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<P>The Di&s;tre&s;&s;ed VVel&s;h-man, Born in <HI>Trinity-Lane.</HI></P>
<P>With a relation of his Travels, being altogether Unfortunate. By <HI>Hugh Crumpton<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter"></HI></P>
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<FIGDESC>woodcut of man walking amongst mountain goats</FIGDESC>
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<P>Printed for <HI>W, Thackeray,</HI> at the <HI>Angel</HI> in <HI>Duck-lane,</HI> 1688.</P>
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<PB REF="2">
<HEAD>The Di&s;tre&s;&s;ed <HI>Wel&s;hman.</HI></HEAD>
<L>IF any ask her what her am,</L>
<L>her is a Shentleman,</L>
<L>If you will not believe her, then</L>
<L>go into <HI>Trinity Lane:</HI></L>
<L>For there her was born and bred,</L>
<L>and afterwards begotten,</L>
<L>And there her hopes to lay her head</L>
<L>when all her bones are rotten.</L>
<L>All you good people that intend</L>
<L>to recreate your mind,</L>
<L>Read o're this &s;tory to the <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">nd,</L>
<PB REF="2">
<L>peru&s;e the&s;e &s;imple Lines.</L>
<L>Upon a time it chanced &s;o</L>
<L>that <HI>Taffie</HI> did decree</L>
<L>To leave her Country for to go</L>
<L>to &s;eek her de&s;tiny.</L>
<L>Now her prepares for her depart,</L>
<L>and bids them all farewell,</L>
<L>Her goes away with all her heart,</L>
<L>this &s;hourney likes her well:</L>
<L>Was travel up to <HI>London</HI> town,</L>
<L>to &s;ee the City brave,</L>
<L>Her in the &s;treets walks up and down,</L>
<L>what thinks her was a &s;lave?</L>
<L>No, her hath money in her poke,</L>
<L>although her friends are &s;mall,</L>
<L>Nay, more than this, her hath a cloak</L>
<L>to cover her withal.</L>
<L>And as her walkt along the &s;treet,</L>
<L>the City for to &s;ee,</L>
<L>A &s;heating quean doth <HI>Taffy</HI> meet,</L>
<L>and robs him craftily.</L>
<L>Now he perceives when &s;he was gone</L>
<L>his mony all was lo&s;t,</L>
<L>And after her in ha&s;te did run,</L>
<L>it is no time to boa&s;t.</L>
<L>But all in vain, for &s;he's too &s;wift,</L>
<L>&s;he leaveth him behind:</L>
<L>Now he to &s;tudy &s;ome new &s;hift,</L>
<L>applies his angry mind:</L>
<L>Now her laments her evil fate</L>
<L>and bitter de&s;tiny,</L>
<PB REF="3">
<L>For her is left to &s;uch a &s;tate,</L>
<L>her knows not where to lye.</L>
<L><HI>Cots plutter-a-nails</HI> he then replies,</L>
<L>her knows not what to do:</L>
<L>For her hath &s;een her better daies,</L>
<L>and bid them all adieu.</L>
<L>Her dotn lament and weep for grief,</L>
<L>at her unhappy lo&s;s,</L>
<L>Her &s;eeks about for &s;ome relief,</L>
<L>but all in vain it was:</L>
<L>At length her came into a &s;hop</L>
<L>where Meat was to be &s;old,</L>
<L>He &s;its him down, begins to knock,</L>
<L>the Knave was &s;omewhat bold.</L>
<L>Her doth begin and thus doth &s;ay,</L>
<L>her was a &s;hen<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">leman,</L>
<L>Her time was &s;hort nor cannot &s;tay,</L>
<L>for her mu&s;t &s;oon be gone,</L>
<L>Her bu&s;ine&s;s at the Court remains</L>
<L>her thither mu&s;t retire,</L>
<L>Or el&s;e her lo&s;es all her gains,</L>
<L>O her was not a Lyer.</L>
<L>And then his Ho&s;te&s;s all in ha&s;te,</L>
<L>brought to him riches &s;tore,</L>
<L>And he by turn on each doth ta&s;te,</L>
<L>there is no need of more.</L>
<L>In little time he doth &s;uffice</L>
<L>his hunger that was great,</L>
<L>And from the table he doth ri&s;e,</L>
<L>leaving but little Meat:</L>
<L>And then he calls a little Boy,</L>
<PB REF="3">
<L>thus unto him he &s;aid,</L>
<L>I give thee this, &s;tay here while I</L>
<L>go &s;ee the Reckoning paid.</L>
<L>The boy more greedy of his gift</L>
<L>than of his Ma&s;ters gain,</L>
