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<DATE>2008-04-04</DATE>
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<NAME>Elspeth Healey</NAME>
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<ITEM>Proofed and reviewed as part of batch B080312.pdcc.</ITEM>
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<HEAD>A Song in Prai&s;e of the Leather Bottel,</HEAD>
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<LG>
<L>Shewing how Gla&s;&s;es and Pots are laid a&s;ide,</L>
<L>And Flaggons, and Noggins they can't abide:</L>
<L>And let all Wives do what they can,</L>
<L>'Tis for the Prai&s;e and U&s;e of Man:</L>
<L>And this you may very well be &s;ure,</L>
<L>The Leather-Bottle will longe&s;t endure,</L>
<L>And I wi&s;h in Heaven his Soul may dwell,</L>
<L>That fir&s;t devi&s;ed the Leather-Bottel.</L>
</LG>
</ARGUMENT>
<OPENER>To the Tune of, The Bottle Maker's Delight, &amp;c.</OPENER>
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<LG>
<L>GOD above that made all things,</L>
<L>The Heavens the Earth, and all therein,</L>
<L>The Ships that on the Sea do &s;wim,</L>
<L>To keep the Enemies our that none come in&punc;</L>
<L>And let them do all they can,</L>
<L>'Tis for the u&s;e and prai&s;e of Man,</L>
<L>And I wi&s;h in Heaven his Soul may dwell,</L>
<L>That fir&s;t devis'd the Leather Bottel.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Then what do you &s;ay to the&s;e Cans of wood,</L>
<L>In Faith they are, and cannot be good ;</L>
<L>For when a Man he doth them &s;end</L>
<L>To be fill'd with Ale, as he doth intend ;</L>
<L>The bearer falleth down by the Way,</L>
<L>And on the Gound the Liquor doth lay,</L>
<L>And then the bearer begins to ban,</L>
<L>And &s;wears it is long of the wooden Can,</L>
<L>But had it been in the Leather-Bottel,</L>
<L>Although he had fallen, yet all had been well,</L>
<L>And I wi&s;h, &amp;c.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Then what do you &s;ay to tho&s;e Gla&s;&s;es fine ?</L>
<L>Yet they &s;hall have no prai&s;e of mine ;</L>
<L>For when a Company they are &s;et</L>
<L>For to be merry as we are met,</L>
<L>Then if you chance to touch the brim,</L>
<L>Down falls the Gla&s;s and all therein,</L>
<L>If your Table-cloath be never &s;o fine,</L>
<L>There lies your Beer, Ale or Wine.</L>
<L>It may be for a &s;mall abu&s;e,</L>
<L>A young Man may his Service lo&s;e:</L>
<L>But had it been in a Leather-Bottel,</L>
<L>And the &s;topple in, then all had been well :</L>
<L>And I wi&s;h, &amp;c.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Then what do you &s;ay to tho&s;e black pots three</L>
<L>True, they &s;hall have no prai&s;e of me,</L>
<L>For when a Man and his Wife falls at &s;trife,</L>
<L>As many have done (I know) In their life;</L>
<L>They lay their Hands on the Pot both,</L>
<L>And loath they are to lo&s;e their Broath:</L>
<L>The one doth tug, the other doth ill,</L>
<L>Betwixt them both the liquor doth &s;pill;</L>
<L>But they &s;hall an&s;wer another Day,</L>
<L>For ca&s;ting Liquor &s;o vainly away,</L>
<L>But had it been in the Leather-Bottle,</L>
<L>They might have tug'd till their hearts did ake,</L>
<L>And yet their Liquor no harm could take;</L>
<L>Then I wi&s;h, &amp;c.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Then what do you &s;ay to the &s;ilver flaggons fine</L>
<L>True, they &s;hall have no prai&s;e of mine:</L>
<L>For when a Lord he doth them &s;end</L>
<L>To be filled with Wine as he doth intend;</L>
<L>The Man with the flaggon doth run away,</L>
