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The Cavalier Songs and Ballads of England from 1642 to 1684

Charles Mackay

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Chapters

  1. 1.Introductionoriginal only · 6 min
  2. 2.List of Ballad and Song Books and Mss. Quoted in This Collectionoriginal only · 2 min
  3. 3.When the King Enjoys His Own Againoriginal only · 3 min
  4. 4.When the King Comes Home in Peace Againoriginal only · 2 min
  5. 5.I Love My King and Country Welloriginal only · 2 min
  6. 6.The Commonersoriginal only · 1 min
  7. 7.The Royalistoriginal only · 1 min
  8. 8.The New Courtieroriginal only · 1 min
  9. 9.Upon the Cavaliers Departing Out of Londonoriginal only · 1 min
  10. 10.A Mad World, My Mastersoriginal only · 2 min
  11. 11.The Man O’ the Moonoriginal only · 2 min
  12. 12.The Tub-Preacheroriginal only · 2 min
  13. 13.The New Litanyoriginal only · 2 min
  14. 14.The Old Protestant’s Litanyoriginal only · 3 min
  15. 15.Vive Le Royoriginal only · 1 min
  16. 16.The Cavalieroriginal only · 2 min
  17. 17.A Caveat to the Roundheadsoriginal only · 1 min
  18. 18.Hey, Then, Up Go Weoriginal only · 3 min
  19. 19.The Clean Contrary Way, Or, Colonel Venne’s Encouragement to His Soldiersoriginal only · 2 min
  20. 20.The Cameronian Catoriginal only · 1 min
  21. 21.The Royal Feastoriginal only · 8 min
  22. 22.Upon His Majesty’s Coming to Holmbyoriginal only · 1 min
  23. 23.I Thank You Twice;original only · 1 min
  24. 24.The Cities Loyaltie to the Kingoriginal only · 2 min
  25. 25.The Lawyers’ Lamentation for the Loss of Charing-Crossoriginal only · 1 min
  26. 26.The Downfal of Charing-Crossoriginal only · 3 min
  27. 27.The Long Parliamentoriginal only · 2 min
  28. 28.The Puritanoriginal only · 2 min
  29. 29.The Roundheadoriginal only · 1 min
  30. 30.Prattle Your Pleasure Under the Roseoriginal only · 1 min
  31. 31.The Dominion of the Swordoriginal only · 2 min
  32. 32.The State’s New Coinoriginal only · 1 min
  33. 33.The Anarchie, or the Blest Reformation Since 1640original only · 4 min
  34. 34.A Coffin for King Charles, a Crown for Cromwell, and a Pit for the Peopleoriginal only · 4 min
  35. 35.A Short Litany for the Year 1649original only · 1 min
  36. 36.The Sale of Rebellion’s House-Hold Stufforiginal only · 4 min
  37. 37.The Cavalier’s Farewell to His Mistress, Being Called to the Warrsoriginal only · 1 min
  38. 38.The Last News from Franceoriginal only · 3 min
  39. 39.Song to the Figure Twooriginal only · 3 min
  40. 40.The Reformationoriginal only · 4 min
  41. 41.Upon the General Pardon Passed by the Rumporiginal only · 3 min
  42. 42.An Old Song on Oliver’s Courtoriginal only · 1 min
  43. 43.The Parliament Routed, or Here’s a House to Be Letoriginal only · 5 min
  44. 44.A Christmas Song When the Rump Was First Dissolvedoriginal only · 2 min
  45. 45.A Free Parliament Litanyoriginal only · 4 min
  46. 46.The Mock Songoriginal only · 1 min
  47. 47.The Answeroriginal only · 2 min
  48. 48.As Close As a Gooseoriginal only · 1 min
  49. 49.The Prisonersoriginal only · 2 min
  50. 50.The Protecting Breweroriginal only · 2 min
  51. 51.The Arraignment of the Devil for Stealing Away President Bradshaworiginal only · 4 min
  52. 52.A New Ballad to an Old Tune,—Tom of Bedlamoriginal only · 3 min
  53. 53.Saint George and the Dragon, Anglice Mercurius Poeticusoriginal only · 6 min
  54. 54.The Second Part of St George for Englandoriginal only · 3 min
  55. 55.A New-Year’s Gift for the Rumporiginal only · 4 min
