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<P><GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 span"> OR The Vnfortunate Wel&s;hman</P>
<Q><L>If any Gentleman doe want a Man,</L>
<L>As I doubt not but &s;ome doe now and than</L>
<L>I have a Wel&s;hman though but meanly clad,</L>
<L>Will make him merry be he ne'r &s;o &s;ad:</L>
<L>If that you read, read it quite o're I pray,</L>
<L>And you'l not think your Penny ca&s;t away.</L>
<BIBL>By <HI>Humphrey Crowch.</HI></BIBL></Q>
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<P><HI>London,</HI> Printed for <HI>William Gilbert&s;on,</HI> 1657.</P>
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<DIV1 TYPE="poem">
<PB N="2" REF="2">
<HEAD>THE WELSH TRAVELLER.</HEAD>
<LG>
<L>IN this dull Age to recreate</L>
<L>the minds of friends and &s;trangers,</L>
<L>Her tell her of her evill Fate</L>
<L>and her unlookt for dangers;</L>
<L>Was travell over Mountains high,</L>
<L>and in the Vallies low,</L>
<L>Was &s;ee &s;trange wonders in the skye,</L>
<L>that others little know:</L>
<L>Her was a Wel&s;h A&s;troliger,</L>
<L>was tell of matters &s;trange,</L>
<L>So deep was learn'd, was tell to her</L>
<L>how oft the Moon doth change:</L>
<L>Was tell her of the Shepheards &s;tar,</L>
<L>of wonders old and new,</L>
<L>If her have peace, her have no Wars,</L>
<L>all this her prove is true.</L>
<PB REF="2">
<L>Was tell her too in loving words,</L>
<L>things &s;hall be as before,</L>
<L>When Engli&s;h men lay downe their &s;words</L>
<L>and mean to fight no more:</L>
<L>But all the&s;e things her wil pa&s;s by,</L>
<L>as maters &s;light and &s;mall,</L>
<L>Her knowes not her own de&s;tiny,</L>
<L>and that's the wor&s;t of all.</L>
<L>For as her gazed one the skie,</L>
<L>for want of better wit,</L>
<L>Poor Taffie fell immediately,</L>
<L>into a great deep pit.</L>
<L>Had not a &s;hepherd &s;tood her friend,</L>
<L>and helpt her quickly out,</L>
<L>Her &s;urely there had made an end,</L>
<L>her makes no other doubt;</L>
<L>Her gave her thanks, the Shepherd then,</L>
<L>&s;pake to her when't was meet,</L>
<L>Bid her, and other &s;uch like men,</L>
<L>looke better to her feet,</L>
<L>No more A&s;trologie her pray,</L>
<L>was glad her life was &s;av'd,</L>
<L>Her &s;oberly walkt on her way,</L>
<L>and food was all her crav'd.</L>
<L>Oh her was hungry and cold,</L>
<L>her &s;trength began to faile,</L>
<L>Her had no &s;ilver, nor no gold,</L>
<L>her tels her what her aile.</L>
<L>Her &s;old her low&s;ie &s;herkin than,</L>
<PB N="4" REF="3">
<L>but one poor groat was given,</L>
<L>Oh her then was a &s;hentleman,</L>
<L>was thought her was in Heaven.</L>
<L>For her had mony for to buy,</L>
<L>victuall for one meale,</L>
<L>That her might not with hunger die,</L>
<L>nor yet be forc'd to &s;teal.</L>
<L>Into an Ale-hou&s;e went her &s;traight,</L>
<L>where an old wife did live,</L>
<L>Who &s;old then at too dear a rate;</L>
<L>and had nothing to give.</L>
<L>Her &s;ate her down, and call'd for meat,</L>
<L>her Ho&s;t is brought her egs,</L>
<L>Had &s;hickins in them, O ba&s;e cheat,</L>
<L>them &s;hickins they had legs.</L>
<L>Her &s;hickins and her egs did &s;tink,</L>
<L>her could no longer &s;tay;</L>
<L>Had they been living, &s;ure her think,</L>
<L>they would have run away.</L>
<L>Her be&s;t egs that were in her di&s;h,</L>
<L>that had no &s;hicks were rotten,</L>
<L>And then her brought her &s;tinking fi&s;h,</L>
<L>which her had not forgotten.</L>
<L>Her ca&s;t her egs, her fi&s;h and all,</L>
<L>into her Ho&s;tis face,</L>
<L>And then to &s;pewing did her fall,</L>
<L>was in a piteous ca&s;e;</L>
