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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85582	Great Britains glory, or, A brief description of the present state, splendor, and magnificence of the Royal Exchange with some remarkable passages relating to the present engagement : humbly presented to the several merchants of the City of London, who daily meet, traffique, and converse in the said place / by Theophilus Philalethes.	T. P. (Theophilus Philalethes)	1672 (1672)	Wing G1667; ESTC R212964	13,847	32

stuff Whereof your Honours may have cause to snuff But they do come you freely to invite Into Great Britain where a stately sight You may behold which may be worth your cost To cross the Main and think no labour lost Read but these Lines and therein you shall find The Authors aim when first into his mind This Subject came which he did undertake Was pardon his boldness partly for your sake And when you venture shall on English Ground His Labours will and not till then be crown'd What is' t for you who have so great a Treasure To lay some by wherein you 'l take great pleasure To spend in other Countreys where you may Be freely welcome or to come or stay Your very presence in our Brittish Isle Will make our Countries and our Cities smile The Coyn you bring which if it be but currant Will be to them a good sufficient Warrant For your Pass-port where ever you shall call Without the least suspicion to Whitehall Of any danger that may thence ensue By letting in such noble Sparks as you Into our Island where you may be sure To find such Friends as will you soon procure That favour here which all esteem a bliss As 't is indeed our Caesars Hand to kiss Come therefore Gallants some of every Tribe To see this Place which we will now describe A Brief DESCRIPTION OF THE Royal Exchange WIthin the limits of Great Britains Land Where Charles the Second hath the sole Command Of Regal Power and of all that brings Safety to Crowns and Honour unto Kings There stands a City large fair and immense As well in Length as in Circumference Whose Banks are daily washed on each side By Thames great River every Eastern Tide i th' midst whereof this Royal Place doth stand Lately enlarged by the Kings Command In Statute-Law as plainly doth appear By those high Arches facing Front and Rear This is the Subject of our present Muse And if we thought we should not much abuse Your patience here some lines for to rehearse Wee 'll first present you in plain English Verse Not a Romantick but a real Story Which did of late eclipse Great Britains Glory The great Fire in London An. Dom. 1666. This City then was lately burned down LONDON by name though then a doleful Town As ever eyes beheld a dismal sight The Sun the Moon and Stars that shine so bright Were then out-vi'd by a most dreadful Flame Sent from above in great Jehovahs Name For to chastise us and to let us know That when luke-warm and have no heat to show He can straightway raise such an Eastern Gale As shall at length make all our faces pale As then he did because we wanted heat And now behold our very Houses sweat As well as Bodies by that scorching Fire Which then did burn and never did expire Until such time as it had burned down Twelve thousand Houses to the very ground Our stately Halls our Churches and our Quire Were the made fuel to that dreadful fire Our Royal Change which was of so great fame O're all the world unto this dreadful flame Was forc'd to stoop where now you might espy Our antient Kings in ashes there to lie This doleful object troubled us much more Then many sights which we had seen before Sir Thomas stood the Founder of the Place And this was deem'd by all an act of Grace That this great Torrent should him so be friend As not to pieces his Trunck breeches rend It spar'd no place where ever it did come But Giant-like rejoyc'd his race to run All hands were now at work the same to quench And now behold the Dutchmen and the French Some said were up in arms and in Moor-fields The noise whereof caus'd some to take their heels And to the Countreys round about did flye Where cutting throats was all their present cry Who can express the horrour of that night VVhen people cry'd Prepare your selves for flight The French and Dutch resolve to take our lives And when we are dead they 'l ravish all our Wives What shall we do in this most desperate plight But take our heels and save our selves by flight Though this prov'd false yet to the present crew It was all one as if it had been true Their fears their frights their terrours were the same Until the news into the Countrey came It was not so whereat the total Rout Who had escap'd began to face about And to the City once again inclin'd To fetch the Goods which they had left behind If not already burnt and stoln away By that rude sort who now did make a prey of peoples Goods and by this sinful itch Of stealing then they did themselves enrich The Alarum false much people now again Use all endeavours for to quench that flame Which by this time had run nigh well so far As those great Gates which we call Temple-bar Our King himself in person did appear To give Commands and Workmen for to chear The sight whereof did pierce his heart with grief Although his Presence gave us much relief In giving strict Commands unto his Guard Within our streets to keep strong Watch and Ward Lest the rude Rabble in this doleful hour Should pass the limits of his Kingly Power And getting head they should now in conclusion Bring all things here to ruine and confusion Which to prevent he marched round our City And of our present case did then take pity The pensive looks in his Majestick Face Did clearly shew how much he lov'd the place Our Pipes did run our Engines they did play Our Wives did cry our Ministers did pray But all in vain for still it did proceed Along our streets with sury and with speed But then at length in mercy to our City The Lord himself did of our case take pity He that doth say unto the raging Seas You shall not pass beyond the bounds I please He that doth send the dreadful claps of Thunder He that is seen in all his works of wonder 'T was he that said unto this dreadful Fire Stop in this place enough now of mine ire Call'd in his winds within their house of store And then straightway the fire burnt no more And having stayed his most dreadful hand Much people since from all parts in the Land Have been at work the same again to build Whereat our hearts with joy hath since been fill'd As formerly with grief in hopes that now If God will please but yet to speed the Plow And in our Land still to continue Peace Our City Trade shall more and more increase And in short time this place shall Hourish more Then it hath done for many years before Heavens say Amen and fend it with all speed This we will hope And now my muse proceed Unto thy main and principal design At first intended namely to define The present state and lastrie of that place Which now is built with so much greater grace Then