<L>To eat all he makes great &s;hift</L>
<L>while <HI>Taffy</HI> runs amain.</L>
<L>This being done, mark one thing more,</L>
<L>now he hath made e&s;cape,</L>
<L>He calls to mind the day be<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">ore</L>
<L>her lo&s;t her whole E&s;tate:</L>
<L>Therefore her walks the &s;treets along</L>
<L>to &s;ee if there were any</L>
<L>That could redre&s;s poor <HI>Taffy</HI>'s wrong,</L>
<L>or help him to his money:</L>
<L>And as he walkt he met the quean</L>
<L>that pickt his poke before&punc;</L>
<L>Was coming to him once again</L>
<L>to &s;ee if there were more.</L>
<L>When <HI>Taffy</HI> &s;aw he knew her face,</L>
<L>and runs to her with &s;peed:</L>
<L>But was done to his dis di&s;grace,</L>
<L>as you'l hereafter read.</L>
<L><HI>Cots plutter-a-nails,</HI> this is the Thief</L>
<L>did &s;teal her money from her,</L>
<L>And robb'd her of all her relief,</L>
<L>now her doth &s;eize upon her.</L>
<L>This made the Wel&s;hman for to &s;mile,</L>
<L>though he her &s;elf did know,</L>
<L>Before this bout a little while</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">er &s;erved her Ho&s;te&s;s &s;o.</L>
<PB REF="4">
<L>This Cheat for fear of future wrong,</L>
<L>did to the people &s;ay,</L>
<L>He rob'd me as I went along,</L>
<L>a<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">d &s;o her run away:</L>
<L>The people hearing her report,</L>
<L><HI>Taffy</HI> away they hawl</L>
<L>Into the Se&s;&s;ions-hou&s;e Court</L>
<L>to plead before them all:</L>
<L>And as they drag'd him through the &s;treet,</L>
<L>although his ca&s;e was poor,</L>
<L>It chan<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">ed &s;o that he did meet</L>
<L>the Cook he rob'd before.</L>
<L>Now <HI>Taffy</HI> mu&s;t endure the heat,</L>
<L>before the Judge he's brought:</L>
<L>The Cook indicts him for his Meat,</L>
<L>the woman for his fault:</L>
<L>Now <HI>Taffy</HI> knowing what was done,</L>
<L>nothing at all did &s;ay,</L>
<L>But at the la&s;t to &s;peak begun,</L>
<L>was rob'd the other day.</L>
<L>Her &s;heating trot was pick her poke,</L>
<L>and robbed her by craft,</L>
<L>Then her was forc'd to pawn her Cloak,</L>
<L>none other help was left:</L>
<L>And the<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter"> her &s;elf doth wander to</L>
<L>a Victualling-hou&s;e with &s;peed:</L>
<L>Was call for meat was tell to you,</L>
<L>her hunger for to feed:</L>
<L>When her was come into the Hou&s;e,</L>
<L>her Ho&s;te&s;s brought good &s;tore,</L>
<L>And her doth ta&s;te of every di&s;h,</L>
<PB REF="4">
<L>while her could eat no more.</L>
<L>Now her was going for to pay</L>
<L>for what her &s;elf did eat,</L>
<L>And as her lookt another way,</L>
<L>her &s;pies&punc; me this &s;hame &s;heat.</L>
<L>Then her pur&s;u<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">d her while at la&s;t</L>
<L>was catch'd her by the arm;</L>
<L>And &s;he turn'd back, catch'd me as fa&s;t,</L>
<L>I had the greater harm.</L>
<L>The Ju&s;tice hearing all was done,</L>
<L>and that they did abu&s;e him,</L>
<L>In order calls them one by one,</L>
<L>&s;o kindly he did u&s;e him:</L>
<L>But <HI>Taffy's</HI> tongue could not refrain</L>
<L>was tell her all her mind;</L>
<L>He often cries, was ugly quean,</L>
<L>Cots-plut will beat her blind.</L>
<L>'Twill not prevail, 'tis all in vain,</L>
<L><HI>Taffy</HI> mu&s;t &s;urely dye,</L>
<L>It was not time to &s;peak again,</L>
<L>great was his villany.</L>
<L>Now <HI>Taffy</HI> knows not what to do,</L>
<L>to dye Sentence is given;</L>
<L>Will her believe? was tell her true,</L>
<L>was &s;ure to go to Heaven.</L>
<L>The&s;e words did plea&s;e the people well,</L>
<L>they all were bent to Laughter,</L>
<L>But mark what unto her befel,</L>
<L>the wor&s;t of all comes after;</L>
