Prelate, no Person, or Dean,  
Bruiked Function when this Symbol was  
Compiled, and brought to pass.  

(a) Neither did then our Church men with Court Sceptic Stilling Fleet.  If there be any more Objections,  
Show them, I shall give my Reflections  
On them; But if ye plainly see▪  
The foresaid Bond's Matter to be  
In this Confession comprehended,  
I think this Point is fully ended.  
You see then Brethren, where we land,  
If we this Test shall take in Hand.  
I hope here's none who will cut Capers,  
Like Torrys when South-Eastern Vapours,  
Moment's their Heads, who fall a roating,  
Sacred and Humane Things devoting;  
Trampling every thing that brings  
Not Birth from interrupted Kings!  
There's none I hope will strive to mix  
The Earth with Heavens, & World unfix;  
Saying such Bonds wanting Supply,  
Of Sovereign Authority,  
Are rendered Irrite, by rescinding,  
Which otherwise were sound and binding,  
Or want of the Superiors Will,  
Makes such Bonds, ipso jure, null:  
Though that to which we do us bind,  
Be Duty not to be Declined.   

Or things indiff●…rent, in no sort  
Can do ●…ur Neighbour Harm or Hurt▪  
If an●… Ki●…kman be so gross,  
He'll find that he in●…urts a Loss,  
The highest in●…amy and shame  
By reading Hea●…hens, ●…reats the Theme,  
●…vilians▪ a●…d Canonists;  
Yea th●… m●…st 〈◊〉 o●… Romanists:  
●…nto ●…ith Acheron's Trained Bands,  
Had ●…carce 〈◊〉 such a Wo●…k in Hand●…▪  
H●… no●… Spinosa, Hob's▪ and Parkers  
〈◊〉 ●…hese hellish Barkers,  
●…o give th●…m help to ●…rim such Wars,  
And mak●… them 〈◊〉 a●… Cou●…-Fairs▪  
〈◊〉 this Scoup-hol●… with a flee,  
O●… 〈◊〉 part of a Kildee.  
When speaking of this Covenant,  
Which w●…s confirmed by Pa●…liament▪  
●…om what is said it is apparent,  
That 〈◊〉 must be inherent  
I●…to ●…he ●…rch, since it's a Ma●…k▪  
How Men may ken an Honest Kirk▪  
Which gra●…ted, can Government be  
Affi●…●…o Regal Dig●…itie?  
I cannot see it, ●…nd think,  
When I look it, I not wink▪  
Breth●…en, there is some other Ground  
Of s●…uples, which I will profound▪  
Some G●…ntlemen, that's apt to startle,  
Some seem two Sentences to Tartle;  
Contained in this Ancient Creed▪  
To wit, a Preter Scriptural Deed▪  
Is evil and that Rome's Baptising,  
B●… their Mass, Priest. Crossing and Greasing.  
And Ordin●…tion is stark nought  
Since the Whore ●…o he●… height was brought,  
For me I do not think it fit▪  
On our Reformer's Face to spit;  
Without a very p●…essing Reason,  
And this is ●… most dangerous season,  
To drive out holes in our hedge dykes,  
When Babel's Foxes, and such Tykes,  
A●…e endeavo●…ring them to scale,  
Yea rather to ding down the Wall.  
Perpend but pray, what deeds we call,  
Omnino preter scriptural?  
It's not such Acting that a Man  
By solid Argumenting, can  
Prove that the Scripture d●…th permit,  
Though there be ●…o Command for it,  
Precise, Precedent, or Example;  
Of such Acts there are ●…umbers ample:  
As to make Pots of Earth and B●…es▪  
And Tombs of Lead, or Marble S●…ones,  
To drink Brandie, or Usqueba●….  
And Thatch with Heather, Broom▪ or Straw,  
To smoak Tobacco, and make Suins,  
And drink of Barley, Pease or Bean●…;  
And s●… with Guns in stead of Bows,  
And delve s●…eep Bra●…s with spades and howes.  
To wear Drogits and thousands such,  
That were not necessary to touch;  
But Acts that neither from command,  
Nor Precedent, can sit a stand,  
Neither by sound Argumentation  
From Scripture can have clea●… probation  
To be permitted; These I shall  
Call Acts thats Preter Scriptural,  
And such are baptising of Bells,  
Hallowing Altars, Kirk and ●…ells,  
Torturing of the Penitent,  
Refusing to eat Flesh in Lent:  
Imposing Nook'd-Caps and Cowed▪ Heads,  
The wearing Relics, Cross, or Beads,  
(To worship any of the three,  
Is horrible Idolatry)  
Convents of Nuns, Monks, and Friars,  
And Surplices, which Curates wears;  
For to impose grey Gowns, or Mantles,  
Or any such base Tritle Trantles.  
If what I say be understood,  
The first Assertion will be good,  
To these that are the Truth confessing,  
In heart or I loss skill in guessing;  
As for the second I'm content,  
Before the black Council of Trent:  
And ●…'re Reformers did presume,  
To warn poor Souls to flee from Rome,  
That W●…oorish Mother of Confusion,  
And Noxio●…s Nurse of Hell's delusion.  
ere Antichrist came to his height,  
Rome's Ordination might have weight;  
But after Princedoms, States, and Nations,  
Had comed good length in Reformations,  
After the Beast had stirred his Tail,  
And set against them Tooth and Nail,  
And roused the Empero●…r and Kings,  
And all under the Dragon's wings,  
To wedge a War against the Saints,  
And to tread down the tender plants;  
By which in formal Solemn manner,  
He spread out Antichrist his Banner.  
I must confess, I'm not so free,  
To plead for the Validity  
Of Roman Orders: It smells sour,  
That Antichrist in his full power,  
And formal War against the Just,  
Should yet retain this Power and Trust.  
Yea w●…ighty Reasons me inclines,  
To think some Eminent Divines,  
Makes their Assertions here▪ to Thwart,  
And one another's Cheeks to scart;  
In their asserting closely that he  
Who keeps each Point of Papacy,  
And so remains till Life be gone,  
Shall never have Salvation.  
And yet will not say to the f●…ll▪  
Their Baptisms and Missions null▪  
I hope w●… shall not loose Instruction,  
If I shall by a clear Induction  
About this Argue, and shall seat  
The Basis of the whole Debate.  
Upon the general Consents  
Of well Reformed Protestants;  
To wit, that in the Papacy  
As such complete, there cannot be  
Salvation and my Assenting,  
Will make Charity Relenting.  
But my juduction I ll Exhibit,  
Impugn it after cui libet.  
Where no soul safety can be found,  
No Faith can grow upon that Ground;  
Where Faith cannot be, I am sure,  
None hears the Truth that's Clean and Pure;  
And where an Hearing cannot be,  
There is no Real Ministry;  
Where this cannot be, there's no Mission,  
So no such Power in their Possession,  
Now having ended, I will come,  
A Primo, to the Ultimum.  
In Rome as such, there's no Salvation;  
And so no Power of Ordination;  
But pray you, take my Tale together.  
And rive not one Limb from another.  
Either subvert my Broad Foundation,  
Or suffer my Argumentation  
To stand, lest striving it to trouble,  
Ye Mire into a Hubble Bubble.  
But Brethren, what if one should say,  
Tho Rome's Missions in Genere,  
Have strength and be acknowledged rate,  
Yet they might be invalidate,  
Within a Church's Jurisdiction,  
The Church having made a Resection,  
In general, of any Power  
Conferred by that Pestsome Whore:  
On any Man within their Border,  
Sure all that loveth Peace and Order,  
Will grant the Church hath power to Tax  
Church Officers, for foulsome Facts;  
For their unfitness want of Care,  
Or going to a Romag Fair,  
To buy a Mession and Reeal,  
Their Ordination, if it shall  
Be found Convenient, pray you, why  
Should Men unto the Church deny?  
In bulk for to make null Men's Missions?  
On weighty Causes, and Conditions?  
But here Objections and Replies,  
And Intricacies might arise:  
I'll close, and will not search into  
Church Power, and what a Church can do;  
When well informed in their Directions,  
And Acts against future Defections,  
What they may clear evacuate,  
And what they might Exterminate  
From them, and their Posterity,  
Then having made a Courtesy,  
With all due Rites, in such a Case,  
He set him down, and held his Peace.  
Then rose a Priest both brisk and bold,  
He was both sturdy, tied and Tall,  
He roul'd his Visage round about  
As he had risen necks to clout:  
He was so blosie some did think  
That he had got his Morning drink.  
He threw a gruntle, hands did fold,  
Sometimes on his Kanes head took hold.  
His clowdly brows, and frizzled hair,  
Did tell he was thuart cross grained ware  
He looked just like such as we,  
Say is for the cheek of a Plea,  
Or like a fellow, to be brief,  
Into whose hands there's a mischief;  
He was not for the French Nig nays,  
But briskly to his Brethren says,  
Good Gentlemen we may not doubt,  
Wherefore the Duke of York's left out,  
And is exempted from the Test,  
Wherewith he doth turmoil the rest;  
In public Trust, in Church and State,  
Menacing some at a great rate,  
This is a very shrewd beginning,  
I think I know what was the meaning,  
He thinks not fit to flinch and flatter,  
But to prove gallant in the matter.  
And when he his designs commences,  
Rears up Rome's Kennels, yairds & fences.  
We shall not have the tale to cant,  
Take up your King and Covenant▪  
A man of Spirit might Burn for Shame,  
That Scotland thus should lose its Fame.  
But Gentlemen, when I do Read  
This our Reformers Ancient Creed,  
I do perceive in several parts,  
It very Pithily Asserts.  
Professed Catholics to be  
Guilty of Gross Idolatry,  
And Blasphemies, why are not all  
Such gross Delinquents great and small  
Called to Account, and when convicted  
Made beat the pains should be Inflicted  
On such Trassgressors, I confess  
Men that are Men could do no less.  
But we are troubled with a Pack  
Who truth and justice do Ransack.  
Devour their brethren that are tender,  
Kill some, makes others lurk and wander  
In Dens and Deserts with pale Faces,  
Feu Sympathising with their Cases:  
And so make us that are Conformed,  
Stink in the nose of all Reformed;  
And here are several sitting, that  
Have their part largely in the Pot.  
A pack of Rogues I'm a swidder  
To dash some heads against each other  
Tho some's Exempted from the Test,  
They're not Exempted from the Rest,  
Of penal statutes (who ere saw  
A Subject placed above the Law)  
Which rightly weigh●…d and put in use,  
Might yet cause some to shoot the buise.  
Should we receive the Noxious Humours,  
That raised Gangrenes, Pox▪ and Tumours:  
And at the length by strong Pu●…gation,  
Evacuat by the English Nation.  
A ●…out upon us a Disgrace,  
Let's fling their Dirt back on their Face:  
I had said— had not my senses  
Been clogg`d with Pestsome Effluences,  
Of their Chymerick Naughty Talkers,  
They smell like work-houses of Wakers▪  
Of Test and of the Test Defenders,  
It`ss wonder Brethren no Man renders▪  
But I presume, I keen the Case,  
This ha●… been made a haly Pla●…e.  
By the hot Water of Saint Gile●…,  
Or some Old Saints bruik`d their Fields.  
I●… was no wonder some enquired,  
(A flenting Fellow who desir`d  
To rouse the Te●…) whither it was  
Unto the Heau`nss the hig●… plain pass?  
He answered, it`s the high street,  
They swore that he was indi●…creet,  
For to exclude His majesty,  
Together with His Family;  
Although the Cavali●…r sat dume,  
It`s very like, by other some,  
Fuisset dictum ei quere●…ti,  
Non fit injuria volen●…i▪  
●…us ●…omake wambles, I must close,  
And with my Fist must ●…op my Nose.   

