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<HEAD>Englands honour, and Londons glory.</HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">With the manner of proclaiming <HI>Charles</HI> the &s;econd King of <HI>England,</HI> <DATE>this eight of <HI>May,</HI> 1660.</DATE> by the honourable the two hou&s;es of Parliament, Lord Generall <HI>Monk,</HI> the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Common-Coun&s;ell of the City.</HEAD>
<OPENER>The tune is, <HI>Vi vel a Roy.</HI></OPENER>
<P><FIGURE>
<P>CR</P>
<P>DIEV ET MON DROIT</P>
<P>HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE</P>
<FIGDESC>royal blazon or coat of arms</FIGDESC>
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<LG>
<L>COme hither Friends and li&s;ten unto me,</L>
<L>and hear what &s;hall now related be,</L>
<L>For joy and comfort is now come to yea,</L>
<L>and happy dayes in <HI>England</HI> you'l &s;&eacute;e:</L>
<L>The King and Parliament now are agr&eacute;ed,</L>
<L>to ea&s;e our &s;adne&s;&s;e,</L>
<L>with joy and gladne&s;&s;e,</L>
<L>And for to fr&eacute;e us from all our annoy</L>
<L>as by the Parliament now is decr&eacute;ed,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>then let us &s;ing boyes,</HI></L>
<L><HI>God &s;ave the King boyes,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Drink a good health and &s;ing Vi vel a Roy.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>The fir&s;t of <HI>May</HI> to our great comfort,</L>
<L>by our good King a Me&s;&s;age was &s;ent,</L>
<L>the which y^e Parliament receiv'd with concord</L>
<L>and &s;ent abroad the Land to content.</L>
<L>For &s;o Lords and Commons together agr&eacute;ed</L>
<L>with their fr&eacute;e con&s;ent,</L>
<L>and being well bent,</L>
<L>For they will &s;uffer none us to de&s;troy,</L>
<L>the which doth both our joy &amp; comfort br&eacute;ed.</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>then let, &amp;c:</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>The eight of <HI>May</HI> as my mu&s;e doth here &s;ing,</L>
<L>Royall King <HI>Charles</HI> with a full con&s;ent</L>
<L>Was then proclaimed <HI>Englands</HI> fair King.</L>
<L>by Lords and Commons of Parliament.</L>
<L>And by the heavenly powers divine,</L>
<L>and in <HI>Londons</HI> Citty</L>
<L>The cau&s;e of this Ditty</L>
<L>Vnto all this Nation now tel of this joy</L>
<L>the which unto the &s;ame did incline.</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>then let, &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>The two hou&s;es in the Pallace Yard</L>
<L>General <HI>Monk</HI> him&s;elfe being by,</L>
<L>Proclaimed the King with great regard,</L>
<L>their acclamation reached the skye,</L>
<L>From thence they marched along the <HI>Strand,</HI></L>
<L>Vnto Temple-barr,</L>
<L>whereas they met there</L>
<L>The Citizens all with exceeding joy.</L>
<L>they generally without command</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Cry'd God &s;ave the King boyes,</HI></L>
<L><HI>the Earth did ring boyes,</HI></L>
<L><HI>they ca&s;t up their hats and cry'd Vi vel a Roy.</HI></L>
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</LG>
<LG>
<L>The Lord Mayor and Aldermen in velvet gowns,</L>
<L>and over their heads their hats they did wave,</L>
<L>Not caring at all the &s;pending their Crowns</L>
<L>rejoycing that <HI>Charls</HI> his birth-right &s;hould have</L>
<L>The City Hor&s;e and their trained Bands</L>
<L>this tryumph did grace,</L>
<L>each man in his place,</L>
<L>Did &s;hout for the good w&eacute;e now &s;hall enjoy,</L>
<L>the people &s;houted and clapt their hands,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Crying God &s;ave the King, &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Through fair <HI>London</HI> City we wel under&s;tand</L>
<L>y^e loud &s;ounding trumpets y^e &s;am did proclaim</L>
<L>The like Eccho never hath bin in this Land</L>
<L>then let the&s;e thr&eacute;e Nations rejoyce for y^e &s;ame,</L>
<L>And all good people that in them remain</L>
<L>All men did rejoyce</L>
<L>with heart and with voyce</L>
<L>Which all our &s;orrow at once did de&s;troy</L>
<L>for joy that <HI>Charles</HI> his right he &s;hall gain.</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>then let us &s;ing boyes</HI></L>
<L><HI>God &s;ave the King boyes</HI></L>
