The Cavalier Songs and Ballads of England

The
Cavalier Songs and Ballads of England
From 1624 to 1684

 

Edited by
Charles Mackay
LL.D.

 

London
Griffin Bohn and Co
Stationers’ Hall Court
1863.

John Childs and Son, Printers.

Contents.

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		Page
Introduction (not listed in original)		iii
List of Ballad and Song Books and MSS. Quoted in this Collection (not listed in original)		xv
When the King enjoys his own again		1
When the King„ comes home in Peace again		4
I love my King and Country well		6
The Commoners		8
The Royalist		10
The New Courtier		11
Upon the Cavaliers departing out of London		13
A Mad World, my Masters		14
The Man o’ the Moon		16
The Tub-preacher		18
The New Litany		20
The Old Protestant’s Litany		23
Vive le Roy		27
The Cavalier		28
A Caveat to the Roundheads		31
Hey, then, up go we		32
The Clean Contrary Way, or Colonel Venne’s Encouragement to his Soldiers		35
The Cameronian Cat		37
The Royal Feast		39
Upon his Majesty’s coming to Holmby		50
I thank you twice		51
The Cities Loyaltie to the King		52
The Lawyers’ Lamentation for the Loss of Charing-Cross		55
The Downfal of Charing-Cross		56
The Long Parliament		58
The Puritan		61
The Roundhead		64
Prattle your pleasure under the rose		65
The Dominion of the Sword		67
The State’s New Coin		70
The Anarchie, or the Blest Reformation since 1640		71
A Coffin for King Charles, a Crown for Cromwell, and a Pit for the People		76
A Short Litany for the Year 1649		81
The Sale of Rebellion’s Household Stuff		82
The Cavalier’s Farewell to his Mistress, being called to the Wars		86
The Last News from France		87
Song to the Figure Two		91
The Reformation		94
Upon the General Pardon passed by the Rump		98
An Old Song on Oliver’s Court		100
The Parliament Routed, or Here’s a House to be Let		102
A Christmas Song, when the Rump was first dissolved		107
A Free Parliament Litany		110
The Mock Song		114
The Answer		116
As close as a Goose		118
The Prisoners		120
The Protecting Brewer		122
The Arraignment of the Devil for stealing away President Bradshaw		124
A New Ballad to an Old Tune, "Tom of Bedlam"		130
Saint George and the Dragon, Anglice Mercurius Poeticus		133
The Second Part of St George for England		143
A New-year’s Gift for the Rump		147
A proper New Ballad on the Old Parliament; or, the Second Part of Knave Out of Doores		151
The Tale of the Cobbler and the Vicar of Bray		166
The Geneva Ballad		191
The Devil’s Progress on Earth, or Huggle Duggle, etc.		194
A Bottle Definition of that Fallen Angel called a Whig		196
The Desponding Whig		197
Phanatick Zeal, or a Looking-glass for the Whigs		199
A New Game at Cards; or, Win at First and Lose at Last		202
The Cavaleer’s Letany		205
The Cavalier’s Complaint		209
An Echo to the Cavalier’s Complaint		211
A Relation		213
The Glory of these Nations		217
The Noble Progress, or, a True Relation of the Lord General Monk’s Political Proceedings		223
On the King’s Return		227
The Brave Barbary		228
A Catch		229
The Turn-coat		231
The Claret-drinker’s Song, or, the Good Fellow’s Design		233
The Loyal Subjects’ Hearty Wishes to King Charles II.		236
King Charles the Second’s Restoration, 29th May		243
The Jubilee, or, the Coronation Day		246
The King enjoys his own again		247
A Country Song, intituled The Restoration		248
Here’s a Health unto His Majesty		251
The Whigs drowned in an honest Tory health		251
The Cavalier		253
The Lamentation of a Bad Market, or, The Disbanded Soldier		255
The Courtier’s Health; or, The Merry Boys of the Times		260
The Loyal Tories’ Delight; or, A Pill for Fanaticks		262
The Royal Admiral		265
The Unfortunate Whigs		266
The Downfall of the Good Old Cause		268
Old Jemmy		271
The Cloak’s Knavery		274
The Time-server, or, a Medley		278
The Soldier’s Delight		280
The Loyal Soldier		281
The Polititian		283
A New Droll		285
The Royalist		287
The Royalist’s Resolve		288
Loyalty turned up Trump, or the Danger over		290
The Loyalist’s Encouragement		290
The Troupler		292
On the Times, or, The Good Subject’s Wish		293
The Jovialists’ Coronation		294
The Loyal Prisoner		295
Canary’s Coronation		297
The Mournful Subjects, or, The Whole Nation’s Lamentation, from the highest to the lowest		299
Memento Mori		303
Accession of James II.		305
On the most High and Mighty Monarch King James		307
In a Summer’s Day		309