What if the KING should come to the City?  
More questions concerning new matters of weight,  
Being some of those humours which many conceit,  
Being lately composed in a pleasant new Ditty,  
What if the King should come to the City.  

 
 

WHat if the King should come to the City,  
how would he be entertained I trow?  
With triumph and joy w●th rigour or pity,  
Many conjecture and some do know  
Would not the Turn-pike Captain then  
guard his great shot  
for fear of a Plot.  
and lock up his Wickets  
whilst he studies  
to secure his Guns and his men.   

Will not the Troop of riders in Scarlet  
humbly stoop at his Majesty's feet  
Believe it who list for me he's a varlet  
that credits a miracle before he séeed  
will they not rather  
ask him whither  
he means to persist  
and do what he list  
Or to join with his Parliament & Assembly  
When they are all agreed together.   

will not your Schismatic shopkepers mutter  
professing in verity they are undone  
and cannot for a King their commodities utter  
wishing him beyond jerico or the Moon  
Will not they boldly give it out  
that all this toil  
is only to spoil  
and rout out the purity  
of the blessed Reformation  
they were late about.   

Will not your Tafity pioneers riot;  
I mean those dainty Citizen's wives,  
That deep in their trenches left husband & diet  
to save their own and children's lives:  
will not they murmur  
at this Cross,  
did we go about  
to keep the King out,  
And you to let him and his Ruffians enter  
our precious wares to tumble and toss.    

The second part,  
to the same tune.  
 
 

HOw stands the opinions of such as did grumble  
that they should be governed under a King,  
Will they be contented themselves for to humble,  
unto their dread Sovereign in every thing,  
Or will they not rather seem to be  
more obstinate,  
▪ against him and the State,  
so much that others  
boldly profess  
themselves to be King as well as he,   

Will not the numerous multitude meet him  
to see his returning home again,  
Or rather the chief of the City to greet him.  
and in Royal manner his Grace entertain,  
And shall not the factions than forbear,  
whose brains are so weak  
that still they must speak  
forth Treason against  
his Royal Person  
else can they not live contented here.   

Will not the Royalists frame their Petitions,  
and humbly desire his Grace to consent  
And that he would sign to all good Propositions,  
and also agree with his great Parliament.  
Whereby to release them from those Banns  
which they for his sake  
upon them did take,  
and that they after  
may have such freedom  
as freely t'enjoy their goods and their lands.   

The Prentices they which do monthly desire  
a day for their recreation to take,  
Now at his returning perhaps will require  
a barter and all for his Majesty's sake,  
And though they allow two days for one,  
yet they'll be content,  
and think it well spent,  
when as they behold  
his Majesty settled  
in Peace and Dignity upon his Throne.   

Thus in the conclusion to so wrap up the story,  
to think that the King and the State will agree.  
Good men will be glad though knaus may be sorry  
but hang up all such as is sorry for me,  
For this shall ever be my Prayer,  
God prosper and bless  
the King and all his,  
and eke the Parliament,  
which endeavours  
daily to keep this Land from all care.     

Printed in the Year 1660.