A new Presbyterian ballad, to the old tune of, The clean contrary way. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription B06940 of text N26781 in the English Short Title CatalogTextual 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. 5 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 B06940 Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.8[571] 99887977 ocm99887977 183650 2240882131

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 Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 2, no. B06940) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 183650) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books; Tract supplement ; A5:2[441]) A new Presbyterian ballad, to the old tune of, The clean contrary way. 1 sheet ([1] p.). s.n.], [S.l. : Printed in the year, 1681. Verse: "[...] Whiggs our [...] gone ..." Imperfect: stained and mutilated with loss of text. Reproduction of original in the British Library. eng Presbyterianism -- Controversial literature -- Early works to 1800. Ballads, Scots -- 17th century. eebo A new Presbyterian ballad, to the old tune of, The clean contrary way. anon 1681 1 633 37 0 0 0 0 0 584.52 F The rate of 584.52 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the F category of texts with 100 or more defects per 10,000 words. 2008-10 Assigned for keying and markup 2008-12 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2010-01 Sampled and proofread 2010-01 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2010-04 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
A NEW PRESBYTERIAN BALLAD , To the old Tune of , The clean contrary way . 1. 〈…〉 Whiggs , our Senat 's gone , 〈…〉 Our Glory 's now a setting : 〈…〉 with Plot 's laid at our door , 〈…〉 of our getting : 〈…〉 bloody Cheats , and Shifts & Tricks , 〈…〉 all our Devilish Play 〈◊〉 be disclos'd and we prov'd saints The clean contrary way . 2. 〈…〉 will discovered be , 〈…〉 ●…ltry purjur'd stuff , 〈…〉 the Hellish Plotters , that 〈…〉 such Hell-hound-Proof : 〈…〉 the face to guild their Vice , 〈…〉 them like Saints display , 〈◊〉 wheedled them to swear the Truth The clean contrary way . 3. We made their piteous Nonsence good , And Contradictions true , 〈◊〉 relisht their unlikely Tales , So blundering like blind Hugh . What car'd we , if they damn'd themselves ? 〈◊〉 we obtain'd the day , 〈◊〉 meritorious make our work The clear contrary way . 4. 〈…〉 did scruple to believe ●●ings , so absurd to Reason ; 〈◊〉 ●●●●ed Reasons Ballance , and We still cry'd , Treason , Treason ; When the Informers halted had Our hubbubs bore the sway , ●●…ighting folks into their wits , The clean contrary way . 5. 〈…〉 we rack'd for Evidence , 〈…〉 that search in Ditches , 〈…〉 some holes for poysonous Toads , And hungry sucking Leeches : We gull'd Fitz-harris for more guile , The guitless to betray : For which he 'l reap a sweet reward The clean contrary way . 6. 〈…〉 the Papists Traitors all , 〈…〉 none the Snare might scape , 〈…〉 all the Royal Protestants 〈…〉 the Tra● : 〈…〉 be 〈…〉 , What e'r they do or say 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 wishers to the Pope The clean contrary way . 7. The Realms Religion , that 's by Law In its Establishment , We made as if afraid to lose , Though from it we dissent ; The Church of England in the dust That level we would lay To shew our selves true Protestants The clean contrary way . 8. The long-black-rebel-Parliament We stood to vindicate , We blossom'd new in th' good Old Cause Of Commonweath and State ; Yet Monmouths Duke cry'd ●y the while And us'd him like a Toy A future Monarch he 's design'd , The clean contrary way . 9. 'T was such , as we , for Charles the first , With many a Prtoestati●● His Glory did so much pretend , His Weal and Preservation ; But drew the sword against his Friends , And forc'd them all away , And him forlorn they did preserve , The clean contrary way . 10. T was such , as we , the second Charles Did scornfully disown , Call'd him the Common Enemy Debar'd him from his Throne : Who now , but we , cry out of Plots , And for his safety pray , And stand up stout in his defence The clean contrary way . 11. T was such , as we , in Scotland late Twice actually Rebel'd , And ( Maugre all the Mercy here ) Our English venom swel'd : We to Oblivions act so kind Vnkind Oblivion pay Like cherisht Vipers yielding thanks , The clean contrary way . 12. Yet we assum'd the confidence Tho conscious of what 's past , To busy our Petitions bold , So frequent and so fast : Instead of Blest , we Blasted are , Alack and well aday ! And we henceforth shall trusted be The clean contrary way .

Printed in the Year , 1681.