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Englands joy for the coming of our gracious soveraign King Charles the Second : To the tune of, A joyful sight to see.
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1660
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Wing E2988; ESTC R211935
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ENGLANDS JOY For the Coming in of our Gracious Soveraign King CHARLS the Second To the Tune of A Joyful Sight to see Charles the Second James Duke of York Henry Duke of Glocester RIng Bells and let Bonefires out-blaze the Sun Let Ecchoes contribute their voice For now a happy settlement's begun To shew how we do all rejoyce If we by this Can have the bliss To re-injoy a Vnity We 'll do no more As heretofore But will in mutual love increase If we can once again have peace How joyful shall we be The King shall his Prerogatives enjoy The State their Priviledge shall have He will not theirs nor will they his annoy But both each others strive to save The people shall Turn loyal all And strive t' obey his Majesty And Truth and Peace Shall both increase They 'l be obedient to the Laws And hate that subtle name of Cause Then joyful shall we be The Parliament will rise no more in arms To fight against their lawful King Nor be deluded by their factious charms That all the Realm to treason bring They 'l learn to vote No more by rote Nor pass their Bills ex tempore But study peace And trades increase Since now we finde it is not good To write the Kingdom peace in blood But joyful shall we be The second Part to the same Tune THe Coblers shall not edifie their Tubs Nor in Divinity-set stitches We 'l not b' instructed by Merchanick scrubs Women shan't preach with men for breeches The prickear'd Tribe That won't subscribe Vnto our Churches Hierarchy Must England leave And to Geneve New England or to Amsterdam With all whom Church and State can't tame Then joyful shall we be We 'l toil no more to maintain Patentees That feed upon poor peoples trade Star Chamber shan't vex guiltless men for fees Nor Law to Vice for bribes be Bawd The Bishops each Will learn to preach Rich Clergy will not silent be And Iudges all Impartial When Laws alike to all degrees No sleeping Iudges gape for fees How joyful shall we be We 'l fight ng more for Iealousies and Fears Nor spend our blood we know not why The Roundheads shall shake hands with Cavaliers And both for King and Countrey die The Sword shall not Maintain a Plot For fear of Plots which ne're shall be Nor will we still Each other kill To fight for those that are as far From Peace as they will be from War But joyful shall we be The broken Cits no more shall lick their Chops Nor Wealth recruit with Countrey's store But lay down Arms and keep within their Shops And cry what lack you as before They 'l turn agen Blew apron'd men And leave their titles of degree Nor will they prâ—te 'gainst Church and State But change their Feathers Flags and Drâ—â—â— For Items and for total Sums How joyful shall we be We will not Garrisons of Lubbers feed To plunder drink and gather pay While they lye gazing and are both agreed To fetch our goods add us away And though they swear We will not care Nor to such Skowndrels servile be We will not stand With Cap in hand Beseeching them to let alone The goods which justly are our own But jâ—yful shall we be Fanatick Troopers must go home agen And humbly walk a foot to Plow Nor domineer thus over honest men But work to get their livings now Or if their minde Be not inclin'd To leave their former knavery A halter shall Dispach them all And then the Gallows shall be made The high'st preferment of their trade A joyful sight to see Let Roundheads shake their circumcized 〈◊〉 We 'l ride about as well as they Nor will we stand in fear of Cavaliers That sleep all night and drink all day When we can finde Both sides enclin'd To change their War for Vnity O t' will be brave If we can have The Freedom granted by our Charter And scape from plunder pay and quarteâ— How joyful shall we be London Printed for John Andrews at the White Lion near Pye-Corner