<L>Ju&s;t like an Image <HI>Taffy</HI> &s;tands,</L>
<L>and dares not move at all,</L>
<PB REF="5">
<L>But at the la&s;t he wrings his ha<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">ds,</L>
<L>and on his knees did fall;</L>
<L>Was pray her Ju&s;tice, Je&s;us &s;ake,</L>
<L>not j<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">dge her to be hanged,</L>
<L>Some other &s;orrows let her take,</L>
<L>her fears not to be banged:</L>
<L>The Ju&s;tice then to him replies,</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">hou &s;halt not hanged be;</L>
<L><HI>Co splut and ones,</HI> the <HI>Wel&s;hman</HI> cry'd.</L>
<L>gr<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">at thanks was given to thee.</L>
<L>but the Ju&s;tice &s;peaking on</L>
<L>did much increa&s;e her &s;orrow,</L>
<L>Thy hand &s;hall burned be a<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">on,</L>
<L>yea, almo&s;t burned thorow.</L>
<L>This liked not the <HI>Wel&s;hman</HI> well,</L>
<L>yet her had rather bide</L>
<L>To &s;ee the Suburbs of black <HI>Hell,</HI></L>
<L>than in the town to ride.</L>
<L>Hold up thy hand the hangman &s;aid</L>
<L>where I &s;hall thee appoint;</L>
<L>This made poor <HI>Taffie</HI> &s;ore afraid</L>
<L>was wi&s;h 'twas out of joint.</L>
<L>The hangman then to him did &s;ay,</L>
<L>when I the Iron bring,</L>
<L>Hold thy head another way,</L>
<L>&s;ay thrice <HI>God &s;ave the King.</HI></L>
<L>The hangman he ma<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">es no delay,</L>
<L>but quic<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">ly clapt it too,</L>
<L><HI>God &s;ave; plut</HI> was hot her &s;ays,</L>
<L>was almo&s;t burned through.</L>
<L>The people all did laugh ou<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">right</L>
<PB REF="5">
<L>while he did weep as fa&s;t,</L>
<L>The hangman put him to a fright,</L>
<L>&s;ays all his grief's not pa&s;t.</L>
<L>He tells him he mu&s;t burn once more</L>
<L>becau&s;e he did not &s;ing</L>
<L>As he had taught him once before,</L>
<L>three times <HI>God &s;ave the King.</HI></L>
<L><HI>Cots-p<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">ut and ones,</HI> was make her cry,</L>
<L><HI>Cot ble&s;s her burning arm;</HI></L>
<L>Excu&s;e her to her Maje&s;ty</L>
<L>when her hath all the harm.</L>
<L>This being done, the Ju&s;tice frees</L>
<L>poor <HI>Caffy</HI> by the Law;</L>
<L>But yet alas was pay her Fees,</L>
<L>or all's not worth a &s;traw.</L>
<L>This one thing grieves her mo&s;t at la&s;t</L>
<L>than all was done before;</L>
<L>Her is not yet gone clearly pa&s;t,</L>
<L>for there is one thing more.</L>
<L>The Keeper asks him for his Fees,</L>
<L>which vext the Wel&s;hman &s;ore,</L>
<L>Her has no &s;core for ought her knew</L>
<L>was pay her all before.</L>
<L>Was ask her now for Keepers Fees,</L>
<L>her had no chink at all,</L>
<L>Her may not buy no Leeks nor Shee&s;e,</L>
<L>her &s;ub&s;tance is &s;o &s;mall;</L>
<L>Was pray her Keeper op<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">n door,</L>
<L>as her may truly &s;wear,</L>
<L>As her was never there before,</L>
<L>will never more come there.</L>
<PB REF="6">
<L>The Keeper hearing what he &s;aid</L>
<L>was moved unto laughter,</L>
<L>Poor <HI>Taffy</HI> he no longer &s;taid,</L>
<L>take heed (quoth he) hereafter.</L>
<L>Now he hath '&s;cap'd the Keepers claws,</L>
<L>and hath his freedom won;</L>
<L>His mind is bent to learn the Laws,</L>
<L>and now her hath begun:</L>
<L>Forthwith to the Court he goes with &s;peed</L>
<L>a Lawyers Clark to be,</L>
<L>Yet he could neither write nor read,</L>
<L>O the more is the pity.</L>
<L>Now her was asked what her were,</L>
<L>her was a Shentleman,</L>
<L>And her hath &s;uffer'd many a lo&s;s,</L>
<L>thus her complaint began:</L>
<L>But her will rather bide the pain</L>
