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Londons lotterie with an incouragement to the furtherance thereof for the good of Virginia, and the benefite of this our natiue countrie, wishing good fortune to all that venture in the same[.] To the tune of Lusty Gallant.
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1612
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Londons Lotterie With an incouragement to the furtherance thereof for the good of Virginia and the benefite of this our natiue Countrie wishing good fortune to all that venture in the same To the tune of Lusty Gallant LOndon liue thou famous long thou bearst a gallant minds Plenty peace and pleasures store in thee we dayly finde The Merchants of Virginia now hath nobly tooke in hand The brauest golden Lottery that ere was in this Land A gallant House well furnisht foorth with Gold and Siluer Plate There standes prepard with Prizes now set foorth in greatest state To London worthy Gentlemen goe venture there your chaunce Good lucke standes now in readinesse your fortunes to aduance It is to plant a Kingdome sure where sauadge people dwell God will fauour Christians still and like the purpose well Take courage then with willingnesse let hands and hearts agree A brauer enterprize then this I thinke can neuer bee Our most royall King and Queene in princely forwardnesse Hath granted grace and fauours both as thousands can expresse Sweete natures Iâ—m Prince Henry he in loue is not behinde The Nobles of the Land likewise we all doe forward stade Wâ—ll may this famous Lottery haue good successe and speede When as the States of England thus doe such good lâ—king breed Come Gallants come come noble mindes come venture now for Gold For smiling hope heere bids you all take cuâ—rage and be bold Come Knights and gallant Gentlemen put in your ventures all Let nothing daunt your willing mindes good fortune may befall Mee thinkes I see great numbers flocke and bring in fast their Coyne And Tradesmen how in louing sort their Mouyes all doe ioyne Heere Pryzes are of great account not simple plaine and poore But vnto Thousands doe surmount whereof there be some store And happely some men there be in gayning of the sâ—me May spend their dayes like Gentlemen in credite and good name As lately heere in London was some vnto Riches brought Where many mended their estates when they full litle thought Yet heere are greater Pryzes farre as easly to be gaind And valued to more thousand poundes thou hath the first containd You London Merchants sending foorth your fortunes to the Sea Heere may you purchase Golden worth and Countries loue this way It pleaseth God contentes the King in venturing thus your store To plant that Land in gouernment which neuer was before Full many a man that liues full bare and knowes no ioyes of Gold For one small Crowne may get a share of twice two Thousand told Then what is hee that leares to try his fortune in this kind When luâ—ke chaunce may make a man and thus great Riches find You Maydes that haue but portions small to gaine your Mariage friend Cast in your Lottes with willing hand God may good fortune send You Widowes and you wedded Wiues one litle substaunce try You may aduance both you and yours with wealth that â—â—mes thereby The Second part of Londons Lotterie To the tune of Lusty Gallant YOu Farmers and you Country men whom God hath blest with store To this good worke set helping hand and God will send you more What comes in loue will prosper well and be redoubled backe And they that thus for Countrie doth can neuer liue in lacke The King the Queene noble Prince giues courage to perswade The Peeres and Barrons of the Land hath not their loues denayde Court and Citie doth the like where willingly each man To builde vp fast Viginias state performes the best he can The Merchants of the Easterne partes heere shewes both loue and care And ventures Gold with ioyfull heartes and thereof makes no spare Our gallant London Companies and Halles of high renowne Into Virginias Lottery sendes freely many a Crowne For good intent all this is done and no man wrongd therein Then happy fortune be his dole the greatest Prize can win And happy fortune be their guides that nobly thus maintaines The planting of this New-found Land with cares with cost and paines Let no man thinke that he shall loose though he no Prize poscesse His substaunce to Virginia goes which God no doubt will blesse And in short time send from that land much â—â—h commoditie So shall we thinke all well bestowd vpon this Latterie Heere profite doth with pleasure ioyne and bids each chearefull heart To this high praysed enterprise performe a Christian part Good Countrymen be forward then and with your Tallents small Aduenture heere for good luckes sake and graunt your loues withall We ought not liue heere for our selues but for our Countries good And Countries good it is well knowne long hath this purpose stood For first when Queene Elizabeth heere liud so much renownd This Land now call'd Virginia by English-men was found Sir Gilbert Drake and others more gaue vs thereof first sight But followed now by noble mindes with carefull course aright Desiring nothing for their paines but Countries loue and fauour Then reason calles our liberall aydes to this renowned labour Who knowes not England once was like a Wildernesse and sauage place Till gouernment and vse of men that wildnesse did deface And so Virginia may in time be made like England now Where long-loud peace and plenty both sits smiling on her brow Our King the Lord full long preserue the cause of all this pleasure The Queene the Prince and all his seed with dayes of longest measure And that Virginia well may prooue a Land of rich increase And Englands gouernment thereof good God let neuer cease FINIS Imprinted at London by W. W. for Henry Robaras and are to be sold at his shop neere to S. Botulohes Church without Aldgate 1612.