<L><HI>Drink a good health and cry Vi vel a Roy.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>The Bells in the City did an&s;wer them then,</L>
<L>&s;uch gallant mu&s;ick hath &s;eldome bin heard,</L>
<L>The Trumpets returned their Ccco again,</L>
<L>no heart from rejoycing at that time was har'd,</L>
<L>For the greate&s;t number were all of one mind,</L>
<L>at every &s;tand,</L>
<L>the Mayor did command</L>
<L>The founding trumpets to proclaim the joy,</L>
<L>the City in this great comfort did find,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>then let, &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>The City &s;o high'y did prize the &s;ame,</L>
<L>and for to &s;hew their ardent de&s;ire,</L>
<L>The City &s;&eacute;emed all in a flame,</L>
<L>the which thou&s;ands then did admire,</L>
<L>Such va&s;t charges men did then be&s;tow,</L>
<L>the truth for to tell,</L>
<L>the City did excell,</L>
<L>So great was their expre&s;&s;ions of their joy,</L>
<L>no greater Ioy could be here below.</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>then let, &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>The Lords and Commons likewi&s;e were glad,</L>
<L>to &s;&eacute;e the people &s;o &s;oon to comply,</L>
<L>Many were reviv'd that were &s;ad,</L>
<L>for there were none that to joyn did deny.</L>
<L>This glorious &s;ight was mo&s;t tryumphant,</L>
<L>&s;o great wa<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter"> the noy&s;e</L>
<L>expre&s;&s;ing their joyes,</L>
<L>And the peoples hearts were fil'd with &s;uch joy,</L>
<L>not one was heard to make any complaint.</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>then let, &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Many brave Gallents are gon to the King</L>
<L>to bear &s;uch a pre&s;ent as never was &s;ent</L>
<L>Heretofore, and w&eacute;e hope they him will bring</L>
<L>for to be crowned by this Parliament:</L>
<L>Ch&eacute;er up fair <HI>England</HI> rejoyce and be glad,</L>
<L>the rights they'l re&s;tore,</L>
<L>as was here-to-fore,</L>
<L>And all offences they quite will de&s;troy,</L>
<L>and no one &s;hall then have cau&s;e to be &s;ad,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>then let, &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>This famous City great <HI>Jove</HI> defend them,</L>
<L>their grave Me&s;&s;engers from them are gone,</L>
<L>Vnto the King for to recommend them</L>
<L>unto him the Citizens every one,</L>
<L>Heaven ble&s;&s;e tho&s;e Me&s;&s;engers that faithfull be,</L>
<L>tru&s;t is repo&s;ed,</L>
<L>their minds inclo&s;<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="missing" EXTENT="1 letter">d</L>
<L>For his Subjects welfare is all his joy,</L>
<L>by his Declaration at large you &s;&eacute;e.</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>then let, &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>And now to conclude the eight of <HI>May,</HI></L>
<L>cau&s;ed all <HI>Engli&s;h-</HI>men loud for to &s;ing,</L>
<L>It was a joyfull and happy day.</L>
<L>Bon-fires did burn and the Bells did ring,</L>
<L>Then let us prai&s;e our great God above,</L>
<L>he hath brought to pa&s;&s;e,</L>
<L>the like never was,</L>
<L>Such great acclamations of exc&eacute;eding joy,</L>
<L>by fame performed and the God of love.</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>then let us &s;ing boyes,</HI></L>
<L><HI>God &s;ave the King boyes,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Ca&s;t up your Caps and cry Vi vel a Roy.</HI></L>
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<CLOSER><SIGNED>I. W.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
<TRAILER>FINIS,</TRAILER>
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<P>The true manner of Proclaiming <HI>Charles</HI> the Second King of <HI>England, &amp;c.</HI> by the two Hou&s;es of Parliament, Lords and Commons from <HI>We&s;tmin&s;ter,</HI> through all the &s;treets of <HI>London,</HI> and accompanied by the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Common-Coun&s;ell of the City of <HI>London:</HI> With all the City Trained Bands for their guard, and many thou&s;ands of Citizens on Hor&s;e-back.</P>
<P>London, Printed for <HI>William Gilbert&s;on.</HI></P>
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