AN ELEGY On Colonel BLOOD, Notorious fo● stealing the Crown, etc. Who Died the Twenty Sixth of August, 1680.  
30 Aug. 1680.  

Thanks ye kind Fates, for your last Favour shown  
Of stealing BLOOD, who lately stole the Crown;  
We'll not exclaim so much against you since;  
As well as BEDLOE, you have fetched him hence,  
He who hath been a Plague to all Mankind:  
And never was to any one a Friend,  
Nay to himself such torment was at last,  
He wished his Life had long ago been past.  
For who can bear, a discontented mind.  
Or any Peace with an ill Conscience find,  
Through his whole Life, he practised Villainy  
And Loved it though he nothing got thereby;  
At first uneasy at the King's return  
With secret Malice his bold heart ' did bourn.  
Against his Sovereign, and on pretence  
He had much wronged his Feigned Innocence;  
To IRELAND went, and several ways did try  
Rather than he would unrevenged die,  
To vent his Malice on His MAJESTY.  
But finding there all his attempts prove vain,  
To ENGLAND forthwith he returns again,  
And after some small time, he had Lived here  
The first Great thing in which he did appear,  
Was rescuing from Justice CAPTAIN MASON,  
Whom all the WORLD doth know, t'have been a base one  
The next ill thing he Boldly undertook,  
Was Barbarously seizing of a DUKE.  
Whom as he since confessed, he did intend  
To Hang for Injuries he did pretend:  
The DUKE had alone him, though the World does know  
His Grace was ne'er to a Good Man a Foe:  
Having through all, his many well spent Days;  
Served His KING and Country, several ways  
And Patiently his troubles underwent,  
Finding a sweetness, even in Banishment  
And Death, he Patiently would have endured,  
The KING'S Restoring could he have secured:  
A DUKE, who being by Providence preserved  
Hath begot Sons; who Valiantly have served.  
His MAJESTY, and Great Renown Obtained  
In many Battles by your Valour Gained,  
Great OSSERY, who by his Conduct wise,  
Did Oft by Stratagems, his Foes surprise  
And hath as often beat them with his Sword;  
Was the Eldest Son, of this most Noble LORD.   

But I my HERO almost had forgot,  
And th' next thing he Engaged in was a PLOT.  
To seize the CROWN; and without doubt he who  
So Great a Piece of Villainy would do,  
When he saw Time, would have attempted too;  
His MAJESTY; but failing of the prize,  
About the Town he undiscovered lies,  
Harboured by some of's fellow Rogues, yet see  
How few can scape concerned in Villainy,  
In a short time, he apprehended was  
And braved His MAJESTY, even to his Face  
Yet when one would, have thought he should have had;  
Reward for's Villainy; and have been made  
Example to all Ages our good King,  
Gave him his Life, (who long has striven to bring  
Destruction on him,) and did him Restore,  
To liberty, thinking he ne'er would more  
Do any thing unjust again when lo;  
His stirring Spirit, was not contented so,  
For he Engages inh ' Conspiracy,  
To ruin th' Honour, Life, and Liberty,  
Of a deserving Noble Honest Peer,  
And had him brought, unto destruction near  
But Divine providence for ever Blest:  
Prevented this, as well as all the Rest  
By th' coming in of some, that were concerned  
Which all your PLOT; into confusion turned,  
At last our Famous HERO Colonel BLOOD,  
Seeing his Projects all will do no good,  
And that Success was to him still denied,  
Fell sick with Grief, broke his great Heart and died.    

The EPITAPH.  

HERE Lies the Man, who boldly hath run through,  
More Villainies than ever ENGLAND knew;  
And ne'er to any Friend, he had was true,  
Here let him then by all unpitied Lie,  
And Let's Rejoice his time was come to Die.   
FINIS.   

LONDON, Printed by J. S. in the Year, 1680.