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<DATE>2008-09-06</DATE>
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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<DIV1 TYPE="ballad">
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<HEAD>THE CITY of LONDONS NEW LETANY.</HEAD>
<OPENER>To the Tune of the Black-Smith.</OPENER>
<LG>
<L>FRom <HI>Rumps</HI> that do Rule again&s;t Cu&s;toms and Lawes,</L>
<L>From a fardle of fancies &s;till'd a Good Old Cau&s;e,</L>
<L>From Wives that have nailes which are &s;harper then Clawes.</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Good</HI> Jove <HI>deliver us all.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>From men who &s;eek right where it's not to be had,</L>
<L>From &s;uch who &s;eek good where all things are bad,</L>
<L>From wi&s;e men far wor&s;e then fools or men mad.</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Good</HI> Jove <HI>&amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>From Soldiers that wrack the poor out or doores,</L>
<L>From <HI>Rumps</HI> that &s;tuft Coffers to plea&s;ure their Whores,</L>
<L>Which they &s;ecretly &s;queez from Common-wealth &s;cores.</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Good</HI> Jove <HI>&amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>From Ingro&s;&s;ers of wealth to ly by their walls,</L>
<L>Which they force from poor women for keeping of Stalls,</L>
<L>And choo&s;e for to ri&s;e by other mens fall.</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Good</HI> Jove <HI>&amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>From Knaves that do pocket good Subjects E&s;tates,</L>
<L>From &s;uch that give Plai&s;ters when they've broken our Pates,</L>
<L>From <HI>Rumps</HI> that do Vote down our Po&s;ts, Chains and Gates.</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Good</HI> Jove <HI>&amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>From States-men that Court the thing that they hate,</L>
<L>From woful Repentauce that cometh too late,</L>
<L>From tho&s;e that delight in making of bate.</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Good</HI> Jove <HI>&amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>From Souldiers who mutiny for want of their pay,</L>
<L>And at la&s;t go &s;neeking without it away,</L>
<L>Crying they hope for a far better day.</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Good</HI> Jove <HI>&amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>From one who brought forces to fill up the Town,</L>
<L>That when <HI>Rumps</HI> were at highe&s;t he might pull them down,</L>
<L>Becau&s;e he him&s;elf doth aim at the Crown.</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Good</HI> Jove <HI>deliver us all.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>From Commanders who never drew &s;word but in Schools,</L>
<L>Which were button-pointed to favour &s;uch fools,</L>
<L>Who in vapouring words do threaten Joynt &s;tools.</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Good</HI> Jove <HI>&amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Who to loo&s;e drop of blood would faint at the heart,</L>
<L>And in dread of a Gun are &s;car'd at a Fart,</L>
<L>If one blows but his No&s;e it makes them to &s;tart.</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Good</HI> Jove <HI>&amp;e.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Who think every bru&s;h of wind an Alarm,</L>
<L>To which they make ready and cry out Arm, Arm,</L>
<L>Yet &s;ecretly pray that there may be no harm.</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Good</HI> Jove <HI>deliver us all.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>From a City that lyes on its back to be Gelt,</L>
<L>From tho&s;e that wont &s;tir till famine be felt,</L>
<L>From the Pike, the Gun, the Sword and the Belt,</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Good</HI> Jove <HI>&amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>From a &s;imple Mayor not &s;it to Rule Hoggs,</L>
<L>From &s;uch as obey him like Spannel Doggs,</L>
<L>From Summers heat and from Winters Foggs.</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Good</HI> Jove <HI>&amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>From County Petitions and Declarations,</L>
<L>That will not be drawn one Inch from their &s;tations,</L>
<L>But triumph in words for old Reformations.</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Good</HI> Jove <HI>&amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>From Apprentices valour and threats from the City,</L>
<L>Which would Act great wonders, yet forbear in pitty,</L>
<L>From fools that conceit them&s;elves very witty.</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Good</HI> Jove <HI>&amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>From Oaths and Engagements impo&s;ed by force,</L>
<L>And broken as fa&s;t without any remor&s;e,</L>
<L>Alleadging them Ceremonies of cour&s;e.</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Good</HI> Jove <HI>&amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>From tho&s;e who&s;e damn'd actions with Trea&s;on are crownd</L>
<L>From &s;uch that would Law and Go&s;pel confound,</L>
<L>And Vow that the City they'l burn to the ground.</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Good</HI> Jove <HI>&amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>From people that murmur with Swords in their hand,</L>
<L>And keep an entreating when they may command,</L>
<L>Yet had rather loo&s;e all then Knaves to with&s;tand.</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Good</HI> Jove <HI>&amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>From <HI>Rumps</HI> that the Kingdoms Revenue have &s;pent,</L>
<L>From an everla&s;ting Parliament,</L>
<L>And from an Army full of di&s;content.</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Good</HI> Jove <HI>&amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>From &s;uch who do courti&s;ies with a long pau&s;e,</L>
<L>From tho&s;e who condemn before they hear the cau&s;e,</L>
<L>And from Trades which are wor&s;e then picking of &s;trawes.</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Good</HI> Jove <HI>&amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>From a Foes mercy when one lyes in his pow<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="missing" EXTENT="1 letter">r,</L>
<L>From a Friends anger in an ill hour,</L>
<L>And from a fool that's Lieutenant of the Tower.</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Good</HI> Jove <HI>&amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>From men who make u&s;e of their Friends in the nick,</L>
<L>And when the brunt's over again&s;t them do kick,</L>
<L>The thoughts of &s;uch Varlets doth make my Mu&s;e &s;ick.</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Good night good people all.</HI></L>
</LG>
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<P>Printed for <HI>L: C.</HI> in the year 1659.</P>
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