MoEML: Cheapside’s Triumphs and Chyron’s Cross’s Lamentation

Cheapsides Triumphs, and Chyrones
Crosses Lamentation.

To the tune of the Building.

Woodcut image of London showing Cheapside Cross.

SEe the guilding

Of Cheapsides famous building

the glorious Crosse,

Trimd vp most fairly,

With gold most rarely,

refin’d from drosse:

A pleasing prospect to all beholders,

that shall but view it,

and lately knew it

Defac’d of beauty,

but now a sumptuous thing:

Whose praise and wonder

Fame abroad doth ring.

Tricked most neatly

With cost compleatly

adorn’d most rare,

Whose shining beauty,

Showes the Cities duty

and tender care:

To preserue their rich & sumptuous (buildings,

in stately manner,

such cost vpon her

they bestow with honour,

Such is the loue they beare

which now is seene

By Cheapside glistering faire.

The Crosse there placed,

Is now much graced,

that it may be knowne,

How well the Citie,

With care and pitie,

respects her owne:

Braue Citizens of worthy London,

such loue they owe it,

and now they show it,

freely bestow it

Upon their City faire,

with Cheapside Crosse

There’s none can make compare.

Search England ouer,

From hence to Douer,

and so about,

The like to Cheapside,

Faire Londons chiefe pride,

you’l not find out:

Newly beautifi’d most neat and fairly,

all may admire,

and still desire,

to gaze vp higher,

To see the glorious state

of this rare building,

Rais’d vp ve1ry late.

O sight most blessed,

To sée Cheapside dressed,

in stately manner:

May you perseuer

In loue foreuer,

tis for your honor,

To see your Crosse excell in shining

all Crosse2s elsewhere,

to this comes not neere,

now trimmed most rare:

And glorious to behold,

whose shining brauery

Glistereth all of gold.

This golden splendor

Makes all men wonder,

to sée Cheapside:

In sumptuous manner,

For Londons honor,

and state3 beside:

Put downe fa4ire Oxfordshires chiefe (beauty

Abingt5ons faire Crosse

was neuer grac’t thus,

as is bright Cheaps Crosse,

Now shining faire and bright,

whose excellent splendor

Giues the city light.

The second part, To the same tuné.

Woodcut image of a house framed by two pillars and two human figures (a courtier to the left and a king to the right).

KInd fri6ends pray turne ye,

With griefe now mourne ye,

to behold and sée

An ancient building

Now downwards yeelding,

ah woe is me:

The prouerb here is verified truly,

old things are worth nought,

but that’s a bad thought,

for to forget ought

Once esteemed deare,

But yet ala7sse

Too t8rue appeares.

In lamentation,

I make my supplication

to great and small,

That erst haue view’d me,

And now perus’d me,

then iudge withall,

That ancient things in these dayes are

more is the pity

that such a city,

so wise and witty,

Should not regard their fame,

censure a9right,

Then tell me where’s the blame.

I long haue stood he10re,

Mary bad and good yeare,

pining away,

Expecting euer,

But I feare neuer

to see the day

Wherein my state againe sha11ll be ad(uanced,

and all things made good,

of stone or else wood,

where I ha12ue long stood,

Expecting e13uery day

I should be once againe

Made neat and gay.

Thou wert a deare one,

Old noble Chyron,

that plac’t me here,

My first supporter

Of stone and morter,

was seated r14are:

But now you sée my top is downward (bending

my state is reeling,

none hath a féeli15ng

to my appealing,

That now in sad distresse

to court and city

My sad woes doe expre16sse.

Some honest Courtier

Be my Supporter,

I now intreate,

Some Lord or Barrone,

Pitty old Chyrone,

ere it be to17o late,

For now my state you sée is down de(clining

my ancient building,

is downward yeelding,

In wofull manner

I waile my wretched state,

Oh pity soone, for feare it be too late,

In time I craue it,

And faine would haue it,

for mercies sake,

Take thou some pitie,

Faire London Citie,

my foundation make,

Aged Pauls and I may waile together

and pray to heauen

all may be eauen,

and gifts be giuen

By charitable men,

to beautifie

Our buildings faire agen.

FINIS.

Printed for F. Coules, at the vpper end of the Old Baily.

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Anonymous. Cheapside’s Triumphs and Chyron’s Cross’s Lamentation. The Map of Early Modern London, Edition 6.6, edited by Janelle Jenstad, U of Victoria, 30 Jun. 2021, mapoflondon.uvic.ca/edition/6.6/CHEA4.htm.

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Anonymous. Cheapside’s Triumphs and Chyron’s Cross’s Lamentation. The Map of Early Modern London, Edition 6.6. Ed. Janelle Jenstad. Victoria: University of Victoria. Accessed June 30, 2021. mapoflondon.uvic.ca/edition/6.6/CHEA4.htm.

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Anonymous. 2021. Cheapside’s Triumphs and Chyron’s Cross’s Lamentation. In J. Jenstad (Ed), The Map of Early Modern London (Edition 6.6). Victoria: University of Victoria. Retrieved from https://mapoflondon.uvic.ca/editions/6.6/CHEA4.htm.

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