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<DATE>2008-03-03</DATE>
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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<ITEM>Proofed and reviewed as part of batch B080212.pdcc.</ITEM>
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<HEAD>The Sorrowful Lamentation of The Pedlars, and Petty Chapmen, for the hardne&s;s of the times, and the decay of Trade.</HEAD>
<OPENER>To the Tune of, <HI>My Life and my Death.</HI></OPENER>
<HEADNOTE><P>This may be Printed, <HI>R. P.</HI></P></HEADNOTE>
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<L>The times are grown hard, more harder then &s;tone,</L>
<L>And therefore the <HI>Pedlars</HI> may well make their moan,</L>
<L>Lament and complain that trading is dead,</L>
<L>That all the &s;weet Golden fair Days now are fled,</L>
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<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L>Then Maidens and Men, Come &s;ee what you lack,</L>
<L>And buy the fine toys that I have in my pack.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Come hither and view, here's choice and here's &s;tore</L>
<L>Here's all things to plea&s;e ye, what would you have more,</L>
<L>Here's Points for the Men, and Pins for the Maid,</L>
<L>Then Open your Pur&s;es and be not afraid:</L>
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<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Come Maidens, &amp;c.</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>Let none at a Te&s;ter repent or repine,</L>
<L>Come bring me your money and i'le make you fine,</L>
<L>Young <HI>Billy</HI> &s;hall look as &s;pruce as the day,</L>
<L>And pretty &s;weet <HI>Betty</HI> more finer then <HI>May</HI>:</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Then Maidens, &amp;c.</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>To buy a new Licence, your mony I crave,</L>
<L>'Tis that which I want, and 'tis that which you have,</L>
<L>Exchange then a Groat, for &s;ome pretty toy,</L>
<L>Come buy this fine Whi&s;&s;tle for your little boy,</L>
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<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Come Maidens and Men, come &s;ee what you lack,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Come buy my fine Toys that I have in my Pack.</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>Here's Garters for Ho&s;e, and Cotten for &s;hooes,</L>
<L>And there's a Guilt Bodkin which none would refu&s;e.</L>
<L>This Bodkin let <HI>John</HI> give &s;weet Mi&s;&s;tri&s;s <HI>Jane,</HI></L>
<L>And then of unkindn<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="missing" EXTENT="1 letter">&s;s he &s;hall not complain.</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Come Maidens, &amp;c.</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>Come buy this fine Coife this dre&s;&s;ing or Hood.</L>
<L>And let not your money come like drops of blood;</L>
<L>The <HI>Pedlar</HI> may well of Fortune complain,</L>
<L>If he brings all his ware to the Market in vaine,</L>
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<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Then Maidens, &amp;c.</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>Here's Band&s;trings for men, and there you have lace,</L>
<L>Bone-lace to adore the fair Virgins &s;weet face,</L>
<L>What ever you like if you will but pay,</L>
<L>as &s;oon as you plea&s;e you may take it away:</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Then Maidens, &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>The World is &s;o hard, that we find little trade,</L>
<L>Although we have all things to plea&s;e Every Maid,</L>
<L>Come pretty fair Maids then make no delay,</L>
<L>But give me your han&s;el, and P<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="under-inked" EXTENT="1 letter">ck me away.</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Come Maidens, &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Here's all things that's Fine, and all things that's rare,</L>
<L>All modi&s;h and neat, and all new <HI>London</HI>-Ware.</L>
<L>Uariety here you plainly may &s;ee,</L>
<L>Then give me your Money, &amp; we will agree</L>
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<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Come Maiden, and Men, come &s;ee what ye lack,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Come buy the&s;e fine-Toyes that I have in my Pack.</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>We travail all day through Dirt, and through Mire,</L>
<L>To tetch you fine laces and what you de&s;ire,</L>
<L>To Pains we do &s;pare, to b<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="under-inked" EXTENT="1 letter">ing you Choice Ware,</L>
<L>As Gloves, and Perfumes, and &s;weet Powder for hair.</L>
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<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>The Maidens, &amp;c.</HI></L>
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<L>We have choice of Songs and merry b<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="under-inked" EXTENT="1 letter">oks too,</L>
<L>All Plea&s;ant, &amp; Witty Delightfull, &amp; New,</L>
<L>Which Chery young &s;wain may Whi&s;tie at Plough</L>
<L>And Every fair Milk-Maid may &s;ing to her Cow.</L>
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<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Then Maidens, &amp;c.</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>Since Trading's &s;o dead we mu&s;t needs complain,</L>
<L>And therefore pray let us have &s;ome little Gain:</L>
<L>If you will be free, we will you Supply</L>
<L>With what <GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="under-inked" EXTENT="1 letter">ou do want, therefore pray come and buy,</L>
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<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>The world is &s;o hard that although we take Pains,</HI></L>
<L><HI>When we look in our Pur&s;es, we find little gains.</HI></L>
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<P>Printed for I. <HI>Back,</HI> at the Black-boy on <HI>Londonbridge.</HI></P>
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