By pawning for
victuals
their guns at Leghorn.
Marvell - Poems
That the Bank should be seized, yet the 'Chequer
6o poor,
(Lord have mercy ! ) and a cross might be set on
the door.
CHARING.
That a million and half should be the revenue,
Yet the King of his debts pay no man a
penny.
WOOL-CHURCH.
That the King should consume three kingdoms'
estates.
And yet all the court be as poor as church rats.
CHARING.
That of four seas dominion, and of all their
guarding,
No token should appear, but a poor copper
farthing.
WOOL-CHURCH.
Our worm-eaten ships to be laid up at Chatham,
Not our trade to secure, but for fools to come
at 'em. *
* Alluding to our ships being burned by the Dutch.
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CHARING.
And our few ships abroad become Tripoli's scorn.
By pawning for victuals their guns at Leghorn.
WOOL-CHURCH.
That making us slaves by horse and foot guards.
For restoring the king, shall be all our rewards.
CHARING.
The basest ingratitude ever was heard I
But tyrants ungrateful ai*e always afeared.
WOOL-CHURCH.
On Harry the Seventh's head who placed the
crown,
Was after rewarded by losing his own.
CHARING.
That parliament-men should rail at the court,
And get good preferments immediately for 't ;
To see them who suffered for father and son.
And helped to bring the latter to his throne,
Who with lives and estates did loyally serve.
And yet for all this can nothing deserve ;
The king looks not on 'em, preferment 's denied 'em.
The roundheads insult, and the courtiers deride
'em,
And none get preferments, but who will ^betray
Their country to ruin ; 'tis that opes the way
Of the bold talking members.
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WOOL-CHDRCH.
Of the bastards you add
What a number of rascally lords have been made.
CHARIXO.