<L>Her Ho&s;tis cried out piteou&s;ly,</L>
<L>and call'd her &s;onne in law,</L>
<PB N="5" REF="3">
<L>who beat poor <HI>Taffie</HI> pitiou&s;ly,</L>
<L>the like her never &s;aw:</L>
<L>Tho&s;e heavy blowes her &s;till doth feel,</L>
<L>was laid on her a&s;as,</L>
<L>As if her bodie had been &s;teel,</L>
<L>and bones were made of bra&s;&s;e.</L>
<L>The cruell blowes her did receive,</L>
<L>from that hard hearted elfe,</L>
<L>Was tell her if give her leave,</L>
<L>made her bewray her &s;elfe;</L>
<L>Was tell her how her &s;elfe her freed,</L>
<L>was faine to u&s;e her wit,</L>
<L>With all dexterity and &s;peed,</L>
<L>was well her was be&s;hit.</L>
<L>Was but her hands into her breeks,</L>
<L>and pull'd from off her thighes,</L>
<L>A thing was made of chee&s;e and leeks</L>
<L>and ca&s;t it in her eyes;</L>
<L>Her Sonne was blind, her mother blind,</L>
<L>no boot for her to &s;tay;</L>
<L>Her left a filthy &s;tinke behind</L>
<L>and &s;o her runne away,</L>
<L>Was glad was gone from them two Tivils,</L>
<L>from Sonne and the old Hag,</L>
<L>In mid&s;t of all tho&s;e wofull evils,</L>
<L>there's none had cau&s;e to brag.</L>
<L>My bones did ake, their eies did &s;mart,</L>
<L>and &s;uch a &s;tinck was there,</L>
<L>Which men could not with all there art,</L>
<PB N="6" REF="4">
<L>make &s;weet in halfe a yeare.</L>
<L>But now her knowes not what to do,</L>
<L>her hunger to &s;uffice,</L>
<L>At length her walking to and fro,</L>
<L>an apple-tree he &s;pies;</L>
<L>The apples did &s;o lovely looke,</L>
<L>did move her unto laughter;</L>
<L>No delaies now could her brook,</L>
<L>her &s;hops did &s;o much water,</L>
<L>Up into the tree he gets,</L>
<L>the owner came anon,</L>
<L>Made her almo&s;t be&s;ide her wits,</L>
<L>a cruell fight began.</L>
<L>The man at her did throw great &s;tones,</L>
<L>and her did apples ca&s;t.</L>
<L>Tho&s;e &s;tones did &s;o bethump her bones</L>
<L>that downe her fell at la&s;t,</L>
<L>When her was downe, mark what befel</L>
<L>Her Ho&s;tis and her Sonne,</L>
<L>Came runing when their eies were well,</L>
<L>beholding what was done:</L>
<L>Her took her up, was almo&s;t dead,</L>
<L>they laughed out amaine;</L>
<L>They cuffed her, and thus they &s;aid,</L>
<L>was hop'd her had been &s;laine.</L>
<L>They coun&s;el took and did agree;</L>
<L>more mi&s;chiefe did befall,</L>
<L>They &s;aid, they'd hang her on a tree,</L>
<L>and I mu&s;t pay for all.</L>
<PB N="7" REF="4">
<L>T' e&s;cape from this ungodly train,</L>
<L>it was her chiefe de&s;ire,</L>
<L>Her cried out with might and main,</L>
<L>your hou&s;es are on fire.</L>
<L>A gallant trick it was of mine,</L>
<L>for to e&s;cape her foes:</L>
<L>A man was &s;inging of a &s;wine,</L>
<L>from whence the &s;moke aro&s;e.</L>
<L>They run with &s;peed to quench the fire</L>
<L>that never was begun,</L>
<L>And glad was her they did retire,</L>
<L>that her away might run:</L>
<L>Over hill, and over daile,</L>
<L>till her was almo&s;t &s;pent,</L>
<L>At la&s;t her legs began to faile,</L>
<L>which wrought her di&s;content,</L>
<L>And then into a hedge her crept,</L>
<L>thinking to take a nap,</L>
<L>And there her &s;ate her down and wept,</L>
<L>lamenting her mishap.</L>
<L>At la&s;t a hand&s;ome man came by,</L>
<L>with him a pretty la&s;&s;e:</L>
<L>The&s;e Lovers did not her e&s;pye,</L>
<L>but &s;et them on the gra&s;&s;e.</L>
<L>He to this maid a ring did give,</L>
<L>which &s;he did well accept,</L>
<L>And with a ki&s;&s;e did her relieve,</L>
<L>and clo&s;e unto her crept.</L>
<L>This ring it &s;eems did prove too wide,</L>
<PB N="8" REF="5">
<L>which gallantly did &s;hine,</L>