<L>a Lawyers man to be,</L>
<L>Before her will return again</L>
<L>into her own Country.</L>
<L>Although you know your calling ill,</L>
<L>yet her delights to live</L>
<L>A Servant to your plea&s;ures will,</L>
<L>if her will her believe,</L>
<L>Her never lov'd her bones &s;hould work</L>
<L>at any toil&s;ome trade,</L>
<L>But her likes be&s;t to be a Clark,</L>
<L>mark well what her hath &s;aid:</L>
<L>His Ma&s;ter ask'd him if he had</L>
<L>learn'd Latin Books, or Greek,</L>
<L>What think her was a man was mad,</L>
<PB REF="6">
<L>was think her cannot &s;peak:</L>
<L>Was learn'd her A B C 3 times o're,</L>
<L>before her had a Primmer;</L>
<L>And now her had no need of more,</L>
<L>her has enough within her.</L>
<L>Now they did ask if her could read</L>
<L>a Lawyers written &s;crole,</L>
<L>Now <HI>Taffy</HI> has nothing to plead,</L>
<L>he cannot read at all:</L>
<L>Kind Reader judge, is this thing true</L>
<L>which <HI>Taffy</HI> hath decreed,</L>
<L>He &s;wears he'l write as well as you</L>
<L>though he could never read.</L>
<L>It was decreed for <HI>Taffy</HI> then</L>
<L>to learn his book apace,</L>
<L>And next day to return again</L>
<L>into the &s;elf-&s;ame place;</L>
<L>Next day betimes to the place he goes,</L>
<L>from whence he did proceed.</L>
<L>What he hath learned no man knows,</L>
<L>he tells them he can read:</L>
<L>He meets his Ma&s;ter in the Hall</L>
<L>was tell her what was do,</L>
<L>Was write, <HI>God ble&s;s us,</HI> on a wall</L>
<L>and her was read it true.</L>
<L>The people then did laugh at him,</L>
<L>was thought her was in Heaven,</L>
<L>Becau&s;e to read her did begin</L>
<L>the &s;entence that was written.</L>
<L>God ble&s;s me then forthwith he &s;aid,</L>
<L>which when the people heard,</L>
<PB REF="7">
<L>Said <HI>Taffy</HI> you have fal&s;ly pray'd</L>
<L>as by your words appear'd:</L>
<L>Her was not wrong, was tell untrue,</L>
<L>was &s;ure was no mi&s;take,</L>
<L>Pray for her &s;elf and not for you,</L>
<L>le&s;t God &s;hould her for&s;ake.</L>
<L>'Twas wi&s;ely done as I may &s;ay</L>
<L>of &s;uch a fool as he,</L>
<L>And he mu&s;t write all the next day</L>
<L>to gain a Lawyers Fee;</L>
<L>Her takes her &s;eat, was bravely plac'd,</L>
<L>the Pen and Ink doth take,</L>
<L>A pattern was before his face</L>
<L>like to like he mu&s;t make.</L>
<L>And as it happened there did &s;ee</L>
<L>his true copy before him,</L>
<L>An Apes Picture was hanging by,</L>
<L>and <HI>Taffy</HI> did adore him.</L>
<L>Now <HI>Taffy</HI> thought that was the rule</L>
<L>that he was for to follow,</L>
<L>Behold the wi&s;dom of a Fool</L>
<L>goes far beyond <HI>Appollo:</HI></L>
<L>He makes a form, as I was told.</L>
<L>would make a man to tremble,</L>
<L>And if that I may be &s;o bold</L>
<L>it did him&s;elf re&s;emble.</L>
<L><HI>Cors-plut</HI> was Picture fine and brave,</L>
<L>was like her pa&s;&s;ing well.</L>
<L>Her picture to her Ma&s;ter gave,</L>
<L>&s;ee what to him befel:</L>
<L>Sir rah, I told thee thou &s;hould&s;t make</L>
<PB REF="7">
<L>what was before thee written;</L>
<L>Therefore thou mu&s;t for thy mi&s;take</L>
<L>with many &s;tripes be beaten;</L>
<L><HI>Co<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">s plutter-a-nails,</HI> will &s;erve her &s;o?</L>
<L>will &s;tay with her no longer,</L>
<L>To &s;eek her Fortune her will go</L>
<L>and her away will wander.</L>
<L>Now <HI>Taffy</HI> tells me he hath Land</L>
<L>was left to her in <HI>Wales,</HI></L>
<L>And her I po&s;&s;e&s;s it out of hand</L>
<L>becau&s;e her fortune fails;</L>
<L>But then the Ma&s;ter tells him he</L>
<L>would beg his whole E&s;tate,</L>
<L>Becau&s;e of his &s;impicitly</L>
<L>a wi&s;<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">r man &s;hould ha't.</L>
<L>But now her &s;ees there is no cau&s;e</L>
