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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41396	Good and true, fresh and new Christmas carols		1642 (1642)	Wing G1036; ESTC R21829	6,317	24

by an infernall Devill And straight in Prison him he casts last bound in iron chain●s Where he in hunger cold and ●oe a many dayes remaines M●ane whi●● the birth day of the King it was solemnised But unto Iohn it fatall was for then he lost his head Great banqueting and feasting then prepared was that day And severall sorts of musick swéete melodiously did play A dainty Damsell nearly danc't which pleas●d the King so well Which ravished his sences so in love with her he sell Faire dame quoth he aske any thing of me thou shalt it have An 't p●●●se your Matesty she said John Baptists head I crave Which he did grant and then straight way his head to her was brought In a large platter her to please such mischiefe then she wrought A merry Caroll for the same day To the tune of the Kings going to Bulleine COme bravely on my Masters For here we shall be tasters of curious dishes that are brave and fine Where they that d●e such cheere afford I le lay my knife upon the board my master and my dame they dor not pine Who i●st will not be merry And sing downe downe aderry for now it is a time of joy and mirth T is said t is merry in the Hall When as beards they doe wa● all Gods plen is here it doth not ●ew a death Let him take all liv●s longest Come fill us of 〈…〉 and I wi●l drinke a health to honest John Come pray thee But●●r fill the bow●e And let it round the Table trole when that is up I le tell you more anone A Caroll for Innocents day To the tune of As at none Duleins rested GHis was the day when cruell Herod heard that Iesus Christ was borne A King a Saviour and a P●●●het in his Land did chinke it scorne Command did give He should no● live And more his malice to unfold Streight charge did give No Male should live The which were under two yeares old His bloody Senidiers went to murde● each poore filly Innocent But God in Heaven which all things séeth did his malice ●ooue prevent An Angell there Then did appeare To Joseph and did him command With his deare Mate And Baby streight With speed to flye to Aegypt Land Now what great ferrour t was to Mothers children sucking at their brest Broody villaines with their Poniards from their Mothers nipple wrest In peeces there They did them teare And with their Swords they did them hew As t is exprest Among the rest King Herods young son had his due A merry Caroll for the same day To the tune of the Spanish Pavin CAst care away t is Holyday This is no time to worke but play With this good chéerd I le make a fray and meane to fill my belly And quickly for to end the strife I with my spoone and with my knife Doe meane to keepe a heavy life I tell yée By er leave good Master and good Dame For this ●●●ent I h●ther came I see here 's nothing out of frame and many than●es I give you I here am come as a bold Guest And know I me welcome to your Feast Whereas your love it is exprest most freely And now my Friends and Neighbours all Your cheere and beere it is not small And bold'y to your victuals fall by leave I give you warning I now will drinke a full carouse Vnto the Owners of this house And for our foes care not a Louse nor farthing A Caroll for New-yeares day To the tune of Greene Sleeves THe old yeare now away is fied The new yeare it is entered Then let us now our sins downe tread and ioyfu●ly all appeare Let●s merry be this Holyday And let us now both sport and play Hang sorrow let 's cast care away God send you a happy new yeare For Christs Circumcision this day we keepe Who for our sins did often weepe His hands and feet were wounded deepe and his blessed side with a Speare His head they crowned then with Thorne And at him they did laugh and scor●e Who for to save our Soules was borne God send us a merry new yeare And now with New-yeares Gifts each Friend Vnto each other they doe send God grant we may all our lives amend and that the truth may appeare Now like the Snake cast off your skin Of evill thoughts and wicked sin And to amend this new yeare begin God send us a merry new yeare And now let all the company In secondly manner all agree For we are here welcome all may see unto this folly good cheere I thanke my Master and my Dame The which are founders of the same To eate to drinke now is no shame God send us a merry new yeare Come Lads and Lasses every one Iack Tom Dick Besse Mary and Ione Le ts cut the meate up unto the bone for welcome you need not feare And here for good liquor we shall not lack It will whet my braines