THE REMARKABLE FVNERAL OF CHEAPSIDE-CROSSE IN LONDON: WITH The Reason why the Bishops, Jesuits, Papists, Cavaliers, and Arminians, refused to bee there.  
ALSO, The Order and Manner of the funeral, and the several Songs for that purpose appointed.  
LONDON. Printed for Robert Hodgekinsonne. 1642.   

THE REMARKABLE funeral, OF CHEAPSIDE-CROSSE IN London.  
THe golden cross in Cheapside in London, receiving a mortal wound, on monday night, Ian. 24. and being past care, and become as dead as old Charin cross in the strand, it is but descent that it should now have a comely burial: though Charin-Crosse rot above ground, without all doubt the City is more charitable, S. Volentines day thought best to have the funeral on: and therefore the guests to bee invited in order, as followeth.  
2 The Bishops were sent for to their lodgings, but answer was made that the decoy had carried them all away, and they were all caughtwith him in the snare, and therfore could not come, but they would enter the day upon record.  
2 The Jesuits were sent for to Common-garden, but answer was made, that they were gone a Pilgrimage to S. Tyburn, to pray for the souls of the two Saints departed, to whom they pray that themselves may be kept from the Saints purgatory.  
3 The Papists were invited to attend the corps, but answer was made, that they were so deeply engaged to wait upon the Popish prelates designs, that they had too little time to perform what they have protested.  
4 The Cavaliers were desired to come, but they had rather see Charin cross revived, then Cheapside cross butted, applauding their own honour better to make more Crosses in the kingdom, rather then to have those we lie under removed. Therefore they had rather see the rest in the city rot under the cross, then the cross and supporters thereof removed, and butted in oblivion.  
5 The Arminians were sent for, but answer was brought●, that if they would but stay till Pauls Church was finished, they would pray that Cheapside cross might be revived again: which they doubted not to obtain by the Saints departure, that have been great benefactors to that famous building.  
5 The Nuterals were sent for, but answer was brought, that it is true they could find in their hearts to come, but they were afraid that they should be jeered for their labour; therfore desired to be accused.  
Those that are to come to the funeral, are first citizens, and their Apprentices, then countrymen, who follow thus in order before this Course.  
1 The 12 companies with broken crosses in their hands, and their Apprentices after them with printed Notes in their hands, singing as followeth, 

The stately adorned cross of Cheap-side,  
Accounted so high of, glistering in gold.  
So rich a brave idol through all this whole Land  
Cannot be now found our eyes to behold.   

Must thou go to lie low, must thou be butted:  
O Valentine, such a shrine thou never married.   

The Corps are a coming, give the word there before,  
Gallants march on your procrastinate time:   

If the devil come after, and steal out the Corps  
We then shall commit a most terrible Crime.   

Must thou go to lie low, must thou be butted,  
O Valentine such a shrine thou never married,   

It then should be scattered our City throughout,  
Where ever we go of the cross we should find,  
cross Papists, and jesuits, friars cross all,  
cross Masters and Mistresses, now would be kind.  
But thou must go to ly low, thou must be butted:  
O Valentine such a shrine thou never married.    
2 Then followeth the next 12. companies with guild bay-leaves in their hats, swords by their sides, and black staves in their hands, and after them their Apprentices, with these verses singing, as followeth.  
The great idol is down, down, down a,  
The great idol in Cheap-side is down a,  
And now it must be butted, butted, bur●ed a,  
It must be taken and butted in the ground a:  
And in the ground it low must ly,  
And therefore we weep, but cannot cry a:  
Wee weep but cannot cry a,  
3. Then came after the Carpenters, Plummers, Stone-Cutters, Guilders, and all the rest of the 6. Companies, after the 24. with wreaths of bays, and hathorn twisted together about their heads, betoakning partly joy, that so great a superstitious idol was removed, and partly sorrow, that they were not employed to erect a new one, and after their Apprentices with verses in their hands, and singing thus: 
The Glory of Cheap-side was a cross,  
But the Standard be ●es a Crown,  
And may be made more famous now  
Then London that brave Town:  
To'th Honour of King Charles erected let it be,  
Not with a cross, but Crown, more famous for to see   
4. The countrymen came after, some on horseback, then the rest on foot, crying awaywith the idol, down with Popery, Popish prelates, Ceremonies, and all Idolatry: let us only serve the God of heaven, in Spirit, and in Truth, and then our grounds will be fruitful, our barns will be full, and the Land will be filled with plenty.  
5. Then in the next place marched a cardinal, with some Jesuits, friars, and Queristers, singing before the Course thus: 

Audi memento St. Valentine,  
To thee we do bequeath this shrine,  
That another may be erected intime,  
Lest it be forgotten,  
quiter forgotten,   

Leave us not without a cross,  
whilst heretics and filthy dross  
In 〈…〉 do our State so toss,  
〈◇〉 the catholics,  
poor catholics.    
6. Then followed the Popish Heralds, with read Crosses in their hands, and golden Copes on their backs, to advance the glory of the dead cross.  
7. Then followed the cross born away by 8. men.  

1. An Anabaptist.  
2. A Familist.  
3. A Brownist.  
4. An Adamite.  
5. A Separatist.  
6. A Rechabite.  
7. A Precisian.  
8. A Puritan.   
All of them rejoicing to see the work done.  
8. In the last place follow the women, and the rest of the guests, with money in their pockets to buy wine and roast-meat to be merry after the burial, who seeing the work done, performed accordingly with great joy, every one having it common in their mouths.  
Cheap-side cross is carried away,  
Therefore we will make a holy day.  
FINIS.