<L>why her &s;hould lo&s;e her Land,</L>
<L>For h<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">r hath learn'd the Engli&s;h Laws,</L>
<L>her wears it in her hand.</L>
<L>Now <HI>Taffy</HI> tells them that before</L>
<L>her dearly bought her Learning,</L>
<L>Such pain was make her cry and roar,</L>
<L>whil&s;t her poor hand was burning;</L>
<L>But all in vain it will not do,</L>
<L>they threaten his E&s;tate,</L>
<L>Then he replies the Tevil take you,</L>
<L>&s;uch Rogues &s;hall never ha't.</L>
<L>Her Father wi&s;e, got her a fool,</L>
<L>as you report of me,</L>
<L>Why may not her with her long tool</L>
<L>beget as wi&s;e as he?</L>
<PB REF="8">
<L>Her will not lo&s;e her own E&s;tate,</L>
<L>indeed was tell her true,</L>
<L>Was &s;ure her has a wi&s;er pate</L>
<L>than give it unto you:</L>
<L>His words prevail again&s;t his Foes,</L>
<L>his Land &s;hall not be given</L>
<L>To any that do him oppo&s;e.</L>
<L>O then her is in Heaven;</L>
<L>But now her knows not where to go,</L>
<L>nor whither to betake her;</L>
<L>Her has no Friends as her do know,</L>
<L>all people did for&s;ake her;</L>
<L>Though her has Land and Money &s;tore,</L>
<L>yet her has no po&s;&s;e&s;&s;ion,</L>
<L>Therefore in <HI>England</HI> her is poor,</L>
<L>that is her own confe&s;&s;ion.</L>
<L>Now her was go through thick and thin</L>
<L>to &s;eek her better fate,</L>
<L>New cour&s;e of Life her doth begin,</L>
<L>the old is out of date;</L>
<L>O her was hungry, cold and dry,</L>
<L>her knows no friends at all,</L>
<L>A Victualling-hou&s;e her did e&s;py,</L>
<L>I, but her wealth is &s;mall;</L>
<L>Was enter in as her may &s;ay,</L>
<L>to &s;eek for &s;ome relief,</L>
<L>Her &s;its her down and there did &s;tay,</L>
<L>next day her prov'd a Theif.</L>
<L>Was ask her Ho&s;te&s;s then indeed</L>
<L>if her had any Meat;</L>
<PB REF="8">
<L>Her Ho&s;te&s;s brought her out with &s;peed</L>
<L>Calfes-head and heels to eat;</L>
<L>Was leave her heels and eat her head,</L>
<L>as her hath truly &s;worn;</L>
<L>Will eat no more, but go to bed,</L>
<L>and take her heels i'th' morn.</L>
<L>The morn was come the heels was brought</L>
<L><HI>Taffy</HI> did kindly take them,</L>
<L>He gives his ho&s;te&s;s not a Groat,</L>
<L>and &s;o he doth for&s;ake them.</L>
<L>Now <HI>Taffy</HI> left them, and is fled,</L>
<L>but cannot hold his bragging;</L>
<L>But mark how after <HI>Taffy</HI> &s;ped,</L>
<L>his tongue mu&s;t &s;till be wagging.</L>
<L>They apprehend his per&s;on then</L>
<L>and to the Ju&s;tice bring him,</L>
<L>And in the &s;treet before all men</L>
<L>into a Pri&s;on fling him;</L>
<L>'Twill not repay his Villany,</L>
<L>they put him in the Stocks,</L>
<L>From thence into the Pillory</L>
<L>with many lu&s;ty knocks:</L>
<L>Nay, more than this, the Wel&s;hman &s;hall</L>
<L>(as it &s;hall &s;oon appear)</L>
<L>Suffer a Lo&s;s before them all,</L>
<L>the <HI>Cook</HI> mu&s;t have his ear;</L>
<L><HI>Be Cot</HI> her &s;tay, her &s;hall not cut</L>
<L>her ear from off her head,</L>
<L>But if &s;o be her mu&s;t have it,</L>
<L>&s;hall be when her is dead.</L>
<L>But this is vain, it will not &s;erve,</L>
<PB REF="9">
<L>the hangman ta<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">e it <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">ff,</L>
<L>And bravely he his fle&s;h doth carve,</L>
<L>whil&s;t all the people laugh.</L>
<L>This vexed <HI>Taffy</HI> to the heart,</L>
<L>will not appea&s;ed be,</L>
<L>His Ear-root doth &s;o much &s;mart,</L>
<L>fills her with mi&s;ery.</L>
<L>The hangman he then pre&s;ently</L>
<L>did &s;hake the new-cut ear,</L>
<L>And <HI>Taffy</HI> fell into a&s; wound,</L>
<L>to &s;ee her blood lye there.</L>
<L>They brought him water &s;trong and &s;mall</L>
<L>to bring his life again,</L>
<L>He ri&s;es up before them all,</L>
