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<DATE>2008-12-04</DATE>
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<NAME>John Pas</NAME>
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<ITEM>Proofed and reviewed as part of batch B081110.pdcc.</ITEM>
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<DIV1 TYPE="ballad">
<PB REF="1"><!-- PDF PAGE 25 -->
<HEAD>A merry Progre&s;se to London to &s;ee Fa&s;hions, by a young Country Gallant, that had more Money then Witte.</HEAD>
<OPENER>To the tune of, Riding to Rumford.</OPENER>
<P><FIGURE>
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<LG>
<L>MY Mother to Heauen is gone,</L>
<L>ten Pounds &s;he gaue mee;</L>
<L>Now neuer a Penny's left,</L>
<L>as God &s;hall haue mee:</L>
<L>Yet &s;till my heart is free,</L>
<L>I liue at liberty,</L>
<L>And keepe good company,</L>
<L>taking Tobacco.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Old Woman, fare thou well,</L>
<L>thankes for thy kindne&s;&s;e,</L>
<L>My Plough and Cart are gone,</L>
<L>with my good Geldings:</L>
<L>I haue no foote of Land,</L>
<L>Nor one Groat at command:</L>
<L>Which way then &s;hall I &s;tand</L>
<L>to a pipe of Tobacco?</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>My Pur&s;e will chincke no more,</L>
<L>my Pocket's empty:</L>
<L>I am turnd out of doore;</L>
<L>farewell good Company.</L>
<L>Friend&s;hip now &s;lender growes,</L>
<L>Pouerty <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="3 letters">th tho&s;e</L>
<L>That for Drinke &s;ell their Cloathes</L>
<L>and for Tobacco.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>My Cloake is layde to pawne,</L>
<L>with my old Dagger:</L>
<L>M<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">&s;ta<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters"> quite orethrowne,</L>
<L>how &s;hall I &s;wagger<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"></L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 span"> what I can,</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 span"> Coward tho,</L>
<L>But prooue my &s;elfe a man,</L>
<L>at a <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters">pe of Tobacco.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> Satten <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">ure</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 span"> a Penny.</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 span"> <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">ant<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> may brag it braue:</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 span"> as any.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>What though my Credit's lo&s;t,</L>
<L>Yet can I find a Po&s;t</L>
<L>Still to &s;core with mine Ho&s;t,</L>
<L>for a pipe of Tobacco.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Vpon a proper Nagge</L>
<L>daintely paced;</L>
<L>To <HI>London</HI> fir&s;t I came,</L>
<L>all with Gold laced:</L>
<L>Then with my Puncke each day,</L>
<L>Road I to &s;ee a Play;</L>
<L>There went my Gold away,</L>
<L>taking Tobacco.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Twenty good Sheepe I brought,</L>
<L>left by my Mother:</L>
<L>Cawes and Lambs, Cowes &amp; Calues,</L>
<L>one with the other:</L>
<L>With which I payd a &s;hot,</L>
<L>For a Pipe and a Pot:</L>
<L>All the&s;e were brauely got,</L>
<L>and &s;pent in Tobacco.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>No companion was I then</L>
<L>for clowni&s;h Carters:</L>
<L>I wore imbrodred Ho&s;e,</L>
<L>with golden Garters:</L>
<L>My Siluer-hatched Sword,</L>
<L>Made me &s;weare like a Lord,</L>
<L>Come Rogue, (at euery word)</L>
<L>fill mee Tobacco.</L>
</LG>
