THE Leacherous ANABAPTIST: OR, The Dipper Dipt. A New Protestant Ballad,
To the Tune of Packingtons Pound.
1.
O Ye
Roundheads and
Whiggs, for ever be silent,
Cease to scandalize
Tory, and honest
Tantivy;
I'le tell you strange News that happened nigh
Lent,
Which if you disprove, I swear I'le forgive ye:
Of Protestant
Francis,
That tells us Romances,
Of horrible Plots more strange then
Miles Prances;
For
Frank twelve
Geneva good Bibles did proffer,
To lie with his Maid, but she slighted his offer.
2.
This Protestant News-monger, and
Munster Imp,
Endeavour'd to Switchel her upon the Sabbath,
And made his Bibles his leacherous Pimp;
But some think that they together near lay both:
For the Maid was as Chast
As
Lucretia, at least,
[...]ut had he been
Tarquin, there had been the Jest;
For
Frank twelve
Geneva good Bibles did proffer,
To lie with his Maid, but she slighted his offer.
3.
Then he offer'd one Bible if he might but Grope her,
But the resolute Quean still stoutly deny'd him;
[...]uoth she, Master
Frank you a Leacherous Fop are,
And after that manner severely did chide him:
You're the Brethrens Teacher,
An
Anabaptist Preacher:
[...]eply'd he then to her, You a Papist and Bitch are;
For
Frank twelve
Geneva good Bibles did proffer,
To lie with his Maid, but she slighted his offer.
4.
He writes twice a week News Domestick & Forrain,
As Seditious as
Care, Ben. Harris, or
Curtis;
Great Lyes in abundance from
France & from
Lorrain
But never says word of his Maid: what a Cur 'tis?
He tells us strange Stories,
Of
Papists and
Tories;
But this I'le say for him, that his Maid no Whore is:
For
Frank twelve
Geneva good Bibles did proffer,
To lie with his Maid, but she slighted his offer.
5.
Then
Frank be not angry cause she would not comply,
For Saints in this world have misfortunes & crosses:
Suppose that she had the best Thing you could try,
You could have but tickled it with your
Probosses;
After that you wou'd curse,
You were not starv'd at Nurse,
Because you would then be twelve Bibles the worse:
For
Fra
[...] twelve
Geneva good Bibles did proffer,
To lie w
[...] his Maid, but she slighted his offer.
6.
From this Godly deed, St.
Francis, you're call'd,
Because you endeavour'd to save your Maids Soul,
Though Satan your Pious intentions forestall'd,
And the Scriptures could not prevail on the Fool:
Though she wou'd not grant,
Yet deny it we can't,
But that you deserv'd to be called a Saint;
For
Frank twelve
Geneva good Bibles did proffer,
To lie with his Maid, but she slighted his offer.
LONDON: Printed for Benjamin Harris, 1681.