<L>O <HI>Taffy</HI> was not &s;lain;</L>
<L>And then he goes out of the crew,</L>
<L>for &s;o he thought it be&s;t,</L>
<L>Was Pox and Tevil both take you,</L>
<L>and &s;o away he pa&s;t;</L>
<L>Now <HI>Taffy</HI> in the <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">ield doth pa&s;s</L>
<L>to rid him out of danger,</L>
<L>But the poor man was here (ala<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">)</L>
<L>abu&s;ed by a &s;tranger.</L>
<L>Then to common Butts he goes</L>
<L>to &s;ee the Archers aim,</L>
<L>And one of them &s;hot him in the No&s;e,</L>
<L>was almo&s;t &s;plit in twain;</L>
<L>And now the Arrow there doth &s;tay</L>
<L>while <HI>Taffy</HI> out doth take it,</L>
<L>If her &s;hoot her here again I &s;ay,</L>
<L><HI>Cots-plutter-a-nails</HI> will break it,</L>
<PB REF="9">
<L>He kindly gives the Arrow back</L>
<L>unto the man that &s;hot it;</L>
<L>And thus poor <HI>Taffy</HI> goes to wrack,</L>
<L>but he hath not forgot it;</L>
<L>The Archers knowing what he was</L>
<L>could not refrain from laughter,</L>
<L>But <HI>Taffy</HI> I would thee advi&s;e,</L>
<L>take heed of them hereafter:</L>
<L>Well; 'tis no time for him to &s;tay,</L>
<L>for he doth victuals need;</L>
<L>He &s;eeks for victuals by the way,</L>
<L>his hunger for to feed.</L>
<L>At length he &s;ees a bed of <HI>Leeks,</HI></L>
<L>as he was pa&s;&s;ing by,</L>
<L>And how to &s;teal them out he &s;eeks,</L>
<L>to &s;tudy policy.</L>
<L>Now <HI>Taffy</HI> boldly enters in</L>
<L>the the thick and thorny Hedge,</L>
<L>The which did re<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">d and tear his Skin,</L>
<L>was almo&s;t break her Legs:</L>
<L>Now <HI>Taffy</HI> is in, the good mans Dog</L>
<L>comes running for to bite him,</L>
<L>He lies as &s;till as any Hog.</L>
<L>was ready <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 word"> be&s;h &mdash; him.</L>
<L>The Dog did bite him by the breeks,</L>
<L>and rend his Coat in twain;</L>
<L>In&s;tead of pulling up more Leeks</L>
<L>he lays them down again:</L>
<L>And as it chanced <HI>Taffy</HI> had</L>
<L>within his poke a Knife;</L>
<L>And pre&s;ently he drew the blade,</L>
<L>and rob'd the Dog of's life.</L>
<PB REF="10">
<L>Then out the good man comes in ha&s;te,</L>
<L>hearing the Dog to cry,</L>
<L>And down knockt <HI>Taffy</HI> at the la&s;t,</L>
<L>he on the ground doth lye.</L>
<L>The good man askt him who he was,</L>
<L>and how that he came thither;</L>
<L>Her &s;aith was frighted by a Bear,</L>
<L>and &s;o was forced thither:</L>
<L>The old man did &s;earch his breeks</L>
<L>his Villany to know,</L>
<L>There he e&s;pied a bunch of Leeks,</L>
<L>and would not let him go.</L>
<L>Now he mu&s;t to the Ju&s;tice go,</L>
<L>and there he mu&s;t be try'd,</L>
<L>All which was to increa&s;e his woe,</L>
<L>which he could not abide:</L>
<L>He mu&s;t indure the rigid Laws,</L>
<L>as he had done before,</L>
<L>Mu&s;t lo&s;e his ears now for this cau&s;e,</L>
<L>to pay the Garderners &s;core.</L>
<L>O this was grieve her to the heart,</L>
<L>and puts her in a fear,</L>
<L>Now her mu&s;t feel another &s;mart,</L>
<L>to lo&s;e her other ear.</L>
<L>The Hangman looks for <HI>Taffy</HI>'s ear,</L>
<L>which was cut off before,</L>
<L>But he could never find it there,</L>
<L>which vext the Hangman &s;ore.</L>
<L>I prithee friend, the Hangman cries,</L>
<L>tell me where I may find it,</L>
<L>For by no means I can devi&s;e,</L>
<L>mine eyes are &s;o much blinded.</L>
<PB REF="10">
<L><HI>Cots-plut</HI> was Rogue the Wel&s;hman &s;aid,</L>
<L>her think it is no rea&s;on,</L>
<L>Her &s;hould find ears upon her head</L>
<L>for every time and &s;ea&s;on.</L>
<L>Did not her give, mark what I &s;ay,</L>
<L>one of her ears before,</L>
<L>Therefore the Hangman now mu&s;t &s;tay;</L>
