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<ITEM>Proofed and reviewed as part of batch B081011.pdcc.</ITEM>
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<HEAD>The Cooper of Norfolke: <HI>OR,</HI> A pretty Ie&s;t of a Brewer, and the Coopers wife: and how the Cooper &s;erved the Brewer in his kinde.</HEAD>
<OPENER>To the tune of <HI>The wiving age.</HI></OPENER>
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<LG>
<L>ATtend my ma&s;ters, and li&s;ten well</L>
<L>Vnto this my ditty, which briefly doth tell</L>
<L>Of a fine mery Ie&s;t which in Norfolke befell</L>
<L>A braue lu&s;ty Cooper in that County did dwell,</L>
<L><HI>And there he cride worke for a Cooper,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Maids ha'y any worke for a Cooper.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>This Cooper he had a faire creature to's wife</L>
<L>Which a Brewer ith'towne lou'd as deare as his life,</L>
<L>And &s;he had a tricke, which in &s;ome wiues is rife,</L>
<L>She &s;till kept a &s;heath for another mans knife,</L>
<L><HI>And often conuted the Cooper,</HI></L>
<L><HI>while he cri'd, more worke for a Cooper.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>It hapen'd one morning the Cooper out w<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">nt,</L>
<L>To worke for his liuing it was his intent,</L>
<L>He tru&s;ted his hou&s;e to his wiues gouernment,</L>
<L>And left her in bed to her owne hearts content,</L>
<L><HI>while he cri'd, what worke for a Cooper,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Maids ha'y any worke for a Cooper.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>And as the Cooper was pa&s;&s;ing a long,</L>
<L>Stil trying and calling his old wonted &s;ong,</L>
<L>The Brewer, his riuall, both lu&s;ty and yong,</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">id thinke now or neuer to doe him &s;ame wrong,</L>
<L><HI>and lie with the wife of the Cooper,</HI></L>
<L><HI>who better lou'd him then the Cooper,</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>So calling the Cooper, he to him did &s;ay,</L>
<L>Goe home to my hou&s;e, and make no delay,</L>
<L>I haue &s;o much worke as thou can&s;t doe to day,</L>
<L>What euer thou earne&s;t, <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">le bountifully pay,</L>
<L><HI>the&s;e tydings well plea&s;ed the Cooper,</HI></L>
<L><HI>oh this was braue newes for the Cooper.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Away went the Cooper to th' hou&s;e of the Brewer,</L>
<L>Who &s;&eacute;eing him hard at his worke to endure,</L>
<L>Thought he, now for this day the Cooper is &s;ure,</L>
<L>Ile goe to his wife the gr&eacute;ene &s;ickene&s;&s;e to cure,</L>
<L><HI>take heed of your fo<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">e-head, good Cooper.</HI></L>
<L><HI>for now I mu&s;t worke for the Cooper.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>So &s;trait waies he went to the Coopers dwelling,</L>
<L>The good wife to giue entertainment was willing:</L>
<L>The Brewer &amp; &s;he like to Pigeons were billing,</L>
<L>&amp; what they did el&s;e they haue bound me from telling<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"></L>
<L><HI>he plea&s;ed the wife or the Cooper,</HI></L>
<L><HI>who better lou'd him then the Cooper.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>But marke how it happened now at the la&s;t,</L>
<L>Their &s;un-&s;hine of plea&s;ures was &s;oone ouer-ca&s;t,</L>
<L>The Cooper did lacke one of's Tooles, and in ha&s;t,</L>
<L>He came home to fetch it, and found the doore fa&s;t:</L>
<L><HI>Wife, open the doore, quoth the Cooper,</HI></L>
<L><HI>and let thy husband the Cooper.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Now when the good-wife and the Brewer did heare,</L>
<L>The Cooper at doore, affrighted they were,</L>
<L>The Brewer was in &s;uch a bodily feare,</L>
<L>That for to hide him&s;elfe, he knew not where,</L>
<L><HI>to &s;hun the fierce rage of the Cooper,</HI></L>
<L><HI>he thought he &s;hould die by the Cooper.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>The Good wife perceiuing his woefull e&s;tate,</L>
<L>She hauing a &s;ubtill and politicke pate,</L>
<L>She &s;uddenly whelm'd downe a great brewing fat,</L>
<L>And clo&s;ely &s;he couer'd the Brewer with that,</L>
<L><HI>then after &s;he let in the Cooper,</HI></L>
<L><HI>what's vnder this tub, quoth the Cooper,</HI></L>
</LG>
<DIV2 N="2" TYPE="part">
<HEAD>The &s;econd part,</HEAD>
<OPENER>To the &s;ame tune.</OPENER>
<LG>
<L>She hearing her husband that que&s;tion demaund,</L>
<L>She thought it was time to her tackling to &s;tand,</L>
<L>Take heed how you moue it, qd. &s;he, with your hand,</L>
<L>For theres a liue Pig, was left by a friend,</L>
<L><HI>Oh let it alone good Cooper,</HI></L>
<L><HI>thus &s;he thought to coozen the Cooper.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>It is a Sow pig the Cooper did &s;ay,</L>
<L>Let me ha'it to my &s;upper: the Good-Wife &s;aid nay.</L>
<L>It is &s;ir a Bore pig, quoth &s;he, by my fay,</L>
<L>Tis for mine owne dyet, twas giuen me to day.</L>
<L><HI>It is not for you Iohn Cooper,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Then let it alone Iohn Cooper.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>I would it were in thy belly, quoth <HI>Iohn,</HI></L>
<L>Ind&eacute;ed then quoth &s;he &s;o it &s;hall be anon,</L>
<L>What ere become of it, faith thou &s;halt haue none,</L>
<L>Why &s;tand&s;t thou here prating, I preth&eacute;e be gone,</L>
