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<HEAD>The Noble Prodigal, OR, The young Heir newly come to his E&s;tate.</HEAD>
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<L>Who very kindly doth invite you all,</L>
<L>To fea&s;t upon his Fathers funerall.</L>
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<HEAD>A new Medly of &s;ix Ayres.</HEAD>
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<LG N="1">
<HEAD>Fir&s;t Ayr. The Jews Corant.</HEAD>
<L>LEt's call and drink the Cellar dry,</L>
<L>There's nothing &s;ober underneath the sky</L>
<L>The greate&s;t Kingdoms in confu&s;ion lye,</L>
<L>Since all the world grow mad, why may not I?</L>
<L>my Fathers dead, and I am fr&eacute;e</L>
<L>he left no children in the world but me.</L>
<L>the Divel drank him down with u&s;ury</L>
<L>and Ile repine in liberality.</L>
<L>When fir&s;t the <HI>Engli&s;h</HI> war began</L>
<L>He was p<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="missing" EXTENT="1 letter">eci&s;ely a politick man,</L>
<L>That gain'd his &s;tate by Seque&s;tration</L>
<L>till <HI>Oliver</HI> began</L>
<L>to come with &s;word in hand and put him to the run</L>
<L>Then jovial Lads who are undone</L>
<L>So by the Father come home to the Son,</L>
<L>Whom wine and mu&s;ick now do wait upon</L>
<L>he'l tipple up a tun,</L>
<L>and drink your woes away, jolly hearts come on come on</L>
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<LG N="2">
<HEAD>Second Ayr. Prince&s;s Royal.</HEAD>
<L>Here's a health to him that may</L>
<L>do a trick that &s;hall</L>
<L>advance you all</L>
<L>And beget a very jovial day.</L>
<L>Fill another bowl to <UNCLEAR>h&eacute;e</UNCLEAR></L>
<L>Who hath drank by &s;tealth</L>
<L>his Landlords health</L>
<L>If his &s;pirit and his tongue agr&eacute;e</L>
<L>the Land &s;hall celebrate his fame,</L>
<L>all the world enbalm his name,</L>
<L>not a right good fellow,</L>
<L>but will &s;atisfie the &s;ame.</L>
<L>The bells full merrily &s;hall ring</L>
<L>All the town &s;hall dance and &s;ing</L>
<L>more delights then I can tell ye</L>
<L>When we &s;&eacute;e this noble Spring,</L>
<L>wee'l have Ladies by the belly</L>
<L>and &s;natch at at o'ther thing.</L>
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<LG N="3">
<HEAD>The third Ayer. Come hither my own &s;weet Duck.</HEAD>
<L>WEe's aw be merry and jolly,</L>
<L>quaff carou&s;e and r&eacute;el</L>
<L>Wee's play with <HI>Peggy</HI> and <HI>Molly</HI></L>
<L>dance and ki&s;s, and f&eacute;ell,</L>
<L>Wee's put up the Bag-pipe &amp; Organ,</L>
<L>and make the <HI>Welch</HI> Harper to play,</L>
<L>Till <HI>Mauris</HI> ap <HI>Shon</HI> ap <HI>Morgan</HI></L>
<L>fisk as on St. Taffies day.</L>
<L>Hold up <HI>Jinny.</HI></L>
<L>Piper come play us up a Spring</L>
<L>all you that have mu&s;ick in ye</L>
<L>Tipple, dance, and &s;ing.</L>
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<LG N="4">
<HEAD>Fourth Ayer. French Tricatees.</HEAD>
<L>Let <HI>de French Moun&s;eiur</HI> come and &s;wear</L>
<L>Begar Moun&s;eiur,</L>
<L>Dis is de ting vee long to hear</L>
<L>So many a year,</L>
<L>Dancing vill be lookt upon,</L>
<L>Now de man of Yron is gone,</L>
<L>Me glad his dancing day be done.</L>
<L>When de flower de luces grows</L>
<L>With de <HI>Enli&s;h</HI> Crown and Ro&s;e</L>
<L>Dat's very good as we &s;uppo&s;e</L>
<L>De <HI>French</HI> can live vithout de no&s;e,</L>
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<LG N="5">
<HEAD>Fifth Ayr. French Tricatees.</HEAD>
<L><HI>Spain</HI> and <HI>England</HI> then,</L>
<L>like men,</L>
<L>Shall love and make a League agen,</L>
<L><HI>Holland</HI> Boors &s;hall quaff,</L>
<L>and laugh,</L>
<L>Poor <HI>Iri&s;h</HI> &s;wim in U&s;quebaugh,</L>
<L><HI>James</HI> and <HI>Jinnikin</HI></L>
<L>touch the <HI>Minnikin</HI></L>
<L>Drink till all the Sky look blew,</L>
<L>by this &s;w&eacute;et change</L>
<L>Wonders &s;hall en&s;ue.</L>
<L>almo&s;t as &s;trange</L>
<L>As <HI>Scotland to be true.</HI></L>
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<LG N="6">
<HEAD>Sixth Ayr. A new Country-dance.</HEAD>
<L>No Drayman &s;hall wi&s;h his dul f&eacute;et ap|pear</L>
<L>Lord in the Common-weal,</L>
<L>Or Ie&s;uits in the Pulpit appear;</L>
<L>under a Cloak of zeal</L>
<L><UNCLEAR>Mucleian</UNCLEAR> never be noted</L>
<L>for wandring men of ea&s;e,</L>
<L>But they &s;hall be finely Coated</L>
<L>&amp; permitted to &s;ing what they plea&s;e</L>
<L>If all things do but hit well as</L>
<L>who knows but &s;o t'may be,</L>
<L>Though now you be very zealous</L>
<L>then you'l laugh and be marry as we</L>
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