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ENGLISH SONG AND BALLAD MUSIC. |
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And in " He that is a clear Cavalier," the first stanza ends— " Freeborn in liberty we'll ever be, Sing Vive le Roy." Again, in A Joco-serious Discourse, by George Stuart, 1686, a welcome to James II.,—" the harmonious spheres sound Vive le Roy" (p. 3).
Among Mr. Halliwell's Collection of Ballads is "England's Honour and London's Glory, -with the manner of proclaiming Charles the Second King of England, this eighth of May, 1660, by the Honourable the two Houses of Parliament, Lord Generall Monk, the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Common Counsell of the City. The tune is Vive la Roy." London, printed for William Gilbertson. It begins— " Come hither, friends, and listen unto me,
And hear what shall now related be;" and the burden is—" Then let us Bing, boyes, God save the King, boyes, Drink a good health, and sing Vive le Roy." |
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