THE CAVALIERS .  
Written by a Sober Cavalier, T. H.  
LONDON, Printed by I. C. for the Author 1661.   

THE CAVALIERS Thanksgiving.  

Our Royal King Charles the Second come home in peace  
God bless his Royal Grace,  
And grant that we may thankful be  
in our succeeding Race.  
The mighty force, his enemies all,  
God did them over Rule;  
And called a small Army out of the North  
that soon their force did quell.  
Let men therefore before the Lord  
confess his goodness then,  
And show the wonders he hath wrought  
before the Sons of men.  
God's children of the Church of England,  
did weep with many a tear,  
And sent strong prayers up to Heaven,  
and God their vo●ce did hear,  
But would not grant them their request,  
until his wisdom saw it good,  
Then he restored most joyfully  
the Race of Royal blood.  
Let men therefore before the Lord,  
confess his goodness then,  
And show the wonders that he doth  
before the Sons of men.  
King Charles the first, the greatest Martyr  
that ever these Lands had bred,  
The wicked Traitors and malicious men,  
did take away his head.  
Wise men and good did then foresee  
great wrong that they would do,  
To all their neighbours every where  
and to other Lands also.  
Grave Reverend Bishops they disgraced,  
and godly Doctors too,  
They put them quite out of their place  
and plundered them also.  
The godly prayers of the Church of England,  
they did soon put down,  
And maintained False teachers every where,  
like Locusts on the ground,  
And then they thought themselves most sure  
Of Balaams wicked hire,  
But the gates of Hell could not prevail  
to set God's Church a fire.  
God will preserve his Church be sure, as he hath promise made  
From lewd men and unjust,  
If that we serve him faithfully,  
and in him put our trust.  
Let men therefore before the Lord  
confess his goodness then,  
And show the wonders that he doth  
before the sons of men.  
Great spoil these Traitors here did make,  
in England every where,  
The Scottish Lords could not abide  
but came away with fear,  
They plundered many, and sequestered  
like Villains void of grace,  
The English Lords and Gentlemen,  
were forced out of their place.  
Stately houses and Castles strong  
were pulled down to the ground,  
They were forced for to fly,  
with their true heart so sound.  
Their loyal hearts God did regard  
which they to the King did bear,  
And at the last God brought him home again  
to live in love without fear,  
Let men therefore before the Lord,  
confess his goodnesis then,  
And show his kindness that he doth,  
For them the Sons of men.  
A cruel war these Rebels then,  
in England then did maintain,  
Against all right and reason then  
Like to bloodthirsty men.  
They made such tumults every where.  
through deceit, lying and fraud,  
As did amaze men for to see,  
their cozening lying trade.  
Great Companies of armed men,  
and rude youth to Lambeth house did come,  
They forced the house in wicked sort,  
till some were quite undone.  
These wicked Rebels and Traitors used  
Such tricks, that Citizens down did go,  
Unto Whitehall with Petitions as thick as moats in Sun  
for to procure their own wo.  
Such do than my eyes did see,  
I thought they all had been mad,  
They kept Sentry at every cross way  
alas it was too bad.  
They so deluded plain simple men,  
that thousands out did go,  
With Spades and Shovels and Swords by their side  
for to procure their own wo.  
They went out with great Companies every day  
with Drums sounding Dub a dub dub,  
They carried out Victuals and wrought for nothing  
thinking themselves in fools Paradise sure as a club.  
They made great ditches and cast up great Mounts,  
to keep out their best friend,  
Such blind zeal on them did grow,  
being falsely usherred in,  
And many a Knave grew out of this dust  
which did show their teeth and grin,  
And say, if they knew who were Cavaliers,  
they would strip them all to the skin.  
Our Wars did very much increase  
in England every where,  
The Rebels they did grow so proud  
without any grace or fear.  
Some Victories to the Cavaliers  
God did them freely give,  
At Branford and in Cornwell too,  
Which did their hearts relieve.  
Great mercy there our King did show,  
as did appear most plain,  
Which made all them that had any grace  
against themselves complain.  
But the wicked Rebels still pursue,  
their malice, spite and wrong,  
Until such time that they deserved,  
the hate of God and man.  
The Nations they stood looking on,  
and wondering at our woe,  
They said we Englishmen were mad  
and knew not what to do.  
The factious people brought their Plat:  
and made a mighty Mass,  
As freely as the Idolatrous Jews  
did make a golden Calf;  
But now the name of God be praised,  
our people are wiser grown.  
They will no more so cheated be  
of that which is their own.  
But now the hearts of most English men▪  
is cleared from this thing.  
Both Cavaliers and sober Presbytiers,  
will say God save our KING.  
The Noble men, Knights and Colonels,  
and Citizens high and low,  
Most joyfully proclaimed our King,  
in London in triumph did go.  
And other Cities and Towns in these three Kingdoms all,  
Great joy they did express,  
With naked Swords within their hand  
to show their readiness.  
Great shouls of joy within the streets,  
did echo to the Sky,  
Saying, God save our Royal King  
and bless his Majesty.  
The Son and Heir of our beloved Martyred King  
which died to do us good▪  
With Faith, hope, and Patience he did foresee  
that God would do him good,  
And receive his soul into Heaven,  
and bless his Royal seed also,  
And that God would in his due time  
All his enemy's overthrow.  
All thanks be unto God on high  
which hath performed this great thing,  
And sent home his Son to be our guide,  
A wise and godly King.  
By whom we may have great hopes of Peace  
and I ove so to abound,  
At home, abroad and every where  
throughout the world so round.  
The Nations they will say abroad,  
God hath not England forsook,  
For he hath sent them home their Royal King  
For to do them all good.  
Let men therefore before the Lord,  
confess his goodness then,  
And show the wonders that he doth  
before the sons of men.  
Let men whom God redeemed hath  
give thanks unto his name,  
And show how they from foes were freed  
and how God wrought the same.  
That nine and twenty day of May;  
which did the tidings bring  
Of Peace, let all men keep and say  
With me,  
GOD save the KING.   
FINIS.