King William's Welcome; Or a Congratulatory POEM on His Majesty's Happy Arriva●▪ TOGETHER WITH The Mutual Comfort of King and Subject, which is fully demonstrated 〈◇〉 the wise proceedings of the present Parliament in suppressing 'vice, associating and uniting the Hearts of His Majesty's Subjects.  By W. L. Chaplain to one of His Majesty's Ships. 

WElcome Great Prince, thrice welcome let it be,  
Till multiplied to an Infinity.  
Awake loud famed, convey it with all speed  
To Thames, to Humber and to th' utmost Tweed.  
Tell them kind Neptune doth at length restore,  
This noble Trust to the triumphing Shore.  
Let the strong Currents of their tides transgress  
The bounding Shore, while they their Joy express.  
Let Neighbouring Coasts join in the Harmoney,  
Till our rejoicing universal be.  
This tribute he most justly from us claims,  
Since he our freedom gen'rously maintains,  
And Yearly doth his precious Life Expose,  
To boisterous Seas, and the more savage Foes;  
His brave Attempts throughout the World renowned,  
With blessed success have ever yet him crowned:  
Just heaven assists him in a Cause most right,  
And him emboldens valiently to fight  
'Gainst an Usurping and Tyrannick Power,  
Which he resists and lessons every hour.  
In vain they shatterd Towns re-edifi,  
And make their Castles with Parnassus Vie.  
Tho' lofty, they submissively must bend  
Their stubborn Heads, and be at his command.  
Valour and Conduct will at once conspire,  
By Bombs to make their funeral Piles in Fire.  
So Calais, tho' tis thought impregnable,  
Was almost by him made irreparable.  
His Boundless Conquests will extend to thee,  
Proud Dunkirk are to their Metropoley.  
'tis not the Sultan's less unhallowed Hand,  
Whom the Victorious emperor makes to bend,  
Will them secure. The better Christian he,  
Hates their Dishonour and their Treachery,  
What tho' Perfidious One most shamefully  
Hath broken the Bonds of Faith and Amity.  
The Sacred Knot remains inviolable,  
And still will be in spite of him and Hell,  
In which United most inseparably,  
We Devil, French, and Turk, and Pope defy.  
The cringing Monsieur to's dishonour craves  
Peace, so much wished for by his wearied Slaves,  
Whilst daring WILLIAM Valiantly pursues  
Honour, and all base Proffers he doth refuse,  
fixed in his Warlike Resolution, he  
Maintains the ancient English bravery.  
Then why should we with needless Fears,  
Our minds disturb our ease and quietness.  
Since he's arrived what needs there to complete  
Our Joys, what can our future Hopes defeat.  
The Faithful and that Wise Septemvirate,  
fixed in the highest magnitude of State,  
Like the Seven Stars their borrowed Light re●…  
To him the Source of Lustre and of Power,  
While roaring Guns his Safe Return descry,  
And like tremendous Thunder rend the Sky  
The joyful Bells do Ring, and an Hussa  
Doth terminate the happy wish'd-for-Day;  
The Night succeeding, Bonfires all do feed,  
As if a Conflagation should succeed.  
Who but the senseless murmuring Jacobite,  
Is not transported at the Joyful Sight.  
Thy Absence, Noble Prince, tho' well sup●…  
By the Sage Heptarchs Prudence, Care and G●…  
Was much deplored, on thee our longing Isl●…  
Was fully bent, but now Return'd, doth sm●…  
Not Phoebus with his Influential Rays,  
More bounteous Heat or languid Earth disp●…  
At thy Return, approaching Hyneus flies,  
And a perpetual Spring her place supplies.  
Strange Revolution, if one may presage,  
We shall enjoy a second Golden Age.  
Hence all Complaints and needless Jealouses▪  
Which Misers make, the Nations grand Dise●…  
Penurious thoughts shall ne'er our Souls con●…  
No Riches like the Riches of the Mind.  
No grievous Fears our Hearts shall discomp●…  
Nor terrors of our fierce envading Foes,  
If thou espouse our just and righteous Cau●…   

Go to, Great Sir, thy Senate arise conven●…  
That Loyal Council makes the State serene,  
Consult their Soveraign's Honour, Subjcts e●…  
Establish Peace and lasting Happiness  
By thy Example, and their prudent care,  
'vice is restrained, no wicked Men will dare  
With impious and unhallowed Lips propha●…  
The Great Creator's most adored Name,  
Nor with injurious Hands no more deface  
Thy Image to the Nations disgrace:  
From Hellish Plots thy Person they'l secure,  
And with untainted Loyalty innure  
Thy Kingdom, whilst associated they  
Do bind themselves and People to obey.  
No skulking Traytors here shall more abid  
Nor slain our Isle with barbarous Regicide  
Just Heaven Protects, and timely will discl●…  
The Hellish Combination of thy Foes.   
FINIS.   

London, Printed and Sold by J. Bradford, in New-street, without Bishopsgate, near Hand Ally