Gallant News of late I bring,
Tidings of chusing now a King,
Whereby true Subjects may rejoice
In chusing them so sweet a choyce
That love and peace may so agree,
To end the days of misery,
To the Tune of, Royal News, Royal News.
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THe Prince he will come soon,
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gallant news,
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gallant news,
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To injoy his Crown
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With glory and renown,
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gallant news,
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If they can agree
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In love and unity,
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Then we all shall see
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An end of misery,
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gallant news,
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gallant news.
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The Army doth consent
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With a Free Parliament
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All dangers to prevent,
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To joyn with heart and hand
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For the good of England
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The Gospel to defend,
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God send that happy end
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gallant news, etc.
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Then let us all rejoice
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gallant news, etc.
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Since they have made a choice,
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With heart and eke with voice,
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gallant news,
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In doing of that thing
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Which will us comfort bring
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In chusing of a King,
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We will rejoyce and sing
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gallant news, etc.
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Then trading will be rife,
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gallant news,
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gallant news,
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And we shall have no strife
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But lead a quiet life,
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gallant news,
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We shall not be so seast,
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For to be so opprest,
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But we shall live at rest,
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The times will be at best,
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gallant news,
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gallant news.
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The second Part to the same Tune.
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THe poor that lives in want
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gallant news,
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gallant news,
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They will know no scant
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England such good will plant,
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Charity will prove so great
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To feed the needy with meat
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When Charls is on his seat
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As King and Ruler meet,
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gallant news,
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gallant news.
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And love will flourish so
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That we shall know no wo
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Between our friend and foe,
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gallant news,
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Then England may say,
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It was a happy day,
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That Charls may bear the sway,
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Wherein such comfort lay,
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The Gentry hath been sad,
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but gallant news, etc.
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Which will make them glad,
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Such comforts to be had,
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When neither sess nor lay
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For them at all to pay,
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At home they may stay,
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They need to fear no fray,
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gallant news, etc.
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Then may the Plow-man plow,
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And after he may sow,
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To pay where he doth owe,
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And then he need not fear
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No dangers to come near,
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But to love his Dear,
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And drink good ale and bear,
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As formerly were done,
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gallant news,
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gallant news,
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Before these wars begun
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Till the rising of the Sun,
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gallant news,
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By him we soon shall see
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An end of misery,
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If once we do agree
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In love and unity,
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gallant news,
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gallant news.
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