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A03730 The housholders new-yeeres gift containing a pleasant dialogue betwixt the husband and his wife, pleasant to be regarded. To the tune of, where is my true-love. 1640 (1640) STC 13852; ESTC S116218 1,267 1

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The Housholders New-yeeres Gift containing a pleasant Dialogue betwixt the Husband and his Wife pleasant to be regarded To the tune of where is my true-love GRieve no more sweet Husband to grieve it is in vaine Little it availeth to grieve or else complaine Then shew thy need to no man for it doth breed disdaine Now comes a good new yeare H. Alacke and alas for woe how can I chuse The world is growne so cruell that friendship few doe vse Flattery gets credit plaine troth is overthrowne O Lord send a good new yeere W. The world it is deceitfull then trust it not my deare But take this comfort to thee thy saddest thoughts to cheare The Lord will never leave them where true love doth appeare And God send a merry new yeare H. What comfort can I take Wife when sorrow is so great Misery on all sides doth us alwayes threat When labour is too little to finde us bread and meat O Lord send a good new yeare Scarcitie is planted in Uillage and in towne We see our neighbours children goe begging up and downe Few persons doe relieve them but all at them doe frowne O Lord send a good new yeare W. Greedinesse is causer good husband of this ill Pride that madding monster kind charitie doth kill Lord Iesus soone amend it according to thy will And send us a merry new yeare H. Corne in every Market so deare we dayly see Wee pay more for a bushell then wee were wont for three This cuts the hearts of poore men and this undoeth me O Lord send a good new yeare W. Why husband this hath caused so many at this day To pinch their pretty bellies within their garments gay And all they thinke too little upon themselves to lay Good Lord send a merry new yeere H. Sweet wife a thousand sorrowes doe yet torment my minde To thinke for all my labour how I am still behinde And for the same no remedy alacke that I can finde Good Lord send a merry new yeere W. Take courage gentle Husband and hearken what I say After freezing Ianuary commeth pleasant May There is no storme so cruell but comes as faire a day Good Lord send a merry new yeere H. Gentle Wife I tell thee my very heart is done The worlds great calamitie no way can I shunne For still in debt and danger more and more I runne Good Lord send a merry new yeere W. Be content sweet Husband and hearken unto mee The Lord is still as mercifull as he was wont to bee Goe thou and ply thy labour and I will worke with thee God Lord send a merry new yeere I will not be idle but I will Card and Spin I will save together that thou bringest in No man for debt is hanged then passe thou not a pin And God send a merry new yeere H. Deare Wife thy gentle speeches revive me at the heart To see thee take my poverty in such a gentle part If God doe ever raise me thou shalt h●ve thy desert And God send a merry new yeere W. Poverty sweet Husband oft time hath been blamed But poverty with honesty never yet was shamed The rich man discontented may bee a poore man call'd But God send a merry new yeere What thou want'st in riches I will supply in love Thou shalt be my honey and I thy Turtle Dove Thou art my beloved no sorrow shall remove And God send a merry new yeere FINIS London Printed for F. Coules dwelling in the Old-Bayly