By the most Eminent Wits, from Anno LONDON, Printed for Henry Brome at the Gun in Ivy- in Chancery-lane. 166 2. TO THE READER. T Hou hast here a Bundle of Rodds; not like those of the Roman Consulls, for these are signes of a No-Government. If thou read these Ballads (and not sing them) the poor Ballads are undone. They came not hither all from one Author; (thou wilt soon perceive the same hand held not the Pen) yet none but shew either Wit or Affection (and that's better) or Both, which is best of all. The truth is, this Rump, and indeed the whole Carcase was so odious and You bloody a Monster, that every man has a stone or rotten Egge to cast at it. Now if you ask who nam'd it Rump, know 'twas so stil'd in an honest Sheet of Paper (call'd The Bloody Rump) written before the Tryal of our late Soveraign of Glorious Memory: but the Word obtain'd not universal notice till it flew from the mouth of Major General Brown at a Publick Assembly in the daies of Richard Cromwell. have many Songs here, which were never before in Print: We need not tell you whose they are; but we have not subjoyned any Authors Names; heretofore it was unsafe, and now the Gentlemen conceive it not so proper. 'Tis hoped they did His Majesty some Service, 'twas for that end they were scribbled. Now (thanks be to God) we have liv'd to that day, that there is no Cavalier, because there is nothing else, and 'tis wondrous happy to see how many are his Majesties Faithfull Sub |