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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<HEAD>The Devils Conque&s;t,</HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">or, a Wi&s;h obtained:</HEAD>
<ARGUMENT>
<P>Shewing how one lately of Barnsby-&s;treet, in Leg-Ally, in St. Olaves Pari&s;h, South|wark, one that Carded Wooll for Stockings, carried home &s;ome work to her Mi|&s;tris, living upon Hor&s;ly-Down, who asked her how much &s;hee owed her for; the Maid an&s;wered eight pounds; her Mi&s;tris &s;aid 'twas but &s;ix whereupon the Maid began to Swear and Cur&s;e, and wi&s;ht the Devil fetch her, if there was not eight pounds owing for; the Mi&s;tris loving quietne&s;s, paid her for eight pound: the Maid, with two of her Companions, walking over Hor&s;ly-Down, &s;he having a Childe in her arms, one came and throwed her down, and pre&s;ently took her up again, which cau&s;ed her to &s;ay, Thou Rogue, do&s;t thou fling me down and take me up again, and &s;uddainly he vani&s;hed away, neither &s;he, nor the two women with her, could di&s;cern which way he went, which cau&s;ed them to &s;ay, It was the Devil, which for all this, nothing terrified the Maid, who went boldly home, and to bed, and the two Women with her; at midnight &s;he heard a voice, which called her by her name very often; &s;he an&s;wered, I come, I come; but the voice &s;till continuing, &s;he &s;wore &s;he would come, and being got out of the Bed, fell down upon her face, and was taken &s;peechle&s;s, yet her body moving in mo&s;t terrible manner, manife&s;ting her inward pangs; her Mi&s;tris was &s;ent for, who freely forgave her, and wi&s;ht God might forgive her too, and then &s;hee departed, and her body was found as black as pitch all over; and all this was for no more than the value of eleven pence, which was done on <DATE>the 6th. of this in&s;tant May, 1665.</DATE> and was written for a warning to all, to avoid the like cour&s;e.</P>
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<OPENER>The Tune is, Summer Time.</OPENER>
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<LG>
<L>ATtend good Chri&s;tian people all</L>
<L>to what here I do mean to write,</L>
<L>You Mu&s;es nine, to you I call,</L>
<L>help me the&s;e ver&s;es to indite.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>A &s;tory true I &s;hall relate,</L>
<L>I wi&s;h it may a warning be,</L>
<L>That all may now avoid that fate,</L>
<L>and &s;hun that cruel de&s;tiny.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Full &s;ore &amp; dreadful judgements we</L>
<L>have often heard and &s;&eacute;en abroad,</L>
<L>The righteous God, he doth decree,</L>
<L>as we have it upon Record.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Many a time we do provoke,</L>
<L>yet &s;till his mercy doth indure,</L>
<L>But at the la&s;t h&eacute;e'l give a &s;troak,</L>
<L>which art of man can never cure.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Examples many we have had</L>
<L>in former and in latter years,</L>
<L>But &s;ure you ne'r heard one more &s;ad</L>
<L>then this, therefore attend to hear.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L><HI>In Barnsby-&s;treet</HI> of late there dwelt</L>
<L>one <HI>Margery Perry</HI> called by name,</L>
<L>With whom it &s;&eacute;ems the Devil dealt,</L>
<L>and played his &s;ubtil cunning game.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>In carding wool &s;he imploy'd her &s;elf,</L>
<L>a lively hood for to obtain,</L>
<L>But Satan that old &s;ubtil Elf,</L>
<L>tells her 'tis not &s;ufficient gain.</L>
</LG>
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<LG>
<L>TO &s;wear and cur&s;e &s;he was inclin'd</L>
<L>a Vice too common in this Land,</L>
<L>In this the Devil with her was joyn'd,</L>
<L>as you &s;hall &s;hortly under&s;tand.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>She carried home &s;ome work one day</L>
<L>unto her Work-Mi&s;tri&s;&s;es home,</L>
<L>Who asked how much &s;he had to pay</L>
<L>for all the wool that &s;he did combe.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Saith &s;he, you owe me for eight pounds</L>
