Bacchus festival, or, A new medley being a musical representation at the entertainment of his excellency the Lord General Monck. At Vinters-Hall, April 12. 1660.

Bacchus festival, or, A new medley being a musical representation at the entertainment of his excellency the Lord General Monck. At Vinters-Hall, April 12. 1660.

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Bacchus Festival, OR, A NEW MEDLEY BEING A Musical Representation at the Entertainment of his EXCELLENCY THE Lord General Monck.At VINTNERS-HALL, April 12. 1660.

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Bacchus Festival, OR, A NEW MEDLEY BEING A Musical Representation at the Entertainment of his EXCELLENCY THE Lord General Monck.At VINTNERS-HALL, April 12. 1660.

Bacchus enters attended by four Drawers, a French-man, Spaniard, German, and Greek.

ROuze then my soul, from that dull sottish Lethargy

thou late didst lye;

Call home thy spirits, let this Genial day

Be sacrific'd in mirth; Let full and crowned Bowls

proclaim our jovial souls, slavery;

And let us cast all pining cares away:

Since thou brave GEORGE hast us redeem'd from sleepie

hast ruin'd those

who were our foes,

And scorn'd our Deity.

Sure there must something in thee be which is divine:

since thou hast thus

restored us,

And water turn'd to wine.

Those flegmatick, yet frantick rascals which of late

did rend the State,

And with their small-beer Heresies confound

Our peace and wellfare; are by thee, thy Countries friend

brought to deserved end;

And now the Nations hopes are almost crown'd.

This justly may our after ages all convince,

that he who slights

God Bacchus rites,

—Turns Traitor to his Prince.

But he must a good Patriot be, who will his veins replenish

with Cyprian black,

or golden Sack,

Or the rein-searching Rhenish.

Come then my jolly Boies, this Hero here present

with our gifts sent,

Or from the Gallick, or Iberian shore:

That so unto our utmost power we may show

the praise we owe

In our own sphere; since we can do no more.

For Sir, both gods and men will freely now confess

you have our Laws,

our Faith, our Cause

—Restor'd to happiness.

There yet remains behind one truly grateful thing,

which is that you

give Cesar h's due,

—And help us to our King,

FRENCHMAN

Speaks.

By God Bacchus order I here you present

with a Cup of Apollo's own Nectar;

'Tis the drink of the gods, and I dare lay you ods

'Twill make you most bravely conjecture

What the Nation greedily longs for,

and to what its thoughts are thus bent;

That you would restore, and we may have once more,

our King and Parliament.

Chorus

Here's the white or the red, take both as your due,

For our blood and our brains we must both owe to you.

SPANIARD.

Stand by fond foolish Monsieur, let me come,

Who am the onely man in Christendome.

As for your Countrey-men, they're antick,

Their Wine's for nothing but to make men frantick.

But Sir, you may be sure this G-ass contains

What will inspire you with Aetherial strains.

Chorus,

'Tis good Canary onely makes men sing,

And truly stand for Countrey, God and King.

GERMAN.

Nay then amongst the rest,

Let me present a Test

Both of my Wine and Soul,

Which freely in this Bowl

I hear do dedicate,

And that you may it rate

At its due worth, and so

Its virtues truly know.

Chorus,

'Twill purge out all infections Blood, and render

You still more strong to be the States Defender.

GREEK.

To this is that alone which now must ease

This nation of its luke-warm disease,

Recruit our vitals, and new propagate

A lasting peace between our Church and State.

This Sir, will free us from the poysonous raint,

Lurks in the faint heart of our wall-ey'd saint.

Chorus

'Twill make us freely to rejoice and pray,

To see our Charles's Coronation Day.

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Bacchus festival, or, A new medley being a musical representation at the entertainment of his excellency the Lord General Monck. At Vinters-Hall, April 12. 1660.

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1660

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A87356

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Wing J1019C

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Thomason 669.f.24[63]

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ESTC R211847

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99870534

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99870534

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163794

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— Bacchus festival, or, A new medley being a musical representation at the entertainment of his excellency the Lord General Monck. At Vinters-Hall, April 12. 1660., Jordan, Thomas, 1612?-1685?, attributed name..

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s.n.,. [London :: 1660]. (Anonymous. By Thomas Jordan.) (Place of publication from Wing.) (Verse - "Rouze then my soul, from that dull sottish Lethargy".) (Annotation on Thomason copy: "1660 April 19".) (Identified as Wing (2nd ed.) B252 on UMI microfilm set "Early English books, 1641-1700", reel 2124.3.) (L Copy stained at foot.) (Reproduction of the original in the British Library.)

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