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Englands Captivity Returned, With A Farwel to COMMON-WEALTHS.

To the Tune of, The brave Sons of Mars.
[portraits of Charles II and (possibly) Oliver Cromwell
COme lets now reioyce,
All with a loud voice,
at the return of charles our King,
VVith a hearty good prayer,
He may never come there,
where ſhe Traytors his Father did bring
Let us all make a noiſe,
Both young men and boyes,
with a great acclamation of ioy
VVhilſt thoſe Traytors lament,
(But want grace t repent)
which ſo long did our king annoy.
Farwel a frée State,
Such Raſcals we hate,
as we here of late dayes have had,
Such Plots theyd contrive,
VVhen they were alive,
enough for to make us all mad.
But wée let them alone,
VVhich from hence are gone,
cauſe their reward will be paid them
But leave them where they are,
VVéel neither make or mar,
nor never from thence wéel perſwade them
My Lord Monck's the man,
Though his lifes but a ſpan,
he hath improved that little ſo well,
That in true loyalty,
I can none eſpie
that can this great worthy excell.
To bring home our King,
Twas the only thing,
could make all things well for the peo­ple,
And ſuch ioy for't there was,
As in the ſtréets I did paſs,
that the Bells almoſt leapt out oth' Stéeple.

The ſecond part,

to the ſame Tune.
[illustration]
GOod Subjects and they
That lov'd him did pray
but Rebels did wiſh the ſhip
Were caſt away
for fear Divine Iuſtice
Should turn them all ore,
When Charles King of England is ſafe ſet on ſhore.
The joy that did ring
Iuſt at his landing
did pierce the high heavens with
GOD ſave the KING.
the Rocks in an Eccho
As loudly did roare,
To ſee Charls the Second come ſafely, &c.
The Trumpets did ſound
The Cliffes did rebound,
with hands lift to heaven,
And knees on the ground,
they all did give thanks and
True praiſes good ſtore,
To ſee Charls the ſecond come, &c.
The Cannons at Dover,
And every rover,
did thunder with joy that
The King was come over,
ſome Caps were caſt up
That they never ſaw more,
For joy Charls the ſecond was ſafe, &c.
Men, women, and boyes,
Did make ſuch a noyſe
they ma•••ent & Chriſtendom
King with〈◊〉•o•es.
ſuch high••clamations
Were nere there before,
For joy Charls the ſecond was, &c.
The true men of Kent
And all that was in't,
deſerve their good déeds ſhould be
Publiſh'd in Print.
a Loyall juſt County
And ſuffers ſore.
Till Charls King of England was, &c.
Put on thy rich Robe
Thy Crown and the Globe
for thou haſt béen well nigh as
Patient as Job,
ſuch intricate hazzards were
Nere known before,
But thank•be to God thou art ſafe ſet, &c
May every••new
Of him ſtrong continue,
true peace and proſperity
Raiſe his Revennue,
God bleſſe my Lord Monke too
We humbly implore,
By whom Charls the Second got ſafely on ſhore•
FINIS.

London, printed for F. Grove dwelling on Snow-hill. Entred according to order.

⟨The True Lovers Knot Vntyed⟩

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The ſecond part

to the ſame Tune.
[depictions of a gentleman and of a lady.
WHom of your Nobles will do ſo,
for to main•ain the Commonalty,
Such multitvdes would never grow,
nor be ſuch ſtore of poverty.
I would I had a Milk-maid béen,
or born of ſome more low degrée,
Then I might have loved where I like,
and no man could have hindered me.
Or would I were ſome Yeomans chile,
for to receive my portion now,
According unto my degrée,
as other Virgins whom I know.
The higheſt branch that ſprings aloft,
néeds muſt be ſhade the middle tré,
Néeds muſt the ſhadow of them both,
ſhadow the third in this degrée.
But when the trée is cut and gone,
and from the ground is born away,
The loweſt tree that there doth ſtand,
in time may grow as high as they.
Once when I thought to have béen Quéen
but yet that ſtill I do deny,
I know your grace had right to•h' Crown
before Elizabeth did dy.
You of the eldeſt Siſter came,
I of the ſecond in degrée,
The Earl of Hertford of the third,
a man of Royall blood quo•h ſhe.
And ſo good night my Soveraign Liege,
ſince in the Tower I muſt ly,
I hope your Grace will condeſcend,
that I may have my liberty.
Lady Arebella ſaid our King,
I to your fréedome would conſent
If you would turn and go to Church,
there to receive the Sacrament.
And ſo••d night Arabella fair,
our King to her replled again,
I will take Counſel of my Nobility,
that you your fréedome may obtain.
O•ce more to Priſon muſt I go,
Lady Arabella then did ſay,
To leave my Love bréeds all my〈◊〉,
•he which will be my lives decay.
Love is a knot none can unknit,
fancy a liking of the heart,
He whom I love I cannot forget,
though from his preſence I muſt p•
The meaneſt people enioy their mates,
but I was born unhappily,
For being croſt by cruel ſate,
I want both love and liberty.
But death I hope, will end the ſtrife,
Farewel, f•rewel, dear love quoth〈◊〉
Once had I thought to have béen thy wi•
but now am forc'd to part from the•.
At this ſad méeting ſhe had cauſe,
in heart and mind to grieve full ſor•.
After that Arabella fair,
did never ſée Lord Seymore more.
FINIS.

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TextEnglands captivity returned with a farwel to common-wealths : to the tune of, The brave sons of Mars.
Author[unknown]
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Edition1660
SeriesEarly English books online.
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Bibliographic informationEnglands captivity returned with a farwel to common-wealths : to the tune of, The brave sons of Mars. [2] leaves : ill. Printed for F. Grove dwelling on Snow-hill,London :[1660?]. (First leaf contains two woodcuts, Charles II, and possibly O. Cromwell; second leaf contains one woodcut, imprint, and "The second part, to the same Tune.") (This item is filmed with a second leaf from an unrelated ballad between the first and second leaf, which is about Arabella Stuart.) (Reproduction of original in: Bodleian Library.)
Languageeng
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  • Charles -- II, -- King of England, 1630-1685 -- Poetry.
  • Stuart, Arabella, -- Lady, 1575-1615 -- Poetry.
  • Ballads, English -- 17th century.
  • Broadsides -- London (England) -- 17th century.

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