<L>nay, &s;aith the Mi&s;tris, it is but &s;ir,</L>
<L>But now &s;he goes beyond her bounds,</L>
<L>to &s;wear and cur&s;e &s;he doth not &s;tick.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>This cau&s;ed &s;ome conte&s;t to ari&s;e</L>
<L>betw&eacute;en them both, for a &s;hort &s;pace,</L>
<L>The Devils flame in her brea&s;t fries,</L>
<L>O woman! what made th&eacute;e &s;o ba&s;e?</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>She wi&s;ht the Devil fetch her &s;trait,</L>
<L>if that &s;he had not done eight pounds;</L>
<L>Ah woman! caught with &s;uch a bait,</L>
<L>that came not all to half a crown.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Her Mi&s;tris paid her, away &s;he hies,</L>
<L>&amp; with her Comrades walk y^e &s;tr&eacute;ets,</L>
<L>&s;he little thought how con&s;cience cries</L>
<L>but now at la&s;t the Devil m&eacute;ets.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>On <HI>Hor&s;ly-down</HI> &s;he down was thrown</L>
<L>and pre&s;ently caught up again,</L>
<L>Alas &s;he is &s;o hard hearted grown,</L>
<L>&s;he can't perceive her inward &s;tain.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Tho&s;e women with her were amazed,</L>
<L>becau&s;e he vani&s;hed quite away</L>
<L>That took her up, although they gazed,</L>
<L>no more of him they &s;aw that day.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Then home &s;he hies with her con&s;orts,</L>
<L>to bed &s;he goes and thinks all well,</L>
<L>But vengeance will at length ari&s;e,</L>
<L>&amp; death will come with pa&s;&s;ing bell.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Oh little did &s;he think, but &s;he</L>
<L>&s;hould ri&s;e again as &s;he was wont,</L>
<L>Iudgement mu&s;t come by Gods decr&eacute;e,</L>
<L>he will not alwaies bear the affront.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>At midnight then &s;he heard a voice,</L>
<L>which frequently called her by name,</L>
<L>Surely &s;he could not then rejoyce,</L>
<L>knowing her guilt de&s;erved blame.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>She an&s;wered &s;traight, I come, I come,</L>
<L>and pre&s;ently begins to &s;wear,</L>
<L>The Devil h&eacute;e'l not &s;tay too long,</L>
<L>but takes her in her chamber there.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>They took her up from off the boards,</L>
<L>whereon y^e Devil her down did throw</L>
<L>She &s;p&eacute;echle&s;s was, no breath affords,</L>
<L>which made y^e womens hearts to glow</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Then for her Mi&s;tris they did &s;end,</L>
<L>who came immediately to &s;&eacute;e</L>
<L>That, which almo&s;t her heart did rend,</L>
<L>a &s;pectacle of mi&s;ery.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Some that were pre&s;ent there did &s;ay,</L>
<L>forgive her though &s;he did for&s;wear,</L>
<L>I and God forgive her too I pray,</L>
<L>and &s;o &s;he died whil&s;t &s;he was there.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>They &s;tript her naked being dead,</L>
<L>and found her body black as pitch,</L>
<L>The helli&s;h fiend her prepared,</L>
<L>according to her cur&s;ed wi&s;h.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Oh that a warning this might be</L>
<L>to all, that the&s;e few lines do read,</L>
<L>Here plainly we may learn and &s;&eacute;e</L>
<L>and not &s;uch wicked paths to tread.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Wi&s;h for true riches and true grace,</L>
<L>and labour for it earne&s;tly,</L>
<L>The Devil he will come apace,</L>
<L>wi&s;h not for him, &s;uch cour&s;es fly.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>And now lets &s;tudy to amend,</L>
<L>and fr&eacute;e our &s;elves from &s;lavery,</L>
<L>That all our lives may have good end,</L>
<L>and full a&s;&s;urance when we dye.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>So to conclude remember &s;till,</L>
<L>Swearing and Cur&s;ing ends in woe,</L>
<L>If you let the Devil have his will,</L>
<L>h&eacute;e'l prove the wor&s;t &amp; greate&s;t foe.</L>
</LG>
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