Another rose, made his Congees,  
And said, my Bre●…hren, if you please,  
Hear out my Tale, it`s be ●…ut shot,  
And half in carnest, ha●…f in sport.  
●…ome States a●…e plagu`d with Snakes and Frog●…,  
And other Kingdoms with Mad Dogs.  
Which cause a Hydrophobia,  
And others with Tarantulia,  
Som●… with Lions, some with Bears,  
And W●…lves, which Flock and Cattle tears,  
Som●… with Monkeys and Baboons,  
Thought Rareties within our Towns.  
Som●… with the Cruel Croeodile,  
Who catch Men in their linked Tail.  
Some with Grasshoppers and with Flees,  
And some with Worms that hurt Fruit Trees:  
Some with Locusts, some with Adders,  
Some with filthy Toads and Spidders.  
Some are abus`d with stinking Bro●…ks,  
The Weasel, Fumart, and the Fox.  
Some are hurt with ●…ocks of Crows,  
Devouring Corn and their Lint Bows.  
Some with Earns▪ some with Eagles,  
Which the Young Sheep and Goa●…s sore mangles▪  
Some with Pant●…ers, some with Tigers,  
Some with Monsters of strange Figures.  
Some with Water Rats and Mice,  
And others with the C●…cratrice,  
Which as some says, smi●…es with its looks▪  
But Scotland●… plague`s a plague of Dukes:  
But they`re such Dukes as soon do tire,  
To plash ●…ogether in one Myre,  
And so the One the Other out pakes,  
Which makes Men think they`re all but Drak  
Yet this makes many Men admire,  
For pa●…eing time and all the year.  
Is one to them they never lein,  
〈◊〉 and Hay time they`re as keen,  
In their D●…bating as it were,  
After the last of Ja●…uare.  
I know nought like them but the Frogs,  
Who do haunt Marshes and Bogs.  
It`s said by some the Younger Rides  
Above the Older`s' slimi●… sides  
Till they loss breath, or else their Number  
Would do the Country meikle cumber.  
I'll say no more, but prays for Peace,  
I'll quite m●…●…kill if some do Grace.  
But now upstart the Cavalier,  
He could no longer speech forebear;  
Their knaggie ●…alking did up barm him,  
Their sharp R●…flections did much warm him,  
His Blood having a high F●…rment,  
By hot Spirituous 〈◊〉:  
Of which he made no small Voration,  
Nor seldom to inebr●…ation!  
Fo●… Venus fails and will decay,  
Sine Ba●…ho & C●…rere.  
●…e bended up his B●…zzards Nose,  
●…hich was far Redder than a Rose.  
●…e did unfold no little Pride,  
●…e set his Left Hand on his side:  
●…ike 〈◊〉 Soldiers when they stand  
〈◊〉 Ordered Arms, waiting Command;  
●…nd then he brought his Right Leg foremos●…,  
●…s he had been to make a sore Thrust,  
●…linting and squinting with his Eyes,  
●…ike those who uses falsifies:  
●…hich sort of Motions he did make,  
〈◊〉 furry all the time he spoke,  
●…ith many a lofty boult and bend,  
〈◊〉 says my Friends and Gentlemen,  
●…t several Meetings I have been,  
●…nd heard you ●…urmur and complain  
●…f Narrow Stipends, Manse and Gleib●…,  
●…nd Patrons taking Bods and Bribes,  
●…nd making you by secret Pactions,  
〈◊〉 of sacrilegious Actions,  
●…fore they suffer you to enter;  
●…here`s the Fanatic and Dissenter;  
●…here`s now your fear of new Whig Plots,  
●…hich other times came up your Throats:  
●…all the Talk were collected,  
●…hich from your Thraples ●…e ejected,  
〈◊〉 former Meetings, I have Ground,  
●…o say not so much should be found,  
〈◊〉 Tende●… Consciences and Truth,  
〈◊〉 this time hath flown from your Mouth.  
Good fellows pray what may we judge,  
Of so surpri●…ng a Deludge  
O●… Conscience. I take it to be  
The Birth of some Conspiracy:  
What do you mean, some Innovation,  
Or some new Clergies Convocation:  
Do you intent to bell the Pus,  
With King, Duke, Parliament, and Us▪  
I will not stay to Clash and Quibbl●…  
About your Nignayes, I'll not nibble:  
I'll with a ba●…e word you Redargue,  
Tho till your wind Pipes burst you argue.  
Though ye should cry and shout about me,  
Till all the Guts within should ou●… flee.  
Pray your All●…dgance but consider,  
And gather all your Wits together,  
Consider who`s the Church's Head,  
And at your Leisure, pray you read  
Your Oath, and Explicating Act,  
And all you say`s not worth a plack:  
If you the Matter rightly weigh,  
You`ll find it is the King's to see,  
What is Con●…enient and Right  
In Church Af●…airs; The oversight,  
And sole Power of Determination  
Is his, and all`ss by Derivation  
That we can claim; know what you`re doin●…  
Le●… there may be untimeous rueing.  
Be sober for we will you danton,  
〈◊〉 at the pre●…ent hot and wanton:  
A●… empty pantry, and ●…oom Pots,  
Will make you look like half drowned Roats▪  
●…ook on good Fellows and advise it,  
Warr`s sweet to them who never ●…ryes i●….  
He said no more but set him down,  
Then some began to hark and rown:  
●…omes heart began to ●…aint and fail,  
●…o think that Cabbage, Beef, and Ale,  
Mutton, and Capon should be wanting,  
●…uch thoughts made some ●…o ●…all a gaunting▪  
Some to what hand to turn was deeming,  
And some did look, like those that`ss dreaming.  
●…ome 〈◊〉 concluding we must do it▪  
There`s no help; we will be put to it.  
●…ome their hair from their beards plucked▪  
And some did claw where nothing yooked.  
●…ome said a secree●… Pater Noster,  
And some were in a Laughing Poster,  
●…ome begun to Jock and Gibe,  
●…thers were cursi●…g the whole Tribe  
●…f these, who made such ●…ellish act▪  
To put Men`s Conscience on racks,  
Others prepared to appear,  
●…nd Rancounter the Cavalier.  
●…ow by the way I must beg leive,  
〈◊〉 brief Character for to give,  
●…f this brave Fellow spoke so home,  
●…nd to the Point so clos●… did come▪  
Which in few Words I think I can,  
He was a Courtly ●…lergie Man:  
Which taken in it`s' Latitude,  
Doth all that I can say include.  
It`s' true I dare not be precise,  
