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THE Common-HUNT, OR, THE PURSUTE OF THE POPE.

RELIGION having ſuffer'd long,
Scarce knowing who had done her wrong;
Her Proſelytes together flew
By th' Ears, to kill they knew not who.
Here lay, making a heavy ſtir,
Fifth-Monarchy and Presbyter;
There Independent, after Pauſe,
Demanding for the Good old Cauſe:
Next Anabaptiſt, and his Train,
Put in for Dipping o're again;
While Yea and Nay, with his new Light,
Quarrels, altho he dare not fight;
Next enters, after many knocks,
Epiſcopacy Orthodox;
2 She, propper Lady of the ſoil,
Compoſes the unhappy Broil.
Now all is well, and all goes right,
There's no need now to hate or fight,
Now Proelytes may all agree,
And live in Love and Liberty:
But hold, poor Church! and thou ſhalt find,
That thy worſt Enemy's behind,
Who with his ſuperſtitious Crew
Does ſeek thee utterly t' undoe.
'Tis he who, in Queen Mary's Regions,
Sent Saints to Heaven by whole Legions:
'Tis he who did, in Eighty eight,
Strike both at Englands Church and State:
'Tis he who did, in Powder Plot,
At England aim, but miſt his ſhot:
'Tis he who has ſo oft, at Pleaſure,
Exhauſted Englands well got Treaſure:
'Tis he whoſe greateſt Envy is
'Gainſt Englands fair Metropolis:
'Tis he, that Dam'ner great of ſouls,
Who Chriſtianity Controuls:
3 'Tis he who did in Sixty Six,
His flaming Sword in London fix:
'Tis he who, big with fire and Nitre,
It's Suburbs Sacrific'd to th' Mitre:
'Tis he, who Nurſing Mother ſent
Unto our Church, with this intent,
Not to be kind to it, but rather
T'orelay the Babe, and kill the Father:
'Tis he, grand Patron of Confuſion,
Who works in Houſes Diſſolution:
'Tis he who, true Arch-Rebel Monger,
' Gainſt elder Brother ſets the younger,
And nothing leſs than Saint-ſhip brings
To Villains that dare kill their Kings:
He who, at diſtance, can Preferr
In any Realm a Treaſurer,
And Murther Miniſter of Juſtice
That dare act up to what his Truſt is:
And yet, though he have nothing leſs,
No Name fits him, but Holineſs.
Now then, So Ho! methinks I ſee
This Monſter in Effigie,
4 Th' Unkennel'd Fox with ſpeed purſue,
He ſtinks already, Boys Halloo;
Fling in freſh Zeal and Loyalty,
The Leaders of the Chace to be,
Let all Mouths open, that ful-cry
We may run down this Enemy;
Stop all his Grounds, that he may be
Defenceleſs 'gainſt his Deſtiny:
His Jeſuitick Cubs Immure,
If Jeſus Flock you would ſecure;
Spare not for Horſe-fleſh, follow on,
The Day already is half gone;
Chaſe him through every Diſguiſe,
He'll piſs on's Tail to blind your Eyes,
But run him home, for ſoon he Dyes;
If he chance t'Earth, dig after him,
The Country will with Spades come in.
Never then let your Spirits droop,
Till you have caught, uncas'd, and cry'd who whoop.
FINIS.

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TextThe common-hunt, or, the pursute of the Pope
Author[unknown]
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Edition1679
SeriesEarly English books online.
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Bibliographic informationThe common-hunt, or, the pursute of the Pope 4 p. s.n.,[London :1679]. (Drop-head title.) (Imprint from Wing.) (In verse.) (First line of text: "Religion having suffer'd long,".) (Reproduction of original in the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library.)
Languageeng
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  • Anti-Catholicism -- Early works to 1800.

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