<L>was like to have no more.</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 word"> all the people &s;tanding there</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 word"> his accu&s;er pray,</L>
<L>He &s;hould not take this other ear,</L>
<L>but let him pa&s;s away:</L>
<L>Forthwith they free him out of hand,</L>
<L>and gave him charge that he</L>
<L>Should &s;oon depart out of the Land</L>
<L>into her own Countrey.</L>
<L>But her re&s;olv'd to &s;tey a while,</L>
<L>to &s;eek her better luck,</L>
<L>Though Fortune did her oft beguile,</L>
<L>will have the other pluck:</L>
<L>Now as for Silver her has none,</L>
<L>was forc'd to play the Begger,</L>
<L>Her to the people makes great moan,</L>
<L>it is no time to &s;wagger,</L>
<L>Her to the people did con&s;ent</L>
<L>to give him &s;ome relief,</L>
<L>Their pence a piece on him they &s;pent,</L>
<L>though he was but a Thief.</L>
<L>Now <HI>Taffy</HI> thanks the people kind,</L>
<L>God ble&s;s her night and day,</L>
<L>Her bears this kindne&s;s in her mind,</L>
<L>and &s;o her went away.</L>
<PB REF="11">
<L>O her was glad with all her heart,</L>
<L>had money at her will;</L>
<L>Now her will learn her &s;uch an Art,</L>
<L>that her will keep it &s;till;</L>
<L>No &s;heating whore &s;hall pick her poke,</L>
<L>her warrant her will &s;ave it,</L>
<L>Was wrap it up within her Cloak,</L>
<L>none but her &s;elf &s;hall have it.</L>
<L>Well 'twas her chance the other night</L>
<L>to fall out with a Carter;</L>
<L>The next day he mu&s;t with him fight,</L>
<L>now mark what follows after:</L>
<L>When his blood is hot, he doth con&s;ent</L>
<L>to meet her the next day;</L>
<L>The lu&s;ty Carter now is bent</L>
<L>at Cudgels for to play:</L>
<L>The day was come, the Carter &s;tands</L>
<L>ju&s;t at the place appointed,</L>
<L>But <HI>Taffy</HI> he was hurt her hands,</L>
<L>and they mu&s;t be anointed.</L>
<L>Nay, more than this, his leg is hurt,</L>
<L>can neither &s;tand nor go:</L>
<L>Indeed it is a famous Art,</L>
<L>and you the rea&s;on know.</L>
<L>But afterwards they to him told</L>
<L>that one to him was come,</L>
<L>And in his poke had brought him Gold,</L>
<L>O then her legs could run:</L>
<L>Then to receive it he did ha&s;te,</L>
<L>was glad with all her heart,</L>
<L>And kindly he his friend embrac'd;</L>
<L>and loath he was to part.</L>
<PB REF="11">
<L>O her laments unto her friend,</L>
<L>and tells her evil fortune,</L>
<L>But if you read unto the end,</L>
<L>you'll hear of their departing.</L>
<L>They walk together up and down,</L>
<L>to tell each others mind,</L>
<L>His friend gave to him half a Crown,</L>
<L>there's twelve pence more behind:</L>
<L>It is agreed betwixt them both,</L>
<L>that they &s;hould &s;pend the &s;hilling,</L>
<L>Then <HI>Taffy</HI> &s;wears a binding Oath,</L>
<L>that he was not unwilling.</L>
<L>It is agreed that they &s;hould dine</L>
<L>both at a Hou&s;e together,</L>
<L>They quickly call for bread and wine,</L>
<L>as &s;oon as they came thither.</L>
<L>Each others Health doth now go round,</L>
<L>for they are void of care,</L>
<L>The Wine did <HI>Taffy</HI> quite confound,</L>
<L>for he hath drank his &s;hare.</L>
<L>Some words between the&s;e friends pa&s;t,</L>
<L>about their noble blood,</L>
<L>Then up &s;tarts <HI>Taffy</HI> all in ha&s;te,</L>
<L>his friend had cro&s;t his mood.</L>
<L><HI>Cots-plut</HI> you Rogue, was hold her tongue,</L>
<L>or her was crack her Crown,</L>
<L>Will make her pay for all her wrong,</L>
<L>and then he knockt him down.</L>
<L>This being done, the people came</L>
<L>the rea&s;on for to know,</L>
<L>They thought the <HI>Wel&s;hman</HI> had been &s;lain</L>
<L>but it was nothing &s;o.</L>
<PB REF="12">
<L>His head was broke, as I may &s;ay,</L>
<L>which to the heart did grieve him,</L>
<L>It was not well the other day,</L>