To say, he all the Properties  
Has of a Courtier; that't a Taill  
Too long for Jo●…n of Laud●…rdail:  
Which if he had, it`s like he might,  
Play to the Tikes some Foxes slight,  
By taking it betwixt his feet,  
And with hot water making`t wet▪  
And when the Tikes were near to hold'im,  
Might with a whisk almost blindfold`um:  
Although the Cavalier doth want  
Som●… Properties, yet I must grant,  
Considering this present ●…ime,  
He hath some that are Tied and Prime:  
For Champion Conscience none will bate him,  
For Flattery t●…ere`s few will mate him  
Of Power Supe●…iour, and forsooth,  
He hath a Tongue that`s gay and smooth:  
He ha●…h some art to tincture Vice,  
And to sell Hemlock seed for Spice.  
To ●…et Court Saddles on skeigh Nage's;  
And help to back unruly Stages.  
To strowe Beans on his Neighbour's stairs,  
And trouble other Men`s Affairs.  
And to set Prospects to some Eyes,  
Who cannot well discern a prize▪  
Tho he can swear from side to side,  
And lie, I think he cannot hide.  
He has been several times affronted  
By sly Backspearers, and accounted  
An empty Rogue; They are not fit  
●…or Stealth, that want a good Up▪ put▪  
But now a Priest rose to withstand him,  
Who well knew where his own shoe band him,  
And said, your Lordship I commend,  
You take your Tale by the Right End.  
I must confess, the Matter's here,  
Here is the thing that nicks us near.  
I know there may be something said,  
That when this Alleadgeance was made,  
We thought the King would not assert  
To him more Power than was his par●….  
And that he all our Grants would bring  
Square to the Nature of the thing.  
Our Loyalty was so profuse,  
Nothing he ask`d we did refuse.  
Crediting Truth and every thing  
To the Benigneness of a King,  
Looking he would not spoil us straight,  
Of that to which we had a Right.  
By Apostolic Institution,  
Who would have thought on such Confusion,  
Of Air and Water, Heau`nss and Earth,  
Bringing the World to it`ss first Birth.  
The Ancient Chaos wanting figure,  
Who could expect so strange a Rigour.  
Yea several Acts of Parliament,  
Might have occasion●…d our Consent,  
Framed in favours as you`ll see,  
Of Churches Right and Liberty:  
But truly when I d●… perpend  
The Matter to the nether end,  
I must confess, this fair like sconce,  
Gives little Shelter, Help, or Sconce:  
Tho I were hasting to the Mooles,  
I'll say some knaves were, some were fools,  
And some were both thus, let it stand,  
That ●…cots▪ men`s wise behind the hand.  
But when you argue to the ou●…most,  
In Truth your Arguments are but dust;  
Though Terms to which we have consented  
Makes us sit dumb, and I repent it:  
Your Argumentings all do hang  
On Hobbs, and Others of that gang;  
So you rub also much of the Blutter  
Of the Augeian stall and gutter,  
On your own Cheeks as you do sting,  
On these who will not you Note sing.  
And more Sir, they`re accounted Babies,  
By solid Men, and Learned Rabbis,  
Whose Sentiments are all supported  
By Reasons, may be well r●…torted.  
For g●…ant Pow●…r absolute to Princes,  
Pray from what ground shall your Defences  
Flow nea●…ly out, and solid be,  
Against the Pope`s' Sup●…emacie.  
Let us go to the King, for sight  
Of what`ss conform to Truth and Right.  
What Actings fair are, what are foul,  
The King`ss to us the higher Rule  
Than Sacred Write. Whither ye lean you,  
The Pope with your own Arms will ●…tain you.  
If you say there are Contradictions  
In several Popes, their Noddle Fictions,  
Against ushe cuts that same Caper,  
Founded on word of mouth and paper.  
They`re fals●…oods now that once were Truth,  
By Father CHARLES`s dying mouth:  
But I think some will grant each such thing,  
When once it comes to go or touching;  
But Clergy Men may knock at Hell`s' gate,  
And yet return, this is fell fa●…e.  
For me I do not love such ch●…ps▪  
Or in a Pulpit to kiss knops.  
Be pleased, Sir on it to think,  
Ye ●…hall not all of us hoodwink:  
I'll say no more lest I should make  
Things rather worse, and lose my talk.  
Upstart another with a smile,  
And said, my Lord▪ shall all your while  
Be spent in idle clitter clatter,  
And waving fingers in the water.  
This work at present will not wo●…k,  
As long's these Lowns gets leave to lurk▪  
In their fat Man●…es nought prevails,  
They stair on you, and tell old Tales.  
To say`t my Lord, ●… will not spare  
The fault is in the Country Air,  
That so constringeth our wind pipes,  
Our W●…asands, Stomaches, and small Tripes,  
That we can scarce get aught ou`r put,  
That`s any greater nor a Nut.  
Yea there are some Men that do feel,  
Great stress in swallowing a Pill.  
Yea some will spew and bock and spit  
At moats like to a Midge`s' foot.  
We scunner at most part of meat,  
Which we`re not used for to e●…t.  
Hence few of us can eat Swine`s flesh,  
Let it be ree●…ed salt or fresh.  
Their Gentlemen have Weasands narrow,  
That makes them tartle flinch and tarrow:  
A Medicine I will prescrive,  
And paun my Thraple it shall thrive.  
Send them a while to other Nations,  
Whence their Veins may have Dilatations:  
When they return, they`ll you request  
To have the favour of the Test,  
They are not few Experiments,  
To prove the Point, but one presents  
Itself at present, which I●…ll relate,  
And put the matter beyond debate.  
A Man of narrow Conscience,  
A while ago went o'er to France,  
It`s well known what was the Occasion,  
He could not take the Declaration.  
When he returned he got it ou`r  
Without a Host, a Bock, or Glour.  
And when this Test came first a thort,  
Any that saw this strange Deport,  
Perceived his Maw to Hink and Jar,  
He went Abroad, but not so far.  

