The Parliament dissolv'd at Oxford, March 28. 1681. From Devonshire. Flatman, Thomas, 1637-1688. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription B04907 of text R181465 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing P501A). 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 B04907 Wing P501A ESTC R181465 51617527 ocm 51617527 175316 2240902747

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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. B04907) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 175316) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English Books, 1641-1700 ; 2728:4) The Parliament dissolv'd at Oxford, March 28. 1681. From Devonshire. Flatman, Thomas, 1637-1688. 1 sheet ([1] p.) [s.n.], Edinburgh : Re-printed in the year 1681. In verse. Caption title. Imprint from colophon. Attributed to Heraclitus Ridens [i.e. Thomas Flatman]. Reproduction of the original in the National Library of Scotland. eng England and Wales. -- Parliament -- Poetry. Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1660-1688 -- Poetry. Broadsides -- Scotland -- 17th century. eebo The Parliament dissolv'd at Oxford, March 28. 1681. From Devonshire. Flatman, Thomas, 1681 1 371 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. 2008-04 Assigned for keying and markup 2008-06 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-07 Sampled and proofread 2008-07 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
The Parliament Dissolv'd at OXFORD , March 28. 1681. From Devonshire . UNder 500 KINGS Three Kingdoms grone : GO F. Dissolve them , CHARLES is in the Throne , And by the Grace of God will Reign alone . What would the Commons have ? the Royal Line Heaven does dispose of ; T is not Theirs , nor Mine , But His by whom KINGS Rule , and are Divine . I Represent the KING of KINGS who gave , The Crown , the Sword , the Scepter ; What I have ; I am God's Servant , not the Peoples Slave . Their Frantick Votes , and Mad Resolves I hate : I know a better way to Heal a STATE , Than to Sin Rashly , and Repent too late . Bid them be gone F. They are Damn'd Uncivil , To oblidge Me to follow them to th' Divil , To Save Three Kingdoms I will not do evil . The Presbyterian's Sick of too much Freedom , Are ripe for Bethle'm ; it 's high time to bleed'em ; The Second CHARLES does neither Fear nor Need 'em . I 'le have the World know that I can Dissipate Those Impolitick Mushrooms of our STATE ; T is easier to Dissolve then to Create . They shan't Cramp Justice with their Feigned Flaws ; For since I Govern only by the LAWS ; Why They should be Exempt , I see no Cause . To the LAWS They must Submit ; 't is in vain E're to Attempt to shake off those again : For where CHARLES Commands , There must Justice Reign . When the Peoples Father does Espouse the LAW , All those who Subjects from their Duty draw , Do Viper-like , through Parents Bosom gnaw . When They Attend Me next , F. Bid Them bring Calmer Thoughts : Bid Them Propose Legal Things : Such as may both become Themselves , and KINGS . This will the Joyes of our Little World Compleat , And all Attempts of Foreign Foes Defeat : Making the People Happy , MONARCH Great .

Edinburgh , Re-printed in the year 1681.

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