<L>if that you will believe him.</L>
<L>Now <HI>Taffy</HI> knows not what to do,</L>
<L>but he pays it off with thinking,</L>
<L>It grieves him now I tell you true,</L>
<L>to loo&s;e his friend by drinking.</L>
<L>Well, by the Law it is agreed</L>
<L>that <HI>Taffy</HI> mu&s;t re&s;tore</L>
<L>Full three and four-pence for the deed,</L>
<L>to pay the bloody &s;core.</L>
<L>He pays it then with all his heart,</L>
<L>was glad he e&s;caped &s;o,</L>
<L>And he &s;eeks for to depart,</L>
<L>but e're he mu&s;t go,</L>
<L>His Landlord then to him did &s;ay,</L>
<L>pay what thou owe&s;t me,</L>
<L>For there is twenty pence to pay,</L>
<L>which I expect of thee.</L>
<L><HI>Cots-plut,</HI> was tell her what was do</L>
<L>as her may clear the &s;core.</L>
<L>Was break her head her tell to you,</L>
<L>and give her five Groats more;</L>
<L>For her has broke her Brothers head,</L>
<L>and un<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">o her hath given</L>
<L>Full three and fourpence for the deed,</L>
<L>'twixt nine groats and eleven.</L>
<L>Then hereupon away he goes,</L>
<L>he leaves the &s;core to pay,</L>
<L>But where he is there's no man knows,</L>
<L>for he is fled away.</L>
<PB REF="12">
<L>Now <HI>Taffy</HI>'s &s;ilver all is gone,</L>
<L>there's not a penny left,</L>
<L>And now he travels all alone,</L>
<L>to &s;eek another &s;hift:</L>
<L>Into a tavern then he goes,</L>
<L>to be a Servant there,</L>
<L>Becau&s;e Canary <HI>Taffy</HI> knows</L>
<L>is better than &s;mall beer.</L>
<L>It was agreed for him to go,</L>
<L>a Drawer for to be,</L>
<L>No wages unto him they give,</L>
<L>becau&s;e he was not free.</L>
<L>Now he is willing for to &s;erve</L>
<L>at any poor condition,</L>
<L>That he might not with hunger &s;tarv&egrave;,</L>
<L>was glad of that profe&s;&s;ion.</L>
<L>Yet he is &s;ubject unto jeers,</L>
<L>and flouts as I &s;uppo&s;e,</L>
<L>Sometimes they tell him of his ears,</L>
<L>and then his cloven no&s;e.</L>
<L>But <HI>Taffy</HI> now I would advi&s;e</L>
<L>to bear with him all cro&s;&s;es,</L>
<L>Let him be &s;ilent and be wi&s;e,</L>
<L>for fear of greater lo&s;&s;es.</L>
<L>The next day being <HI>Sunday,</HI> he</L>
<L>mu&s;t go into the temple,</L>
<L>To hear <HI>Engli&s;h</HI> Divinity,</L>
<L>but he is an ill example.</L>
<L>He takes his place, and it is nigh</L>
<L>unto the Preachers feet:</L>
<L>In little time that he did lye,</L>
<L>he fell fa&s;t in a &s;leep.</L>
<PB REF="13">
<L>The Wine did work in <HI>Taffy's</HI> head</L>
<L>and that was all the rea&s;on,</L>
<L>So <HI>Taffy</HI> lies as one that's dead,</L>
<L>'twas for a little &s;ea&s;on.</L>
<L>Awake, awake the Preacher &s;aid</L>
<L>unto the people all,</L>
<L>And then poor <HI>Taffy</HI> was afraid</L>
<L>&s;ome body did him call.</L>
<L>By and by, the Wel&s;hman cries,</L>
<L>did on a &s;udden &s;tart,</L>
<L>And now he wipes his &s;leepy eyes,</L>
<L>let &s;lip a mighty f&mdash;</L>
<L>The people hearing <HI>Taffy</HI>'s voice,</L>
<L>did at it greatly wonder,</L>
<L>But others they did think the Skye</L>
<L>was almo&s;t &s;plit a&s;under.</L>
<L>Now <HI>Taffy</HI> to re&s;olve the doubt,</L>
<L>ari&s;eth from the ground,</L>
<L>And when they &s;aw his cloven &s;nout</L>
<L>they knew it was <HI>Taffy</HI>'s &s;ound.</L>
<L>Therefore it was the peoples mind</L>
<L>to drive him out of town,</L>
<L>Each man doth prove to him unkind,</L>
<L>the fir&s;t man knocks him down.</L>
<L>The boys and girls run after him,</L>
<L>all people doth him cha&s;e,</L>
<L>Through the River he mu&s;t &s;wim,</L>
<L>was in a piteous ca&s;e.</L>
<L>But <HI>Taffy</HI> wi&s;h'd him&s;elf in Hell,</L>
<L>for her was &s;ore offended;</L>
<L>And now I wi&s;h the Reader well:</L>
<L>for &s;o my &s;tory's ended.</L>
<TRAILER>Finis.</TRAILER>
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