[a] If this last part want verity, I'm wrong informed, pardon me.  As soon as London Air he got,  
It slipped like Oysters ou`r his Throat;  
He said no more b●…t down did get,  
And Keckled at his own Conceit.  
With this rose up a good old Cannie▪  
A pluffie cheek`d red Bearded Mannie.  
Who all this time had taken ease,  
And fostered Laurocks, Doves, and Bees,  
To keep him Company at home,  
For seldom he abroad did come.  
He st●…oakes his Beard, and rubs his Chin,  
And claws his Lugs, than did begin;  
It is a good old ●…onsie saying,  
That little Wit makes meikle straying;  
If we had made our Judgements lurk,  
Till once we`d seen how things would work,  
We should ●…ave met with little more  
Of foul Reproaches than before;  
But we fo●…sooth must fyke and fling,  
And make our Pulpits sound and ring  
With bulky words, against the Test,  
And now we see the day I guest.  
I●… was gre●…t has●…e, but where your Sp●…ed,  
Your buying Wi●…, that`s dear indeed.  
We might have missed a beastly blunner,  
Had we not spewed out our skunner,  
Against this Test, in every where,  
As Antichristian hellish wa●…e.  
If now our fame be 〈◊〉,  
We worse than Devils will be repute.  
I count their wits not worth a Hare●…s dung,  
That have not learned to keep a fair tongue.  
I must confess, the Contradict  
Gave my old frozen heart a nict,  
That did its motion so extend,  
That its pyramid neither end  
First banged my breast, and then my back,  
I'm sure it bade not such a rack,  
These twice ten Years, if it was not,  
When I thought whigs should cut our Throa●…  
Although they did not u●…e such deeds,  
You know the guilty still mi●…dreads.  
But e'er ye cast me out from yonder,  
Fat Man●…e and Gleib, I'll further ponde●…  
The ●…est. When Men can get no Right,  
They're forced to use some bits of ●…light:  
Let's chew it over like a fig,  
And in their pocket break an egg:  
Like to Turn▪ coats who in short,  
Can swallow all that comes a thort:  
But this he uttered, not for fear,  
But laughed it in his Gossip's Ear▪  
Who being one of that same gang,  
Says better goss than steal and hang.  
I●… we with Manse and Gleib be twined,  
I swear I know no Trade behind.  
A stipend is not on each bank,  
It's good to keep in hand an thank.  
Up rose a Priest to tell his Tale,  
Whom some thought dizzi●… with strong Ale.  
Some thought he had his brains oppressed,  
By striving to connect the Test.  
Some thought that he was at a loss,  
By too much striving it to cross.  
Some thought he looked like those that spent  
Betwixt a Conscience and Church Rent.  
Some did allege it was the Moon,  
That did his Vitals ●…o mistune.  
Some who perceived his puls●… to quive,  
Alleged that he was in a Fever.  
The Torrie ●…lergie Men professed,  
It was the Nature of the Beast.  
Whatever it was, it doth appear,  
His Intellectuals were not clear.  
He moved his shoulders, he●…d did ●…ling,  
F●…om Van to Rear, from wing to wing.  
Some were alleging, that had good skill,  
He could not speak i●… he had stood still.  
Like some School Boy, thei●… Lessons saying,  
Who rocks like Fiddlers a playing.  
Like Gilbert Burnet when he Preaches,  
Or like ●…ome Lawyers making Sp●…eches;  
He making Hands; and Gown, and sleives wavel,  
Half singing ven●…s this Reavel Ravel.  
I have been hearing ma●…y things,  
Of Kings, of Clerkie, and Designs;  
My memory is very scant,  
Some Words I have, some words I want.)  
Of Pope's Supremacy and whigs,  
Of cutti●…g Capers and Intrigues,  
(Sirs, my Reflecting is but bad,  
I'm sure I'll pair, it's like I'll add)  
Of Covenants, and Ancient Creeds,  
Monks, and of Preter Scriptural Deeds,  
Of Test, and those that do it ●…oster,  
And of a secret Pater Noster▪  
The Test was formed, in my Opinion,  
To make Division, and yet Union;  
To make a clear Distinction,  
Of these have Truth, and these have none:  
It's like the strange Connex did come,  
Not without Ignorance in some;  
Though sight and policy did fail,  
Yet force is like to drive the Nail.  
Prejudicated and greedy Judges,  
Make Men seek desperate Refuges.  
(Sometime the Hare hath Ground to flee,  
Le●…t h●…r Lugs, Horns should counted be.)  
Or Jaws must be of full Extent,  
For the je●… black Council of Trent▪  
Who speaks of Helps and Explications,  
Rears up but slimy Machinations.  
I●… Memory do not miscarry,  
Before the first of January;  
We must sub●…crive, and March comes in  
Before the Parliament begin;  
Hence I infer, though I'm no Plotter,  
No Help nor Gloss can weigh a snotter.  
I trow we would be in a straight,  
To know what Heads should be delate.  
Tho we should now the thing consider,  
And close the Point without a ●…widder:  
Some slay Objector might arise,  
And make us take a new Advise.  
Some's for the Top, some's for the Tail▪  
And others would reform the Hail,  
Some are for bits of't here and there,  
And some cries o'er with't have and hair.  
Some's for it as it doth consist,  
And so's fo●… any end they list:  
But keep in this, and put out that,  
And so we swear we wot not what:  
But will you stowe me fraes the Rump,  
Defer the taking of the Lump,  
Until the Parliament explain it▪  
And then it's like I will be sai●… of't.  
Tho our great Court when it dòth gather,  
Should cut away the foul taire Leather,  
That doth impede Inte●…pretation,  
Men and confirm this Explication,  
(For as it stands it hath no Mence,  
It being contraire common Sense.)  
Yet let the present swearing Tru●…tees,  
Know they give Conscience Cowper Justice.  
And by subscribing it in gross  
Renounces every solid gloss:  
And this I offer to mantain  
Against all the Clerks in Aberdeen.  
Who with such trash would be content,  
Makes King and Counsel Parliament;  
And if my Judgement be not scant,  
Some Lybel will be relevant,  
And all the Process firm and fast,  
To give the Counsel Jedburgh east▪  
It's no discre●…tive Explication,  
That's ●…ram'd to warrant a whole Nation.  
Who ever gets this Test down swallowed,  
May let the Levia●…an ●…ollow't.  
Tyrants the Alc●…ran may improve,  
Far better for their own behoof.  
Than Popery look on Cham or Turk,  
Yet France makes Popery strangely work.  
But I would have you understand,  
Each Tyrant is not Lewis le Grand.  
I do not doubt a person dreads,  
When the mantainer of old feads,  
Have vote and do sit on their size,  
All whom the Lawyers do advise,  
Gets not off Sca●… free, but are fain  
To take some other shift or train.  
Some Highland Ralph's, and Muirland Jannets,  
Says there are showers falls out in Planets,  
Some showers with dew the mountains fills,  
And causes Roses grow on Hills.  
And Strawberries on Banks of Sands,  
Some may make Argillaceous Lands.  
Bring forth good store of hearty grain,  
And make the Country laugh again.  
Such things have been, and may be yet,  
Fools and proud men had need of wit▪  
And Curates had need to preach well,  
For there are very few tha●… feel  
Instruction and Edification,  
By our Lives and Conversation.  
Let's swear impossibilies,  
And then our Truths will be thought Lies▪  
The cursed Jeroboams Priests  
Performed their Worship be●…ore beasts:  
But we sums Priest must with our mouth  
Evert the very ground of Truth.  
Pack Holy Write and Sacred Critics  
●…um Theologico Politics.  
And Cook had need of cleanly fingers,  
And Dukes of Iu●…ie strong purse hingers,  
And dull brained head pieces that swears  
They'll not import prohibit wares.  
Had need of other Trades to s●…ick to,  
Theirs are possessed pro de relicto.  
Though some be old and dull of learning,  
They may attain the trade of swearing;  
So much in fashion at this season,  
●…sham plo●… and putative Treason.  
And whigs had need to learn to think,  
They sleep not all that seem to wink.  
It's folly with Kail Wives to flyte,  
Some Dogs ba●…k best after they b●…te.  
Some sna●…ch the Heels and Tail about,  
And so get all their Harns dung out  
A well trained Roister fast will close,  
His Jaws upon a mad Bull's Nose.  
Some Cowlies murders more with words,  
Than Trowpers do with Guns and Swords.  
The sore brunt Client makes Complaint,  
Of those Pick pockets with consent,  
Calling●…um more▪ exhausting Thiefs,  
Th●…n Highway men that steals and reaves.  
Lawyers, Advocats, and Clerks,  
May give their Thoughts, and their Remarks,  
On Laws, who ever to this hour  
Gave them a Legislative Power.  
Enough of this, therefore I'll had,  
Lest all the Polland Dogs go mad,  
B●…fore their wont time of Year,  
When such poor Cowish S●…ust they hear.  
Juries should know how Matters stands,  
Lest they with Pilate wash their hands.  
Pomantick fellows should not be  
Advanced to too much Dignity.  
Some places Celia in a shrine,  
And she for that makes them be seen  
With brows adorned wit●… long dilemmas,  
Which some repute no pleasant gemmas.  
It's like some think another thing,  
If they be gif●…ed by a King.  
●…y horned Logicks I conclud●…  
And very Pithily make good  
That tho●…e who for the Test give votes  
Are very Ignorants and So●…s.  
Either they this confession knew  
Or not. And if the first be true  
They're men of round spu●… noddle fictio●…  
Who understood not contradictions:  
But if the second must hold foot  
I will aff●… they're ●…kant of wit  
Who in a Supreme Court like that  
Will ●…umph and vote they wot not 〈◊〉  
These Horns pricks pi●…hily the side●…  
Of Ghostly Fathers our Church guides  
Bu●… like these Sain●…s are in a 〈◊〉  
Unto the mother of 〈◊〉▪  
Without demur●…ing I will say it  
They are for order peace and quie●…;  
Who 〈◊〉 would be content  
With a 〈◊〉 Form in Parliament,  
The matters clear, no more deb●…e  
A vote 〈◊〉 all, a speech in S●…ate.  
There are some persons I su●…one,  
Would swim with all but sink with none.  
Who dares to trust such snakeing slave●…,  
Are greater fools the●… they are knaves▪  
Some may be courted for a while  
Whom yet the Gallows may beguile▪  
Corrupters have ground to suspect  
Corrupted persons and their neck  
Is very fair to bide a stress  
When they have done their business.  
They'll bury us when we are dead,  
Without a stipend at our head.  
My talking wants top, main and tail,  
And my Concep ives seem to fail.  
These have scarce Time and little Reason,  
Would see they do not p●…atle Treason▪  
He set him down, the Sophee rose  
With face so fiery, that his Nose  
Might have endangered Corn stacks▪  
And fired Powder, Lint or Flax.  
And cries, Good Fellows ye may ken, that  
Quos Jupiter perdit dementat.  
He set him down. And so I end,  
Whom I have wronged let others men●…▪  
If any ask for the Conclusion,  
Let them conclude it was Confusion.   

