Away vvithed Quoth Washington, OR, THE FANATIC GENERAL Vindicated over the left Shoulder.  

GEntlemen, stand to your Arms  
In Wars the valiant proves most free from harms,  
The Rear's no more secure than is the Van,  
Death meets not always with the formest man,  
What will become of me else that now dare,  
●ead the Front, and fall into the Rear,  
When I behold that Englisby my foe,  
Will no ways yield to let my Lordship go.  
I'm like Commanders that can well endure,  
The Guns to quarrel, and themselves secure;  
Or fain would purchase Honour if they durst,  
He that Commands indeed should be the first,   

We are the ground be set  
With Henbane, Hemlock and deadly Aconet,  
My wor●s away with't would you know the cause  
It comprehends few of the Martial Laws,   

Let not a Soldier that bears a Gun  
having received his weekly pay to run,  

Away with't    

For fear the Martial Armed with Death  
(That cruel Foe) doth take his breath,  

Away with't    

And let the Soldier (though I know)  
Takes Landlord's money or Plate and go  

Away with't    

Or if a Soldier from the grass,  
Steal sheep or Ox, I'll let him pass  

Away with't    

Nay Soldiers if you know a Town,  
That is obedient to the Crown  

Away with't    

Money, Plate what e'er you know,  
I'll bid you straight with speed to go  

Away with't    

Musket, Bullet, Powder, March,  
I'll say no more, but quick dispatch,  

Away with't    

Linen, Woollen, Swords or Knives,  
Cavaliers, their Maids or Wives,  

Away with't.    

For 'tis no more but summum jus  
To plunder those Sequester us,  

Away with't.    

Span up your Wagons when 've done  
To Ege-hill every Mother's son  

Away with't.    

Methinks my Lordship would not care  
If I had Guns and Powder there,  

Away with't.    

My Horse I looked for out of Kent,  
I sure do think the Devil went  

Away with't.    

And in the North I Force had some  
Had the Blind Cobbler sped to come,  

Away with't.    

Had Okeys men with him come to,  
You could not fear but I would go  

Away with't    

For now we have the work begun,  
If we do fail, our Foes will run  

Away with't.    

We have a party still behind,  
Sir James will come when Pluto's blind  

Away with't,    

Nolls Instrument did heavy fall,  
It was so long he swept us all  

Away with't    

Lo Engoldsby does come, and I  
Think vain to stand, we'd better fly  

Away with't.    

We will not fight, or shoot a Gun,  
You'd rather eat I know, we'll run  

Away etc.    

I'll rather yield for if I stand,  
They I take my life, if not my Land  

Away etc.    

And now me thinks I am in pain,  
Here comes his Troop I shall be ta'en  

Away with't    

For sure I must into the Tower,  
he'll take my life, and so my power  

Away with't    

The thing I do desire is all,  
Our party may to Portugal  

Away with't.    

If that wont stand, no help we shall  
Have for our Cause, but needs must fall  

Away with't.    

If Law bring us before a Judge  
For Treason than we needs must trudge  

Away etc.    

They say fanatics whistle Treason,  
But since our Cause doth smell of reason  

Away etc.    

Our Cause is dead, our means is small  
Our hopes is less, We needs must fall  

Away with't    

But if we stay to act our part  
Here, in a Pulpit called a Cart  

Away etc.    

Yet since the people cry a King,  
I fear at Tyburn we shall swing  

Away with't.    
FINIS.   

London, Printed for J. Fanatic, 1660.