<L><HI>Make ha&s;te to thy worke Iohn Cooper,</HI></L>
<L><HI>wor&s;e meate's good enough for a Cooper.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Cannot a good-wife haue a bit now and than,</L>
<L>But there mu&s;t be notice tane by the Good man,</L>
<L>Ile ha'it to my dinner &s;ir, doe what you can,</L>
<L>It may be I long to haue all or none,</L>
<L><HI>Then prethee content thee good Cooper,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Oh goe to thy worke Iohn Cooper.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>The Cooper mi&s;tru&s;ted &s;ome knauery to be,</L>
<L>Hid vnder the brewing fat, and therefore he</L>
<L>Was fully re&s;olued for his mindes &s;ake to &s;&eacute;e,</L>
<L>Alas &s;aid the Brewer then woe be to me,</L>
<L><HI>Oh what &s;hall I &s;ay to the Cooper,</HI></L>
<L><HI>I vvould I vvere gone from the Cooper.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>You Whore quoth the Cooper, is this your bore pig?</L>
<L>He has b&eacute;ene well fed, for h&eacute;es growne very big,</L>
<L>Ile eyther of him haue an arme or a leg,</L>
<L>Ile make him vnable his taile for to wrig.</L>
<L><HI>Before he gets hence from Iohn Cooper,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Ile make him remember the Cooper.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Oh pardon me neighbour the Br&egrave;wer did &s;ay,</L>
<L>And for the offence I haue done th&eacute;e this day,</L>
<L>I am well contented, thy wrath to allay,</L>
<L>And make re&s;titution for this my foule play,</L>
<L><HI>Oh prethee forgiue me Iohn Cooper,</HI></L>
<L><HI>And Ile be a friend to Iohn Cooper.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>If for this offence thou wilt &s;et me cleare,</L>
<L>My bounty and loue to th&eacute;e &s;hall appeare,</L>
<L>Ile fr&eacute;ely allow th&eacute;e and thine all the y<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters">re,</L>
<L>As much as yee'll drinke, eyther &s;trong Als or <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="3 letters">re,</L>
<L><HI>Then prethee forgiue me Iohn Cooper,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Accept of my profer Iohn Cooper.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Oh, no, quoth the Cooper, Ile haue th&eacute;e to thinke,</L>
<L>That I with my labour can buy my &s;elfe drinke,</L>
<L>Ile geld th&eacute;e, or lame th&eacute;e, ere from me thou &s;hrinke,</L>
<L>The&s;e words made the Brewer with feare for to &s;tincke,</L>
<L><HI>he feared the rage of the Cooper,</HI></L>
<L><HI>yet &s;till he intreated the Cooper.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>The Cooper by no meanes would let goe his hold,</L>
<L>The Brewer cri'd out to the Cooper and told</L>
<L>Him, there was the key of his &s;iluer and gold,</L>
<L>And gaue him fr&eacute;e leaue to fetch what he would,</L>
<L><HI>oh then he contented the Cooper</HI></L>
<L><HI>the&s;e tydings well plea&s;ed the Cooper.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>If thou quoth the Cooper, wilt &s;weare with and oath,</L>
<L>To doe all thou tel&s;t me, although I am loath,</L>
<L>I will be contented to pardon you both:</L>
<L>Content, quoth the Brewer, I will be my troth,</L>
<L><HI>Here take thou my key, Iohn Cooper,</HI></L>
<L><HI>yea, with a good will, quoth the Cooper.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>On this condition they both went their way,</L>
<L>Both <HI>Iohn</HI> and the Brewer, but <HI>Iohn</HI> kept the key,</L>
<L>Which open'd the Coffer where more money lay,</L>
<L>Then <HI>Iohn</HI> the Cooper had made many a day:</L>
<L><HI>this is a braue &s;ight thought the Cooper,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Ile furni&s;h my &s;elfe thought the Cooper.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L><HI>Iohn</HI> was &s;o farre in affection with that,</L>
<L>That he tooke vp handfuls and filled his hat,</L>
<L>I wil haue my bargaine quoth <HI>Iohn,</HI> that is flat,</L>
<L>The Brewer &s;hall pay well for v&s;ing my Fat;</L>
<L><HI>Ile cry no more worke for a Cooper,</HI></L>
<L><HI>farewell to the trade of a Cooper,</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Thus money can pacifie the greate&s;t &s;trife,</L>
<L>For <HI>Iohn</HI> neuer after found fault with his Wife,</L>
<L>He left off his Adz, his Saw and his knife,</L>
<L>And after liu'd richly all dayes of his life,</L>
<L><HI>he cri'd no more worke for a Cooper,</HI></L>
<L><HI>oh he left off the trade of a Cooper.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>And in his mer<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">y mood, oft he would &s;ay,</L>
<L>If that I had hoopt twenty t<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="3 letters"> in one day,</L>
<L>I &s;hould not haue got &s;o much wealth, by my &s;ay,</L>
<L>Gr<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="3 letters">ercy kind wife, for thy wit found the wa<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">,</L>
<L><HI>to make a rich man of Iohn Cooper,</HI></L>
<L><HI>oh what a good wife has Iohn Cooper,</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Let no marri'd couple that heare this tale told,</L>
<L>Be of the opinion this couple did hold,</L>
<L>To &s;ell reputation for &s;iluer or gold,</L>
<L>For credit and hone&s;tie &s;hould not be &s;old,</L>
<L><HI>Thus endeth the Song of the Cooper,</HI></L>
<L><HI>That cri'd ha'y any worke for a Cooper.</HI></L>
</LG>
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<TRAILER>FINIS.</TRAILER>
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