Although there wants not Inquisition,  
If other Kirkmen did petition;  
Whether they be exempt by paction▪  
By secret emption or transaction▪  
Or if there's powder at its root,  
I choose at present to be mute.  
If Circumstances call to clear it▪  
Its like hereafter you may hear it▪    

Follows the Tenor of the Oath of the TEST To be taken by all Persons in Public TRUST.  
I A. B. Solemnly Swear in Presence of the Eternal GOD, Whom I invocat as Judge and Witness of my sincere Intention of this my Oath; That I own, and sincerely profefs the true Protestant Religion, contained in the Confession of Faith, recorded in the first Parliament of King James the sixth; And that I believe the same to be founded on, and agreeable to the Written Word of GOD. And I promise & swear that I shall adhere thereto, during all the days of my Life-time, and shall endeavour to Educat my Children therein, And shall never consent to any Change or Alteration contrar thereto: And that I disown, and renounce all such Principles▪ Doctrines▪ or Practices, whether Popish or Fanatical, which are cont●… unto, and inconsistent with the said Protestant Religion, and Confession of Faith. And for Testification of my Obedience to my most Gracious Sovereign CHARLES' the Second, I do affirm, and Swear, by this solemn Oath, That the King's Majesty is the Only Supreme Governor of this Realm, over all Persons, and in all Causes, as well Ecclesiastical as Civil; And that no Foreign Prince, Person, Pope, Prelate, State, or Potentat, hath or aught to have any Jurisdiction, Power, Superiority, Pre▪ heminencie or Authority, Ecclesiastical or Civil within this Realm. And therefore I do utterly renounce, and foresake all Foreign Jurisdictions, Powers, Superiorities and Authoiries. And do promise, tha●… from henceforth, I shall bear Faith and True Allegiance to the King's Majesty, His Heirs, and lawful Successors, And to my power shall Assist and Defend, all Rights Jurisdictions, Prerogatives, Privileges Prehemin●…ncies, and Authorities belonging to the King's Majesty, His Heirs, and Lawful Successous. And I farther affirm and swear by this my solemn Oath, That I judge it unlawful for Subjects upon pretence of Reformation, or any other pretence whatsoever, To enter into Covenants or Leagues, or to Convocat, Conveen, or Assemble in any Councils, Conventions, or Assemblies, to Treat, Consult, or D●…termine in any matter of State, Civil or Ecclesiastic, without His Majesty's special Command, or express Licence had thereto, or to take up Arms against the King, or those commissionated by Him: And that I shall never so rise in Arms, or enter into such Covenants, or Assemblies: And that there lies no obligation on me from the National Covenant, or the Solemn League and Covenant (so commonly called) (or any other manner of way whatsoever, to endeavour any change or alteration in the Government, either in Church or State, as it is now established by the Laws of this Kingdom. And I promise and swear, that I shall with my utmost power, defend, assist, and maintain His Majesty's Jurisdiction foresaid against all deadly: and I shall never decline His majesty's Power and Jurisdiction, As I shall Answer to GOD. And finally, I affirm, and swear, that this my solemn Oath, is given in the plain genuine Sense and meaning of the words, without any equivocation, mental reservation, or any manner of evasion whatsoever: And that I shall not accept, or use any dispensation from any Creature whatsoever. So help me GOD.   

VERSES made upon the Death of that famous Gospel Minister, Mr. ROBERT M KW AIRD. Who died in Holland, after 18 years' Banishment from Scotland, his Native Country.  

