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The distressed Welshman born in Trinity-Lane: with a relation of his unforunate travls.
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Crompton, Hugh, fl. 1657.
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Wing C7027E; ESTC R218941
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the law But yet alas was pay hur fees or all 's not worth a straw This one thing grieves hur most at last than all was done before Hur is not yet gone clearly past for there is one thing more The Keepers askt him for his fees which vext the Welshman â—oâ—e Hur has no score for ought hur know was pay her all before Was ask hur now for Keepers fees hur had no shink at all Hur may not buy no leeks nor sheese her substance is so small Was prav hur Keeper open door as hur may truly swear As hur was never here before will never more come there The Keeper hearing what he said was moved vnto laughter Poor Taffy he no longer staid Take heed quoth he hereafter Now he hath scap'd the Keepers Claws and hath his freedom won His mind is bent to learn the laws and now hur hath began Forthwith l'th' Court hur goes with speed a Lawyer 's Clark to be Yet he could neither write nor read O the more is the pity Now her was asked what hur were hur was a Shentleman And hath suffer'd many a Loss thus hur Complaint began But hur will rather hide the Pain a Lawyer 's Man to be Before hur will return again into her own Country Although you know your Calling ill yet hur delights to live A Servant to your Pleasure's will if hur will hur believe Hur never lov'd hur Bones should Work at any tollsome Trade But hur likes best to be a Clerk mark well what hur hath said His Master ask'd him if he had â—â—â—â—n'd Latin Book or Greek What think hur was a Man was mad was think hur cannot speak Was learn'd hur A B C three times o're before hur had a Primmer And now hur had no need of more hur has enough within hur Now they did ask if hur could read a Lawyer 's written Scrole Now Taffy has noâ—hing to plead he cannot Read at all Kind Reader judge is this thing true which Taffy hath decreed He swears he 'll write as well as you tho' he could never read It was decreed for Taffy then to learn his Book apace And next day to return again into the self-same place Next day beâ—imes to the Place he goes from whence he dâ—d proceed What he had learned no Man knows he tells them he can read He meets his Master in the hall was tell hur what was do Was write God bless us on a wall and hur was read it too The People then did laugh at him was thought hur was in Heaven Because to read hur did begin the Sentence that was written God bless me then forthwith he said which when the People heard Said Taffy you have falsly pray'd as by your words appear'd Hur was not wrong was tell untrue was sure was no mistake Pray for herself and not for you lest God should hur forsake 'T was wisely done as I may say of such a Fool as he And he must write all the next day to gain a Lawyer 's fee Hur takes hur seat was bravely plac'd then pen and ink doth take A pattern was before hur face like to like he must make And as it happen'd there did see his true copy before him An ape's picture was hanging by and Taffy did adore him Now Taffy thought that was the rule that he was for to follow Behold the wisdom of a Fool goes far beyond Apollo He makes a form as I am told would make a Man to tremble And if that I may be so bold it did himself resemble Cots-splâ—t was picture fine and brave was like hur 〈◊〉 well Hur picture to hur Master gaye see what to him befel Sirrah I told thee thou shouldst make what was before thee written Therefore thou must for thy mistake with many stripes be beaten Cots-splutter-a nails will serve hur so will they with hur no longer To seek hur fortune hur will go and hur away will wander Now Taffy tells me he hath land was lefe â—o hur in Wales And hur'll possess it out of hand because hur Fortune fails But then the Master tells him he would beg his whole estate Because of his simplicity a wiser Man should haâ—e But now hur sees there is no cause why hur should lose hur land For hur hath learn'd the English laws hur wears it in hur hand Now Taffy tells them that before hur dearly bought hur learning Such pain was make hur cry and roar whilst hur poor hand was burning But all in vain it will not do they threaten his estate Then he realies The Devil take you such Rogues shalâ— never ha't Hur Father wise got hur a Fool as you report of me Why may nor hur with hur long tool beget as wise as he Hur will not lose hur own estate indeed was tell hur true Was sure hur has a wiser paâ—â— than give it unto you His words prevail against his Focs his land shall not be given To any that do him oppose O then hur is in Heaven But now her knows not where to go nor whither to betake hur Hur has no Friends aâ— hur do know all People did forsake hur Though hur has land and money sloâ—â— yet hur has no possession Therefore in England hur is poor that is hur own confession Now hur was gone through thick and thin to seek hur better fare New course of life hur doth begin the old is out of date O hur was hungry cold and dry hur knows no Friend at all A victualling-house her did espy ay but hur wealth his small Was enter in as hur may say to seek for some relief Hur sits hur down and there did stay next day hur prov'd a Thief Was ask hur Hostess then indeed if hur had any meat Hur Hostess brought hur ought with speed calf's head and heels to eat Was leave hur heels and eat hur head as hur hath truly sworn Will eat no more but go to bed and take hur heels i' th' morn The morning was come the heels was brought Taffy did kindly take them He gives his Hostess not a groâ—t and so he doth forsake them Now Taffy let them and is fled but cannot hold his bragging But mark how Taffy after sped his Tongue must still be wagging They apprehended his Person and to the Justice bring him And in the street before all Men into a Prison fling him 'T will not repay his villany they put him in the stocks From hence into the pillory with many lusty knocks Nay more then this the Welshman shall as it shall soon appear Suffer a loss before them all the Cock must have his ear Be Cot hur stay hur shall not cut hur ear from of hur head But if so he hur must have it shall be when hur is dead But this is vasn it will not serve the Hangman takes it off And bravely he his flesh doth carve whilst all the People laugh This vexed Taffy to the heart will not appeased be His ear-root doth so much smart fills hur