The Honest Mans immaginary Dreames:
And his good wishes for the prosperity,
Of the KING, and his posterity.
To the Tune of, Honour Invites, etc.
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YOU that desire for to be inriched
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who by a new fashion have long been made poore,
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By them who perhaps have hedged and ditched,
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or begg'd a meales meate at your fathers doore
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Come listen a while and I shall you tell,
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I dreamed last night that all would be well.
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Then come amaine,
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You that would faine
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See England now in her glory againe.
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I dreamed likewise all men would be willing,
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the King once more should governe and reigne,
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Love one another and give over killing:
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and people injoy their freedome againe,
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The souldier returne to his former life,
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the Kingdom quiet and free from all strife.
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Then come amaine,
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You that would fain
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See England now in her glory againe.
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[I] dreamed that Conscience was now returned,
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And all things in matters of State was well;
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I dreamed that men at dis-loyalty spurned,
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and there was none that would rebell,
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Now when I awaked I wisht it were so,
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that so we might have some end of our woe,
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Then come amaine, etc.
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I dreamed there was no need of Committee,
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Promoters or Messengers of State,
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But such who of poore men, will take pitty,
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who have bin made unfortunate:
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I marry sir, that would be gallant indeed,
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If from our troubles we thus were freed.
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Then come amaine
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You that would faine, etc.
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I dreamed there was no need of Excisemen,
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the War being done and the souldier paid:
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I dreamed all men in the land were wise men,
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And CHARLES our noble King obey'd.
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I wisht it were so, when I did awake,
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then unto the people I thus spake,
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Come come amaine, etc.
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I dreamed that peace and pitty came handed,
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ushered in by happy fate;
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After the Army was disbanded,
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a little before it was too late,
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Methought it was a happy sight,
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to see each man injoy his right.
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Then come amaine,
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You that would faine,
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See England now in her glory againe.
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