WAS it for nought that blustering sparkling Rays  
Of strange stupendious Comets, did the eyes  
Of Earth's Inhabitants, so long detain,  
In days but lately passed? who can refrain,  
(Considering our stroke so great, so sad  
Heightn`d with Circumstances dark and bad,)  
From saying, sure these Portants did presage,  
Some future Tragedy, to this poor Age,  
Which new`s begun, so shrewdly for to think,  
On what may follow, may make Spirits shrink,  
In drou●…e grief, and sorrow since he`s gone,  
Who with a Spirit, Seraphic, his alone  
Resisted Truth's Opposers, who did stand,  
Throwing their Darts at him at every hand;  
Yet not alone, for the great Sovereign,  
The King of Kings, whose Glorious splendent Train,  
Did fill the Temple, was his strength and stay,  
In whom he Lived; in whom he clos`d his day,  
With whom he now Triumphs, with whom he sings,  
The Lambs and Moses song, he drinks the Springs  
Of Joy and Consolation in a kind,  
Not heard nor seen, nor entered in the mind  
Of Mortals to conceive, while now above,  
In full Fruition, of that Matchless Love:  
Tho he Triumphs, yet we may mourn and Weep,  
Since in such Cloudy days is fallen a sleep,  
So great a Seer, such a shining light,  
Whereby our day is almost turn`d to night;  
For Truth a Champion both by Tongue and Pen,  
Regardless of the wrath and rage of Men.  
What Pen can write, or what Tongue can express,  
His Choicest parts, his worth, his usefulness?  
Some praise the Liberal Soul, ●…aud some do prise  
The mind that's steadfast, others magnisies  
The Tongue that`s eloquent, others admire,  
A breast not subject to, nor touched with fear,  
Some praise the learn`d; some think the prudent be,  
Above the Common fate and destiny,  
Of other mortals, some takes the devote,  
For persons Blessed in their hardest Lot,  
For Poesy some have a Veneration,  
With some the Sedulous in their Vocation,  
Are in esteem, how to be praised is he,  
In whom these Virtues in a high degree  
Did burn and Blaze? Let all who do esteem  
These Choicest Virtues, of a Heavenly strain,  
Come join and mourn with me, O let them come,  
And help me to express, or sitting dumb,  
In Melancholious muteness, and in Tears.  
Regrait our present loss, and ground offears;  
He did Survive the rest of these great lights,  
Discharged their native Lands by cursed Wights,  
Which makes our stroke, more misty, sad and dim,  
For while he liu`d, they seem`d to live in him,  
As if the rest, who did before ascend,  
In loves thrice burning Chariot to attend,  
Their high and lofty One, their Mantles dropped,  
And he the same receiu`d, where with he stopped  
Defections current, he himself on dry,  
And solid ground went to Eternity.  
Yet e`re he went prepared to leave behind,  
Such Fragrant Writings from his candid mind,  
Such strengths and Bulwarks for the Truth that he,  
Thereby remains to teach posterity,  
His famous works, serves to transmit his Fame,  
From Age to Age, and Eternize his Name,   

Some few Lines composed by him for Divertisement, from Melancholic Thoughts, when travelling abroad.  
To the Tune of, Fancy free.  

O'er Hills, o'er Mountains, sc●…ogie woods  
O'er Heaths o`re Deserts dry,  
O●…re dusky Marshes and Floods, where Triton's Company  
So wantonly skipped here and there, within these ●…aterie Vawes,  
Un●…anton`d by that ca●…cking care which Human Wights enslaves.   

(2)  
O`re stony heights, o`re champine ground where Ceres bows her head,  
O`re ragged Rocks where Echoes sound and bearded people feed,  
O`re walled Cities. frightsome forts, o`re watery sinking sands,  
Retrenched Villages and Boges where Neptouns Castle stands.   

(3)  
Through wounding woods of glistering spears, prepared for Humane Death,  
Through sudden Showers of leaden Spears, that quickly cut the breath,  
Through armed troops, where horses prance, as if they would incite,  
Their roaring Riders to advance their Counter part to meet.   

(4)  
Where Trumpets sound and Drums do beat, as in a solemn way,  
They were ordain`d of Sovereign fate, a Triumph to convey;  
Great Souls of Heroes as they fly at wounds of Bteast and Brain  
And then base forth their Elegy in mournful groaning strain.   

(5)  
5 Through Razing rage of cursed Kings whom vicious Souls admire;  
Through unjust sentences which springs from avarice or fear,  
Or some such like infernal cause hence guiltless people quake,  
Before his face, whose Sword, whose Laws, should their opposers shake.   

(6)  
6 Through fiery Fevers wasting Wounds through Melancholious want;  
Through sad disastures which abound to such as long and pant;  
Even for true virtue, which sure the weakly spirit faints,  
Who forced troubles to Endure must die in discontent.   

Through Calumnies through frauds and slights that moveth mortals mind;  
Through slandering tongues of bruttish wights to pevishness inclin`d:  
They must adventure who intends in Virtue's camp to war,  
Abhoring mean penurious ends that brave exploits do mar.   

(8)  
If when travers`d by all such fate's honour and virtue be,  
Both proof against Enchanting bats: and frowning destiny  
A Soul may have a sure solace when stormed on every side.  
And look proud Tyrants in the face with scorn to be dismay`d.   

(9)  
Contentment with a present case to praise I`le not forbear,  
Sure it deserves the highest place amongst these virtues rare,  
By Heathen people so much sought but never yet obtain`d,  
Its Heaven`ss great gift, not to be bought nor by Industry gain`d.    

Some Lines made by him upon the Observation of the Vanity of Worldly Honours, after he had been at several Prince's Courts  
To the Tune of Come let us walk and view the Spring.  

HOw mean a thing is it to stay,  
On praising Emperors of Clay;  
While He who being Life and Breath  
To every Mortal granted hath,  
Doth us invite to Praise and Sing  
The Trophies of his Glorious Reign.   

Hosts of strong Angels to express,  
His pow`r and perfect Blessedness,  
Their spacious thoughts extended have,  
Since Times first morning, yet perceive  
Their notes so low, they shade with Wings  
Their blushing Countenance and Sings.   

Heaven, Earth, and all that in them is,  
Eehoes their notes, and addeth this,  
Weed but thin shadows of that light,  
That Wisdom, Goodness, Truth and Might,  
Which from naughts Bowels us Extracted,  
By which we`re ordered and acted.   

The whole Creation doth accord,  
To Adam`s Sons, they will afford,  
Constraining matters to concert,  
With them for acting of a part  
That so conjoined, with those above,  
They may advance in light and Love.   

The splended Sun by subtle Rays,  
Preacheth his Glory to our eyes,  
The Seas, and Thunder do declare,  
His Might and tertour to the ear,  
His Milk, and Honey, Corn, and Wine,  
Taste of a Goodness that`s Divine.   

In Heats we feel, his Cooling Gales,  
His Florid fields of Bounty smells,  
He sends his Ministering Spirits▪  
Who Man protects▪ Instructs, incites,  
In their blessed Chore, to take a place,  
And sing albeit, a Feeble bass.   

In Heavenly state from Sinai Hill,  
He published his Sacred will,  
His Fiery Throne surrounded with Thunder,  
And smoky Oceans, caused such wonder,  
And fright, that those convened to hear it,  
Had Souls too limited to bear it.   

His shadow on meek Moses Face,  
Did more than dazzle Jacob's Race.  
Which Vail`d, he did them declare,  
God`ss will in sounds, which they might bear,  
And did in Aaron's hands Consign,  
Books of the manner of his Reign.   

Omnipotence, could not speak low  
Enough, to make blind Mortals know,  
Much of himself, even Mojes eye,  
Though strong, his Glory would not see,  
His Trembling ear heard him proclaim,  
The high Abridgement of his Name.   

By all we`re forced to conclude,  
He's Wisdom▪ Strength, He`s Just and Good,  
But when we fixedly Consider,  
How to bring Heaven and Earth together,  
Wrapped in a Veil of Ahrams seed,  
GOD came himself, and Crushed their feed.   

The first advances disappear,  
Angel's blessed spirits, and Saints draw near,  
In through that Veil, the place to enter,  
Where Holiness and Glory Centre,  
Where Seraphims themselves see more,  
Of his blessed nature them before,   

But here its fit, I hide my Face,  
I stop my mouth, and pant for Grace,  
With Adoration to admire,  
Until he wholly me retire,  
Where Elect Souls, and Angels strong,  
Consoris the Lambs and Moses long.    

An Answer to a Letter, from a Soldier Comerad, while in the Camp.  

I have Received thy Line, thy Heart  
With a thrice sad adieu▪  
Which so my Marble Breast did smart,  
That makes me to avow:  
Tho hard it be in Friendship true  
And still Resolve●… to be,  
That hates to lose but still Renew  
Especially with thee.   

Thy Heart of Gold I do append,  
To this my Marble Breast,  
There to Remain, till Death shall send  
It`ss Breathing to arrest;  
T●…en I'm content that she or he,  
That shall the same ●…nloose,  
In this suc●…eed to me and thee,  
I●… Heart and Br●…asts dispose.   

But since these Fates thou`rt mind to try,  
In Sympathy with thee;  
These several ri●…ks, I`m mind to run;  
But sure our Company  
Would help full sweet and grateful ●…e;  
These leaden showers be●…ore,  
But let`s not blame out Destiny,  
But rather hope the more.   

