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The merry jests of Smug the smith, or, The life and death of the merry divel of Edmonton with the pleasant pranks of Smug the smith, Sir John and mine host of the George about the stealing of venison : whereunto is added Mr. Peter's fables and Smugs ghost / by T. Brewer.
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T. B. (Thomas Brewer)
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1657
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Wing B4431; ESTC R30248
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The merry Jests of SMUG the SMITH Or the Life and Death of the Merry DIVEL of EDMONTON With the pleasant pranks of Smug the Smith Sir John and mine Host of the George about the stealing of Venison Whereunto is added Mr Peter's Fables And Smugs Ghost By T. Brewer Gent. Sir John Mine Host of the George Smug pursu'd by the Keepers for stealing of Venison got upon the White Horse to escape his catching London Printed for Francis Coles dwelling in the Old-Bayley 1657. The Induction with a Description of Master PETER FABELL MAster Peter Fabell otherwise called the merry Divell of Edmonton for the many excellent jests he did was a man of good descent and a man either for his gifts external or internall inferior to few for his person he was absolute Nature had never shown the fulnesse of her skill more in any then in him for the other I mean his great learning including many Misteries he was as amply blest as any Very pleasant kind and free-hearted was he to or with his familiars very affable and courteous to strangers and very liberall full of comiseration and pitty to the poore and néedy both abroad from his Purse and at home from his Table In his time very well known to him and sometime in pastime very familiar with him were these men Oliver Smug Sir Iohn the merry Parson Banks the Miller and mine Host of the George in whose companies many times for recreation he would spend some hours In Edmonton he was born lived and died in the Raigne of King Henry thâ— 7. How Master Peter deceived the Divell with a Candles end AT the first entrance of M. Peter into the Art of Magick by charms spels and incantations he raised a Spirit and with the Spirit concluded that if he would be obedient to him serve help and further hime at such times and in such things as he should command his soul should be his reward This Fire-Brand of Hell with great sign of rejoycing yeelded and served him him as his slave or vassale with very great diligence in many matters and imployments When this officious servant thought he had béen at his command long enough for no terme or time was set at the contract he demanded his commanders soule as the reward of his pains Why said Master Peter I have made thee a promise thou shouldst have it and thou shalt have it but not yet when it hath left my body by my death take it to thée till then thou mayest not have it so rest thée contented The Spirit began to threaten and terrifie him to make him set a time of payment for his pleasure and so affrighted him that he knew not what or how to answer him Come quoth the Divel be briefe for Lucifer every minute looks for that soule of thine Is there no remedy quoth Master Peter wilt thou allow me no time to set my business in order and take my leave of my friends ere I go allow me some small time for that and do thy will Why how long time qd the Divell desirest thou I should allow thee why I faith quoth Master Peter no long time spare me but till this inch-long end of candle pointing to the candle burning in his study and take my soule Well quoth the Divell though by my charge I can hardly stay a minute I le stay so long about it presently If I neglect or oreslip my time qd Master Peter take thou the advantage of it yet one request more thou must grant me What is that qd the Divel marry this qd Master Pater to confirm thy promise with an oath I am very loth to trust thée on thy bare word for all the world reputes thée but a knave therefore come swear to forbear me till this candle is burned By hell I will quoth the Divel and by great Lucifer as I hope to draw down thousand souls to the déep Abisse the place of my abode I will forbear thée till this candle is burned Then Master Peter presently after his hellish protisttation put the canle out and into his pocket look here quoth he till this is burnt thou mayeâ—t not claime my soule I le kéep this safe enough Goe I command thée and tell thy proud Lord Lucifer how finely I have over-reached thée When the Divel saw he was so cunningly deceived by Master Peter with many bitter execrations he left him How Master Peter deceived the Divel again NOt long after the Divel had béen deceived by the merry Divel Waster Peter Fabel he went again to him and finding him a sléep took the end of the candle before spoken of out of his pocket and awaked him when he had so done he shewed him the end of his candle Look here said he here is this that thou keptst to kéep me from my right thy soule I mean when this is burnt thy soule must burn with mine I le quickly burn it now I le warrant thée When Master Peter saw he had lost his candle upon the loss of which lay the losse of his soul if his policy had not helped him out he intreated him to spare him a little longer No no said the Divel all intreats are vain thou hast deceived me once thou shalt deceive me no more T is a good world when men are so cunning in deceit as to deceive the Divel but it is no matter thou art so much the readier for me Yet here me speak quoth Master Peter as thou likest my spéech so deale with me Well be brief then quoth the Divell what hast thou now to say No more but this qd Master Peter if thou wilt spare till my timely death put that thou séekest into thy hands I le labour all the time I have to live for hells advantage I le bear more soules along with me to hell then twenty of your cunning Divels shall Shall I once more trust thée quoth the Divel on thy word well swear why said Master Peter by the black river Lucifer thy Lord swears by I swear I will and when I am buried either within the Church without the Church in the Church-porch Church-yard stréet field or high way take thou my soule Well qd the Divel in hope thou wilt gain me many soules to thine take thy rest and so he left him Many years after when Master Peter Fabel by his whte hairs weaknesse aches and such like signs perceived he could not live long he went and digd his deathbed in the Churchwall and there rested day and night heartily praying repenting him of all the evell he had committed When the hour was well nigh come that should separate his soule and body the Divell went to him again and blamâ—d him for neglecting his businesse by promise and withal told him that he waâ— come for his soule Whâ—n Mr. Peter heard that word he presently started up and charged him to depart my soul said he thou comest too soon and yet too late to have it he that
