ENGLANDS JOY
For the coming in of our Gratious Soveraign
King CHARLES the II.
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RIng bells, and let bonefires out-blaze the Sun,
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Let Ecchoes contribute their voice,
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For now a happy settlement's begun,
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To shew how we do all rejoyce:
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If we by this
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Can have the bliss
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To re-injoy a Unity,
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Wee'll do no more
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As heretofore,
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But will in mutual love increase;
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If we can once agen have peace
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How joyful shall we be?
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2.
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The King shall his Prerogatives enjoy,
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The State their Privilege shall have,
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He will not Theirs, nor will they His anoy,
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But both each others strive to save:
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The people shall
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Turn loyal all
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And strive t' obey his Majesty,
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And truth and Peace
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Shall both increase,
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They'l be obedient to the Laws
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And hate that Subtle name of Cause.
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Then joyful shall we be.
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3.
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The Parliament will rise no more in armes
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To fight against their lawfull King,
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Nor he deluded by their factious charms
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That all the Realm to treason bring:
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They'l learn to vote
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No more by rote
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Nor pass their Bills ex tempore,
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But study peace
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And trades increase,
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Since now we finde it is not good
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To write the Kingdomes Peace in blood,
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But joyfull shall we be.
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4.
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The Coblers shall not edifie their Tubbs
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Nor in Divinity set stitches,
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Wee'l not b' instructed by Mechanick scrubs,
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Women shan't preach with men for breeches,
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The prickear'd Tribe
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That won't subscribe
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Unto our Churches Hierarchie
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Must England leave,
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And to Geneve,
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New England, or to Amsterdam,
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With all whom Church and State can't tame;
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Then joyfull, etc.
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5.
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Wee'l toyl no more to maintain Patentees
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That feed upon poor peoples trade,
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Star Chamber shan't vex guiltless men for fees,
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Nor Law to Vice for bribes be Bawd:
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The Bishops each
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Will learn to preach,
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Rich Clergy will not silent be,
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And Judges all
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Impartial,
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When Lawes alike to all degrees,
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No sleeping Judges gape for fees.
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How joyful, etc.
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6.
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Wee'l fight no more for Jealousies, and Fears,
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Nor spend our blood, we know not why;
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The Roundheads shall shake hands with Cavaliers,
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And both for King and Countrey die;
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The Sword shall not
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Maintain a Plot
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For fear of plots which ne're shall be,
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Nor will we still
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Each other Kill
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To fight for those that are as far
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From peace as they will be from war.
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But joyfull, etc.
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7.
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The broken Citts no more shall lick their Chops,
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Nor wealth recruit with Country's store,
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But lay down armes, and keep within their Shops,
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And cry what lack you? as before;
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They'll turn agen,
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Blew aprond men,
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And leave their titles of degree,
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Nor will they prate
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Church, and State,
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But change their Feathers, Flags and Drums,
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For Items and the total Sums.
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How joyfull, etc.
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8.
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We will not Garrisons of Lubbers feed,
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To plunder, drink, and gather pay,
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While they lye lazing, and are both agreed
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To fetch our goods and us away;
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And though they Swear,
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We will not care,
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Nor to such Skowndrells servile be;
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We will not stand,
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With Cap in hand,
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Beseeching them to let alone
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The goods which justly are our own.
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But joyfull, etc.
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9.
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Fanatick Troupers must go home agen,
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And humbly walk afoot to plow,
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Nor domineer thus over honest men,
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But work to get their livings now;
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Or if their mind
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Be not inclin'd
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To leave their former Knavery,
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A halter shall
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Dispatch them all,
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And then the Gallows shall be made
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The high'st preferment of their trade.
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A joyfull sight to see.
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10.
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Let Roundheads shake their circumcized ears,
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We'll ride about as well as they,
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Nor will we stand in fear of Cavaliers
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That sleep all night, and drink all day:
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When we can find
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Both sides enclin'd
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To change their War for Unity;
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O 'twill be brave,
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If we can have
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The Freedom granted by our Charter,
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And scape from plunder, pay, and quarter;
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How joyfull shall we be?
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