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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<DIV1 TYPE="ballad">
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<HEAD>A Caveat for Cut-pur&s;es.</HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">With a warning to all pur&s;e-carriers: Shewing the confi|dence of the fir&s;t, and the carele&s;ne&s;&s;e of the la&s;t; With nece&s;&s;ary admonitions for them both, left the Hangman get the one, and the Begger take the other.</HEAD>
<OPENER>To the tune of, <HI>Packingtons pound.</HI></OPENER>
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<LG>
<L>My masters and friends and good people draw near</L>
<L>and look to your pur&s;es for that I do say.</L>
<L>And though little mony in them you do bear,</L>
<L>it co&s;t more to get then to lo&s;e in a day:</L>
<L>you oft have b&eacute;en told</L>
<L>both the young and the Old,</L>
<L>and bidden beware of of the Cut-pur&s;e &s;o bold:</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Then if you take heed not, free me from the cur&s;e</HI></L>
<L><HI>Who both give you warning, for and the Cut-pur&s;e</HI></L>
<L><HI>Youth, youth thou had&s;t better been &s;tarvd by thy Nur&s;e</HI></L>
<L><HI>Then live to be hang'd for cutting a pur&s;e.</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>It hath b&eacute;en upbraided to men of my Trade,</L>
<L>that offtentimes we are the cau&s;e of this crime,</L>
<L>Alack and for pitty, why would it be said</L>
<L>as If they regarded or places or time,</L>
<L>Examples have b&eacute;en</L>
<L>Of &s;ome that were &s;&eacute;en</L>
<L>of <HI>We&s;tmin&s;ter hall</HI> yea the pleaders between:</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Then why &s;hould the Judges be free from this cur&s;e,</HI></L>
<L><HI>More then my poor &s;elf is for cutting the Pur&s;e</HI></L>
<L><HI>Youth youth, &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>At <HI>Wor&s;ter,</HI> 'tis known well and even in the Iale,</L>
<L>a knight of good worship did there &s;hew his fa<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="2 letters"></L>
<L>Again&s;t the foule &s;inners in zeale for to raile,</L>
<L>and &s;o lo&s;t, <HI>ip&s;o facto,</HI> his pur&s;e in the place:</L>
<L>Nay once from the Seat</L>
<L>Of judgement &s;o great!</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L>a Iudge there did lo&s;e a fair pur&s;e of Velvet,</L>
<L><HI>Oh Lord for thy mercy how wicked or wor&s;e</HI></L>
<L><HI>Are tho&s;e that &s;o venture their necks for a pur&s;e!</HI></L>
<L><HI>Youth youth, &amp;c,</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>At Playes and at Sermons, and at the Se&s;&s;ions,</L>
<L>'tis daily their practice &s;uch booty to make,</L>
<L>Yea under the Gallows at Executions,</L>
<L>they &s;tick not the &s;tare-abouts pur&s;es to take,</L>
<L>Nay one without grace</L>
<L>At a better place</L>
<L>at Court and in Chri&s;tmas, before the Kings fa<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="2 letters"></L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Alack then for pitty mu&s;t I bear the cur&s;e,</HI></L>
<L><HI>That only belong to the cunning Cut-pur&s;e</HI></L>
<L><HI>Youth youth thou had&s;t better been &s;tarvd by th<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter"> <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 word"></HI></L>
<L><HI>Then live to be hang'd for cutting a pu<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="2 letters">.</HI></L>
</LG>
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<LG>
<L>BVt oh! you vile Nation of Cutpur&s;es all,</L>
<L>Relent and repent, and amend and be &s;ound</L>
<L>And I now that you ought not by hone&s;t mens fall</L>
<L>advance your own fortunes to dye above ground.</L>
<L>And though you go gay</L>
<L>In Silks as you may</L>
<L>It is not the highway to Heaven as they &s;ay</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Repent then repent you for better for wor&s;e</HI></L>
<L><HI>And ki&s;s not the Gallows for cutting a pur&s;e</HI></L>
<L><HI>Youth youth thou had&s;t better been &s;tarv'd by thy Nur&s;e</HI></L>
<L><HI>Then live to be hang'd for cutting a pur&s;e.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>The Players do tell you in <HI>Bartholmew</HI> Faire</L>
<L>what &s;ecret con&s;umptions and Ra&s;cals you are,</L>
<L>For one of their Actors it &s;&eacute;ems had the fate</L>
<L>by &s;ome of your Trade to be fl&eacute;eced of late,</L>
<L>Then fall to your prayers</L>
<L>You that are way-layers,</L>
<L>they're fit to chou&s;e all the world, that can cheat Players</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>For he hath the Art, and no man the wor&s;e,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Who&s;e cunning can pilfer the pilferers pur&s;e.</HI></L>
<L><HI>Youth youth &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>The plain Country man that come &s;taring to <HI>London</HI></L>
<L>if once you come near him he quickly is undone,</L>
<L>For when he amazedly gazeth about</L>
<L>one treads on his toes and the other puls't out,</L>
<L>Then in a &s;trange place</L>
<L>Where he knows no face,</L>
<L>his mony is gone tis a pittiful ca&s;e.</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>The Divel of hell in his trade is not wor&s;e</HI></L>
<L><HI>Then Gilter, and Diver, and Cutter of pur&s;e,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Youth &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>The poor &s;ervant maid wears her pur&s;e in her placket</L>
<L>A place of quick f&eacute;elling and yet you can take it,</L>
<L>Nor is she aware that you have done the feat</L>
<L>Vntill she is going to pay for her meat.</L>
<L>Then she cryes and rages</L>
<L>Among&s;t her Baggages,</L>
<L>and &s;wears at one thru&s;t &s;he hath lo&s;t all her wages</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>For &s;he is ingaged her own to disbur&s;e,</HI></L>
<L><HI>To make good the breach of the cruel Cut-pur&s;e</HI></L>
<L><HI>Youth &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Your eyes and your fingers are nimble of growth.</L>
<L>But <HI>Dun</HI> many times he hath b&eacute;en nimbler then both</L>
<L>Yet you are deceived by many a &s;lut,</L>
<L>But the Hang-man is only the Cut-pur&s;es cut,</L>
<L>It makes you to vex</L>
<L>When he bridles your necks</L>
<L>and then at the la&s;t what becomes of your tricks</L>
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<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>But when you &s;hould pray, you begin for to cur&s;e</HI></L>
<L><HI>The hand that fir&s;t &s;hewd you to &s;la&s;h at a pur&s;e,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Youth, &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>But now to my hearers this Coun&s;el I give,</L>
<L>And pray friends remember it as long as you live,</L>
<L>Bring out no more ca&s;h in pur&s;e pocket or wallet,</L>
<L>Then one &s;ingle penny to pay for the Ballet,</L>
<L>For Cut-pur&s;e doth &s;hrowd</L>
<L>Him&s;elf in a Cloud,</L>
<L>there's many a pur&s;e hath been lo&s;t in a crowd</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>For he's the mo&s;t rogue that doth crowd up &amp; cur&s;es</HI></L>
<L><HI>Who fir&s;t cryes my Ma&s;ters beware of your pur&s;es.</HI></L>
<L><HI>Oh youth thou had&s;t better been &s;tarv'd by thy Nur&s;e</HI></L>
<L><HI>Then live to be hanged for cutting a pur&s;e.</HI></L>
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<P>Printed for <HI>W. Gilbert&s;on.</HI></P>
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