These Strangers, in a foreign World — Protection Money

These Strangers, in a foreign World, 1
Protection asked of me－
Befriend them, lest Yourself in Heaven
Be found a Refugee－
(F.805/J.1096)
[2] Protection:: short for protection money (OED 1c).
[3] Heaven:: a playground.

BLACK MAIL. Scots protection money. ─ The Banker's Common-place Book (1857)