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<DATE>2008-10-04</DATE>
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<NAME>John Pas</NAME>
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<HEAD>THE Good Fellovvs Con&s;ideration. OR The bad Husbands Amendment.</HEAD>
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<LG>
<L><HI>Here in this Ballad you may &s;ee,</HI></L>
<L><HI>What 'tis a bad Husband to be,</HI></L>
<L><HI>For drunkenne&s;s mo&s;t commonly</HI></L>
<L><HI>Brings many unto poverty.</HI></L>
<L><HI>And when a man is mean and bare,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Friends will be &s;carce both far and near,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Then in your youth keep money in &s;tore,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Le&s;t in old age you do grow poor.</HI></L>
</LG>
</ARGUMENT>
<BYLINE><HI>Lately written by <HI>Thomas Lanfiere,</HI> Of <HI>Watchat</HI> town in <HI>Sommer&s;et&s;hire.</HI></HI></BYLINE>
<OPENER><HI>To the Tune of, <HI>Hey boys up go we,</HI> &amp;c.</HI></OPENER>
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<LG>
<L>GOOD Fellows all come lend an ear,</L>
<L>and li&s;ten to my &s;ong,</L>
<L>To you in brief I will declare</L>
<L>how I have done my &s;elf much wrong</L>
<L>By &s;pending of my money too free,</L>
<L>it brought me low and poor,</L>
<L>But now a good Husband I will be,</L>
<L><HI>and keep my money in store.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>It is well known the fudling-&s;chool</L>
<L>I have haunted many year;</L>
<L>I wa&s;ted my money like a fool</L>
<L>both in Wine and &s;trong Beer:</L>
<L>With my Companions day and night</L>
<L>I'de both drink, &s;ing, and roar,</L>
<L>But now bad company I'le &s;light,</L>
<L><HI>and keep my money in &s;tore.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>In the morning &s;ometimes to an Alehou&s;e I'de hye,</L>
<L>and tarry there all day,</L>
<L>Perhaps a crown or an angel I</L>
<L>at one recconing would pay:</L>
<L>My pocket of money I'de empty make,</L>
<L>e're that I would give ore,</L>
<L>But now &s;uch actions I'le for&s;ake,</L>
<L><HI>and keep my money in &s;tore.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>My ho&s;te&s;s &s;he would &s;mile in my face</L>
<L>when I did merrily call,</L>
<L>For why, &s;he knew I would not be ba&s;e,</L>
<L>but freely pay for all:</L>
<L>Before the Flaggon was quite out</L>
<L>&s;he'd be ready to fill more,</L>
<L>But now I mean to look about,</L>
<L><HI>and keep my money in &s;tore.</HI></L>
</LG>
<DIV2 N="2" TYPE="part">
<HEAD>The Second Part,</HEAD>
<OPENER>to the &s;ame Tune.</OPENER>
<LG>
<L>Sometimes &s;he in a merry vein</L>
<L>would &s;it upon my knee,</L>
<L>And give me ki&s;&s;es one or twain,</L>
<L>and all to &s;weeten me,</L>
<L>She'd vow I was welcome indeed,</L>
<L>and &s;hould be evermore,</L>
<L>But now I mean for to take heed,</L>
<L><HI>and keep my money in &s;tore.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Thus I frequented the Ale bench</L>
<L>&s;o long as my money would hold;</L>
<L>Whil&s;t my Wife &amp; Children at home did pinch</L>
<L>with hunger and with cold;</L>
<L>So I had my guts full of Ale and Beer,</L>
<L>I look after nothing more,</L>
<L>But now I mean to have a care,</L>
<L><HI>and keep my money in &s;tore,</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>My wife would often me per&s;wade</L>
<L>and mildly to me &s;ay,</L>
<L>Good loving husband follow your trade,</L>
<L>and go not &s;o a&s;tray:</L>
<L>But with &s;oule words I&punc;de her abu&s;e,</L>
<L>and call her bitch and whore,</L>
<L>But now her coun&s;el I will chu&s;e,</L>
<L><HI>and keep my money in &s;tore.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>At la&s;t through my lewd wicked vice</L>
<L>I had con&s;umed all,</L>
<L>By drunkenne&s;s, with Cards and Dice</L>
<L>my &s;tock it was brought &s;mall:</L>
<L>By keeping of bad company</L>
<L>I was grown mean and poor,</L>
<L>But now I'le leave bad husbandry,</L>
<L><HI>and keep my money in &s;tore.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>To my ho&s;te&s;s one time I did repair,</L>
<L>and de&s;ired one courte&s;ie,</L>
<L>To tru&s;t me for half a dozen of b&eacute;er,</L>
<L>but &s;he did me deny:</L>
<L>She told me &s;he had made a vow</L>
<L>to draw no drink on &s;core,</L>
<L>But I am fully re&s;olved now</L>
<L><HI>to keep my money in &s;tore.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Qd. &s;he, the Mault-man his money mu&s;t have</L>
<L>al&s;o I mu&s;t pay exci&s;e,</L>
<L>If I &s;hould tru&s;t every drunken knave</L>
<L>where will my money ri&s;e?</L>
<L>But if you have think you may have drink,</L>
<L>if you've none turn out of door,</L>
<L>But now from the Alehou&s;e I will &s;hrink,</L>
<L><HI>and keep my money in &s;tore.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Thus all good fellows you may &s;ee</L>
<L>what 'tis to be in want,</L>
<L>A man &s;hall not regarded be</L>
<L>if money is with him &s;cant:</L>
<L>But if money you have, they'l tend you brave,</L>
<L>if you've none they will give o're,</L>
<L>Then he careful your money for to &s;ave,</L>
<L><HI>and lay it up in &s;tore.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>By experience 'tis plainly &s;een</L>
<L>in <HI>England</HI> far and nigh,</L>
<L>Tho&s;e that rich wealthy men has been,</L>
<L>at la&s;t come to poverty</L>
<L>By &s;pending too much in wine and beer</L>
<L>there is many doth grow poor,</L>
<L>Then good fellows have a &s;pecial care,</L>
<L><HI>to keep your money in &s;tore.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>If all bad husbands were of my mind</L>
<L>in country and in town,</L>
<L>The Ale-wives a new trade &s;hould find,</L>
<L>to pull their fat-&s;ides down:</L>
<L>They &s;hou'd work hard, both &s;pin and card,</L>
<L>we would keep them &s;o poor,</L>
<L>And we wou'd be careful our money to &s;ave,</L>
<L><HI>and lay it up in &s;tore.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Now all you married men that are,</L>
<L>and Batchelours &s;o gay,</L>
<L>Of the main chance pray have a care,</L>
<L>le&s;t you fall in decay:</L>
<L>Be &s;ure you time do highly prize</L>
<L>'twil not &s;tay for rich nor poor,</L>
<L>Good fellows all I you advi&s;e</L>
<L><HI>to keep your money in store,</HI></L>
</LG>
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<P>Printed for P. Brooksby at the golden Ball in We&s;t-Smithfield.</P>
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