  56. 56.A Proper New Ballad on the Old Parliament; Or, the Second Part of Knave Out of Doorsoriginal only · 12 min
  57. 57.The Tale of the Cobbler and the Vicar of Brayoriginal only · 21 min
  58. 58.The Geneva Balladoriginal only · 3 min
  59. 59.The Devil’s Progress on Earth, or Huggle Duggleoriginal only · 1 min
  60. 60.A Bottle Definition of That Fallen Angel, Called a Whigoriginal only · 1 min
  61. 61.The Desponding Whigoriginal only · 2 min
  62. 62.Phanatick Zeal, or a Looking-Glass for the Whigsoriginal only · 2 min
  63. 63.A New Game at Cards: Or, Win at First and Lose at Lastoriginal only · 4 min
  64. 64.The Cavaleers Litanyoriginal only · 2 min
  65. 65.The Second Partoriginal only · 1 min
  66. 66.The Cavalier’s Complaintoriginal only · 2 min
  67. 67.An Echo to the Cavalier’s Complaintoriginal only · 1 min
  68. 68.A Relationoriginal only · 3 min
  69. 69.The Glory of These Nations;original only · 5 min
  70. 70.The Noble Progress, Or, a True Relation of the Lord General Monk’s Political Proceedingsoriginal only · 4 min
  71. 71.On the King’s Returnoriginal only · 1 min
  72. 72.The Brave Barbaryoriginal only · 2 min
  73. 73.A Catchoriginal only · 1 min
  74. 74.The Turn-Coatoriginal only · 1 min
  75. 75.The Claret Drinker’s Song, or the Good Fellow’s Designoriginal only · 4 min
  76. 76.The Loyal Subjects’ Hearty Wishes to King Charles IIoriginal only · 4 min
  77. 77.King Charles the Second’s Restoration, 29th Mayoriginal only · 2 min
  78. 78.The Jubilee, or the Coronation Dayoriginal only · 1 min
  79. 79.The King Enjoys His Own Againoriginal only · 2 min
  80. 80.A Country Song, Intituled the Restorationoriginal only · 2 min
  81. 81.Here’s a Health Unto His Majestyoriginal only · 1 min
  82. 82.The Whigs Drowned in an Honest Tory Healthoriginal only · 1 min
  83. 83.The Cavalieroriginal only · 1 min
  84. 84.The Lamentation of a Bad Market, or the Disbanded Souldieroriginal only · 4 min
  85. 85.The Courtier’s Health; Or, the Merry Boys of the Timesoriginal only · 2 min
  86. 86.The Loyal Tories’ Delight; Or, a Pill for Fanaticksoriginal only · 2 min
  87. 87.The Royal Admiraloriginal only · 1 min
  88. 88.The Unfortunate Whigsoriginal only · 2 min
  89. 89.The Downfall of the Good Old Causeoriginal only · 2 min
  90. 90.Old Jemmyoriginal only · 2 min
  91. 91.The Cloak’s Knaveryoriginal only · 4 min
  92. 92.The Time-Server, or a Medleyoriginal only · 2 min
  93. 93.The Soldier’s Delightoriginal only · 1 min
  94. 94.The Loyal Soldieroriginal only · 2 min
  95. 95.The Polititianoriginal only · 2 min
  96. 96.A New Drolloriginal only · 1 min
  97. 97.The Royalistoriginal only · 1 min
  98. 98.The Royalist’s Resolveoriginal only · 1 min
  99. 99.Loyalty Turned Up Trump, or the Danger Overoriginal only · 1 min
  100. 100.The Loyalist’s Encouragementoriginal only · 1 min
  101. 101.The Trouperoriginal only · 1 min
  102. 102.On the Times, or the Good Subject’s Wishoriginal only · 1 min
  103. 103.The Jovialists’ Coronationoriginal only · 1 min
  104. 104.The Loyal Prisoneroriginal only · 2 min
  105. 105.Canary’s Coronationoriginal only · 2 min
  106. 106.The Mournful Subjects, or the Whole Nation’s Lamentation, from the Highest to the Lowestoriginal only · 3 min
  107. 107.“Memento Mori.”original only · 3 min
  108. 108.Accession of James IIoriginal only · 2 min
  109. 109.On the Most High and Mighty Monarch King James, on His Exaltation on the Throne of Englandoriginal only · 2 min
  110. 110.In a Summer’s Dayoriginal only · 1 min