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<HEAD>A Merry Wedding: OR, <HI>O Brave</HI> ARTHUR <HI>of</HI> BRADLY.</HEAD>
<OPENER>To a plea&s;ant new Tune, <HI>&amp;c.</HI></OPENER>
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<LG>
<L>SEe you not pierce the Piper,</L>
<L>His cheeks as big as a myter,</L>
<L>A piping among the Swain,</L>
<L>That dance on yonder plain,</L>
<L>Where Tib and Tom do trip it,</L>
<L>And Youths to the horn-pipe nip it,</L>
<L>With every one his carriage,</L>
<L>To go to yonders marriage,</L>
<L>For the honour of Arthur of Bradly,</L>
<L>O brave Arthur of Bradly,</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>When Arthur had got him a La&s;s,</L>
<L>A bonnier never was,</L>
<L>The chiefe&s;t Youths in the Pari&s;h,</L>
<L>Came dancing all in a morrice,</L>
<L>Iumping with mickle pride,</L>
<L>And each his Wench by his &s;ide,</L>
<L>With Chri&s;tmas gambals flouncing,</L>
<L>And Country Wenches trouncing,</L>
<L>They all were fine and gay,</L>
<L>For the honour of Arthur of Bradly, &amp;c.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>And when that Arthur was married,</L>
<L>And his Wife home had carried,</L>
<L>The Youngers they did wait,</L>
<L>To help to carry up meat,</L>
<L>Francis carried the furmaty,</L>
<L>Michael carried the mince-pye,</L>
<L>Bartholomew Beef and mu&s;tard,</L>
<L>And Chri&s;topher carried the cu&s;tard,</L>
<L>Thus every one in his array,</L>
<L>For the honour of Arthur of Bradly, &amp;c.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>And when that dinner was ended,</L>
<L>The Maidens they were befriended,</L>
<L>For out &s;teps Dick the Draper,</L>
<L>And he did &s;trike up &s;craper,</L>
<L>I'ts be&s;t to be dancing a little,</L>
<L>And then to the tavern and tipple;</L>
<L>He call'd for a horn-pipe,</L>
<L>That went fine on the bag-pipe,</L>
<L>Then forward Piper and play,</L>
<L>For the honour of Arthur of Bradly, &amp;c.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Richard he did lead it,</L>
<L>And Margery did tread it,</L>
<L>Francis following then,</L>
<L>And after courteous Iane;</L>
<L>Thus every one after another,</L>
<L>As if they had been Si&s;ter and Brother,</L>
<L>That it was great joy to &s;ee,</L>
<L>How well they did agree,</L>
<L>And then they all did &s;ay,</L>
<L>For the honour of Arthur of Bradly,</L>
<L>O brave Arthur of Bradly.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Then Miles in his motly breeches,</L>
<L>And he the Piper be&s;eeches,</L>
<L>To play him haw-thorn-buds,</L>
<L>That he and his Wench might trudge;</L>
<L>But Lawrence liked not that,</L>
<L>No more did lu&s;ty Kate,</L>
<L>For &s;he cry'd, Can&s;t thou not hit it,</L>
<L>To &s;ee how fine Thomas can trip it?</L>
<L>For the honour of Arthur of Bradly, &amp;c.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>When all the Swains did &s;ee,</L>
<L>This mirth and merry glee,</L>
<L>There's never a Man did flinch,</L>
<L>But each one did ki&s;s his Wench;</L>
<L>But Giles was greedy of gain,</L>
<L>For he would needs ki&s;s twain;</L>
<L>Her Lover &s;eeing that,</L>
<L>Did &s;wap him over the pate,</L>
<L>That he had nought to &s;hy,</L>
<L>For the honour of Arthur of Bradly,</L>
<L>O brave Arthur of Bradly.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>The Piper look'd a &s;ide,</L>
<L>And there he &s;py'd the Bride,</L>
<L>And he thought it a hard chance,</L>
<L>That none would lead her a dance,</L>
<L>But none was there dur&s;t touch her,</L>
<L>Save only Bat the Butcher,</L>
<L>He took her out by the hand,</L>
<L>And he danced while he could &s;tand,</L>
<L>The Bride was fine and gay,</L>
<L>For the honour of Arthur of Bradly, &amp;c.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Then out &s;tept Will the Weaver,</L>
<L>And he &s;wore he'd not leave her,</L>
<L>He hopp'd it all in one legg,</L>
<L>For the honour of his Pegg;</L>
<L>But Ke&s;ter in his cambrick ru&s;t,</L>
<L>He took that all in a &s;nuff,</L>
<L>For he again&s;t that day,</L>
<L>Had made him&s;elf fine and gay,</L>
<L>His ruff was whipt with blew,</L>
<L>And he cry'd out, A new dance a new,</L>
<L>Then &s;trike up a round delay,</L>
<L>For the honour of Arthur of Bradly,</L>
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<LG>
<L>Then 'gan the &s;un decline,</L>
<L>And every one thought it time</L>
<L>To go unto his home,</L>
<L>And leave the Bridegroom all alone:</L>
<L>Tut, tut, &s;ays lu&s;ty Ned,</L>
<L>I'll &s;ee them both in red,</L>
<L>For i'll gi<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter"> at a joynt,</L>
<L>But i'll have his codpis-poynt;</L>
<L>Then forward Piper and play,</L>
<L>For the honour of Arthur of Bradly, &amp;c.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>And thus the day was &s;pent,</L>
<L>And no Man homeward went,</L>
<L>There was &s;uch a crowding and thru&s;ting,</L>
<L>That &s;ome were in danger of bur&s;ting,</L>
<L>To &s;ee them go to bed,</L>
<L>For all the skill they had,</L>
<L>He was got to his Bride,</L>
<L>And lay clo&s;e to her &s;ide;</L>
<L>They got his points and his garters,</L>
<L>And cut then in pieces like Martyrs</L>
<L>And then they all did play,</L>
<L>For the honour of Arthur of Bradly,</L>
<L>O brave Arthur of Bradly.</L>
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<LG>
<L>Then Will and his Sweetheart,</L>
<L>Did call for, Loath to depart;</L>
<L>And then they did foot it and to&s;s it,</L>
<L>Till the Cook brought the &s;ack-po&s;&s;er</L>
<L>The Bride-pye was brought f<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">r<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">h,</L>
<L>A thing of mickle worth,</L>
<L>Then each at his bed's &s;ide,</L>
<L>Took leave of Arthur and his Bride,</L>
<L>And &s;o went all away,</L>
<L>From the wedding of Arthur of Bradly,</L>
<L>O brave Arthur of Bradly.</L>
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<P><HI>London:</HI> Printed by and for <HI>W. O.</HI> for <HI>A. M.</HI> and &s;old by <HI>J. Deacon,</HI> in <HI>Guilt-&s;pur-&s;treet.</HI></P>
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