Englands Captivity Returned, With A Farwel to COMMON-WEALTHS.
To the Tune of, The brave Sons of Mars.
COme lets now reioyce,
All with a loud voice,
at the return of charles our King,
VVith a hearty good prayer,
He may never come there,
where she Traytors his Father did bring
Let us all make a noise,
Both young men and boyes,
with a great acclamation of ioy
VVhilst those Traytors lament,
(But want grace t repent)
which so long did our king annoy.
Farwel a frée State,
Such Rascals we hate,
as we here of late dayes have had,
Such Plots theyd contrive,
VVhen they were alive,
enough for to make us all mad.
But wée let them alone,
VVhich from hence are gone,
cause their reward will be paid them
But leave them where they are,
VVéel neither make or mar,
nor never from thence wéel perswade them
My Lord Monck's the man,
Though his lifes but a span,
he hath improved that little so well,
That in true loyalty,
I can none espie
that can this great worthy excell.
To bring home our King,
Twas the only thing,
could make all things well for the people,
And such ioy for't there was,
As in the stréets I did pass,
that the Bells almost leapt out oth' Stéeple.
The second part,
to the same Tune.
GOod Subjects and they
That lov'd him did pray
but Rebels did wish the ship
Were cast away
for fear Divine Iustice
Should turn them all ore,
When Charles King of England is safe set on shore.
The joy that did ring
Iust at his landing
did pierce the high heavens with
GOD save the KING.
the Rocks in an Eccho
As loudly did roare,
To see Charls the Second come safely, &c.
The Trumpets did sound
The Cliffes did rebound,
with hands lift to heaven,
And knees on the ground,
they all did give thanks and
True praises good store,
To see Charls the second come, &c.
The Cannons at Dover,
And every rover,
did thunder with joy that
The King was come over,
some Caps were cast up
That they never saw more,
For joy Charls the second was safe, &c.
Men, women, and boyes,
Did make such a noyse
they ma [...] [...]ent & Christendom
King with [...] [...]o [...]es.
such high [...]clamations
Were nere there before,
For joy Charls the second was, &c.
The true men of Kent
And all that was in't,
deserve their good déeds should be
Publish'd in Print.
a Loyall just County
And suffers sore.
Till Charls King of England was, &c.
Put on thy rich Robe
Thy Crown and the Globe
for thou hast béen well nigh as
Patient as Job,
such intricate hazzards were
Nere known before,
But thank [...] be to God thou art safe set, &c
May every [...]new
Of him strong continue,
true peace and prosperity
Raise his Revennue,
God blesse my Lord Monke too
We humbly implore,
By whom Charls the Second got safely on shore [...]
FINIS.
London, printed for F. Grove dwelling on Snow-hill. Entred according to order.
⟨The True Lovers Knot Vntyed⟩
[...]
The second part
to the same Tune.
WHom of your Nobles will do so,
for to main [...]ain the Commonalty,
Such multitvdes would never grow,
nor be such store of poverty.
I would I had a Milk-maid béen,
or born of some more low degrée,
Then I might have loved where I like,
and no man could have hindered me.
Or would I were some Yeomans chile,
for to receive my portion now,
According unto my degrée,
as other Virgins whom I know.
The highest branch that springs aloft,
néeds must be shade the middle tré,
Néeds must the shadow of them both,
shadow the third in this degrée.
But when the trée is cut and gone,
and from the ground is born away,
The lowest tree that there doth stand,
in time may grow as high as they.
Once when I thought to have béen Quéen
but yet that still I do deny,
I know your grace had right to [...]h' Crown
before Elizabeth did dy.
You of the eldest Sister came,
I of the second in degrée,
The Earl of Hertford of the third,
a man of Royall blood quo [...]h she.
And so good night my Soveraign Liege,
since in the Tower I must ly,
I hope your Grace will condescend,
that I may have my liberty.
Lady Arebella said our King,
I to your fréedome would consent
If you would turn and go to Church,
there to receive the Sacrament.
And so [...]d night Arabella fair,
our King to her replled again,
I will take Counsel of my Nobility,
that you your fréedome may obtain.
O [...]ce more to Prison must I go,
Lady Arabella then did say,
To leave my Love bréeds all my [...],
[...]he which will be my lives decay.
Love is a knot none can unknit,
fancy a liking of the heart,
He whom I love I cannot forget,
though from his presence I must p [...]
The meanest people enioy their mates,
but I was born unhappily,
For being crost by cruel sate,
I want both love and liberty.
But death I hope, will end the strife,
Farewel, f [...]rewel, dear love quoth [...]
Once had I thought to have béen thy wi [...]
but now am forc'd to part from the [...].
At this sad méeting she had cause,
in heart and mind to grieve full sor [...].
After that Arabella fair,
did never sée Lord Seymore more.
FINIS.