<L>Form off her finger it did &s;lide,</L>
<L>and &s;o at la&s;t was mine.</L>
<L>This ring her much did think upon,</L>
<L>they minded more their play;</L>
<L>So when the&s;e lovers they were gone,</L>
<L>her found it where it lay:</L>
<L>Her put it up into her poke,</L>
<L>away her went a maine:</L>
<L>For why her was afraid that folks,</L>
<L>would quick return again.</L>
<L>Now her hath got a gay gold ring,</L>
<L>her knowes not where to bide;</L>
<L>It was fine, brave, and gallant thing,</L>
<L>was puffe her up with pride.</L>
<L>But fortune often plaies the Jade;</L>
<L>&s;he's &s;eldome con&s;tant known;</L>
<L>For why at la&s;t her was betrai'd,</L>
<L>her could not keep her owne.</L>
<L>For going through a Town God wot,</L>
<L>among&s;t &s;ome ill-bread Curres,</L>
<L>Her &s;hew'd it to a cheating trot,</L>
<L>who &s;aid the ring was hers,</L>
<L>Cuts plutter a nailes was tell a lye,</L>
<L>her found it as her went:</L>
<L>But &s;he us'd &s;uch extremity,</L>
<L>which wrought her di&s;content.</L>
<L>Before a Ju&s;tice brought her then,</L>
<L>and there her keept &s;uch &s;tirs,</L>
<PB N="9" REF="5">
<L>The Ju&s;tice &s;aid before all men,</L>
<L>that &s;ure the ring was hers.</L>
<L>Her call'd her Ju&s;tice great Boobe,</L>
<L>then her receiv'd &s;ome knocks,</L>
<L>Her Ju&s;tice made no more adoe,</L>
<L>but &s;ent her to the &s;tocks;</L>
<L>The bo<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">es did jeare her to her face,</L>
<L>and call'd her theife and knave,</L>
<L>Oh was it not a great di&s;grace,</L>
<L>that boies &s;hould her outbrave.</L>
<L>Now her hath mark'd what hath been pa&s;t,</L>
<L>now mark but this one thing,</L>
<L>The man and maide came by at la&s;t,</L>
<L>that lo&s;t this gay gold ring.</L>
<L>How glad was her then in the end,</L>
<L>though her was but a thiefe.</L>
<L>Her hop'd that her would &s;tand her friend,</L>
<L>to ea&s;e her of her greife.</L>
<L>Hoe &s;hentleman, her pray her &s;tay,</L>
<L>and likewi&s;e her faire maide,</L>
<L>Did not her lo&s;e her ring to day,</L>
<L>regard her what her &s;aid?</L>
<L>They wondred how he came to know</L>
<L>how they &s;hould lo&s;&s;e the ring,</L>
<L>Nor did they know what they &s;hould doe</L>
<L>for to regain this thing.</L>
<L>Have you the ring kind man quoth they?</L>
<L>tell us if that you tooke it:</L>
<L>Her had the ring as her may &s;ay,</L>
<PB N="10" REF="6">
<L>but now her may go look it.</L>
<L>A woman cheated her of it,</L>
<L>her kept &s;uch grievous &s;tirs,</L>
<L>For want of hone&s;ty or wit,</L>
<L>her Ju&s;tice &s;aid 'twas hers.</L>
<L>And can you tell where &s;he doth dwell,</L>
<L>that wrought us this di&s;pight?</L>
<L>For oft her knowes &s;he lives in hell,</L>
<L>&s;he's &s;uch a wicked wight.</L>
<L>A little boy now &s;tanding by,</L>
<L>told them where &s;he did live,</L>
<L>The Author of their villany,</L>
<L>a groat to him they give.</L>
<L>Unto this womans hou&s;e they goe,</L>
<L>before a Ju&s;tice bring her,</L>
<L>Where &s;he was ca&s;t with much adoe,</L>
<L>and in the &s;tocks they fling her;</L>
<L>Now <HI>Taffie</HI> had his hearts de&s;ire,</L>
<L>he had her company.</L>
<L>But as when he began to jeare,</L>
<L>&s;he in his face did flye,</L>
<L>She claw'd him &s;o with her long nailes,</L>
<L>&s;he made him almo&s;t mad;</L>
<L>Her was not u&s;ed &s;o in <HI>Wales,</HI></L>
<L>his luck was then &s;o bad.</L>
<L>Moreover as I under&s;tand,</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">o <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 word"> his di&s;grace,</L>
