Good nevvs for the nation, or, The citys joy and the countries happiness. Plainly shewing the great satisfaction and content, that all loyal subjects do enjoy, by the new election of members of Parliament, whom God preserve, and direct, that they may act for the good of their King, and country, and the benifit and happiness of all true English Protestants. Tune of Digbys farwel, or Packintons pound· 1680 Approx. 5 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2011-04 (EEBO-TCP Phase 2). B03467 Wing G1052D Interim Tract Supplement Guide EBB65H[123] 99887160 ocm99887160 181872

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Good Nevvs for the Nation, Or, The Citys joy and the Countries Happineſs.

Plainly ſhewing the great ſatisfaction and content, that all Loyal Subjects do • njoy, by the new Election of members of Parliament, whom God preſerve, and direct, that they may Act for the good of their King, and Country, and the benifit and Happineſs of all true Engliſh Proteſtants.

Tune of Digbys farwel, Or Packintons pound.

COme all loyal Subjects of every degrée Lay ſorrow aſide and come liſten to me, For we have good tydings of late come to town Our friends they ſhall riſe and our foes be caſt down, The Parliament Houſe is again to be fill'd With brave ſollid members all of them well skill'd, Then let us rejoyce with a Loyal conſent, And all for the choice of our New Parliament. We néed not to murmour but give God the praiſe For now we do hope for to ſee better dayes, Our fears they will vaniſh no more wée'l repine The Sun-beams of comfort upon us will ſhine, A Summer of joy is approaching at hand To bring ſatisfaction unto the whole land. Then let us rejoyce with a Loyal conſent, And all for the choice of our New Parliament. Each City, and Burrough, and Corporate town Have choſen brave perſons of gallant renown, Such men as have gained their Countryes love And from honeſt principles ſcorn for to move, The laws of the land they will bravely maintain And put all our Nation in order again, Then let us rejoyce with a Loyal conſent And all for the choice of our New Parliament. 'Twas fine in the Countrey to be at the choice When each man was frée for to give in their voice, They whoop and they holl • w they crow'd & they pother Whiles ſome cryes for one man and ſome for another, They caſt up their caps and they thunder about They rally a while and again they do ſhout. Then let us rejoyce with a Loyal conſent And all for the choice of our New Parliament
The ſecond Part to the ſame tune MArch béer and ſtrong ale are as plenty that time. As if it were water, and ſo is good Wine, Where every freeholder doth take off his diſh And each man doth Tipple and drink like a Fiſh, When they are well liquord to polling they go Their voices ſhall carry it it there muſt be ſo. Then let us rejoyce with a loyal conſent And all for the choice of our New Parliament. When they have Elected they homeward repair Well pleaſ'd with their pains and their noble good fare Now that they have choſen ſuch men as will ſerve And ſeek the whole Nation in peace to preſerve, They follow their callings without any fear And in their own houſes injoy happy cheer. Then let us, &c. Now what can our enemies ſay in this caſe Whileſt that we have union in ſo high a place, No difference in Parliament after ſhall be Like peaceable members they all ſhall agree: Their votes they ſhall paſs and good laws they ſhall ſtand And all they ſhall Act for the good of the land. Then let us, &c. The Papiſts they now may deſpair of their hope And ſend up theſe tydings to Rome to the Pope, They now have no friends in the Houſe for to ſit We have no occaſion for them nor their wit, Tdeir plots and contrivances now will be found Though carried on never ſo deep under Ground. Then let us, &c. Then cheer up good Neighbours and be not diſmaid We now are in hopes for to have a brisk trade, By Sea and by Land there imployment will be That all in their Stations may live happily For thoſe that have money ſhall not be in fear for to lay it out now the coaſt it is clear. Then let us, &c. Though we have been wearied with troubles & fears We now ſhall have time for to wipe off our tears, Since by this great bleſſing we are in the way Again to live happy who ever ſays nay: God bleſs our good King and defend him from wrong, That he may in ſafety reign over us long, And let us rejoyce with a loyal conſent And pray for the good of our New Parliament.

With Allowance.

London, Printed for P. Brooksby at the Golden Ball in Weſt-ſmithfield.