# A Choice Collection of 120 Loyal Songs

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A Choice Collection Of 120 Loyal Songs, All of them written since the Two late Plots, (viz.) The Horrid Salamanca Plot in 1678, and the Fanatical Conspiracy in 1683. Intermixt with some New Love Songs With a Table to find every Song To which is added, An Anagram, and an Accrostick On the Salamanca Doctor.
London, Printed by N. T. at the entrance into the Old Spring Garden near Charing Cross. 1684
To the Reader.
Amongst the several means that have been of late years to reduce the deluded Multitude to their just Allegiance, this of Ballads and Loyal Songs has not been of the least influence. While the Fergusons, and Heads of the Factions were blowing up Sedition in every corner of the Countrey, these flying Choristers were asserting the Rights of Monarchy, and proclaiming Loyalty in every street. The mis-inform’d Rabble began to listen; they began to bear to Truth in a Song, in time found their Errours, and were charm’d into Obedience. Those that despise the Reverend Prelate in the Pulpit, and the Grave Judge on the Bench; that will neither submit to the Laws of God or Man, will yet lend an itching Ear to a New ​Song, nay, and often become a Convert by It, when all other means prove ineffectual. Divine Herbert has it excellently exprest, where he says,
It cannot be imagined how many scatter’d Flocks this melodious Tingling hath reduced to their Princely Hives, who otherwise had never been brought under the Discipline of Obedience or Government.
And, without ostentation I may say, I printed my News-Papers (that always vindicated the King and Government) to undeceive the People, who were daily impos’d upon by Curtis, Smith, Harris, Care, Vile, Baldwin, Janeway, &c. when no body else would or durst. For This the malice of the Factious Party swell’d so high against me, that They, ​with the assistance of a certain Instrument, (who swore through two Brick-walls before Oates appear’d,) caused me to be imprison’d six times, so that for above six years I was never free from Trouble, having seldom less than 3 or 4 Indictments at a Sessions against Me; at other times Informations in the Crown-Office, which villainous contrivances of their Agents, cost Me at least 500 l. in Money, besides the loss of My Trade and Reputation; The Principal Crimes they alledged against Me, were, Let Oliver now be forgotten, a Song; A Huy and Cry after T. O. when turn’d from White-Hall; The Character of an Ignoramus Doctor; A Dialogue between the Devil and the Doctor; The Prisoners Lamentation for the loss of Sheriff Bethel; And at last for Oates’s Manifesto; All which Phamphlets tended to no other evil than the laying open the ​Villanies of Oates and the rest of his Perjur’d Disciples: But (thanks be to God) Tempora mutantur, &c. and Truth daily shines more & more.
These Collections (being of so much use to detect the Scandalous Lies and Falshoods of the Factious, and to keep the strong-headed Beast within the Reigns of Obedience) I thought fit to publish, that the World may see I have not been Idle in the worst of times, but have done my endeavour (to the utmost of my Talent) for the Interest of the King and Government; which That they may flourish in spight of all his Adversaries, is the hearty prayer of
Your most Humble Servant N. T.
These Songs you may have in a large Collection, with the Notes. Together with several Loyal Poems, Prints, and Papers upon several occasions, at the Entrance into the Old-Spring-Garden near Charing Cross; Also any Musick-Books or Songs may be there Printed.
Books Printed and Sold by Nath. Thomson at the Entrance into the Old-Spring-Garden near Charing-Cross.
A Narrative of the Phanatical Plot, setting forth the Treasonable and Wicked Designs which they have been carrying on against the King and Government ever since the last Westminster Parliament. With an account of their Treacherous contrivances against several worthy persons, and the Measures which wer used to take off the Evidence by Subornation. To which is added a Relation of the evil practices of John Rouse (who was lately executed at Tyburn) Will. Lewis (who stands convicted) and others. By John Zeal Gent. Price 1 s.
A Vindication of the Lord Russels Speech and Innocence; in a Dialogue betwixt Whig and Tory: Being the same that was promised to the Observator in a Peny-Post Letter. Price 4 d.
Staffords Memoirs: or, a Brief and Impartial account of the Birth and Quality, Imprisonment, Tryal and Principles, Declaration, Comportment, Devotion, Last Speech and Final end of William late Lord Viscount Stafford, beheaded on Tower-Hill Wednesday the 29th. of December, 1680. Whereunto is annexed a short Appendix concerning some passages in Stephen Colledges Tryal at Oxford. Price 1 s. 6. d.
The Lawyer Out-low’d; or, a Brief Answer to Mr. Hunt’s defence of the Charter. With some useful Remarks on the Commons proceedings in the last Parliament at Westminster, in a Letter to a friend. Price 6 d.
A Dialoge between the Devil & the Salamanca Dr.
A Letter to Mr. Elkana Settle, occasioned upon his Famous Recanting and Plot-Ridiculing Narrative. Price 4 d.
​Some Brief Remarks on the Debates of the House of Commons in the last Parliament at Oxford, &c. Price 6 d.
Oates’s Manifesto, or the complaint of Titus Oates against the Dr. of Salamanca: And the same Dr. against Titus Oates, occasioned by some inconsistent Evidence given about the damnable Popish Plot. Price 6 d.
THe Arraignment of Co-Ordinate-Power; wherein all Arbitrary proceedings are laid open to all Abhorrers and Addressers: With a touch at the London Petition and Charter, &c. very useful for all Lawyers and Gentlement. price 1 s.
The Genealogies of the High-born Prince and Princess, George and Anne, of Denmark &c. shewing the Linial Descent of these two Noble and Illustrious Families: with their Marches, Issues, Times of Death, Place of Sepulcher, Impresses, Devices, &c. From the year of Grace M to this present year 1684, extracted from the most Authentick Testimonies of the best Hystorians and Antiquaries of their times. Price bound 1 s.
Janua Scientiarum; Or a Compendious Introduction to Geography, Cronology, Government, Hystory, Phylosophy; And all Gentile sorts of Literature. price Bound 6 d.
Anima Mundi; Or, an Hystorical Narration of the Opinions of the Ancients concerning Man’s Soul after this Life, according to un-enlightened Nature.
Great is Diana of the Ephesians; Or, the Original of Idolatry; Together with the Politick Institution of the Gentiles Sacrifices. Both Bound together, price 2 s. 6 d. All three written by Charles Blount Gent.
The Compleat Swearing-Master, &c.
The Character of an Ignoramus Doctor.
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