Selected quad for the lemma: city_n
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A49099
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Londons lamentation, or, An excellent new song on the loss of London's Charter to the tune of Packington's pound.
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1683
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Wing L2935; ESTC R969
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london_n lamentation_n or_o a_o excellent_a new_a song_n on_o the_o loss_n of_o london_n charter_n to_o the_o tune_n of_o packington_n pound_n i._o you_o freeman_n and_o master_n and_o prentice_n mourn_v for_o now_o you_o be_v leave_v with_o your_o charter_n forlorn_a since_o london_n be_v london_n i_o dare_v bold_o say_v for_o your_o riot_n you_o never_o so_o dear_o do_v pay_v in_o westminster-hall_n your_o dagon_n do_v fall_v that_o cause_v you_o to_o riot_n and_o mutiny_n all_o oh_o london_n oh_o london_n thou_o will_v better_o have_v none_o than_o thus_o with_o thy_o charter_n to_o vie_v with_o the_o throne_n ii_o oh_o london_n oh_o london_n how_o can_v thou_o pretend_v against_o thy_o defender_n thy_o crime_n to_o defend_v thy_o freedom_n &_o right_n from_o kind_a prince_n do_v spring_v and_o yet_o in_o contempt_n thou_o withstande_v thy_o king_n with_o bold_a brazen_a face_n they_o plead_v thy_o case_n in_o hope_n to_o the_o charter_n the_o king_n will_v give_v place_n oh_o london_n thou_o will_v better_o no_o charter_n at_o all_o than_o thus_o for_o rebellion_n thy_o charter_n shall_v fall_v iii_o since_o britain_n to_o london_n come_v over_o to_o dwell_v you_o have_v a_o old_a charter_n to_o buy_v and_o to_o sell_v and_o whilst_o in_o allegiance_n each_o honest_a man_n live_v than_o you_o have_v a_o charter_n for_o lord_n may'r_n and_o shrieve_n but_o when_o with_o your_o pride_n you_o begin_v to_o backslide_v and_o london_n of_o faction_n do_v run_v with_o the_o tide_n then_o london_n oh_o london_n it_o be_v time_n to_o withdraw_v lest_o the_o flood_n of_o your_o faction_n the_o land_n overflow_n iv._o when_o faction_n and_o fury_n of_o rebel_n prevail_v when_o cobbler_n be_v king_n and_o monarch_n be_v jayl_v when_o master_n in_o tumult_n their_o prentice_n lead_v and_o the_o tail_n do_v begin_v to_o make_v war_n with_o the_o head_n when_o thomas_n and_o kate_n do_v bring_v in_o their_o plate_n to_o uphold_v the_o old_a cause_n of_o the_o rump_n of_o the_o state_n then_o tell_v i_o oh_o london_n i_o prithee_o now_o tell_v have_v thou_o ever_o a_o charter_n to_o fight_n and_o rebel_n v._o when_o zealous_a sham-sheriff_n the_o city_n oppose_v in_o spite_n of_o the_o charter_n the_o king_n and_o the_o law_n and_o make_v such_o a_o riot_n and_o rout_n in_o the_o town_n that_o never_o before_o such_o a_o racket_n be_v know_v when_o ryoter_n dare_v arrest_v the_o lord_n may'r_n and_o force_v the_o king_n substitute_n out_o of_o the_o chair_n oh_o london_n who_o charter_n be_v now_o on_o the_o lees_n do_v your_o charter_n ever_o warrant_v such_o action_n as_o these_o vi_o alas_o for_o the_o brethren_n what_o now_o must_v they_o do_v for_o choose_v whig-sheriff_n and_o burgess_n too_o the_o charter_n with_o patience_n be_v go_v to_o the_o pot_n and_o the_o doctor_n be_v lose_v in_o the_o depth_n of_o the_o plot._n st._n stephens_n his_o flayl_n no_o more_o will_v prevail_v nor_o sir_n robert_n dagger_n the_o charter_n to_o bail_v oh_o london_n thou_o will_v better_o have_v suffer_v by_o fire_n than_o thus_o thy_o old_a charter_n shall_v stick_v in_o the_o mire_n vii_o but_o since_o with_o your_o folly_n your_o faction_n and_o pride_n you_o sink_v with_o the_o charter_n who_o strive_v with_o the_o tide_n let_v all_o the_o lose_a river_n return_v to_o the_o main_a from_o whence_o they_o descend_v they_o will_v spring_v out_o again_o submit_v to_o the_o king_n in_o every_o thing_n then_o of_o a_o new_a charter_n new_a sonnet_n we_o will_v sing_v as_o london_n the_o phoenex_n of_o england_n never_o die_v so_o out_o of_o the_o flame_n a_o new_a charter_n will_v rise_v print_a by_o n._n t._n at_o the_o entrance_n into_o the_o old-spring-garden_n