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 eng Charles -- II, -- King of England, 1630-1685 -- Caricatures and cartoons. Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1660-1688 -- Anecdotes eebo The States-man's almanack : being an excellent new ballad in which the qualities of each month are consider'd, whereby it appears that a parliament ca n/a 1683 3 920 4 0 0 0 0 0 43.48 D The rate of 43.48 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the D category of texts with between 35 and 100 defects per 10,000 words. 2014-02 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2014-08 Sampled and proofread 2014-08 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2015-03 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
THE States-Man's Almanack : Being an Excellent New BALLAD , in which , the Qualities of each MONTH are Consider'd ; whereby it appears , that a PARLIAMENT cannot meet in any of the Old MONTHS : With a Proposal for mending the KALENDAR , Humbly off●red to the Packers of the n●xt PARLIAMENT . To the Tune of Cold and Raw , the North did blow , &c.
PROLOGUE . I. THE Talk up and down , In Country and Town , Has been long of Parliaments Sitting : But we 'll make it cleer , Ne'r a Month in the Year , Is proper for such a Meeting . II . The Judges declare it , The Ministers swear it , And the Town as a Tale receives it : Let 'em say what they can , There 's never a Man , Except God's Vicegerent believes it . III . If the Criticks in spight , Our Arguments slight ; And think 'em too light for the Master : It has often been known , That Men on a Throne , Has Harrang'd the whole Realm with no better . IV . For in times of old , When Kings were less bold , And made for their faults Excuses : Such Topick's as these , The Commons to please , Did serve for most Excellent Uses . V. Either Christmas came on , Or Harvest begun , And all must repair to their Station : 't was too dry , or too wet , For the Houses to Sit , And Hey for a Prorogation . VI . Then , Sir , if you please , With such Reasons as these , Let 's see how each Moon is appointed . For tho it be strange In all her Change , She Favours not God's Anointed .
The ALMANACK .
January . I. January . THE first is to cold , For Popery to hold , Since Southern Climates Improve it : And therefore in Frost , 't is Odds but its lost , If they offer to remove it .
February , II . The next ●lo's betide , ( Tho them the King dy'd ) Ill luck , and they must not be ●ampring : For had not Providence quick , Cool'd his Head i' th' Nick , 'Fore God they were all a scampring .
March . III . The Month of Old Rome , Has an Omen with some ; But the sleeping Wind then Rouzes , And trust not the crowd , When Storms are so lowd , Least their Breath infect the Houses .
April . IV . In this by Mishap . Southask had a clap , Which pepper'd our Gracious Master : And therefore i' th' Spring , He must Physick his Thing , And venture no new Disaster .
May . V. This Month is too good , And too lusty his Blood , To be for Business at leasure , With his Confessors leave , Honest Bridget may give , The Fumbler Royal his Pleasure .
June . VI . The Brains of the State , Have been too hot of late , They have manag'd all Business in rapture : And to call us in June , Is much to the same Tune , Being mad to the end of the Chapter .
July VII . This Season was made , For Camp , and Parade , Where with the Expence of his Treasures , Of much Sweat and Pains , Discreetly he Trains , Such Men , as will break all his Measures .
August . VIII . This Month did advance Our Projects in France , As Bartholomew Remembers But alas they want force , To take the same Course , With Our Heretical Members .
September IX . They cannot now meet , For the Progress was set , But they find it a scurvy Fashion : To ride , and to ride , To be snub'd and deny'd , By every good man in the Nation .
October . X. Now Hunting comes in , That Liscence for Sin , That do's with a Cloak befriend him , For if the Queen knows , What at Graham's he do's , His Divine Right can hardly defend him ,
November . XI . November , might do , For ought that we know : But that the King promis'd by chance Sirs , And his word before , Was pawn'd for much more , Then er'e 't will be able to Answer .
December . XII . The last of the year , Resemblance does bear , To their hopes and fortune declining : Ne'er hope for success , Day grows less and less , And the Sun once so high has done shining
EPILOGUE . I. You Gypsies of Rome , That run up and down , And with Miracles people Cozen : By the help of some Saint , Get the Month that you want , And make Thirteen of the Dozen . II . You see the old Year Wont help yea , 't is clear , And therefore , to save your honour : Get a New Sun and Moon , And the work is halfdone , And Faith I think not sooner .
September the 1st . From the Imperial Camp before Belgrade , to Chavelier Janco Don Lazarillo .