<L>The Q<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="4 letters"> &s;he pi&s;&s;ed in her hand,</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 span"> ca&s;t it in her face.</L>
<PB N="11" REF="6">
<L>Cuts plutter a nailes be&s;hrew her heart,</L>
<L>was &s;curvy Quean and Whore,</L>
<L>His &s;cratched face did now &s;o &s;mart,</L>
<L>which made him cry and rore.</L>
<L>Too &s;oon I wi&s;ht her here, qouth he,</L>
<L>but now I wi&s;h her further,</L>
<L>Or that from her I might be free,</L>
<L>for fear &s;he &s;hould me murther.</L>
<L>The company that &s;tood about,</L>
<L>did laugh at him a good,</L>
<L>And very friendly help'd him out,</L>
<L>becau&s;e he plea&s;ed their mood.</L>
<L>Now glad was he that out did get,</L>
<L>and left his foe behind,</L>
<L>After they two &s;o long had fight,</L>
<L>and found the people kind.</L>
<L>His &s;cratched face did vix him now,</L>
<L>he thought upon this thing,</L>
<L>But now &s;o much I tell you true,</L>
<L>as lo&s;&s;e of his gold ring.</L>
<L>He did not know now what to do,</L>
<L>or where to lye that night,</L>
<L>He wandereth now to and fro,</L>
<L>and kept from peoples &s;ight:</L>
<L>At la&s;t unto a hou&s;e he came,</L>
<L>the people ab&s;ent were,</L>
<L>No man, no ma&s;ter, maide nor dame,</L>
<L>and &s;o he entred there;</L>
<L>Unto the &s;moake-loft clim'd he than,</L>
<PB N="12" REF="7">
<L>and to the bacon crept.</L>
<L>Now <HI>Taffie</HI> is a joyfull man,</L>
<L>his heart within him leapt;</L>
<L>He cut the bacon which was raw,</L>
<L>no bread at all did need,</L>
<L>Re&s;olv'd to fill his hungry maw,</L>
<L>be lu&s;tily did feed.</L>
<L>He fill'd his pockets too be&s;ides,</L>
<L>might &s;erve him for to morrow,</L>
<L>He knew he mu&s;t not there abide,</L>
<L>'twas but the fruit of &s;orrow.</L>
<L>But at the length the maid came in,</L>
<L>then he could not get out;</L>
<L>To &s;tudy now he doth begin,</L>
<L>to bring the thing about,</L>
<L>At length he was re&s;olv'd to &s;tay</L>
<L>all night untill the morrow,</L>
<L>For feare they two &s;hould have a fray,</L>
<L>which might increa&s;e his &s;orrow.</L>
<L>Well now the lu&s;ty plow-men came,</L>
<L>to feed and to carou&s;e;</L>
<L>As for the ma&s;ter and the dame,</L>
<L>they &s;upp'd at the next hou&s;e.</L>
<L>When as the plow-men well had fed.</L>
<L>to bed they tooke their way,</L>
<L>For I have often heard it &s;aid,</L>
<L>they ri&s;e by break of day</L>
<L>But time brings al things to an end,</L>
<L>Now home the woman came,</L>
<L>With her, her husband, her be&s;t friend,</L>
<PB N="13" REF="7">
<L>who was a Cock o'th' game,</L>
<L>They wi&s;ht the maid to go to bed,</L>
<L>&s;he need not be intreated;</L>
<L>Whil&s;t <HI>Taffie</HI> on the bacon fed,</L>
<L>and bravely he was &s;eated:</L>
<L>For he upon a &s;addle &s;ate,</L>
<L>unknown un&s;een of all,</L>
<L>All be dawb'd with bacon fat,</L>
<L>not dreaming he &s;hould fall.</L>
<L>They warm'd their legs and eke their feet,</L>
<L>the man now wanton growes,</L>
<L>For why he thought it not unmeet,</L>
<L>to play with his wifes toes;</L>
<L>Thou ha&s;t a pretty foot quoth he,</L>
<L>a hand&s;ome leg be&s;ides,</L>
<L>A &s;oft plump thigh, a fair white knee,</L>
<L>which I have now e&s;pi'd.</L>
<L>Now <HI>Taffie</HI> had a great de&s;ire,</L>
<L>to play the &s;awcy Jack,</L>
<L>He peeped down and fell i'th'fire,</L>
<L>the &s;addle on his back;</L>
<L>I've brought your &s;addle home he cry'd</L>
<L>I borrow'd of your maid:</L>
<L>The man and woman &s;tept a&s;ide,</L>
<L>for they were &s;ore afraid:</L>
<L>They cried out mo&s;t pitiou&s;ly,</L>
<L>their ca&s;e was then &s;o evill,</L>
