PREFACE

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. PREFACE vii
3. CONTENTS xiii
4. 91. London mourning in ashes 1
5. 92. The poor folks’ complaint 11
6. 93. A sad and true relation 16
7. 94. A looking-glass for all true Protestants 26
8. 95. The midwife’s ghost 30
9. 96. The English courage undaunted 37
10. 97. The unnatural mother 41
11. 98. The Englishman’s advice 47
12. 99. Old Christmas returned 51
13. 100. The lamentation of a bad market 56
14. 101. Good subjects’ delight 62
15. 102. The loyal Protestant 67
16. 103. Here is encouragement to loyalty 73
17. 104. A description of Bartholomew Fair 77
18. 105. Unfeigned friendship 82
19. 106. The poor people’s complaint of brokers 86
20. 107. The murder of the Earl of Essex 90
21. 108. Rome’s cruelty 95
22. 109. England’s miseries crowned with mercy 99
23. 110. A health to the royal family 103
24. 111. Mirth and gladness 107
25. 112. Mournful Moggy 111
26. 113. Europe’s pride 114
27. 114. The bloody miller 118
28. 115. The highwayman’s advice 123
29. 116. The unfaithful servant 131
30. 117. Criminals’ cruelty 135
31. 118. Sorrowful subject 143
32. 119. England’s joys increased 147
33. 120. Britain’s triumph 152
34. 121. London’s loyalty 157
35. 122. England’s present state 161
36. 123. Good news for the nation 165
37. 124. England’s happy state 169
38. 125. Disney’s last farewell 172
39. 126. A loyal song on King James’s birthday 176
40. 127. The happy return 179
41. 128. The punished atheist 183
42. 129. The bountiful knight of Somersetshire 187
43. 130. The downfall of pride 191
44. 131. The Spanish virgin 195
45. 132. The bloody-minded husband 202
46. 133. The Yorkshire tragedy 206
47. 134. The true loyalist 210
48. 135. England’s mercies 213
49. 136. London’s praise 217
50. 137. The two unhappy lovers 223
51. 138. The scornful damsel’s overthrow 226
52. 139. The broken contract 231
53. 140. The treachery of the Spaniards 235
54. 141. Perjury punished with equal justice 242
55. 142. The mirror of mercy 246
56. 143. The Caesar’s victory 255
57. 144. Strange and dreadful news from Holland 260
58. 145. The poor man’s distress 264
59. 146. The sad effects of covetousness 268
60. 147. The unfortunate damsel 273
61. 148. The manifestation of joy 277
62. 149. The golden voyage 281
63. 150. The wonder of this present age 287
64. 151. The western triumph 291
65. 152. The Duke of Grafton’s welcome home 295
66. 153. A comfortable and friendly advice 298
67. 154. The princely triumph 301
68. 155. The Duke of Albemarle’s farewell 307
69. 156. The voice of fame 310
70. 157. The tradesmen’s lamentation 315
71. 158. A congratulatory poem 319
72. 159. The Prince of Orange welcome to London 322
73. 160. The Prince of Orange’s triumph 325
74. 161. A third touch of the times 329
75. 162. A new song of an orange 333
76. 163. The rare virtue of an orange 336