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lat or a _Scotch_ Spur, Sirs? a guedly Ballat, or a _Scotch_ Spur.-- 'Sbread, I's scapt hitherte weele enough, I's say'd my Crag fro stretching twa Inches longer than 'twas borne: will ya buy a Jack-line to roast the Rump, a new Jack Lambert Line?-- or a blithe Ditty of the Noble _Scotch_ General?-- come buy my Ditties. _Cap._ How, a Ditty o'th' General? let's see't, Sirrah. _War._ 'Sbread, Sirs, and here's the guedly Ballat of the General's coming out of _Scotland_. _Cap._ Here, who sings it? we'll all bear the bob. [_Wariston_ sings the Ballad, all bearing the Bob. Enter _Ananias_ crying Almanacks. _Ana._ New Almanacks, new Almanacks. _Cap._ Hah, who have we here? _Ananias_, Holder-forth of _Clement's_ Parish? _All._ Ha, a Traytor, a Traytor. _Lov._ If I am not mistaken, this blithe Ballad-singer too was Chair-man to the Committee of Safety. _Cap._ Is your Lordship turned Pedlar at last? _War._ What mon I do noo? Lerd, ne mere Lerd than yar sel, Sir; wons I show 'em a fair pair of Heels. [Goes to run away, they get him on a Colt-staff, with _Ananias_ on another, Fidlers playing _Fortune my Foe_, round the Fire. _Cap._ Play _Fortune my Foe_, Sirrah. Enter _Hewson_, drest like a Country Fellow. _Cor._ Who are you, Sirrah? you have the mark o' th' Beast. _Hews._ Who aye, Sir? Aye am a Doncer, that come a merry-making among ya-- _Cap._ Come, Sirrah, your Feats of Activity quickly then. [He dances; which ended, they get him on a Colt-staff, and cry a _Cobler_, a _Cobler_. _All._ A Cobler, a Cobler. _Cap._ To Prison with the Traytors, and then we have made a good Night's work on't. _Then let's all home, and to the Powers Divine Pray for the King, and all the Sacred Line._ [Exeunt. EPILOGUE. Spoken by Lady _Desbro_. _The Vizor's off, and now I dare appear. High for the _Royal Cause_ in Cavalier; Tho once as true a _Whig_ as most of you, Cou'd cant, and lye, preach, and dissemble too: So far you drew me in, but faith I'll be Reveng'd on you for thus debauching me: Same of your pious Cheats I'll open lay, That lead your _Ignoramus_ Flock astray: For since I cannot fight, I will not fail To exercise my Talent, that's to rail. Ye Race of Hypocrites, whose Cloak of Zeal Covers the Knave that cants for _Commonweal_, All Laws, the Church and State to Ruin brings, And impudently sets a Rule on Kings; Ruin,
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