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When Royal James, jioffeft the Crown.,
~ And Popery grew in fafhion,*
The Penal Law I Houted down.
And read the Declaration'-'
The Church of Borne., I found would fit, ,
Pull well my Conftitution, .
And I had been a Jefuit,
But for the Revolution.
And this is Law, %c-
When William, our Deliverer came., ,
To heal the Nations Greivance,
I turn'd the Cat in Pan again.
And fwore to him Allegiance:
Old Principles I did revoke, :
Set Confcience at a diftance,
Paffive obedience is a Joke
Ajeft is non reflftance.
And this is Law, Jft.
When Glorious Ann, became our Q.ueen,
The Church of Englands Glory,
Another face of things was feen,
And ; I became a Tory ."
Occafional Conformifls bafe>
I Daran'dj and Moderation,
And thought the Church in danger wasj
From fuch Prevarication.
And this is Law, %c.
* -
When George in Pudding time came o'er,
And Moderate Men look'd big Sir,
My Principles I chang'd once more.
And fo became a Whigg Sir:
And thus Preferment I jjrocur'd.*
Prom our Faiths Great Defender,
And almoft every day abjur'd.
The Pope, and the Pretender.
And this is Law, %c
The Illuftrious Houfe of Hannover,
And Proteftant Succeffion,
To thefe I luftily will fwear,
WhilTt they can keep jjoifeffion:
For in. my Faith, and Loyalty, '
I never once will faulter,
But George, -my Lawful King fhall be>
Except the Times fhou'd alter.
And this is Law, %ck