<L>Hoe <HI>Cob,</HI> hoe <HI>Bob</HI> ri&s;e &s;peedily,</L>
<L>and help to kil the Devill.</L>
<L>So when the plow-men did awake,</L>
<PB N="14" REF="8">
<L>the be&s;t was <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">ut a Crown.</L>
<L>They each of them a Cudgell take</L>
<L>and knock'd poor <HI>Taffie</HI> down,</L>
<L>They threw him in the fire again,</L>
<L>who was but new crept out,</L>
<L>They &s;aid they had the devil &s;lain,</L>
<L>even by their valour &s;tout.</L>
<L>His bacon fried in his poke,</L>
<L>which moved them to laughter,</L>
<L>Whil&s;t he lay broiling in the &s;moak,</L>
<L>and cur&s;t them ever after;</L>
<L>He tumbled out, and thus did &s;ay,</L>
<L>I take the&s;e things in &s;nuff,</L>
<L>Pray give her leave to goe away.</L>
<L>has puni&s;hment enough.</L>
<L>The good man quickly did agree,</L>
<L>and jear'd him with his whem<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">ey,</L>
<L>Pray if you come againe, quoth hee,</L>
<L>friend come not down my Chimney,</L>
<L>The night was cold and dark, God wot,</L>
<L>no &s;tar was in the skie,</L>
<L>But as for <HI>Taffie</HI> he was hot,</L>
<L>you know the rea&s;on why:</L>
<L>He was afraid of every dog,</L>
<L>when he was out of Town,</L>
<L>Almo&s;t as naked as a frog,</L>
<L>with griefe he &s;at him down,</L>
<L>Upon a bed of nettles there,</L>
<L>which &s;tung him grievou&s;ly;</L>
<L>What with paine, with griefe and care,</L>
<PB N="15" REF="8">
<L>he wi&s;hed he might dye,</L>
<L>He all in darkne&s;&s;e traviled,</L>
<L>his netled fle&s;h did &s;mart,</L>
<L>His bli&s;tered feet were gravelled,</L>
<L>which griev'd him to the heart,</L>
<L>Yet he was mu&s;ing in his mind,</L>
<L>what hou&s;e to go to next,</L>
<L>Where he might &s;ome provi&s;ion finde,</L>
<L>for nothing more perplext.</L>
<L>Though he had bacon in his poke,</L>
<L>might yield him &s;ome releife,</L>
<L>Yet <HI>Taffie</HI> I have heard it &s;poke,</L>
<L>was bread and born a thiefe.</L>
<L>When her &s;aw people work and toile,</L>
<L>her Shentlemen was born,</L>
<L>What was her think, her hor&s;e or mule?</L>
<L>her vvork; no, think it &s;corne,</L>
<L>By this time it was break of day</L>
<L>and he a barn e&s;py'd;</L>
<L>He to this barn did take his way,</L>
<L>his nakedne&s;&s;e to hide.</L>
<L>He had not been there halfe an houre,</L>
<L>or hardly &s;at him down,</L>
<L>But Gip&s;i<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">s came in number four,</L>
<L>vvho came from <HI>Gilford</HI> Tovvn:</L>
<L>They took poor <HI>Taffie</HI> for a &s;pright</L>
<L>and &s;tood upon their guard;</L>
<L>They vvere prepared vvith him to fight,</L>
<L>vvhich vvhen he &s;avv and heard,</L>
<L>He cryed out, her vvas a man,</L>
<PB N="16" REF="9">
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">hough by misfortune cro<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="2 letters">,</L>
<L>That her do &s;wear by good Saint Nan,</L>
<L>her wits have almo&s;t lo&s;t,</L>
<L>He told her all her travels great,</L>
<L>and her misfortunes many,</L>
<L>How oft her have been kick'd and beat,</L>
<L>no comfort had from any;</L>
<L>And all becau&s;e her would not work</L>
<L>but live an ea&s;ie life,</L>
<L>And up and down the Country lurke,</L>
<L>was cau&s;e of all the &s;trife.</L>
<L>Kind friend quoth they, you &s;hall be one,</L>
<L>of our fraternity,</L>
<L>Our &s;ecrets to you &s;hall be known,</L>
<L>and we'll live happily,</L>
<L>We live as you doe ea&s;ily,</L>
<L>but have our wits about us,</L>
<L>We never &s;uffer'd injury,</L>
<L>nor give them cau&s;e to flout us,</L>
