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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90984	A new dialogue between Dick of Kent, and Wat the Welch-man. Filled up with many pretty conceits, written and printed on purpose to make folks merry in time of sadnesse. / By Laurence Price. This new conceited book will move delights, and serve to passe away some dolesome dayes, also the tedious melancholy nights, for in the same is many a pretty phrase. No harm at all is in't but mirth and joy, then buy it first, then bear't with you away.	L. P. (Laurence Price), fl. 1625-1680?	1654 (1654)	Wing P3378; Thomason E1487_4; ESTC R208488	3,940	16

A NEW DIALOGUE Between Dick of KENT AND Wat the Welch-man Filled up with many pretty Conceits written and Printed on purpose to make folks merry in time of sadnesse By LAVRENCE PRICE This New conceited Book will move Delights And serve to passe away some dolesome dayes Also the tedious melancholy nights For in the same is many a pretty phrase No harm at all is in 't but mirth and joy Then buy it first then bear 't with you away LONDON Printed for John Andrews at the White Lyon in the Old-Baily 1654. A New Dialogue between Dick of Kent and Wat the Welch-man Dick of Kent COme who buyes my new merry Books Here 's new News and true News from all the world ever From Scotland from Holland from Calice and Dover News as you shall understand From every part of fair England News from Bristol and from Glocester News from Worcester and from Sicester News from Cornwall and from Wales From Sussex Hils and Surrey Dales Amongst the rest 't is my intent To speak of News come out of Kent Then what is he that will refuse To buy my new conceited News Wat the Welchman I prethee if thy News be so good let me hear thee read it peradventure here are some that will buy some of thy News books to carry into the Country with them and others that lives in the City will buy News to make themselves merry at home for all the world now adayes desires to hear News and since we have not seen each other this many a long day I would have thee in the first place to tell me where thou hast been how thou hast behaved thy self and what honourable deeds thou hast done since thou hast been out of England for I understand thou hast been a Traveller in foreign Countries Dick. Why then I le tell thee such strange News That cannot chuse but make thee muse Wat. Speak on and spare not for I long to hear thee discourse Dick. When first I took my leave of my native Country Kent where I was born I took shipping at Dover and landed at Calice in France Wat. Well speak on Dick. I travelled through many parts of France and was made wonderfull welcome in every place where I came so long as my mony would hold and afterwards I took up Arms and became a Souldier Wat. Wer 't thou a Souldier in France Dick. There 's never a man in all this company can deny it Wat. How long wast thou a Souldier Dick. So long as till I had received a push with a Pike a cut with a Sword a knock with a Pole axe and a shot with a Bullet and then I threw down my Arms and betook my self to my legs Wat. How many men didst thou kill whilst thou wast in the Wars of France Dick. I kill'd but one man Wat. VVhat but one man tell me how thou didst kill that one man Dick I did cut off his legs Wat. O thou fool thou shouldest have cut off his head Dick. Why thou silly Asse his head was cut off before Wat. But what shift didst thou make to come into England again Dick. I did as others had done before me I travelled from one place to another I made many excuses sometimes I got in favour with my Hostices and Landladies sometimes with the Maids sometimes good Fellows would bestow kindnesse upon me and so by degrees I came to a place where was a Ship bound for England in which I happily got into and in a short time was landed in Cornwall Wat. What is the best news in Cornwall Devon shire Somerset-shire Dorset Wiltshire Bristow Glocester shire Worcestershire Cicester Hamp shire Surry Sussex and all the rest of the Countries which thou hast past ●●o●ow since thou camest on shore tell me the truth of all as near as thou canst and it will be a credit for thee all the days of thy life for the old Proverb runs thus Tell truth and shame the Devil Dick. Why then the truth of the matter is this That in all the parts of England where I have been the Country people are much like the Citizens of London there is Coverousnesse Perjury Forgery Extortion Drunkenness Whoredom Blasphemy Wrathfulness Pride Envie Hatred and Malice insomuch that a man can hardly know his friends from his foes Wat. How do the people stand affected to Religion or what opinion are they of if thou canst give me satisfaction and answer me safely to this question I shall love thee the better all the days of my life and it will bee a means to make thy Books sell the better all England over Dick. As for my part I will tell you nothing but what I have heard seen and known by experience and thus it is In all places through England the people are of many severall opinions concerning Religion some says the Old Religion is the best some holds with the Papist some with the Protestant some with the Anabaptist some are of this opinion that we shall never see nor have good days in England til such time as the Book of Common Prayer is read in all the Churches and Parishes in England according as it was in former times and others there be that would have all the Churches pulled down Wat. This cannot chuse indeed but breed a great distraction through every City Shire and Country in England Scotland Wales and any other place where such doings is used are not former friends become new enemies about these matters Dick. Too true it is that friends are become enemies about this matter for this makes the business so hainous amongst many that the Father cannot abide his own Children the Wife cannot agree with her Husband the Brothers and Sisters falls to discord and one Neighbour is ready to pick out another Neighbours eyes and all about matters of Religion and sundry opinions and to bee brief this makes rich men to despise the poor and many poor men to fall into despair and except it be the sooner prevented it is like to bring the whole Land to destruction Wat. Now Brother Dick I see that thou hast thy wits about thee and moreover I finde thee to be a man of a good Conscience for thou hast spoken the truth to the life but now I would desire thee to leave off thy solid discourse and to talk of some meriment which may make thy auditors a little light-hearted Dick. Then wil I tel thee of a Jest that was done in Old Street near unto London this it was A man that married a wife for lucre of twenty pound of which hee had ten pound readily in hand and the other ten pound he was to receive at the birth of his wifes first Childe but he either for want of skil or ability could not get his wife with childe himself and therefore hired another man and promised to give him one half of the money if hee would undertake to do the deed for him which bargain being made he brought