The King and Kingdoms joyful Day of Triumph.  
OR, The King's most Excellent majesty's Royal and Triumphant coming to London, accompanied by the ever Renowned, his Excellency the Lord General Monck, and an numerous company of his Royal Peers, Lords, Knights, Citizens, and Gentry, who conducted his Royal Majesty in Honour and Triumph from Dover to London.  
To the Tune of, The Scottish Lady, or, Ill tide that cruel peace that gained a War on one.  

 

KIng Charles he now in Landed,  
to ease his subject's moan;  
Those that are faithful handed  
he takes them for his own:  
Oh he is our Royal Sovereign King,  
And is of the royalest Off spring,  
Peace and plenty with him he'll bring,  
And will set us free  
from all vexations,  
and great taxations,  
woe and misery,  
And govern all these Nations  
with great tranquillity.   

Lord General of fair England  
Marched forth to meet the King,  
To entertain him when he did Land,  
and to London him did bring;  
He is the worthy Man of Might  
That doth both King and country right,  
In whom God and man taketh delight:  
For surely he  
well doth understand  
what he doth take in hand;  
and most discreetly  
He doth his warlike Troops command,  
Renowned to Posterity.   

The Trumpets bravely sounded,  
the Kings Return again.  
With joy their hearts abounded  
the King to entertain:  
Aloud they sounded forth his praise,  
England's Glory for to raise;  
For God is just in his ways  
Assuredly:  
most hearts than were glad,  
no man seeming sad,  
the bravest day that ever came,  
We happy by our King are made,  
to his eternal fame,   

The Citizens of London  
with a most pompous Train,  
For evermore hath praise won,  
his favour for to gain,  
Gallantly marched out of the Town  
To King Charles' Royal Renown,  
In peace to bring him to the Crown  
Richly attired:  
by the Lord's persuasion  
after the richest fashion  
greatly admired;  
The chiefest in this Nation,  
whose hearts with joy are fired.    

The second Part,  
to the same Tune.  
 
 

THen many brave Noblemen  
All most gallant and brave,  
Marched out of the Town then;  
both valiant, wise, and grave,  
Counting it a most delightful thing  
For to honour Charles our Royal King,  
And to the Crown him in peace to bring:  
desiring he  
now might be Crowned,  
and still Renowned  
to posterity,  
On whom fortune had frowned  
for his sincerity.   

Many thousands of Horsemen,  
then marched o'er the Plain,  
For to defend King Charles then,  
and him to entertain:  
Their Horses went prancing along,  
When they were the rest among,  
And seemed to dance amidst the Throng  
So merrily;  
seeming to be glad,  
they that journey had:  
they ma●cht on most,  
They were neither heavy nor sad,  
but went delightfully.   

Their Riders richly tired  
in costly Cloth of Gold,  
Their journey so required,  
most rich for to behold:  
Oh it was the most glorious sight,  
And did my heart so much delight,  
That I could not forbear but write.  
They were such gallant Blades,  
and so richly dressed,  
as cannot be expressed,  
they were most bonny Lads,  
All malice they did d●test,  
they were such brave Comrades.   

Each Regiment from other  
known by their several notes,  
As plainly it did appear,  
and was all in Buff-Coats:  
And in silken Scarfs all of green,  
With Hats and Feathers to be seen,  
Most rich as well I ween,  
Were these brave men:  
England did never  
See the like ever  
but may again  
They marched most courageous,  
the King to entertain   

And this doth these Lands rejoice,  
and all that in them live,  
Even both with hearts and voice,  
and thanks to God do give,  
Which restored unto us our King,  
And usurpers down did fling:  
Freedom unto us to bring;  
We shall be free  
from all Exilements  
and ill Revilements,  
we and our posterity  
Shall have our full enjoyments,  
and happy days shall see.   
J. W.    
FINIS.  

London, Printed for John Andrews, at the White Lion near pie-corner.