The praise of London, or, A delicate new ditty which doth invite you to faire London cit[y] I cannot rightly speake but in her praise, because shee is the flower of earthly ioyes : to the tune of the second part of Hide Parke / [by] R.C.

The praiſe of London: OR, A delicate new Ditty, which doth invite you to faire London Cit • I cannot rightly ſpeake but in her praiſe, Becauſe ſhee is the flower of earthly ioyes. To the tune of the ſecond part of Hide Parke.

ALl you that delight in Paſtime and Pleaſure, now liſt to my Ditty wherein I will ſhow; In London they'l ſay there is good ſtore of treaſure and that for a certaine there is many doth know, Great ſtore of ſiluer and gold you may ſee, with all things elſe pleaſing as euer can be: There are ſine ſhewes and gliſtering ſights, Then come to the Citie for your delights. And yet there is many a Countrey Farmer, perhaps in obiection this Prouerb may ſay, The Country fruits they doe helpe to adore her, and make her ſéeme like to the flowers in May: True is the Countrey London doth féed, with ſuch Commodities as there doth néed: But as for renowne true honour fights, So London Towne is the chiefe for delights. You ſée how the chiefeſt are thither reſorting, and chiefly are there in the cold Winter time: The Citty in Winter is better for ſporting, than tis in the Country in the Summer prime: The Lords and the Knights and the Ladies ſo gay, may there take their pleaſure and go to a Play, Pleaſure it flowes there day and nights, Then come to the City for your delights. The Country Gentles and ſwagering Gallants, will not ſpare there mony to ſée this braue place, And if they want means they'l ſel their whole talents, to ſee this braue City that is of ſuch grace, With a braue Gelding, a Hawke and a Ho ••• will brauely come riding into this faire 〈◊〉 Meaning to ſée all the famous ſights, Thus they come to th' Citty for their delights▪ Likewiſe there is many a Country Miſer, that will ſpare an Angell, a Marke or a po ••• And bring vp his wife with him for to ſuffice 〈◊〉 and happily on her beſtow a new Gowne: From one place to another about they will go • , and many braue pleaſures his wife he will 〈◊〉 This is the humors of country wights They'l come to the City for their delights. The Weauer, the Baker, the Brewer, the 〈◊〉 the Glouer, the Tanner the Butcher, the 〈◊〉 The Ioiner, the Cooper, the Sawyer, the 〈◊〉 the Tapſter, the Hoſtler, the Clothier, the 〈◊〉 And many more Trades that here I might name, that heare of braue Londons renowned high fa •• All theſe prepare both day and nights, To come to the City for their delights. The Spaniſh, the French, the Turke, and I ••••• and ſo doe the Gretians come thither alſo; And likewiſe they do come from al parts of Holl ••• but ſeldome there any will back againe goe, The Germanes come thither to vault and to da ••• , whoſe names in the City doe highly aduance, The outlandiſh Lords with Ladies and Knights, Doe come to the City for their delights.

The ſecond part. To the ſame tune.

•• kewiſe you haue many that catch ſome miſchances as they in the Countrey are at their play: • he Maids and the Yongmen they loue to haue dances, and yet without muſicke they'l paſſe time away: • he Maidens indéed ſometimes by miſhap, with playing and toying doe ſoone catch a clap, • hen to void blame and for their rights, They come to the City for their delights. •• ll well it is knowne ſuch chanſes come many▪ the Carriers indeed bring vp Maids to the City, 〈◊〉 when they come there it is vnknowne to any, theſe Country Laſſes, oh they are ſo witty: • heres enow beſide Taylors that ſerue for a cloke, and helpe limping Vulkan to beare up the yoke, • apid he binds faſt in mens ſights, •• en come to the City for your delights. 〈…〉 ••• nt kept a Maid and ſhe called her Mary, and ſhe was beloued of the Miller Tom; 〈◊〉 as ſhe went out in an euening with Sary, this Miller by chance vnto her did come, 〈◊〉 the whole night vntill it was day, Mary and Thomas together did play, But thought it were night the Moone ſhined bright, Whereby Tom and Mary did take their delight. Within ſhort time after her téeth fell to aking, and ſhe doubted Thomas had got her with child, 〈◊〉 was the poore Laſſe in a pittifull taking, and in her doubt ſhe was no whit beguild, • he ſafe was deliuered and Thomas he fled, this Maid was churched and the child was dead, • he ſcapt all puniſhment by her fine flights, • nd came to the City for her delights. My Ladies fine waiting maid met in the darke with Iohn Bould the Coachman who cauſed her to ſtay And ſhe was inuited by this gallant ſparke, to learne a pretty canceited fine play, What game they call it I cannot well tell, but in ſhort time after her belly did ſwell, It made her offen fetch grieuous ſighes, Yet ſhe came to the City for her delights. Thus you ſée plainely how that here is many a gallant yong Laſſe to the City doth come, Although they be broken what is that to any, there's ſome Maids come with thē altho a ſmall ſum, They fit for the City as Bels for a Stéeple, for in London dwelleth many ſorts of people, Then come away you Noble wightes, Oh come to the City fit for your delights. Faire London is ready to entertaine many, you kindly are welcome and ſo you ſhall find, But pray take my counſell and bring with you mony, and then you ſhall ſée they will proue very kind, The kind hearted laſſes will welcome you all, and if you haue money to pay what you call; Come noble hearts where pleaſure inuites, Oh come to the City for your delights. Thus in my concluſion all you that are willing, to buy this new Ditty whereby you may learne; Perhaps you ſpend many a penny or ſhilling, vpon many trifles which little concerne, Oh London is praiſed by all that her knowes, to be a place where ioy and pleaſure it flowes; You that haue wits may liue by your ſlights, Then come to the City for your delights.

FINIS. R. C.