%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> The Royal Regulation:/ OR, THE/ King and Parliaments industrious Care in Regulating the State/ of the Coin of this Kingdom, for the Ease and Happiness of all loyal and/ loving Subjects. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1696 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 09/13/2007 22365

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5.104 R187272 1 The Evening Ramble The Evening Ramble The Evening Ramble YOu Merchants, rich Farmers and Grasiers,/ and all other Dealers beside, Coin-clippers are ruin'd we well understand,/ While we shall enjoy a svveet flourishing Land. [with variations] date from content; regulation of the Coinage. Pepys 5.104 Rollins (1) VII:171-174; Wing R2149A. 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. 5: 104 The Royal Regulation:/ OR, THE/ King and Parliaments industrious Care in Regulating the State/ of the Coin of this Kingdom, for the Ease and Happiness of all loyal and/ loving Subjects. The Royal Regulation: OR, THE King and Parliaments industrious Care in Regulating the State of the Coin of this Kingdom, for the Ease and Happiness of all loyal and loving Subjects. The Royal Regulation: Or, the King and Parliament's Industrious Care in Regulating the State of the Coin of This Kingdom, for the Ease and Happiness of all Loyal and Loving Subjects. 1/2 sheet folio, 250 x 170 uneven inking 1696 London: Printed for J. Blare, at the Looking-glass on London-bride. J. Blare Weinstein: content

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YOu Merchants, rich farmers and Grasiers, and all other Dealers beside, Be pleas'd to draw near, good news you shall hear, so that you may be satisfy'd, The Mony that's Clipp'd will go down, in Country, City and Town, The sweet Regulation quite thorough the Nation, appointed is now by the Crown: Coin-clippers are ruin'd we well understand, While we shall enjoy a sweet flourishing Land. Th[e]re has been a dreadful Confusion, amongst loving Subjects of late, The Coin being base, it prov'd a disgrace to this our true Protestant State; For Villains the were not afraid, but Burmigem Mony they made, Which treacherous Action, caus'd such a Distraction, it almost had ruin'd our Trade: But now 'tis redress'd, as we well understand, It is the best Deed could be done in the Land. The King he was graciously pleased to call in the Mony with care, Our Wrongs to redress, yet, nevertheless, such grumbling Subjects we are, That some was unwilling to wait, to see a rich flourishing State; But this undertaking of new Mony making, dear Friends, I must tell you is great: Yet when 'tis compleated you will understand, It was the best Deed could be done in the Land. Consider the Crosses and Troubles, which every Man has been in, This many a day, and then you will say 'twas absolute time to begin; The publick Wrongs to redress, which did the whole Kingdom oppress; Remember the Swearing, the raving and tearing, then, then you will surely confess, That the Regulation which now is in hand, Will be a great Comfort and Joy to the Land.
When poor Men had taken their Wages, for which they had labour'd with care, To Market they'd hey, Provision to buy, and may be when as they come there, Their Mony for food would not pass, 'twas either Clipp'd, Burmige or Brass, Then have they lamented, and been discontented, for these was sharp Sorrows alas: The King he has taken this matter in and, It is the best Deed could be done in the Land. The Parliament they have invented, a method to mark the broad Coin, That Clippers no more, may spoil as before our Mony so noble and fine; Their Calling is quite at an end, for if they presume to offend, By covetuous Clipping, nay, Filing and Snipping, it shall not pass to any Friend: This new Regulation I well understand To be the best Deed could be done in the Land. Now nothing but broad and mill'd Mony, amongst us for currant shall go, Which delicate sight, will fill with delight: the hearts of true Subjects I know, Which long has been vexed full sore, through our Native Kingdom all o'er; But now ti is ended, we shall be offended with Burmigem Mony no more: This new Regulation I well understand To be the best Deed could be done in the Land. Let none in the Nation be daunted, chear up with a general joy Great William our King, in every thing, he studies our Griefs to destroy, His Soverant Love is well known, for as he look'd down from the Throne, He see the whole Nation in sad Desolation, and pity'd our sorrowful Moan: And therefore the cause he did soon take in hand To make us a happy and flourishing Land.
London Printed for J.Blare, at the Looking-glass on London-bride.