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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	call_v	king_n	part_n	4,451	4	4.0694	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46246	The goldsmiths' jubile, or, Londons triumphs containing, a description of the several pageants, on which are represented, emblematical figures, artful pieces of architecture, and rural dancing : with the speeches spoken on each pageant : performed Octob. 29, 1674, for the entertainment of the Right Honourable and truly noble pattern of prudence and loyalty, Sir Robert Vyner, Kt. & Bar, Lord Mayor of the city of London : at the proper costs and charges of the worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, the Kings Most Sacred Majesty and His Royal Consort, Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Dutchess of York, Prince Rupert, the Duke of Monmouth, several foreign embassadours, chief nobility, and secretaries of state, honouring the city with their presence / composed by Tho. Jordan.	Jordan, Thomas, 1612?-1685?	1674 (1674)	Wing J1033; ESTC R17337	11,616	16

their ralling and drolling on Tricks of the Strand To pen us a Ditty in praise of the City their Treasure and Pleasure their Pow'r and Command Their Feast and Guest so temptingly drest their Kitchens all Kingdoms replenish Their Lives and Wives in plenitude thrives they want neither Meat nor Money In bountiful Bowls they do succour their Souls with Claret Canary and Rhenish The promised Land 's in a Londoner's hand they wallow in Milk and Honey II. For Laws and good Orders L. Mayor and Recorders And Sheriffs with Councils keep all in decorum The Simple in safety from Cruel and Crafty When crimes of the Times are presented before 'um No Town as this in Christendom is So quiet by Day and Night No Ruffin or Drab dares pilfer or stab And hurry away by flight Should dangers come at Beat of Drum It is in such strong condition An Army 't would raise in very few days With Money and Ammunition III For Science and reading true wit and good breeding No City's exceeding in bountiful Fautors No Town under Heaven doth give or has given Such portions to sons or such dowries to daughters Their name and fame doth through the world flame For Courage and gallant Lives No Nation that grows are more curst to their foes Or kinder unto their Wives For Bed and Board this place doth afford A quiet repose for Strangers The Lord Mayor and Shrieves take such order with Thieves Men sleep without fear of dangers IV. For Gown●en and Swordmen this place did afford men That were of great Policy Pow'r Renown A Mayor of this City Stout Valliant and Witty Subdu'd a whole Army by stabbing of One A Traytor that ten thousand men gat Together in War-like swarms And for this brave Feat his Red Dagger is set In part of the City Arms Should I declare the Worthies that are And did to this place belong 'T would puzzel my wit and I think it more fit For a Chronicle than a Song V. One meanly Descended and weakly attended By Fortune befriended in this City plac'd From pence unto crowns frō crowns unto pounds Up to hundreds and thousands hath risen at last In chain of Gold and treasure untold In Skarlet on Horse-back to boot To th' Joy of his Mother when his elder Brother It may be has gone a foot Such is the Fate of temporal State For Providence thinks it fit Since the Eldest begat must enjoy the Estate The Youngest shall have the Wit VI. Plague Famin Fire Sword as our stories record Did unto this City severely fix And flaming September will make us remember One Thousand Six Hundred Sixty Six When House and Hall and Churches did fall A Punishment due for Sin No Town so quick Burn'd into Ashes was turn'd And sooner was Built agen Such is the Fate of London's Estate Sometimes th' has a sorrowful Sup Of Miseries Bowl But to quicken her S●ul For Mercy doth hold her up VII Our Ruines did show five or six Years ago Like an object of wo to all eyes that came that came nigh 〈◊〉 Yet now 't is as gay as a Garden in May Guildhall and th' Exchange are in statu quo pri●● Our Feasts in Halls each Company calls To treat 'um as welcome Men The Muses all Nine do begin to drink Wine Apollo doth Shine agen True Union and Peace makes Plenty encrease And every Trade to Spring The City so Wall'd may be properly call'd The Chamber of CHARLES our King VIII Our Princes have been as on Record is seen Good Authors and Fautors of love to this place By many good Charters to strengthen our quarters With divers Indulgences Favour and Grace Their Love so much to London is such They do as occasion calls Their Freedoms partake For Society sake Kings have been made free of Halls If City and Court together Consort This Nation can never be undon Then let the Hall ring with God prosper the King And bless the Lord Mayor of London CHORVS of 5. Voices But for this honour'd Company whose kindness this day Prepar'd all these Triumphs we have somthing to say For all their future Welfare we heartily Pray That the Goldsmiths the Goldsmiths The Gold and Silver Goldsmiths may With Gold and Silver Plenty And Treasures never empty Thrive on 'till the latter Day Dinner b●ing ended His Lordship being attended by a Retinue of his own Company takes Coach and is conducted to his own House a very stately Structure and every way accommodated with Beauty and convenience for a Seat of Mayoralty When his Lordship is housed those that attend on him depart with decency and order The Triumphs and Si●kworks are by the care of the Masters and Artificers lodge● for that night in Blackwell-Hall 'till the next day following POSTSCRIPT INformation coming too late we are constrained to put a remarkable and Heroick Rarity into th● narrow limits of a Postscript which is that divers Gentlemen Archers compleatly Armed with long Bows and Swords with War-Arrows and Pallisades with Hats turn'd up on one side upon which ar● knots of green Ribon formed into a Company March under the Command of Sir Robert Peyton Kt. There is newly R●printed Choice Ayres and Dialogues to Sing to the Theorbo or Bass-Viol being mos● of the newest Ayres and Songs su●g at Court and at the Publick Theaters Composed by several Gentlemen of His Majesties Musick to which in this new Edition are added many more new Songs and also Those Songs sung in the famous Play call'd the Tempest sold by Iohn Playford near the Temple Church Devil appears and St. Dunstan catcheth him by the Nose