<L>I am your &s;ervant and your friend,</L>
<L>poor <HI>Taffie</HI> then repli'd,</L>
<L>I hope my greife is at an end,</L>
<L>if I with you abide,</L>
<L>The fir&s;t de&s;igne we &s;et you on,</L>
<L>if you'll our &s;ecrets keep,</L>
<L>Shall be for ought we know anon,</L>
<L>When people are a&s;leep,</L>
<L>And what is tha<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter"> &s;aid <HI>Taffie</HI> then,</L>
<L>I doe de&s;ire to know,</L>
<L>You look like good plain dealing men,</L>
<PB N="17" REF="9">
<L>What is is it I mu&s;t doe?</L>
<L>Nothing but rob a hou&s;e, quoth they</L>
<L>of bacon we tell you.</L>
<L>Quoth he, I was in &s;uch a fray,</L>
<L>here's &s;ome, I pray fall too.</L>
<L>He pull'd a peece out of his poke,</L>
<L>the bacon it was warme.</L>
<L>Quoth he this was in fire and &s;moake,</L>
<L>but I had all the harme.</L>
<L>He &s;hew'd his burned back and &s;ide,</L>
<L>his hand, and eke his face,</L>
<L>They laughed at his burned hide,</L>
<L>which he tooke in di&s;grace.</L>
<L>They eat the bacon greedily,</L>
<L>but they found bread and drink.</L>
<L>They prai&s;ed it exceedingly,</L>
<L>although the &s;ame did &s;tink,</L>
<L>Well now to &s;leep them&s;elves they lay,</L>
<L>no dangers them affright,</L>
<L>Mo&s;t commonly they &s;leep all day,</L>
<L>and do their work by night.</L>
<L>They all concluded at the la&s;t,</L>
<L>a rope &s;hould him befriend,</L>
<L>That when their danger it was pa&s;t,</L>
<L>it might be <HI>Taffie</HI> end,</L>
<L>This practice wi<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">e men &s;till ob&s;erve;</L>
<L>a &s;ubtill Villanie,</L>
<L>Some cares not though their country &s;tarves,</L>
<L>&s;o they may gaine thereby.</L>
<L><HI>Taffie</HI> quoth they, your office mind;</L>
<PB N="18" REF="10">
<L>we'll let you downe the Chimney,</L>
<L>With this &s;ame Rope, and you &s;hall find</L>
<L>'twill be a gallant whimzey.</L>
<L>When thou art down the bacon bind,</L>
<L>with this &s;ame rope we give you,</L>
<L>And wee to you then will be kind,</L>
<L>and with the &s;ame relieve you,</L>
<L>When this is done ob&s;erve us then</L>
<L>we &s;treight then up will hale you.</L>
<L>As you do think us hone&s;t men,</L>
<L>think not that we will faile you,</L>
<L>They let him down to work he fals,</L>
<L>the bacon &s;traight doth bind,</L>
<L>The Gypp&s;ies up the bacon hales,</L>
<L>and leaves the fool behind.</L>
<L><HI>Taffie</HI> we thank you for our &s;wine,</L>
<L>we can no longer &s;tay,</L>
<L>The bacon's ours, the halter's thine,</L>
<L>make ha&s;t and get away.</L>
<L>They ca&s;t the halter on his head,</L>
<L>and call'd him fooli&s;h elfe,</L>
<L>And with the bacon &s;traight they fled,</L>
<L>and bid him hang him&s;elfe.</L>
<L>Same take you all, was &s;erve her &s;o,</L>
<L>her be&s;t daies now are gone,</L>
<L>Now out alas what &s;hall her doe,</L>
<L>her now was quite undone,</L>
<L>Was finde her heart her hang her &s;elfe,</L>
<L>was take her for a tiefe,</L>
<L>More mi&s;ery her mu&s;t endure,</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 span"> greife to griefe?</L>
<PB N="19" REF="10">
<L>Or el&s;e was broile her on the coles,</L>
<L>as her did once before;</L>
<L>The world is full of knaves and Fools,</L>
<L>O there was never more.</L>
<L>Her will &s;tand here, let what come will,</L>
<L>out-face the wor&s;t of evill,</L>
<L>Her will not &s;pake, her being domb,</L>
<L>was take her for a Tivill,</L>
<L>Was all bedau'b her &s;elfe with crock,</L>
<L>was warrant her will &s;care her,</L>
<L>And &s;tand as &s;till as any &s;tock,</L>
<L>no matter though her jeare her,</L>
