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| A Caveat for Cutpurses | A ballad of the London underworld |
| The Great Boobee | A musical travelogue of a country bumpkin's adventures in London. |
| Jones' Ale | A fun song about the denizens of an alehouse. |
| A Light Hearts a Jewel | A cheery ballad to the tune 'Jack Pudding'. |
| The Little Barly-Corne | Whose properties and vertues here, shall plainly to the world appeare, to make you merry all the yeere. |
| The Merry Coblers | A merry ballad of the cobblers' trade to the tune of the Spanish Gypsie. |
| A Pleasant Countrey New Ditty: Merrily Shewing How to Drive the Cold Winter Away | A ballad for Christmastide. |
| The Saint Turned Sinner, or the Dissenting Parson's Text Under the Quaker's Petticoats | A late 17th century, anti-Quaker piece. |
| The Battel of Worcester | An account of the Battle of Powick Bridge. |
| Colonel Venne's Encouragement to His Souldiers | A satire. |
| Englands Woe | Another very biting satire. It's a song that never fails to get a good laugh from Royalist audiences and glares from Roundheads. |
| The French Report or All La Mode de France | An amusing prewar satire that mocks both the King and Parliament. Like some other songs of the period it is meant to be sung in a silly French accent. |
| The Power of the Sword | A powerful Royalist ballad to the tune of Law Lyes Ableeding |
| The Protecting Brewer | Another satire, this time poking fun at Oliver Cromwell. |
| Vive Le Roy | The great Royalist recruiting song. |
| When the King Enjoys His Own Again | The title says it all! |
| The World Turned Upside Down | A song bewailing the death of Christmas traditions in the face of Puritan reforms. |
| The Second Part of St. George for England | A song in praise of General Monck for turning out the Rump Parliament in 1660. |