Our meeting, I do not Despair,  
But till it chance to come,  
No other Music I will care,  
But shot ●…nd tuck of Drum.  
My ●…eeble Meeter up I`le sum;  
No muse I`le more implore,  
But rather wish they may sing dumb,  
And hear the Cannon Roar,   

No Venus smile, notwinkling eyes,  
No specious Graceful port,  
Which we●…kly mortals of●… surprise,  
Shall Lines from me extort▪  
I`le me dem●…ne in such a sort,  
That nought but Languid Prose,  
My Souls i●…tentions shall Report,  
Thrice thrice adieu I close▪    

The Popish Party, after the defeat of Monmouth and Argyle: published an Insulting Ballad, To the Tune of, hay Boys up go we, which coming to the hands of Leiutenant Col: Cleland, ●…e made the second part, t●… the same Tune and Strain, holding forth the Language of their ●…ayes. Anno 1685.  

NOW down with the Confounded whigs let Loyalty take place:  
Let Hell possess their Damn`d intrigues,  
●…nd all that cursed Race;  
Let Oaths abound, and Cups go round▪ and Whores and Rogues go free,  
And Heaven itself ●…toop to the Crown. For hay Boys up go We.   

Come, let us Drink a Health about, unto our Holy Father,  
His sacred Maxims without Do●…bt, we will Embrace the rather  
Because they are fram`d with Wit and Sense and favours Monarchy,  
And can with all ou●… Sins Dispense: so hay Boys up go we.   

There we shall Ramble at our case, and still enjoy the best,  
And all our wild affections please in a Religi●…us Vest;  
And yet keep Heaven at our Dispose, if such a t●…ing there be;  
And D●…ag the people by the Nose, so hay Boys up go we.   

Our M●…nastries, they will provide, and store above all Measure,  
And spacious Nun●…eries beside, where we may take our pleasure.  
The English Ladi●…s when ●…hey ●…ind restraint in Liberty,  
Will prove to us Excessive kind, s●… H●… Boies up g●… we.   

There`s some who do for Virtue plead, and Glory, do miscarry,  
Assert we serve a Parricide or an Incendia●…ie;  
Bu●… we will murder, Shame and Trick, of such to make us free,  
We●…ll burn alive, and 〈◊〉 Quick, so hay Boys up go we.   

The Pa●…liament, these poor shame Sots, we`l make them well conten●…,  
To give supplies to cut their Throats, and when they do consent,  
We`ll kick these Villains on the breach, no more of them will we,  
But Britain, better manners teach for Hey Bo●…es up go we.   

But if they C●…ance to Temporize, and foster fond Suspicions,  
And tell King James of their Franchees, their Charter and Conditions;  
He`ll piss upon them and their Laws, they`re blind that cannot see  
The longest Sword decides the Cause, thus hay Boys up go we.   

The si●…s of the long Parliament, he`ll visi●…e them upon,  
Their o●…her Crimes and Heinous faults, which since are come and gone,  
Of Westminster and Oxfoord too the Damned Memory;  
He hath an Irish Job to do, so hay Boys up go we.   

And that he may Faeilitat, his work he`l work a while,  
By Toleration, Lull asleep, the Rogues, and them beguile,  
Some subtle potions he'll compose, of Grace and Clemency,  
To blunt all those, who him oppose, so hay Boys up go we.    

Some few Lines made upon the sight of Printed Papers of Mr. William Houstouns.  

To die obscure must be a dismal Fate,  
Since Mortals purchase Fame at such a rate;  
As burning Cities, razing Regal seats.  
Destroying Temples; overturning States.  
But meaner spirits whom Destiny contracts,  
Not to aspire unto such Glorious Acts;  
Yet Phaeton's in conceit, will be content  
E`re Fame be wanting to be Fools in Print.   
FINIS.   

Follows some Verses made by divers Hands upon Leiutenent Col: William Cleland, after his Death.  

An ELEGY upon the Death of the much Honoured, Leiutenent Colonel WILLIAM CLELAND.  
IS Cleland gone? And is there any Breath,  
Will not bemoan this gallant Hero`s death  
Yea Clelands gone; who after him can be  
A Cleland, to compose his Elegy?  
His Pen, wherewith he did immortalize  
The death of others, for a hand now cries  
To be employed, to publicat his Fame,  
In his own Style, who can exhaust this Theme?  
Some praise the Liberal Soul, and some do prise  
The Mind that`s steadfast, others magnifies  
The Tongue that's eloquent, others admire  
A Breast, not subject to, nor touched with fear.  
Some praise the Learned, some think the Prudent be  
Above the common Fate and Destiny  
Of other Mortals; some think the Devote  
Are persons blessed in their hardest Lot.  
●…or Poesy some have a Veneration,  
●…ith some, the Sedulous in their Vocation  
Are in esteem: How to be praised is be,  
In whom these Virtues in a high degree,  
Did burn and blaze in a most lofty strain,  
Who from his Praises can himself refrain.   

Come Poets all, supply my lake of skill,  
To write his praises bring each one his Quill.  
From wings of Pegasus, and do not spare;  
To celebrate in Verse, his Virtue's rare,  
Mourn ye Inhabitants of Helicon,  
Your Captain now lies dead at Galedon.   

Come Philosophic wits employ your Arts,  
To find out what perfections and parts  
The Learned do aceomplish, which he wanted▪  
And what they have which to him was not granted  
Mourn all ye Learned, and his death bemoan,  
Who was the Muse's eldest, dearest Son.   

Come all ye Lovers of the Mathematics,  
Students of politics, and Laws or practics;  
Ye that the Divine Mysteries of Truth  
Profess to search, admire this excellent Youth,  
Deplore his death, whose great Soul did aspire  
To all the highest secrets you admire.   

Come all Religion's Lovers, who for duty,  
And for your Zeal, for Reformations beauty  
Were persecute, by treacherous Tyrant's hands  
Chased in your own, baniish to other lands,  
Bedew his hearse with tears, who ne`r comply  
With Tyrant's snares, nor yielded to their pride  
But ever did undauntedly oppose  
True Liberties, and true Religious oes.  
And ever scorned danger, or demur  
With any glorious project to concur.  
The Church in its due order to retrieve,  
His Country from all slavery to relieve,  
His Prince's Interest for to advance,  
Against all attempts of Ireland or of France.  
In these no danger were his dread, but pleasure,  
Where in he spilt his blood, & spent his treasure.   

Come therefore all ye Soldiers, sons of Valour,  
Over his funeral express your dolour.  
Who for undaunted Magnanimity  
` 'Mong th` Ages Worthy's may plac`d be in the first three  
` 'Mong Hero's all, of whom this age can glory,  
No worthy, more may be renown`d in story.  
You chiefly are oblig`d of all the Region.  
Poor little remnant of his proper Legion:  
To turn your Triumphs into bitter mourning,  
And with your brinish tears to quench the burning  
Of ruinous Dunkel, in whose black smoke,  
His Soul did soar up to its Eternal Rock.  
Cursed Caledon, Gilboa of the Highland,  
Where Canaanites, did kill our bravest Cleland.  
Be thou for ever barren, and unbuilt,  
Like Jericho, in punishment and guilt;  
Be thou henceforth famous for nought, but from  
Leiutenent Colonel Cleland's Marble Tomb.    

