The anarchie or the blest reformation since 1640. Being a new song, wherein the people expresse their thankes and pray for the reformers. To be said or sung of all the well affected of the kingdome of England, and dominion of Wales, before the breaking up of this unhappy Parliament. To a rare new tune. Jordan, Thomas, 1612?-1685? This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A87355 of text R211108 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.13[60]). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 6 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2017 A87355 Wing J1019B Thomason 669.f.13[60] ESTC R211108 99869845 99869845 162956 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A87355) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 162956) Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 246:669f13[60]) The anarchie or the blest reformation since 1640. Being a new song, wherein the people expresse their thankes and pray for the reformers. To be said or sung of all the well affected of the kingdome of England, and dominion of Wales, before the breaking up of this unhappy Parliament. To a rare new tune. Jordan, Thomas, 1612?-1685? 1 sheet ([1] p.) s.n., [London : 1648] Attributed to Thomas Jordan. Imprint from Wing. Satiric verse - "Now that thankes to the powers below,". The words "or .. 1640." and "Being .. reformers." are bracketed together in title. Annotation on Thomason copy: "Dec 24 1648". Reproduction of the original in the British Library. eng Political ballads and songs -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800. Church and state -- Great Britain -- 17th century -- Humor -- Early works to 1800. Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649 -- Humor -- Early works to 1800. Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1642-1649 -- Humor -- Early works to 1800. A87355 R211108 (Thomason 669.f.13[60]). civilwar no The anarchie, or the blest reformation since 1640. Being a new song, wherein the people expresse their thankes and pray for the reformers. T Jordan, Thomas 1648 992 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 C The rate of 10 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the C category of texts with between 10 and 35 defects per 10,000 words. 2007-09 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2007-11 Aptara Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-12 Mona Logarbo Sampled and proofread 2007-12 Mona Logarbo Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion THE ANARCHIE , Or the blest Reformation since 1640. Being a new Song , wherein the people expresse their thankes and pray for the Reformers . To be said or sung of all the well affected of the Kingdome of England , and Dominion of Wales , before the breaking up of this unhappy Parliament . To a Rare New Tune . NOW that thankes to the Powers below , We have e'ne done out our doe , The Miter is downe , And so is the Crowne And with them the Coronet too ; Come Clownes and come boyes , Come hober de hoyes , Come Females of each degree , Stretch your throats , bring in your Votes , And make good the Anarchy . And thus it shall goe sayes Alice , Nay thus it shall goe sayes Amy ; Nay thus it shall goe sayes Taffie I trow , Nay thus it shall goe sayes Iamy . Ah but the Truth good people all , The Truth is such a thing , For it wou'd undoe , both Church and State too , And cut the throat of our King ; Yet not the Spirit , nor the new light , Can make this point so cleare , But thou must bring out , thou Deified rout What thing this truth is and where . Speak Abraham , speak Kester , speak Iudith , speak Hester ; Speak tag and rag , short coat and long , Truth 's the spell made us rebell , And murther and plunder ding dong . Sure I have the truth sayes Numph , Nay I ha' the truth sayes Clemme ; Nay I ha' the truth sayes reverend Ruth , Nay I ha' the truth sayes Nem. Well let the Truth be where it will , We 're sure all else is ours , Yet these divisions in our Religions , May chance abate our powers ; Then let 's agree on some one way , It skills not much how true , Take Pryn and his Clubs , or Say and his Tubs , Or any Sect old or new ; The Devils i th' Pack , if choyce you can lack , We 're fourescore Religions strong , Take your choyce , the major voyce Shall carry it right or wrong : Then wee le be of this sayes Megg , Nay wee le be of that sayes Tibb , Nay wee le be of all sayes pitifull Paul , Nay wee le be of none sayes Gibb . Neighbours and Friends pray one word more , There 's something yet behinde , And wise though you be , you doe not well see In which doore sits the winde ; As for Religion to speake right , And in the Houses sence , The matter 's all one to have any or none , If 't were not for the pretence ; But herein doth lurke the key of the worke , Even to dispose of the Crowne , Dexteriously and as may be For your behoofe in our owne . Then le ts ha' King CHARLES sayes George , Nay le ts have his son sayes Hugh , Nay then le ts have none sayes jabbering Ione , Nay le ts be all Kings sayes Prue . Oh we shall have ( if we go on In Plunder , Excise , and blood ) But few folke and poore to domineere ore , And that will not be so good : Then le ts resolve on some new way , Some new and happy course , The Countrys growne sad , the City horne mad , And both Houses are worse . The Synod hath writ , the Generall hath — And both to like purpose too , Religion , Lawes , the Truth , the Cause Are talk't of , but nothing we doe . Come come shal's ha' peace sayes Nell , No no but we won't sayes Madge , But I say we will sayes firy fac'd Phill , We will and we won't sayes Hodge . Thus from the rout who can expect Ought but division ; Since Unity doth with Monarchy , Begin and end in One ; If then when all is thought their owne , And lyes at their behest , These popular pates reap nought but debates From that many Round-headed beast . Come Royalists then , doe you play the men , And Cavaliers give the word , Now le ts see at what you would be , And whether you can accord ; A health to King CHARLES sayes Tom , Up with it sayes Ralph like a man , God blesse him sayes Doll , and raise him sayes Moll , And send him his owne sayes Nan . Now for these prudent Things that fit Without end , and to none , And their Committees that Townes and Cities Fill with confusion ; For the bold Troopes of Sectaries , The Scots and their partakers ; Our new Brittish States , Col Burges and his Mates , The Covenant and its Makers , For all these wee le pray , and in such a way , As if it might granted be , Iack and Gill , Mat and Will , And all the World would agree . A pox take them all sayes Besse , And a plague too sayes Margery , The Devill sayes Dick , and his Dam too sayes Nick , Amen and Amen say I. It is desired that the Knights and Burgesses would take especiall care to send downe full numbers hereof , to their respective Counties and Burroughs , for which they have served Apprentiship , that all the people may rejoyce as one man for their freedom . 〈…〉 : 24 1648 FINIS .