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A11242
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Match me this vvedding. Or, A health that was drunke in sider and perrie. And good strong beere to, which did make the lads mery To a new court tune.
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J. S.
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1640
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STC 21503; ESTC S102976
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Match me this VVedding OR A health that was drunke in Sider and Perrie And good strong Beere to which did make the lads mery To a new Court tune OF late there was a wedding kept in faire Gloster towne Where lads to drinke their Lasses healsh did brauely sit them downe And first bespake the Bride-groome here 's a health vnto my Bride And to all the sweet-hearts eu'ry one young men you haue befide Then first spake kind Toby a Welch-man I protest Here 's vnto young Guintlin a Lasse that I loue best There 's not her like for beauty search all your English shires And be that dares denie it wée'l haue him by the eares With that bespake young Samuel pretty Bessee is my déere For true loue and for constance none can my Loue come néere And therefore kind Toby if thou 'lt maintaine thy word Beare witnesse all that heares me speake I 'le make thée eate my sword With that bespake honest John my Nan's of beauty frée Though not so faire as others are yet that ne'r troubles me Her loue was euer constant and so shall mine be still Therefor my Nannies health I le pledge with none and true good will Then Thomas he tooke vp the cup being the fourth in place My turne is come quoth he to drinke a health to my swéete Grace Her friends did euer loue me as if I were their owne Therefore my constant loue to her for euer shall be showne Then William tooke the cup in hand and thus began to say Faire Bridget I haue wooed oft but still she sayes me nay Her friends were euer willing that married we should be Therefore my Bridgets health I le drink in hope she will loue me With that spake bould Joseph if a man had house and land A Woman to consume it would helpe him out of hand And for to get a swéet-heart I neuer tooke no care Therefore braue gallants of your healthes I meane to drinke no share With that spake trusty Roger this man 's not of my minde For I haue swéet-hearts thrée or foure of nature good and kinde But yet my péerelasse Peggy is a Diamond in my eye Therefore my Peggies health I le drinke and loue her till I dye The second part To the same tune THen Philip tooke the cup in hand quoth he as others doe With all my heart this health I le drinke vnto my owne swéete Sue For beauty and for constancy I know she has a share But for her huswifery my Susan shall with best compare Then Francis tooke the cup in hand and said friends doe you beare This health is to faire Maudlin a lasse that I loue néere Not London nor faire Bristow nor Yorke that merry towne For true loue and for constancy can put my Maudlin downe Then Henry tooke the cup in hand and then these words be said Here 's a health vnto my Mary but truth is she 's no maid She is a widow gallants that hath both house and land Bestoes a handsome woman too I le haue you vnderstand Then Charles tooke vp the cup and said these words most bold Here 's a health vnto my Rachell which must not be controld Though Morgan said Rachell was his and challeng'd me the field Proud Morgan knowes I brauely there made him his sword vp yéeld Then Laurence he tooke vp the cup quoth he to make an end Here 's a health vnto faire Isabell my constant louing friend Her friends and mine haue talked and thereon are agréed Therefore faire Isabell I intend to marry with all spéed When all this strife was ended I tooke the cup in hand And drinke a health vnto my friends in order as they stand First to my louing Host is that loues a pot and a toste And to her honest husband call'd my red nose Host Next health is to all Tailors where euer they doe dwell That neuer boild their Cabage within a pit cald hell A health vnto the Baker that neuer was misled Nor yet put in the Pillorie for sizing of his bread A health vnto the Widow that ne're did braule nor scold That hath a faire young daughter of ninety nine yeares old A health to all good huswiues that ne're did sweare nor curse Nor neuer did picke money out of their husbands purse And thus they broke vp company all friends for ought I know And euery one most willingly vnto their home did goe Had not young Samuel at first all â—id the Welch-mans heat He would haue sworne them cowards all and said he did them beat I. S. FINIS Printed at London for Tho Lambert at the signe of the Hors-shoo in Smithfield