The Newcastle Associators (c. 1684–1688)

by anon

For other versions of this work, see The Newcastle Associators.

The
Newcastle Associators;
or, the
Trimmers Loyalty.

Being a true Relation how several Sanctified Brethren were Apprehended, and found Signing the Association, (several others having made their Escapes) at the Assizes at Newcastle, August 2. 1684.

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To the Tune of Ignoramus; or, Lay by your Pleading.

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I.
  Lay by your Reason,
  Truth’s out of Season;
Since Treason’s Loyalty, and Loyalty is Treason.
  Toney the Jealous,
  Sidney the Zealous,
Contriv’d the Nation’s fall, yet both were Loyal Fellows;
  With Patience, Narrations,
  And Associations.
Lord what ado there was for Teckley’s Reformations?
They Plotted, and Lotted, and Sotted, and Voted;
And never will have done, ’till their Heads are all Promoted.

II.
  With Insurrections,
  Lawless Objections,
They study’d to promote the Commonwealth Projections.
Monarchy Haters,
  Associators,
Did Swear into a League with Rascals, Whigs & Traytors;
  Then Venture, Indenture,
  In Bonds they do Enter:
Whilst at the Royal Pair their Malice still did center:
They Plotted, and Lotted, and Sotted, and Voted,
And never will have done till all the Tribe’s promoted.

III.
  But the Brave Chief Justice,
  In whom our Trust is,
Will do the Rebels Right, who in Law the first is.
  In this High Station,
  Purging the Nation
Of all that did promote this damn’d Association.
  Bakers and Quakers,
  And Monarchy-haters,
And all that joyn in League with Associators,
They Plotted, and Lotted, and Sotted, and Voted,
And never will have done till all the Train’s Promoted,

IV.
  He late surprizes,
  In quaint Disguises,
No less then seventeen at Newcastle Sizes:
  Villains he scented,
  That had Indented,
And with the Cooper had a new Tap invented
  Jack Shallow, Sim. Swallow,
  Will. Weeks, and Tom. Tallow,
Nine were for Traytors found, the next in course will follow
They Plotted, and Lotted, and Sotted, and Voted,
And never will have done till all their Tribe’s Promoted.

V.
  These on their Tryal
  Wou’d all be Loyal,
Altho’ the Royal Race they study'd to Destroy all.
  Their False hearts sounded,
  The rest Confounded;
Guilt flying in their Face, for the Fact absconded.
  Both Richard the Bitcher,
  And Williams the Letcher,
Whilst Thumb, and Dick, and Tom are left behind to stretch for’t.
They Plotted, and Lotted, and Sotted, and Voted,
And in good time we hope will likewise be Promoted.

VI.
  Toney that Scented,
  And first Invented
This Holy Covenant, was the first Absented.
  Of all forsaken,
  To save his Bacon,
He into Whigland crawls, but was overtaken.
  The Starter’s a Martyr,
  Death gives no Quarter,
Whilst Walcot and the rest were by the Head cut shorter.
They Plotted, and Lotted, and Sotted, and Voted,
And never will have done till their Heads are all Promoted.

VII.
  Russel did Try for’t,
  Sidney did Die for’t,
While Rumbold, Gray and Tom, with the rest did flie for’t:
  For all their Teaching,
  Ferguson’s Preaching,
His Head’s upon a Pole, and his Quarters Bleaching:
  The Starter’s a Martyr,
  The Squire gives no Quarter,
For now the Bully Knight is by the Head cut Shorter.
They Plotted, and Lotted, and Sotted, and Voted,
And never will have done till their Quarters are Promoted.

VIII.
  Now be Confounded
  Whig, Trimmer, Roundhead,
And all the Factious Lump of Treason so Compounded.
  By every Action,
  We see your Faction
Tends only to Involve the Nation in Distraction.
  Your Lopping, and Fopping,
  And Blunderbuss Popping,
And all your flying for’t won’t save your Necks from Chopping.
You Plotted, and Lotted, and Sotted, and Voted,
And in good time we hope you all shall be Promoted.

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Printed and Sold by Nath. Thompson at the Entrance into the Old-Spring-Garden near Charing-Cross.