Joyfull News to the Nation:
OR,
The Crowning of King Charlsthe II. on the 23. of April
being on St. Georges day, of his going from the Tower of London to White-hall, on mon-
day being the 22. day with his passing by Water from White-hall to Westminster-hall,
and from thence to the Abbey, where he was Crowned; From thence quite back a-
gain with his Noble train, with the rare fire-works upon London Thames,
To the Tune of Packintons pound.
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OF all the rich pleasures that ever was seen,
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The like unto this I think never has been;
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All people are glad and rejoyce in our Nation,
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To think they should live for to see the Crownation:
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Lets give God the praise,
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To see the brave dayes,
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And let us repent us of our evill wayes,
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And then God will bless us in every relation,
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And happy will be this our Kings Coronation.
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On April being the twenty two day,
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The King from th Tower did then take his way,
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And as for his pleasure he marched along,
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Thousands of people did after him throng,
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His Majesty then
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With his Noble men,
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The people still cryd out, and never would len,
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With God bless your Majesty in all relation,
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And send you long Raign, and a happy Crownation.
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The glass on the windows they then did take down
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And they on their Chambers made many a pound
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For the fight of the Gentlemen thee there did stand
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They had what they pleas[e]d on them to demand,
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And all this was why
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The Kings coming by:
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They on the tops of the houses did lye,
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The like neer was heard of not in any Nation,
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As there was prepared for our Kings Crownation.
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Four Pageans prepared for the King to pas in,
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Like Castles & towers, the like was not seen,
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The one imitating Pleasure and Peace
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The which from our borders should never decrease
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About it a Vine
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Showing Plenty of time
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The conduits did run down with brave claret wine
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The like never heard of not in any Nations,
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As there was prepared for our Kings Crownation.
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The Second part to the same Tune.
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THe twenty third being on St. Georges day,
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The King then by water did then take his way
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Where he did go unto Westmister-hall,
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There the Nobility, Gentry and all
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Did meet and did stand
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With caps in their hand:
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Ready to be at our good Kings command,
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The like nere was heard of not in any Nation,
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As there was prepared for our Kings Crownation.
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From thence to the Aby he went withs train,
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Where the two Bishops did him entert[ai]n
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And under his feet there was cloths on th ground
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For to walk on as he went to be Crownd:
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The people did stll
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Their voices in most shrill,
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Cryd, God bless your Majesty ever more still:
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The like neer was heard of not in any Nation,
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As there was prepared for our Kings Crownation
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The King then was crownd and went quite back again,
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To Westminster-hal with his br[a]ve noble train
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With Knights and with Lords, and Barons and Earls
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And all for to beautifie Noble King Charls.
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To see people throng
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As they passed along.
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It would be to tedious to put in my song.
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The like never heard of not in any Nations,
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As there was prepared for our Kings Crownation.
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The Knights and the Nobles were brave in attire
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Which made the beholders much to admire,
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The Duke went before him, and the way led,
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The King followed after with the Crown on his head:
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The people did shout,
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That was round about,
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Onely the Phanaticks that stood very mute:
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It grieved them to see such a turn in the Nation
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And troubled their conscience to see the Crownation.
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Then strait came a Champion unto the hal-dore
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And out came two Earls, and did put him before
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The King calld him to him and drank in a Cup,
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And had that the Champion should then put it up;
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The Cup it was Gold
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Most rare to behold!
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My self I did see it, no by others was told,
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The like never heard of not in any Nation,
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As there was prepared for our Kings Crownation.
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The guns in the ships, and the Canons on shore
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The bels and the trumpets most loudly did rore
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The bonefires did burn in every street,
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And al people made up their joy most compleat,
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They feared no dismay,
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But thus they did say,
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Happy are we for the Crownation day,
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The like never heard of not in any Nation,
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As there was prepared for our Kings Coronation
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A Castle or tower that seemed very good,
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Made by an Artist, which on a barge stood,
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It stood on the river of Thames there all night,
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With fire-works about it most full of delight,
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Those fire-works there,
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Which I doe declare
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Was to the beholders most wondrous rare,
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The like never heard of not in any nation
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As there was prepared for our Kings Crownation.
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And by it a bowling green there did stand,
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As seemed as handsom as any on land
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Twas framed by one man, who thought it no charges
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A most rare green, and it stood on two barges
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His Majesty then
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With his Noble men,
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Might when he pleased to go to that green,
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The like never heard of not in any Nation
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As there was prepared for our Kings Crownation.
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Let al men on earth now but think on this thing
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To see how our God have preserved our King,
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And let all rejoyce, and not any be sorry,
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And give God the praise, where belongs all the glory
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And honour your King
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In every thing
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For he unto us glad tidings did bring,
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The like never heard of not in any Nation
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As there was prepared for our Kings Crownation.
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Now God bless the King, and send him a long raign
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That truth and peace may with us still remain;
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Let all hearts joyn one in love and unity,
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And let us pray all for the King Progeny
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With Lords and with Earls
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That loveth King Charls
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He is worth more to us then thousands of Pearls,
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And let any one pray in any Relation
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And then God will send us plenty in our Nation.
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