Black TOM, his Speech to the House, after the delivery of the City by a cowardly Southwarition crew.  
Go on, brave Gallants, pray go on,  
Seem to consult for peace,  
But if you love yourselves and me,  
My Army don't release.  
What though I do pretend to bring  
The King into his Throne,  
Fear not I may do what I please,  
Militia that's our own?  
By crying up his Majesty  
The people's hearts I gain,  
What think you? that's the only way  
If ere we mean to reign.  
Their twenty hundred thousand pound  
My soldiers for to pay,  
Which when they have they'll do their best  
These wars for to delay▪  
we'll tell them that the Citizens  
Poor CHARLES do much despise,  
And should we state him in his throne,  
They suddenly would rise.  
When twenty hundred thousand pounds  
Again to them is due,  
we'll stop their mouths with flattering words,  
Which shall be for me and you.  
Then I brave Southwark will requite,  
My promise to effect,  
Of all the Independents they  
A Major shall elect.  
Besides this, they shall suddenly  
A Corporation have,  
For that brave entertainment which  
They to my soldiers gave.  
Thus having them now on our sides  
we'll make an insurrection  
Of all that Presbyterian crew.  
Not one shall find protection▪  
But when that Independency  
By us shall be promoted  
There is no need of Monarchy  
Its downfall shall be Voted.  
we'll then poor CHARLES send into France  
With his wife to abide,  
He absent, betwixt me and you  
The kingdom we'll divide.  
'Twill be a conquest certainly  
If ere a conquest were,  
we'll rule in triumph and will cause  
All others us to fear.  
But as for English men who then  
Shall Independents be,  
Troubled by none they shall enjoy  
Their conscience Liberty.  
Then shall proud massy stamp and stare,  
And Poyntz shall frantic be.  
Then will the Major of London flee,  
And all for fear of me.  
Then peter's shall a Bishop be,  
And Goodwin shall be Voted  
The chiefest man in England while  
King Thomas is promoted.  
Then down shall go the Steeple houses,  
That freeze in Winter night,  
And we'll have chimneys in the Church  
Which people more delight.  
we'll Vote the Assembly null, and put  
Down Cranford with his grace,  
we'll raze out Calamy, and set  
Up Patience in his place.  
we'll banish Case with all his host,  
His converts shall return  
Unto our Independency,  
Or else we'll make them burn.  
Then you and I shall live at ease,  
And think that naught's a sin,  
Unless we do in English coast  
Let Monarchy creep in.  
If you desire that this my plot  
May have effect still still,  
Take daily care that people's hearts  
With thoughts of peace to fill.  
FINIS.  
7ber 16. 1647