The ROYAL GENERAL Or the Camp at PUTNEY HEATH

To the Tune of State and Ambition &c.
NOw the great Monarch of England's bright Splendor,
doth shine over Europe like Jove in his Throne
Makes France to the Empire, & Spanierd surrender,
The peace and the plenty of what is their own;
The Turk and the Teiklites thereby are o're powerd
And crusht by the conduct of Christians strong Arms,
Such successful blessing the heavens have showred,
The Turks and the Tartars are lost in the Storms.
II.
Great Charles and his Highness they bravly have Conquer'd
Our pretended Protestant Turks of the Race,
Of Haslrig, Bradshaw and Tapskie who Scamper'd,
And left his desciples to hang in disgrace:
With pollitick prudence and mercy they've turned
The Sceam of the Kingdom as it was before,
The saucy proud Presbyter formerly scorned,
Are fore't to their Sovereign to whine and adore.
III.
Come brave daring Tories that's warlike affected,
O'th offspring of Mars and delights in a Drum;
At which the Phanaticks are vex't and affrighted;
Where none but Heroick brave souls are to come:
At Putney you'l see his brave Highness restored
Chief General by Land as well as by Sea,
His Merits deserving the god's have implored,
That none but the right in succession shou'd sway.
IV.
Great Chalres more than Cesar an Army hath rai­sed
To protect his Friends, and keep Rebells in awe,
Not to be disbantled at Parliament pleasure;
Wee'l make those damd'd hot-spurs Alegeance to know;
The Hoboys and trumpets sounds tan, ta, ra, ra, ra
The Colours do florish Drums beat dub, a dub
Each loyal Commander his Souldiers doth cherist
They'le make Jack Presbyter fly from his tub.
V.
No Theatre, Opera nor garden of pleasure,
Can equal the harmony of English Camp;
Three Kingdom's Protection and Monarchs chief Treasure,
A terror to our English Turks o'th' same stamp
Our New-Castl [...] Rebells and Scotch apprehended,
Must lay by their hopes of rasing the Croude;
Rumbold now taken shall be recommended,
With Argile on Gibbet as high as a Cloud.
VI.
The Guards and Malitia in real Emulation,
Each Souldier deserving Commissioners place;
Their souls are aspir'd above Elevation,
And e'ry Commander Achilles's grace:
The King & the Duke & Prince are Triumphant,
With loud Acclamations, and Trophies of joys,
To see proud opposers subdu'd that were Rampant.
With huzza's let's drink their health Tory-Boys.
VII.
All that in war-like Disciplin delighteth,
Pray for the success of the Christians Arms,
And for all that contribut's to pay those that fight­eth
In the Holy Wars & their Duty performs;
And those that discover'd the last Plot in Scotlland,
Wherein Sterling-Castle was to be surpris'd;
And for the perservation of peace in old England;
And let those be hang'd that trims in disguise.
FINIS.

London Printed for J. Dean, Bookseller in Cranborn-Street near Newport-House in Leicesterfields, 1684.

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