<L><HI>Taffie</HI> now doth domineer,</L>
<L>with face as black as hell.</L>
<L>Her means to put them all in fear</L>
<L>who in the hou&s;e do dwell.</L>
<L>Now downe into the hou&s;e he comes</L>
<L>unto <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">he Cubard goes,</L>
<L>The bread and butter &s;o bethums.</L>
<L>at la&s;t the Mind aro&s;e,</L>
<L>Beholding there his ugly face,</L>
<L>&s;hee crieth out amaine.</L>
<L>She runs up &s;taires in little &s;pace,</L>
<L>for feare &s;hee &s;hould be &s;laine:</L>
<L>Ma&s;ter quoth &s;he, Oh &s;ave my life,</L>
<L>in &s;uch a feare he put her,</L>
<L>The Devils below with his long knife,</L>
<L>cutting of bread and butter.</L>
<L>What art thou mad, quoth he my wench,</L>
<L>or art thou in a dreame?</L>
<PB N="20" REF="11">
<L>He took a Sword lay on a bench,</L>
<L>and downe at length he came,</L>
<L>he good wife cried out a maine,</L>
<L>heaven keep us from all evill.</L>
<L>Good Husband come to bed againe,</L>
<L>will you fight with the Devill?</L>
<L>I prethee wife let me alone,</L>
<L>the man did thus reply,</L>
<L>If that this Devil be not gone,</L>
<L>my man-hood I will try.</L>
<L>But when he came the Devil to eye,</L>
<L>he looked wondrous pale,</L>
<L>His man-hood then he dur&s;t not try,</L>
<L>his courage now doth faile.</L>
<L>The man afraid, the Devil afraid,</L>
<L>&s;tood gazing on each other,</L>
<L>At la&s;t the good Wife and the Maid,</L>
<L>call'd downe the good mans brother;</L>
<L>Brother lend me your &s;word, quoth he,</L>
<L>and I'll lend you my aid;</L>
<L>But when he came this Devil to &s;ee,</L>
<L>he was as much afraid.</L>
<L>When <HI>Taffie</HI> &s;ee them all amaz'd,</L>
<L>he &s;toutly marcht away;</L>
<L>Upon each other then they gaz'd,</L>
<L>and knew not what to &s;ay.</L>
<L>They dined well; mark what en&s;<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">'d,</L>
<L>when as they come to &s;up,</L>
<L>They mi&s;&s;e the bacon, and conclude</L>
<L>the Devil had eat it up.</L>
<PB N="21" REF="11">
<L>Now <HI>Taffie</HI> is a lu&s;ty blade,</L>
<L>po&s;&s;e&s;&s;ed with &s;trange fits,</L>
<L>Made all the children &s;ore afraid,</L>
<L>almo&s;t be&s;ides their wits.</L>
<L>The children hiding places &s;ough</L>
<L>he put them in &s;uch feare,</L>
<L>Le&s;t <HI>Taffie,</HI> who a Devil was thought,</L>
<L>&s;hould them in pieces teare.</L>
<L>They dur&s;t not go to &s;chool by day,</L>
<L>nor re&s;t in bed at nights,</L>
<L>For feare he &s;hould fetch them away,</L>
<L>he put them in &s;uch frights.</L>
<L>The woman at this matter frowne,</L>
<L>and they conclude with &s;peed,</L>
<L>To beat the Devil out of the Towne,</L>
<L>that did this mi&s;chiefe breed.</L>
<L>With &s;hovels, &s;pades, &s;taves and &s;tones,</L>
<L>they beat poor <HI>Taffie</HI> &s;o,</L>
<L>They had almo&s;t broke all his bones,</L>
<L>&s;uch cruelty they &s;how.</L>
<L>Upon his hands and feet he creeps,</L>
<L>to &s;hew that he was lam'd,</L>
<L>And then he &s;ets him down and weeps,</L>
<L>his courage now is tam'd,</L>
<L>Unto a Church at la&s;t goes he,</L>
<L>to hide him from their &s;ight,</L>
<L>So then he thought he &s;hould be free,</L>
<L>from all their hate and &s;pight.</L>
<L>Within a pew he clo&s;ely lay</L>
<L>all night untill the morrow,</L>
<PB N="22" REF="12">
<L>Untill the Sexton came, they &s;ay,</L>
<L>which did it create his <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">orrow.</L>
<L><HI>Taffi<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter"></HI> p<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">ept out with his black &s;nout,</L>