redéemed my soul hath took 't to kéep thou canst not have it Didst thou not swear qd the Fiend that I should have 〈◊〉 soule at the hower of death thou didst and I will have it I said Mâ—ster Peter when I am buried either within the Church without the Church in the Church-porch Church-yard stréet field or high way take thou my soule Sée foolish fiend thou art deceived again this hole is my grave if this be either within the Church without the Church in the Church-porch Church-yard stréet field or high-way my soule is thine thou séest it is not therefore I charge thée so deceived depart Still the Divell was eager on him for his soule till at last by his earnest prayers and zealous Invocations he for'st him to run roâ—ring to hell again wthout it How Master Peter Fabell punished a Fryer and his Lemon for their knavery MAster Peter Fabell one morning very early walking in the fields as his custome was to meditate by himself spied a Fryer at prayers upon his beads very devoutly when Mr. Peter saw him so earnest in his prayers he went to him demanded him what his reason was that his chamber would not serve for his prayers as well as that place Oh! Sir said the Frier all places are alike to me for this businesse and all times for I pray when the prick of conscience comes upon me in what place or at what time soever I commend thée much qd Master Peter thou art an honest fellow and so for that time they parted The next morning Master Peter went again and again found the Fryer in the place where he left him that morning before so devoutly praying but not at the holy exercise the spirit did not move him unlesse the evill spirit moved him for instead of his book and beads he had got a wench and sat colling her so close and kissing her so thick kisse upon kisse that she could hardly fetch her wind for him A good while stood Master Peter behind a hollow trée unséen séeing them trick and toy together at last to fright them from their venery he went into the trée and with a heavy hollow voice cryed out to the Frier in this manner Frier Frier Frier the Frier hearing a voice presently started up looked round about him to sée if he could find the Master of that tongue that caled him but in vain he stood looking for he stood farre enough from his eye though he were close to his ear When the Frier had stood a good while looking about him first on the one side then on the other and could spy no body like a kind lecherous bald-pats very hansomely or rather very knavishly he went to his wench again He was no sooner laid down but Mâ—ster Peter the second time cryed out to disturbe him Frier Frier Frier At the second call the Frer halfe affrighted started up againe and lookt about him a tip toe to sée if he could finde a body to that voice but he found none Now our Lady defend us quoth the Frier to his wench what voice is this that calls me so oft Didst thou not hear it yes faith swéeting quoth she I heard some body call to thée canst thou not sée him No faith chuck quoth the Frier I can sée no man and yet surely this voice is the voice of a man But it is no matter let it be what it will if we cannot sée it sure we cannot féele it Come chuck let 's buss and be merry be of good comfort and cross thy self I warrant thée safe for a farthing down lay old bald-pate again but before he could give her three kisses the voice raised him the third time crying as before Frier Frier Frier Thâ—n the Friers face began to bewray his fear he had no more colour in his face at that time though at all other times he had colour enough then one of these fine whay-fac'd Oate-meale eaters or a wench troubled with the gréen sicknesse Frier Frier Frier said Master Peter still kéeping himself close in the hollow trée he that sées thée now unséen of thée sées at all times in all places and all these thy actions Here yesterday I saw thée at thy prayers very devoutly with thy book and heads is this the book thou bringest to pray on now doth the prick of conscience move thée to do this speak thou black sinner There thou hast red thy damnation without present repentance and penance Therefore presently both of you if you respect more the good of your souls then of your bodies by the pennance I shall appoint you purge your selves when the Frier his wench heard these words they were verily perswaded in their minds that it was the voice of an Angel they both knéeled down very reverently together and said thy will be done appoint our pennance and we are ready wiâ—h all willingnesse to endure it Then said Master Peter you both shall presently be whipt from this place the place where you offended into the Town and about the Town This suffer desire you to be done by the next man comes néer you and this sin is forgiven you refuse this and desparing dye dam'd wretches This or what else it shall please thée to inflict or lay upon us for this sinne quoth the Frier we will patiently suffer Then Master Peter presently stept out of the hollow trée and went very cunningly round about the back side of a hedge and came directly upon them as if he had meant to passe by them As soon as ever they saw him they verily humbly on their knées told him how that in a place they had offended and for that offence they were by the voyce of an Angell commanded to take present pennance or their souls could not be sav'd And what said master Peter is the pennance ommanded Marry this said the Frier to be whipt by the next man came néer us from this place the place where we offended to the town and about the town and this sin should be forgiven us If we refuse this this was our heavy sentence to live in dispair and die dam'd wretches This therefore is our request sir you being the man by the Angell appointed that you would perform your part appointed while we very patiently bear the reward of our wickednesse Well qd Master Peter though I am loath to plea the Beadle I le do thy request you shall not be damd for want of a whipping To be short Master Peter tyed the right hand of the Frier and the left hand of his wench together and having so done with a sound smarting rod of willow Ierkt them to the Town before him There in the view of all the people he lasht them from one end of the Town to the other telling them at every second or third stripe of the hainousnesse of their fault When he had thus soundly whipt the lecherous bald-pate and his Lemman with most pittiâ—ull bloody backs he left them