%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> Good Nevvs for the Nation, Or, / The Citys joy and the Countries Happiness. / Plainly shewing the great satisfaction and content, that all Loyal Subjects do / injoy, by the new Election of members of Parliament, whom God preserve, and / direct, that they may Act for the good of their King, and Country, and the benifit / and Happiness of all true English Protestants. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1685 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 08/13/2008 20849

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2.235 R227196 2 Digbys Farewel Digby's Farewell Digby's Farewell Packintons Pound Packington's Pound Packington's Pound COme all loyal Subjects of every degree / Lay sorrow aside and come listen to me, Then let us rejoyce with a Loyal consent, / And all for the choice of our New Parliament. [with variations in final stanza] March beer and strong ale are as plenty that time. / As if it were water, and so is good Wine, Then let us rejoyce with a Loyal consent, / And all for the choice of our New Parliament. [with variations in final stanza.] date from content: Parliament, recall of; title unclear: Good Nevvs for the Nation, Or, / The Citys joy and the Countries Happiness. / Plainly shewing the grea[t] satisfaction and content, that all Loyal Subjects do / injoy,by the new Election of members of Parliament, whom God preserve, and / direct, that they may A[c]t for the good of their King, and Country, and the benifit / and Happiness of all true English Protestants; imprint unclear: London, Printed for P[.] Brooksby... Pepys 2.235 Rollins (1) III:165-168; Wing G1052[E]. Pepys Library The Pepys ballads : facsimile volume Editor W.G. Day D.S. Brewer Cambridge [England] 1987 Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 2: 235 Good Nevvs for the Nation, Or, / The Citys joy and the Countries Happiness. / Plainly shewing the great satisfaction and content, that all Loyal Subjects do / injoy, by the new Election of members of Parliament, whom God preserve, and / direct, that they may Act for the good of their King, and Country, and the benifit / and Happiness of all true English Protestants. Good News for the Nation, Or, The Citys joy and the Countries Happiness. Plainly shewing the great satisfaction and content, that all Loyal Subjects do injoy, by the new Election of members of Parliament, whom God preserve, and direct, that they may Act for the good of their King, and Country, and the benifit and Happiness of all true English Protestants. Good News for the Nation, or the City's Joy and the Country's Happiness. Plainly Showing the Great Satisfaction and Content, That All Loyal Subjects Do Enjoy, by the New Election of Members of Parliament, Whom God Preserve, and Direct, That They May Act for the Good of Their King, and Country, and the Benefit and Happiness of All True English Protestants. The second part The se[cond part] The Second Part 1/2 sheet oblong folio, ?203 x 270 torn top edge and bottom left corner, damaged surface, uneven inking cast fleurons 1685 London, Printed for P. Brooksby / at the Golden Ball in West-smithfield. P. Brooksby Weinstein: content

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 Taxonomy used by Pepys to Organize Ballads in Albums A Small Promiscuous Supplement Devotion & Morality Drinking & Good Fellowship History - True & Fabulous Humour, Frollicks &c Love Pleasant Love Pleasant and Unfortunate Love Unfortunate Marriage Sea State & Times Tragedy Various Subjects Early Modern Center Ballad Project Keyword Taxonomy advice affliction/health alcohol animals/nature appearance Bible/biblical figures buildings/architecture catastrophe children class clothing/fashion country/nation crime death economics/trade entertainment family/procreation folklore gender historical figures & events holidays/seasons infidelity law London love maritime marriage military/war monstrosity mythology/Classical world news nobility/court politics/government punishment religious concepts religious figures religious types & sects royalty rural life servitude sex/sexuality supernatural/magic The New World travel trickery/deceit urban life vice violence virtue vulgarities/crass humor Library of Congress Subject Heading Taxonomy 8/13/2008 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America State & Times country/nation historicalfigures&events news politics/government 08/13/08 Checker Rachel Mann Metadata updated, xml created, ESTC # recorded / found in bl.uk 7/6/2007 Checker Talya Meyers Ballad Checked--ESTC ID found R227196 2006 Transcriber Summer Star Original Transcription 8/23/2004 Bibliographer Maggie Sloan Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
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COme all loyal Subjects of every degree Lay sorrow aside and come listen to me, For we have good tydings of late come to town Our friends they shall rise and our foes be cast down, The Parliament House is again to be fill'd With brave sollid members all of them well skill'd, Then let us rejoyce with a Loyal consent, And all for the choice of our New Parliament. We need not to murmour but give God the praise For now we do hope for to see better dayes, Our fears they will vanish no more wee'l repine The Sun-beams of comfort upon us will shine, A Summer of joy is approaching at hand To bring satisfaction unto the whole land. Then let us rejoyce with a Loyal consent, [And all f]or the choice of our New Parliament.
Each City, and Burrough, and Corporate town Have chosen brave persons of gallant renown, Sucg men as have gained their Countryes love And from honest principles scorn for to move, The laws of the land they will bravely maintain And put all our Nation in order again, Then let us rejoyce with a Loyal consent And all for the choice of our New Parliament. 'Twas fine in the Countrey to beat the choice When each man was free for to give in their voice, They whoop and they hollow they crowd & they pother Whiles some cryes for one man and some for another, They cast up their caps and they thunder about They rally a while and again they do shout. Then let us rejoyce with a Loyal consent And all for the choice of our New Parliament.
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MArch beer and strong ale are as plenty that time, As if it were water, and so is good Wine, Where every freeholder doth take off his dish And each man doth Tipple and drink like a Fish, When they are well liquord to polling they go Their voices shall carry it it there must be so. Then let us rejoyce with a loyal consent And all for the choice of our New Parliament. When they have Elected they homeward repair Well pleas d with their pains and their noble good fare Now that they have chosen such men as will serve And seek the whole Nation in peace to preserve, They follow their callings without any fear And in their own houses injoy happy cheer. Then let us, etc. Now what can out enemies say in this case Whilest that we have union in so high a place, No difference in Parliament after shall be Like peaceable members they all shall agree: Their votes they shall pass and good laws they shall stand And all they shall act for the good of the land. Then let us, etc. The Papists they now may despair of their hope And send up these tydings to Rome to the Pope, They now have to friends in the House for to sit We have no occasion for them nor their wit, Tdeir plots and contrivances now will be found Though carried on never so deep under Ground. Then let us, etc. Then cheer up good Neighbours and be not dismaid We now are in hopes for to have a brisk trade, By Sea and by Land there imployment will be That all in their Stations may live happily For those that have money shall not be in fear for to lay it out now the coast it is clear. Then let us, etc. Though we have been wearied with troubles & fears We now shall have time for to wipe off our tears, Since by this great blessing we are in the way Again to live happy who ever says nay: God bless our good King and defend him from wrong, That he may in safety reign over us long, And let us rejoyce with a loyal consent And pray for the good of our New Parliament. With Allowance,
London, Printed for [P} Brooksby at the Golden Ball [in West]-smithfield.