(Aug. 13th, 1647.)

The city of London made several demonstrations this year to support
the Presbyterian party in the Parliament against the Independents
and the army. In the latter end of September, after the army had
marched to London, and the Parliament acted under its influence,
the lord mayor and a large part of the aldermen were committed to
the Tower on the charge of high treason; and a new mayor for the
rest of the year was appointed by the Parliament.

To the tune of "London is a fine town and a gallant city."


Why kept your train-bands such a stirre?
Why sent you them by clusters?
Then went into Saint James's Parke?
Why took you then their musters?
Why rode my Lord up Fleet-street
With coaches at least twenty,
And fill'd they say with aldermen,
As good they had been empty?
London is a brave towne,
Yet I their cases pitty;
Their mayor and some few aldermen
Have cleane undone the city.

The 'prentices are gallant blades,
And to the king are clifty;
But the lord mayor and aldermen