The explanation. To the tune of, Hey boys up go we. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription B03206 of text R213665 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing E3886B). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 3 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2018 B03206 Wing E3886B Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.2[317] 99884144 ocm99884144 181638 2240899783

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 Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 2, no. B03206) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 181638) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books; Tract supplement ; A1:1[320]) The explanation. To the tune of, Hey boys up go we. 1 sheet ([1] p.). s.n., [London? : 1685] Verse: "Our priests in holy pilgrimage ..." Imprint from Wing. Reproduction of original in the British Library. eng Ballads, English -- 17th century. eebo The explanation. To the tune of, Hey boys up go we. anon 1685 1 491 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2008-09 Assigned for keying and markup 2008-11 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2009-02 Sampled and proofread 2009-02 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2009-09 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
THE EXPLANATION . To the Tune of , Hey Boys up go we . I. OUr Priests in holy Pilgrimage , Quite through the Land have gon , Surveying each Religious House Of Abbot , Fryer , and Nun : The yearly Rent , And full Extent Of every one they know ; And in whose hands Are all our Lands As ancient Writers show . II. Those Places all shall be restor'd , As in short time you 'll hear ; I know the Man has past his Word , Of which you need not fear : He did ne'er evade One Promise made , Nor fail'd a Friend in Woe ; But when 't will be , Nor I , nor he , Nor the Devil himself does know . III. Religious Men shall hither haste , Their Zeal shall make 'em run ; The Jesui'ts shall your Wives keep Chaste , Each Fryer Confess his Nun : The Men shall Shrive , The Women Sw — ve So all shall be forgiven , Your Daughters Whore , Then quit their Score , And make 'em fit for Heaven . IV. For Lady Abbess shall appear An old Flux'd Bawd or Punk , Has F — k'd and B — gger'd Threescore years , Talk'd Bawdy , and been Drunk , Religious Puns To teach the Nuns Committed to her Charge ; And mortifie Their Lechery , As Nature does enlarge . V. The Vestals all shall Virgins be That never went astray , Have been train'd up Religiously The clean contrary way : In Julian's Song For Whoring long , Tho' oft they 've noted bin ; Nature of Force Will have its Course , 'T was all but Venial Sin . VI. Your Colleges shall be our own , As Vacancy does fall ; We 'll strip each Doctor of his Gown , The Parsons turn out all : Ther Revenues great , With pleasant Seat , The Church to us has given , To sing you Mass , Confess each Ass , And make you fit for Heaven . VII . Nor will we any longer wait , After such Notice given ; Nor shall they in the Pulpits prate , Or teach the way to Heaven : 'T is our Province You to convince ; Our Arguments shall be , Without dispute To make you mute , Then , Hey Boys , up go we . VII . Now , Hereticks , consider well The Game you have to play ; You yet may keep on this side Hell , If warn'd by what we say : But e'er your Lands Shall 'scape our Hands , Which have been long our due ; We 'll Stab , we 'll Shoot , And Damn to boot , Then , Hey Boys , up go you . FINIS .