Political Ballads Published in England During the Commonwealth (1841)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1841 Excerpt: ... published an account of the trials, in a thick pamphlet, entitled "The Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches in the Countie of Lancaster. With the Arraignement and Triall of nineteene notorious Witches, at the Assizes and general Goale deliverie, holden in the Castle of Lancaster, on Monday the seventeenth of August last, 1612. Published Oh our freedome was chain'd to the Egyptian yoak, as it hath been felt and endured by many, Still making religion their author and cloak, twelve parliament men shall be sold for a peny. Both citie and countrey are almost undone by these caterpillars, which swarm'd in the nation; Their imps and their goblins did up and downe run, Excise-men I meane, all knaves of a fashion: For all the great treasure that dayly came in, the souldier wants pay, 'tis well knowne by a many; To cheat and to cozen they held it no sinne, twelve parliament men shall be sold for a peny. The land and the livings which these men have had, 'twould make one admire what use they've made of it, With plate and with jewels they have bin well clad, the souldier fax-'d hard whilst they got the profit: Our gold and our silver to Holland they sent, but being found out, this is knowne by a many, That no one would owne it for feare of a shent, twelve parliament men are sold for a peny. 'Tis judg'd by most people, that they were the cause of England and Holland their warring together, and set forth by Commandement of his Majesties Justices of Assize in the North Parts. By Thomas Potts, Esquier." " The famous History of the Lancnshire Witches," continued to be_'popular as achap-book up to the beginning of the nineteenth century. An allusion to the Dutch war of 1651 and 1652. Both friends and dear l...