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<DIV1 TYPE="ballad">
<PB N="154" REF="1" MS="y"><!-- PDF PAGE 9 -->
<HEAD>Here is an Item for you. Or, The Countrimans bill of charges, for his comming vp to London Declared by a Whi&s;tle.</HEAD>
<OPENER>To the tune of <HI>King Henry, &amp;c.</HI></OPENER>
<P><FIGURE>
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<LG>
<L><HI>DIogenes</HI> that laugh'd to &s;&eacute;e</L>
<L>a Mare once eate a Thi&s;tle,</L>
<L>Would &s;urely &s;mile and laugh the while,</L>
<L>to heare me &s;ing my whi&s;tle,</L>
<L>For now, tis meant w&eacute;e mu&s;t inuent,</L>
<L>a &s;ilent way of ringing.</L>
<L>And &s;o for feare le&s;t &s;ome &s;hould heare,</L>
<L>mu&s;t whi&s;tle &s;tead of &s;inging,</L>
<L><HI>With a hay downe, with a ho downe,</HI></L>
<L><HI>With a hay downe, downe, downe, derry,</HI></L>
<L><HI>&s;ince that wee may</HI></L>
<L><HI>nor &s;ing, nor &s;ay,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Weele whi&s;tle and be merry,</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>A Country-man to London came</L>
<L>to view the famous Citie,</L>
<L>And here his charge did grow &s;o large,</L>
<L>it made me write this Dittie,</L>
<L>For in a Bill he &s;et downe &s;till,</L>
<L>his charge from the beginning,</L>
<L>Which I did find, and now doe mind,</L>
<L>to whi&s;tle &s;tead of &s;inging,</L>
<L><HI>With a hay downe, &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L><HI>Imprimis,</HI> comming vnto towne,</L>
<L>and at my Inne alighting</L>
<L>I almo&s;t &s;pent a noble crowne</L>
<L>in potting and in piping,</L>
<L><HI>Item,</HI> that the Tap&s;ter there</L>
<L>my Iugges halfe full did bring in,</L>
<L>I dare not &s;ay he was a K.</L>
<L>but Ile whi&s;tle &s;tead of &s;inging.</L>
<L>With a hay downe, &amp;c.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L><HI>Item,</HI> that I went abroad,</L>
<L>and had my pur&s;e &s;oone picked,</L>
<L>While I did &s;tare on London ware,</L>
<L>by a Pick-pur&s;e I was fitted.</L>
<L><HI>Item,</HI> that I met a wench,</L>
<L>that put me downe in drinking,</L>
<L>I dare not &s;ay what &s;he made me pay,</L>
<L>but Ile whi&s;tle &s;tead of &s;inging.</L>
<L><HI>With a hay downe, &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L><HI>Item,</HI> that I met withall</L>
<L>a very louing Co&s;en,</L>
<L>Who n&eacute;eds would b&eacute;e of my Countrey</L>
<L>and gaue me halfe a dozen,</L>
<L>And at the la&s;t a pare of Cards</L>
<L>they cunningly did bring in,</L>
<L>I will not &s;ay what they made me pay</L>
<L>but Ile whi&s;tle &s;tead of &s;inging,</L>
<L><HI>With a hay downe, with a ho downe,</HI></L>
<L><HI>With a hay downe, downe, downe, derry,</HI></L>
<L><HI>&s;ince that we may,</HI></L>
<L><HI>nor &s;ing nor &s;ay.</HI></L>
<L><HI>Weele whi&s;tle and be merry,</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L><HI>Item,</HI> that I daily went</L>
<L>vnto my Lawyers Chamber,</L>
<L>And h&eacute;e did &s;ay. I &s;hould win the day,</L>
<L>without all feare or danger,</L>
<L>But then at la&s;t, for charge and co&s;t,</L>
<L>he &s;uch a Bill did bring in,</L>
<L>I will not &s;ay, what he made me pay,</L>
<L>but Ile whi&s;tle &s;tead of &s;inging,</L>
<L><HI>With a hey downe. &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L><HI>Item,</HI> that I payed there, for</L>
<L>a bagpipe in a bottle,</L>
<L>Which did begin to hi&s;&s;e and &s;ing</L>
<L>when we did &s;tirre the &s;tople.</L>
<L><HI>Item,</HI> that one night I did lye</L>
<L>in the Counter for my drinking,</L>
<L>I will not &s;ay, what I paid next day</L>
<L>but Ile whi&s;tle in &s;tead of &s;inging.</L>
<L><HI>With a hey downe, &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L><HI>Item,</HI> that at la&s;t I came</L>
<L>to take my hor&s;e againe,</L>
<L>But my poore hor&s;e lookt neuer wor&s;e,</L>
<L>his belly did complaine,</L>
<L>For he alas for want of hay,</L>
<L>&s;tood ore the manger grinning,</L>
<L>Yet they made me pay for night and day</L>
<L>but Ile whi&s;tle &s;tead of &s;inging.</L>