<L>which made him <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">ore afraid,</L>
<L>He like a mad man run about,</L>
<L>and calle<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter"> alon<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter"> for aid.</L>
<L>Two hundred armed men he brought,</L>
<L>the Chu<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">ch encompa&s;t round;</L>
<L>And for this devill there they &s;ought,</L>
<L>and b<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter"> at length they found.</L>
<L>A<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">t thou the devill quoth they, that do&s;t</L>
<L>feare all our children <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">o?</L>
<L>O<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter"> art thou &s;ome di&s;turbed Gho&s;t</L>
<L>that wandreth to and fro?</L>
<L>No, her was <HI>Taffie,</HI> was a man,</L>
<L>of fle&s;h of blood and bone.</L>
<L>Was not beleeve her, feel her then,</L>
<L>or el&s;e let her a<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">one.</L>
<L>Thou art a count<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">efeit, quoth they</L>
<L>a fal&s;e di&s;&s;embling Knave,</L>
<L>Come Gentlemen bring him away,</L>
<L>he his reward may have.</L>
<L>Two hundred men &s;o guard him then,</L>
<L>with mu&s;quets, pikes, and &s;words,</L>
<L>And they were not the meane&s;t men,</L>
<L>the Country then affords.</L>
<L><HI>Taffie</HI> along with them did trudge,</L>
<L>his heart was wondrous <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">ad,</L>
<L>They brought him then before the Judge,</L>
<L>where he his Judgment had:</L>
<PB REF="12">
<L>He was to &s;tand <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="2 words">,</L>
<L>foure long hours or more,</L>
<L>That all the Children might him &s;pie,</L>
<L>that he had &s;car'd before.</L>
<L>A many then again&s;t him came.</L>
<L>running with all &s;peed;</L>
<L>And their Inditements thus they fram'd,</L>
<L>if them you plea&s;e to read.</L>
</LG>
<P><HI>Item, for troubling the Shepherd to help him out of the pit.</HI></P>
<P><HI>Item for &s;elling his low&s;ie Jerkin for a groat which was but borrowed of his Countryman Jenkin.</HI></P>
<P><HI>Item, for ca&s;ting &s;tinking fi&s;h and rotten edgs in his Ho&s;t is face.</HI></P>
<P><HI>Item, for ca&s;ting dung in his Ho&s;t is Sonnes face.</HI></P>
<P><HI>Item, for ca&s;ting apples at the Countryman from the tree, when he had the wor&s;t him&s;elfe.</HI></P>
<P><HI>Item for going away with the Gold Ring.</HI></P>
<P><HI>Item, for calling the Ju&s;tice Booby.</HI></P>
<P><HI>Item, for &s;itting in the &s;tocks with an old woman.</HI></P>
<P><HI>Item, for creeping up into the &s;moake-lift, and falling downe into the fire with a pack-&s;addle at his back.</HI></P>
<P><HI>Item, for acting the Devils part, when he put all the hou&s;e into a bodily feare.</HI></P>
<P><HI>Item, for &s;caring all the children in the Town.</HI></P>
<PB REF="13">
<P><HI>Item for <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="2 letters">aring the <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">exton in the C<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="2 letters"> for which loo&s;e behaviour, he was adjudged to &s;tand in the Pillory, where I leave him untill the next mad pranke he &s;hall play.</HI></P>
<LG>
<L>Will you here more in time you may,</L>
<L>my pen's at your commanding,</L>
<L>I have no more as yet to &s;ay,</L>
<L>for there I left him &s;tanding.</L>
</LG>
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