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And now they are not settled yet
for all the wrongs they did.
they think for to disthrone our king,
the crown take of his head
It would take up now too much time
to set down all things here.
how prelates have us persecute
this more than twenty years,
But now to crown all their mischief
which they have further done
they think to make an end and lay
on him a Burial stone,
They did discharge us for to hear
his honest servants preach
and threatened death unto all those
the Gospel that did teach.
They were so mad against the truth
that they would give no bield
to Christ: nor to his followers,
in city, nor in field.
These perjured troops did still go on
in bloody cruelty;
and took our friends at Glasgow town
to send beyond the sea,
Then we drew up into the west.
our dearest Blood to spil
and for our covenants we fought,
that day at Lowdon hill,
Although that Calvers should go mad,
and all his men had sworn,
the LORD did order us and he
our (illegible text) then back did turn,
We were assembled for to hear
the joyful sound I say,
but we were ne’er amind to fight
upon a sabbath day,
This Clavers now of whom I speak
