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A72408 I would you neuer had said so to the tune of vpon the meddow brow. 1618 (1618) STC 14045.7; ESTC S124544 1,714 1

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I would you neuer had said so To the tune of vpon the Meddow brow TWo louing Friends once meeting by chaunce vpon the way In kindnesse gaue each other the good time of the day And the one desir'd the other along with him to goe The other denayd and to him said I would you had not said so Beeing demaunded why that he that wish desir'd Why sir quoth he my reason is because I am almost tyr'd And are you tyr'd quoth he t is more then I did know Then truely since with all my hart I would you had not said so But seeing you are weary now let vs take repose Heere let vs sit and rest vs and to you I le disclose Some Vices in the Country amongst vs dayly grow If you le attend good Sir quoth hee I would you had not said so For truely in the Citty from whence I came are more More hatefull vices name you one I le name you halfe a score I st possible quoth he the Citty so should flow With Vice in such abundance I would you had not said so But now sir for the Country because I must begin I le first speake of the Mizer that lump that heape of sinne This vrchin is a Farmer whom many men doe know He scrapes and hoards the Diuell and all I would you had not said so Though Barnes and Racks be full though Chists be cram'd with Coine And though he nothing wanteth yet must he needs purloyne His Tennants Rents hee le raise his Neighbors hee le vndoe By remouing of their Land markes I would you had not said so And if a Neighbour hath neere him a pee● of ground Hee le neuer leaue by right nor wrong till it to him be bound If true meanes cannot get it he then to Law will goe And wrong a poore man for his owne I would you had not said so The Second part To the same Tune THere are some in our Parrish that too much are to blame For in a yeere scarse once they to the Church ere came But doth the Alehouse haunt and so themselues vndoe O Lord sure quoth the other againe I would you had not said so O sir I could reueale quoth hee of truths a number more Which shame makes me conceale but yet I greeue therefore For many doe offend which heare I may not show Truely replide the other then I would you had not said so Then heare me qv. the Townesman for fearelesse I le begin Apparantly to tell you now of the Citties sinne There 's all the acts of Rogarie or ought that longs thereto Fore tend it quoth the Countryman I would you had not said so The Courtiers proud and Lawyers doth knauish cunning vse The Trades man by his bying doth many men abuse All the Informers are turnd knaues they little good do do The Sargeants cruell sir quoth he I would you had not said so The Broker in the Hundred takes good man but Foure score His Conscience is so vpright he will not aske for more The Bawd she will turne honest when whores she doth forgoe That will be neuer sir quoth hee I would you had not said so The Curtiz●us shall vertious prooue when all their faults are fled And Punckes shall surely honest liue when Panders all are dead The Taylour he ●●ll steale no more when he hath no worke to doe He cannot then the other said I would you had not said so The Brother gainst his brother and Father gainst the Sonne The sonne against the Father goes till they are all vndone And Wiues against their Husbands doe make to much a doe Sir this quoth th' other grieues me most I would you had not said so Most men so impious are that they deuise all euills And in their dealings worser prooue then doe incarnate Diuells The Citty Wiues phantastick proue yet make a modest show Their wiles they le haue the other said I would you had not said so Their Scycophanting Parrazites their Mistris humours smooth And eke the cheating vasse Decoy poore country men doe sooth Till by their Cheating tricks they quite doe them vndoe Quoth he this case is pittifull I would you had not said so Thus haue you heard what newes is now within the Citty How all doe practise villanie without remorse or pittie Let vs now hauing rested vpon our Iorney goe Where to though loath hee greed yet said I would you had not said so Trust me it is great pitty to heare this bad report Of Country and of Citty how all men doe extort I would they would reforme and thinke what 's best to doe That Countryman nor Cittizen Might neuer gainst them say soe FINIS Printed at London for T.L.