In MEMORY of Leiutenent Colonel WILLIAM CLELAND▪  

I`m doubtful whom first to invite, to share  
In what my Griefs and heavy Sorrows are.  
Mars or the Muses; both receiu`d a Wound  
That dismal day, Great Cleland fell to Ground;  
Who e`re love Learning, must his fall deplore:  
For in his Brain was comprehended more  
Philosophy, Divinity and Law,  
Than of his Years, this Age in one Man saw,  
I justly may then call the poreing Tribe,  
That in the Courts of Great Apollo bide,  
To join with me, and to Lament in Verse  
And pour a shower of Tears upon his Hearse:  
Oh! fruitless Tears, for they cannot return  
This Worthy Hero from his Mournful Urn;  
Mournful to us, to him a sweet Repose;  
For`s Mortal part: While as his Soul with those  
Who are Redeem`d, sweet hallelujahs Sings▪  
And'mongst those crown`d heads triumphs & reigns   

In the next place, my sad and grieved Heart  
Calls greatest Sword Men here to take a part:  
And though ye`re more acquaint with Blood than tears▪  
Yet when this sad distressing Sight appears,  
Brave Cleland`s' Corpse laid in a da●…ksome Grave▪  
Dry Eyes, ty`d Tongues, or whole Hearts can you have▪  
He`s gone, who Valour could the Valiant teach●…  
He`s gone, who`s Conduct was of no mean reach▪  
(But if he fell by Craft, or Treachery;  
When he`s turn`d Dust, his precious Blood shall cry)  
He's gone, prefer`d his Honour to his Breath;  
He`s gone priz●…d Life, yet never feared Death.  
He`s gone, whose Art in using Tempered Steel.  
Has made his Foes seek safety from their Heel.   

No Mortals Name I will bid you Adore,  
But such a loss, ye surely should deplore  
And grieve he`s gone: It is but now and then,  
This barren Earth, produceth such rare Men.  
Great Cleland, when thy soul from earth took flight  
Thou prou`d it true, saints can both pray & fight▪  
And gave the lie to their reproachful Words,  
Say Praying men, can make no use of Swords.  
And as thy Life to Enemies was Pain,  
As Sampsons' death, so thine may prove their Bane  
From many eyes, thy fall a salt shower drew:  
But God still lives. Blessed Soul we bide Adieu.   

EPITAPH.  
Grace, Learning, Valour centred in one  
Adorn`d that dust, lies here below this stone:  
Because on Earth, his Equals were but few,  
His Soul took wing, & early Heavenward flew  
That he might shun earth's folly stains, & care,  
And with His Mates, sing hallelujahs there.    

ELEGY  
Upon the Death of Leiutenent Colonel WILLIAM CLELAND. Who died at Dunkel, 21 of August, 1689.  Composed by the Laird of Airdrie. 

WHat? Cleland dead! would he had never been,  
Or 〈◊〉 in some Cloister, past unseen;  
Then we`d liu`d ignorants, ne`re come to know  
To what a pitch in virtue man might grow  
It had been an easy Faith. that death had been  
Our due, and but the just reward of sin:  
But now my doubting Fancy doth surmise;  
Death might have made attempt on Paradise,  
In spite of Innocence, and can`t forbear,  
Even with Religion, thus to interfeir.  
I`m grown (great Cleland) cross to thy design,  
I`m grown half Atheist, through this fall of thine  
Inclin`d almost with passion to dispense,  
To curse hard Fa●…e, and quarrel Providence.  
Was`t but t`amaze the World, kind Heaven, he came  
And passed like lightning, vanished like a flame?  
W●…s it for only this, thou sent him here,  
To make all other wonders disappear?  
Or was`t to make poor silly mortals know,  
What worth thou couldst on mortal flesh bestow?  
Or but to make th`ungrateful earth repine,  
That Heaven envy`d it any thing Divine?   

What ever brought him here, or took him hence  
It was no mean, or common influence,  
Of Heaven's best metal, that inform`d his soul,  
And made all virtue, but a blubr`d scrol  
Of his great mind: So that a doubt it is  
If he were Virtue's soul, or she were his.  
I cannot solve the doubt; but this I find,  
He being gone, she could not stay behind.  
For if she was his soul, he being gone,  
She hath no Organ, now to work upon.  
If he were hers, he being s●…ar`d above,  
She`s but a carcase dead, and cannot move.  
He`s gone, no mortal pencil e`re shall limn  
A lively draught, or of his worth, or him.  
Wit finds itself for that great Task unfit:  
For Cleland was an Universe of Wit.  
Dumb Rhetoric hath lost her Tongue & sense,  
Is quite benumbed, for he was Eloquence,  
And Sense in the pure abstract. Reason she  
By weeping her sad loss, hath lost her Eye:  
Retaining only store of tears, to keep  
A Consort with the mourning World, & weep.  
The Muses sorry wights, have quit their mountain.  
And drown`d their harps in their forsaken fountain.  
They were his Converts, he had made them follow  
His Heavenly lays, & quit the devil Apollo.  
Had given them Zion for Parnassus' Hill,  
Taught them in David's streams to dip their q●…  
Learning hath lost her Son and hop●…ul Heir,  
And damps the Crystal skies, with sighs & car●…  
Her hopes with him, are now for ever gone,  
To trace the Labyrinths, of her secret stone.  
Even Mars himself, through loss of him is sai●…  
T`have broke his sword, & cursed his fight trade   

But those are losses of a second rate,  
Poor Triff●…s scarcely worth a grave regrait:  
There comes a Lady, in a mourning guise;  
Whose bloody gaping wounds, & weeping eyes  
Crave all our tears, and all our sighs as due,  
To her, and wills us even forget him too:  
Religion! Heaven befriend thee, thou hast lost:  
Scarce thy remaining stock, will clear thy co●…  
Long hast thou been a stranger, to these Land●…  
Banish`d and torn by sacrilegious hands;  
And but in hope once more to raise thine head  
When by a fatal blow, thy patron`ss dead.  
He was thy son, but such a hopeful Child,  
As gave the Mother, (fatally beguil`d)  
Just hopes of conquest, O`re the powers of Hell▪  
And all that durst, against her Laws rebel.  
Thy first Grand Enemy, the Dragon's Beast;  
Was by his matchless Courage, cou`d, and chas '  
The Whore, its rider, found it plain, that she,  
Had ne`re Encountered such an Enemy:  
And that beneath the Sun, was not one Name  
Was justly more Rome's terror, and her shame.  
Could foil with Reason, and the force of words▪  
Her Reason; and her Treason, with sharp Swords▪  
This Justifies the Figure, where I said,  
That he was verrues Soul, and she now dead.  
Mark but how that black vermins poisonous gall.  
Alongst this Worlds, consuming Gorps doth crawl;  
Me thinks I see, how Rome's mass smumbling Moles:  
Like frighted Rats, peep from their Dens & holes;  
Fearful, lest Fame perhaps may have belied,  
Their credulous hops, in telling Cleland`ss dead:  
Or lest he may, although he now be gone,  
Anticipat the Resurrection:  
And make them once more doubt, which doth afford  
Most fright, his Reason's conquest, or his Sword.   

But now expect no Legends of his praise,  
For all these Trifles, Lawralls, Myrtles, Bays,  
Were Herogliphicks Dark, and Figures dimn,  
Were honour`d by, but could not honour him:  
His was a greater Crown, envy will grant,  
He Reconcil`d the Soldier and the Saint●…   

For Monument, his Memory can not need;  
He build before hand his own Pyramid,  
On solid Virtue, whence he did aspire,  
Elijah like, to Heaven, in Flames of Fire,  
And sith no hand could write an Elegy,  
Or speak of him as he deseru`d, but he▪  
With his own hand, he made his honour good,  
And wrote his Obsequies, in Rebels Blood.  
Tears, Tears of Blood! not these saint streams that rise,  
A Wheining Sacrifice, in Female Eyes;  
Become the Mournful memory of his Hearse,  
Stop Muse: lest thou profane it with thy Verse.  
〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉   
Vivit post Funera Virtus.   

An ACROSTIC upon his NAME.  

WEll, all most stoop to death, none dare gainsay  
If it command, of force we must obey:  
Life, honour, Riches, Glory of our State,  
Lies at the all disposing Will of Fate:  
If't were not so, why then by sad loud thunder  
And sulph`rous crashes, which rends the skies asunder  
Must a brave Cleland by sad destiny.   

Culled out a Victim, for his Country die.  
Lo, here's a Divine Hand, we find in all,  
Eternal Wisdom had decreed his fall.  
Let all lament it, while loud fame reports  
And sounds his praise inCountry, Cities, Courts  
No old forgetful Age shall end his story.  
Death cut his days, but could not slain his glory    
FINIS. CORONAT OPUS.