The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-12-29
A Sc C.oND EPITAP

To the MEMORY Of the
SECOND PARLlA MENT
Had in the Reign Of C OR C / the THIRD.
THIS PARLIAM I,
(Compoed for the mof Part OF
NPRINCIPLE VILLAINS,
Who were DEAD to every Sesle OF ingenious sHAMr,
ALIVE to nolhag but CoRRUrTIoN,
ICALLous to every Feeling but--the ToucH Of GoLD)
In the fra Stage of their Exiaenee,
Played Part worthy of their vENAL SELvEs;
They sPoRTED with the Privileges Of thor Contuents,
Moa darinsly rNsuLTED the Msjeffy ofths People,
And THANKFULLY VIOLATED the Righo Of e,ry EessOr in
the brtih Domihions-
BY ExPEILIN from their FOUL ASSEMBLY,
JOHN WILKES, Eiq;
A Man who in the WORT of Times food forth,
Sinsly faiercd in the Cauie of FREEpom, and became
Personally oBNoxIovst to the KING,
For having oppoed the Tyrlsny Of his Highland Favourte
THIS FARLIA T,
Having incurred the ODIvm, became at Length
AppTsheniye OF thcVENGEAHoE of an OPPREssE DPeope
To atone therefore for their Crimes,
They gave up the Privilege of protecting their Servants from
perona ArTefs,
And, to flsHce the clamOurs oftheir Trldefnen,
They discharged their Bills out OF Monies received for
PRosTITUTIoN of their VoIcEs;
They foPpsd not here;
CoIieious that Whit ia the pay Of Government they oud
have 30 OccAsIos TO run in Debt,
They made Boat of
Not reenins Il sv Peons fio the Power Of Creditors
Whsfe Dem ulds they could at all Times iatisiy
BY DR4tcBTs on the TREAsuRY.
THIs PARLIAM INT,
Principally attentive to FLEEcE the People,
And on the Nation Gifts Rights,
During then Extence il that the CoISAoL underwent
A SWEATING;
For, calling in tie Light Gold
At three Pounds esenSeen Shnss and -Four
when, at any European Market in Chriacndom,
Ii was fairly worth four Pounds Shlins)
BY fuch Mansuve
The MiDpLIEG RANKS Of the Community fuasined an
INcoEcEIvABLE Loss,
Whia Government alone reaPed an ADVANTAGE Of
More chan NINETY THOUSAND POUNDS
~ By this Lethanded Job.
Towards the Coie of
THIS PAR LIZA Me N rs Exiaence,
The Virtue of Mr. GRKEVtLLE's BILL exPerimerted
The Oppofron
lRecOIlseting the Mnifers former Panseyes this Bi
Pulled him to perpetuzte the Act.
Thus, taken by SUkPEIzE,
He yielded, through Motives Of PoLicT,
To what he could not prevent by the Efforts Off
The People reaPed BENEFIT,
For which they much indebted TO the
MINIoH in OFFIcE,
As the Hairs ofGLcRY owe Thanks TO LucIFER,
For ssafng to oblrutt what he could not prevent,
Thsir ETERNAL SALvArIoN.
THIS PARLlAM ENT,
After violating Charters granted the Faith of the Crown,
After GRAZING Judicial Record,
And thus Topping the Courfe Of PUBLIC IUsTIcK;
After this, to Thew their HoNEsTY,
They dspoied Three-ourhs of the ProPretors of India
Stock Of all PcweS over THAR PRoPERTY.
To ihew their RELIo7oNs
They decresd that our FELLow-SuBJEcTs in CANADA
Should believe that EsUs CHRIsT transformed into
.ft A,WHITE WAFER;
And, to ihcw their RESPECT for tha KING
They voted aPRorEsTAET SOVEREIGN into
A RoMAN-CATHoLIc Porn,
Hereby making the king of CHRIsTJAHs
HEAD Of Chugch of IDoLATERs.
Thus, afrer PaGing Number Of other Aas,
Equally hottie to
Rxr1cier, LIBERTY, and PEIvATE PRoPEKTY,
THIS PARLIAM ENT
Was dil,nlsd from the Stage of Political Evidence,
Amida the unverfal HiIss and Excavations Of
EVER Enesre Friena to VIRTVE and hs CovETRY.