Private Occurrences; OR, The Transactions of the four last Years, Written in Imitation of the Old Ballad of hay brave Oliver, Ho brave Oliver, etc.  

1.  
A Protestant Muse, yet a Lover of Kings:  
On th'Age, grown a little Satyrical, Sings,  
Of Papists, their Counsels, and other fine things.  
Sing hay brave Popery, ho rare Popery, oh fine Popery.  
Oh dainty Popery, oh.   

2.  
She hopes she offends no Englishman's patience;  
Tho' Satyr's forbid on all such occasions,  
She's too good a Subject to Read Declarations.  
Sing hay brave Popery, etc.   

3.  
If the saying be good, of Let him laugh that Wins,  
Sure a Lo●er may smile without any offence:  
My Muse then is gamesome, and thus she begins;  
With hay brave Popery, etc.   

4.  
When Ch.— deceased, to His Kingdoms dismay,  
By an Appoplex, or else some other way;  
Our Brother with Shouts was Proclaimed the same day.  
Sing hay brave Popery, etc.   

5.  
His first Royal Promise was never to touch  
Our Rights, nor Religion, nor Privilege grudge:  
But Pet— sworn Damn him, he granted too much.  
Sing hay brave Popery, etc.   

6.  
Then Mon— came in with an Army of Fools:  
Betrayed by his Cuckold, and other dull Tools  
That Painted the Turf of Green Sedgmore with Gules.  
Sing hay brave Popery, etc.   

7.  
That Victory gotten, some think to our wrong:  
The Priests braid out Joy in a Thanksgiving Song,  
And Teague with the Baldpates were at it ding dung.  
Sing hay brave Popery, etc.   

8.  
Then strait a strong Army was levied in haste,  
To hinder Rebellion; a very good Jest;  
For some Rogues will swear 'twas to Murder the Test.  
Sing hay brave Popery, etc.   

9  
A Politic Law which Recusants did doom;  
That into our Senate, they never might come;  
But Equivalent since, was proposed in its Room  
Sing hay brave Popery, etc.   

10.  
As if a True Friend should in Kindness demand  
A Tooth in my Head, which firmly doth stand,  
To give for't another he had in his hand.  
Sing hay brave Popery, etc.   

11.  
Then Term after Term, this great Matter was weighed,  
Old Judges turned out, and new Block— ds made:  
That Cook or Wise Littleton never did read.  
Sing hay brave Popery, etc.   

12.  
The good Church of England with speed was ru● down  
Whose Loyalty ever stood fast to the Crown,  
And Presbyter John was made Mayor of the Town  
Sing hay brave Popery, etc.   

13.  
The Bishops Disgrace made the Clergy to sob:  
A Prey to Old Pet— and Precedent Bob;  
And hurried to Prison as if they did Rob.  
Sing hay brave Popery, etc.   

14.  
Then into the World, a Dear P— of W— slipped.  
'Twas plain, for we hear a great Minister peeped.  
The Bricklayer for prating had like t'a been whipped.  
Sing hay brave Popery, etc.   

15.  
Thus Englands' Distresses more fierce than the Plagu●  
That during three Years, of no Quiet could brag●  
The Prince van Auraignia has brought from th● Hagu●  
Sing hay brave Popery, etc.   

16.  
A strong Fleet and Army t'Invade us are bend;  
We know not the Cause, though there is something in  
But we doubt not, e'er long we shall see it in Prin●  
Sing hay brave Popery, etc.   

17.  
Ah England, that never couldst value thy Peace:  
Had matters been now as in Elsabeths' Days,  
The Dutch had ne'er ventured to Fish in our Seas.  
Then Curse of Popery, pox o' Popery, plague o' P●per●  
Oh Senseless Popery, oh.   
FINIS.