<DIV2 N="2" TYPE="part">
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<HEAD>The Second part of the merry Progre&s;&s;e to London.</HEAD>
<OPENER>To the &s;ame tune.</OPENER>
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<LG>
<L>THen tracing the gallant Streets</L>
<L>of <HI>London</HI> Citty,</L>
<L>A Dam&s;ell mee kindly greets,</L>
<L>courtious and witty:</L>
<L>Shee like a &s;inging Larke,</L>
<L>Ledd mee into the darke,</L>
<L>Where I &s;oone payd a Marke</L>
<L>for a Pipe of Tobacco.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>To <HI>Smithfield</HI> then gallantly</L>
<L>tooke I my iorny,</L>
<L>Where I left &s;oone behind</L>
<L>part of my Mony:</L>
<L>There I found out a Puncke,</L>
<L>With whom I was &s;o drunke,</L>
<L>That my Pur&s;e bottome &s;hrunke</L>
<L>away with Tobacco.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L><HI>Pickthatch</HI> and <HI>Clarken-well,</HI></L>
<L>made me &s;o merry,</L>
<L>Vntill my Pur&s;e at la&s;t;</L>
<L>began to grow weary:</L>
<L>Yellow-&s;tarcht bonny <HI>Kate,</HI></L>
<L>with her fine nimble pate,</L>
<L>Coo&s;ond mee of my plate,</L>
<L>with a pipe of Tobacco.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Then for Good-fellow&s;hip,</L>
<L>to <HI>Garden-ally,</HI></L>
<L>I hied mee to &s;earch for</L>
<L>Daughters of folly:</L>
<L>There I found roaring Boyes,</L>
<L>with their faire Female ioyes:</L>
<L>And the Diuell making toyes</L>
<L>to take Tobacco.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>After, to <HI>Shores-ditch</HI> then,</L>
<L>&s;tood I beholding:</L>
<L>Where I found &s;inners &s;tore,</L>
<L>of the Diuels moulding:</L>
<L>I &s;peake for no &s;launder,</L>
<L>The Puncke and her Pander,</L>
<L>Like a Goo&s;e and her Gander,</L>
<L>tooke whiffes of Tobacco.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>To Saint <HI>Katharus</HI> pa&s;t I <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"></L>
<L>not without trouble:</L>
<L>Where my Pur&s;e la&s;hed out,</L>
<L>drinking Beere double:</L>
<L>A Te&s;ter for each Toa&s;t</L>
<L>payd I there to my Ho&s;t&punc;</L>
<L>And the Sauce to my co&s;t,</L>
<L>was a Crowne for to Tobacco.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>To <HI>Ratcliffe</HI> and <HI>Wapping</HI> then.</L>
<L>went I for Shipping;</L>
<L>Where as a La&s;&s;e louingly</L>
<L>gaue mee a whipping:</L>
<L>There was a bonny Wench,</L>
<L>Stroke a Naile would not clench,</L>
<L>That taught me fiuely French,</L>
<L>taking Tobacco.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Then &s;traight to <HI>We&s;tmin&s;ter</HI></L>
<L>made I aduenter,</L>
<L>To finde Good fellowes (who)</L>
<L>will'd mee to enter,</L>
<L>Where I felt &s;uch a &s;moake,</L>
<L>As might the Diuell choake,</L>
<L>There went away my Cloake,</L>
<L>with the &s;moake of Tobacco.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Bacward to <HI>Barbican</HI></L>
<L>quickly I ha&s;ted:</L>
<L>There met I hone&s;t <HI>Iohn,</HI></L>
<L>My Mony being wa&s;ted:</L>
<L>A Pipe and a Pot (quoth hee)</L>
<L>My friend Ile be&s;tow on thee;</L>
<L>Then lets to <HI>No-body,</HI></L>
<L>there's the be&s;t Tobacco.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Now farewell Good-fellow&s;hip,</L>
<L><HI>London</HI> I leaue thee:</L>
<L>Neuer more whil&s;t I liue,</L>
<L>&s;hall they deceiue mee.</L>
<L>Euery Streete, euery Lane,</L>
<L>Holds mee in di&s;daine,</L>
<L><HI>London</HI> hath wrought my bane,</L>
<L>&s;o farewell Tobacco.</L>
</LG>
</DIV2>
<TRAILER>Finis.</TRAILER>
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<P>Imprinted at London for <HI><GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">. White.</HI></P>
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