WHY kept your train-bands such a stirre? Why sent you them by clusters? Then went into Saint James’s Parke? Why took you then their musters? Why rode my Lord up Fleet-street With coaches at least twenty, And fill’d they say with aldermen, As good they had been empty? London is a brave towne, Yet I their cases pitty; Their mayor and some few aldermen Have cleane undone the city. The ’prentices are gallant blades, And to the king are clifty; But the lord mayor and aldermen Are scarce so wise as thrifty. I’le pay for the apprentices, They to the King were hearty; For they have done all that they can To advance their soveraignes party. London, etc. What’s now become of your brave Poyntz? And of your Generall Massey? {29} If you petition for a peace, These gallants they will slash yee. Where now are your reformadoes? To Scotland gone together: ’Twere better they were fairly trusst Then they should bring them thither. London, etc. But if your aldermen were false, Or Glyn, that’s your recorder! {30} Let them never betray you more, But hang them up in order. All these men may be coach’t as well As any other sinner Up Holborne, and ride forwarde still, To Tyburne to their dinner. London, &c. God send the valiant General may Restore the King to glory! {31} Then that name I have honour’d so Will famous be in story; While if he doe not, I much feare The ruine of the nation, And (that I should be loth to see) His house’s desolation. London, etc. THE LAWYERS’ LAMENTATION FOR THE LOSS OF CHARING-CROSS. From a Collection of Loyal Songs, 1610 to 1660. UNDONE! undone! the lawyers cry, They ramble up and down; We know not the way to _Westminster_ Now _Charing-Cross_ is down. Now fare thee well, old Charing-Cross, Then fare thee well, old stump; It was a thing set up by a King, And so pull’d down by the _Rump_. And when they came to the bottom of the Strand They were all at a loss: This is not the way to _Westminster_, We must go by _Charing-Cross_. Then fare thee well, etc. The Parliament did vote it down As a thing they thought most fitting, For fear it should fall, and so kill ’em all In the House as they were sitting. Then fare thee well, etc. Some letters about this _Cross_ were found, Or else it might been freed; But I dare say, and safely swear, It could neither write nor read. Then fare thee well, etc. The _Whigs_ they do affirm and say To _Popery_ it was bent; For what I know it might be so, For to church it never went, Then fare thee well, etc.