<L>Becau&s;e it is Silver mo&s;t Gallant and gay;</L>
<L>O then the Lord begins to ban,</L>
<L>And &s;wears he hath lo&s;t both flaggon and Man;</L>
<L>There is never a Lord Serving man or Groom,</L>
<L>But with his Leather-Bottle may come,</L>
<L>Then I wi&s;h, &amp;c.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>A Leather-Bottle we know is good,</L>
<L>For better than Gla&s;&s;es or Cans of Wood,</L>
<L>For when a Man is at work in the field</L>
<L>Your Gla&s;&s;es and pots no Comfort will yield,</L>
<L>Then a good Leather Bottle &s;tanding him by,</L>
<L>He may drink always when he is a Dry:</L>
<L>It will revive the Spirits [and Comfort the brain</L>
<L>Wherefore let none this Bottle refrain:</L>
<L>For i wi&s;h &amp;c.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Al&s;o the hone&s;t Sythe Man to,</L>
<L>He know not very well what to do,</L>
<L>But for his Bottle &s;tanding him near,</L>
<L>That is fill'd with good Hou<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="UOM" EXTENT="1 letter">ehold Beer,</L>
<L>At Dinner he &s;ets him down to eat,</L>
<L>With good hard Chee&s;e, and bread or meat,</L>
<L>Then his Bottle he takes up amain,</L>
<L>And drinks, and &s;ets him down again;</L>
<L>Saying, Good Bottle &s;tand my Friend,</L>
<L>And hold till this day doth end,</L>
<L>For I wi&s;h, &amp;c.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>And likewi&s;e the Hay-makers they,</L>
<L>When as they are turning and making of Hay</L>
<L>In Summer weather, when as it is warm,</L>
<L>A good Bottle full will do them no harm.</L>
<L>And at Noon time they &s;it them down,</L>
<L>To Drink in their Bottles of Ale nut brown</L>
<L>Then tho Lads and the La&s;&s;es begins to tattle,</L>
<L>What &s;hould we do but for this Bottle?</L>
<L>They could not work if this Bottle were out</L>
<L>For the Day's &s;o hot with the heat of the Sun</L>
<L>Then I wi&s;h, &amp;c.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Al&s;o the Leader, Lader and the Pitcher,</L>
<L>The Reaper, Hedger and Ditcher,</L>
<L>The Binder and Raker and all</L>
<L>About the Bottles Ears doth fall;</L>
<L>And if this Liquor be almo&s;t gone,</L>
<L>His Bottle he will part with to none.</L>
<L>But &s;ays, my Bottle is but &s;mall,</L>
<L>One Drop i will not part withal;</L>
<L>You mu&s;t go drink at &s;ome Spring or Well,</L>
<L>For I will keep my Leather Bottel;</L>
<L>Then I wi&s;h, &amp;c.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Thus you may hear of a Leather Bottel,</L>
<L>When it is filled with Liquor full,</L>
<L>Though the &s;ub&s;tance be but &s;mall,</L>
<L>Yet the Name of the thing is all,</L>
<L>There's never a Lord, Earl or Knight,</L>
<L>but in a bottle doth take delight;</L>
<L>For when he is a Hunting of the Deer,</L>
<L>He often doth wi&s;h for a bottle of beer;</L>
<L>Likewi&s;e the Man that works at the Wood,</L>
<L>A bottle of beer doth oft do him good,</L>
<L>then I wi&s;h, &amp;c.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Then when this bottle doth grow old,</L>
<L>And will good Liquor no longer hold,</L>
<L>Out of the <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="UOM" EXTENT="1 word"> you may take a Clout,</L>
<L>Will mend your Shoes when there are worn out</L>
<L>El&s;e take and hang it on a pin,</L>
<L>It will &s;erve to put odd trifles in,</L>
<L>As Hinges, Awls and Candle ends,</L>
<L>For young beginners mu&s;t have &s;uch things;</L>
<L>then I wi&s;h &amp;c.</L>
</LG>
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