Classic Poem

News news News is come from the North;
Tis chopping News & new come.
The cheife intent wherefore it was sent
To shew how the Scots do rooke 'em.

Newcastle is now fetcht over the coles;
The whole Town is a sacking.
The greatest medler is Lesley the Pedler
Who hath sent their goods a packing.

The organs may go whistle now;
They'r silencd by the Rabbyes.
The Scots have the Pigs that play the holy Jiggs
And say they are Sow-Babyes.

The Bishoprick is cut & slasht
in Sippets & in slices.
The men of Durham are fayn to bestir 'em
To hinder these Devises.

The zealous now have told al in;
Each Scot looks like a Sexton.
They would not beleeue him that wrote on his sleeue
Good Brother I am John Blakston.

The Sisters of the mother are cur'd
And passe this Holy Sentence:
Those men must bee sau'd, that have so behaud
Themselues on the stoole of Repentance.