<L><HI>With a hey downe, &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
<DIV2 N="2" TYPE="part">
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<HEAD>The Country-mans going downe into the Country, Declared by a whi&s;tle.</HEAD>
<OPENER>To the &s;ame tune.</OPENER>
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<LG>
<L>THus hauing got from London once,</L>
<L>he rid full heavy hearted,</L>
<L>For like an hone&s;t man he had</L>
<L>from all his mony parted.</L>
<L>His Cloake-bag full of papers was,</L>
<L>in &s;tead of money gingling,</L>
<L>I dare not b<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">&s;t what tho&s;e papers co&s;t,</L>
<L>but Ile whi&s;tle &s;tead of &s;inging.</L>
<L><HI>With a hay downe, with a ho downe,</HI></L>
<L><HI>With a hay downe, downe, downe, derry</HI></L>
<L><HI>&s;ince that we may</HI></L>
<L><HI>nor &s;ing, nor &s;ay,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Weele whi&s;tle and be merry.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L><HI>Imprimis,</HI> comming home, he found,</L>
<L>his good wife <HI>Ioane</HI> a brewing,</L>
<L>And did not deferre but vnto her</L>
<L>his papers fell to &s;hewing.</L>
<L>But when &s;he &s;aw, nothing but law,</L>
<L>&s;he fell to &s;cold and flinging,</L>
<L>But all that day he kept away,</L>
<L>and whi&s;tled &s;tead of &s;inging.</L>
<L><HI>With a hay downe, &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L><HI>Item,</HI> then he went to plough</L>
<L>which whiles that he was driuing</L>
<L>Alas &s;ayes he what fooles are we,</L>
<L>in law to fall a &s;triuing,</L>
<L>For now I meane to keepe my <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">&eacute;eme,</L>
<L>which &s;hall good profit bring in.</L>
<L>I mo&s;t driue on my money's gone,</L>
<L>and whi&s;tle &s;tead of &s;inging.</L>
<L><HI>With a hey downe, &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L><HI>Item,</HI> that his neighbour came</L>
<L>to aske what newes at London,</L>
<L>Alas &s;ayes he, more wi&s;er be,</L>
<L>for feare that you be vndone.</L>
<L>Spend not at Terme what you doe erne,</L>
<L>whil<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> that your wines are &s;pinning,</L>
<L>Which makes me now to driue the plough,</L>
<L>and whi&s;tle &s;tead of &s;inging.</L>
<L>with hey downe, &amp;c.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>For be it knowne vnto you all,</L>
<L>that I my money &s;pended</L>
<L>Such fooles as I will beggers dye</L>
<L>before their liues are ended.</L>
<L>Therefore beware and haue more car<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"></L>
<L>when that your mony's gingling,</L>
<L>Lea&s;t when t'is &s;pent you doe repent</L>
<L>and whi&s;tle &s;tead of &s;inging.</L>
<L><HI>With a hay downe, &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>For I &s;o many <HI>Items</HI> had,</L>
<L>yet could not I beware,</L>
<L>For this and that and I know not what,</L>
<L>this <HI>Item</HI> brings my care,</L>
<L>Yet let this be to all of you,</L>
<L>an <HI>Item</HI> which I bring in,</L>
<L>Le&s;t money &s;pent makes you repent,</L>
<L>and whi&s;tle &s;tead of &s;inging,</L>
<L><HI>With a hay downe, &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Yet one more <HI>Item</HI> I will add</L>
<L>&s;ince that my &s;ong is ended</L>
<L>My <HI>Item's</HI> this, that I would wi&s;h,</L>
<L>no man to be offended,</L>
<L>With all my <HI>Items</HI> but to &s;aue,</L>
<L>his money when t'is gingling,</L>
<L>Lea&s;t when ti's &s;pent, he doe repent,</L>
<L>and whi&s;tle &s;tead of &s;inging,</L>
<L><HI>With a hay downe, with a ho downe,</HI></L>
<L><HI>With a hay downe, downe, downe, derry,</HI></L>
<L><HI>&s;ince that we may</HI></L>
<L><HI>nor &s;ing, nor &s;ay,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Weele whi&s;tle and be merry.</HI></L>
</LG>
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<TRAILER>EINIS.</TRAILER>
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<P><HI>Printed at London by M.F.</HI></P>
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