strengthen my back This ioylly good cheere it must goe to wrack God send us a merry new yeare Come give 's more liquor when I doe call I le drinke to each one in this Hall I hope that so loud I must not baule but unto me lend an eare Good fortune to n●y master send And to my dame which is our friend Lord blesse us all and so I end and God send us a happy new yeare A Caroll for Twelfe day To the tune of the Ladies fall MArke well my heavy dolefull tale for Twelfe day now is come And now I must no longer ●ng and say no words but mum For I perforce must take my leave of all my dainty cheere Plum Porredge Rost Béefe and Mine'd Pies my strong Ale and my Beere Kind hearted Christmas now adiew for I with thee must part And for to take my leave with thee doth grieve me at the heart Thou wert an ancient Housekéeper and mi●th with meat didst kéepe But thou art going out of towne which makes me for to wéepe God knoweth whether I againe thy merry face shall see Which to Good-fellowes and the Poore that was so franke and free Thou lovedst pastime with thy heart and eke good company Pray hold me up for feare I swound for I am like to dye Come Butler fill a Brin●ner full to cheere my fainting heart That to old Chrstmas I may drinke before he doth depart And let each one that 's in this roome with me likewise condole And for to cheere their spirits sad let each one drinke a boule And when the same it hath gon round then fall unto your cheere For you doe know that Christmas time it comes but once a yeare But this good draught which I have drank hath comforted my heart For I was very fearfull that my stomack would depart Thanks to my Master and my Dame that doth such cheere afford God blesse them that each Christmas they may furnish thus their board My stomack being come to me I meane to have a bout Intending to eat most heartily good friends I doe not floute A merry Caroll for the same day To the tune of The Spanish Gipsies COme follow follow me Those that Good fellowes be Into the Butterie Our manhood for to try The Master keepes a bounteous house And gives leave freely to carouse Then wherefore should we feare Séeing here is store of chéere It shewes but cowardise At this time to be nice Then boldly draw your blades and fight For we shall have a merry night When we have done this fray Then we will goe to play At Cardes or else at D●ee And be rich in a trice Then let the kneves go● round a pace I hope each time to have an Ac● Come Maids let 's want no B●●re After our Christmas cheere And I will only crave Good Husbands you may have And that you may good houses keepe Where we may drink carouses deepe A●● when that 's speat the day Where Christmas Camb●ls play A● Hotcochles beside And then goe to All ●●de With many other pretty ●oyes Men women ●outhes maids girles and b●yes Come less dance round the Hall And let 's for liquor call Put Apples in the fire Swéet Maids I you desire And let a Boule be spiced well Of nappy stuffe that doth excell Twelve dayes we now have spent In mirth and merriment And daintily did fare For which we tooke no care But now I sadly call to mind What daies of sorrow are behind We must leave off to play To mo●●ow's working day According to each calling Each man must now be falling And ply his businesse all the yeare Next Christmas for to eate good chéere No● of my Master kind Good welcome I did find And of my loving Mistrife This merry time of Christmas For which to them great thanks I give God grant they long together live A modest Caroll for any of the Twelve dayes or to be sung at any time of the yeere To the Tune of In the merry Maying time A Dozen of good Points I le give The which will last you while you live 1 One God there is of Glory might One Faith to guide our Soules aright One Truth that Errors doe descry One Baptisme to know Christians by 2 Two Testaments the Old and New Where Law and Gospel thou mayst view The first for Déeds doth Precepts give The other we by Faith shall live 3 Thrée Persons in the Trinitie One God in perfect Vnitie The Father Sonne and Holy Ghost The which doth rule the Heavenly Host 4 Foure blessed Sanctified Men For our Salvation that did Pen Our Saviours Birth his Life and Death And how we should be sav●d by Faith 5 Five Senses every Man containes As Governours that rules and raignes Thy Hearing Séeing Féeling Tast And Smelling Death spoyles all at last 6 Six dayes thou hast to labour in So mercifull thy God hath bin Of seven he doth take but one Oh rob him not and leave him none 7 Seven Arts and Sciences there are As Rethorique and the Grammar With Logick Musick Geometry Arithmetick Astronomy 8 Eight persons in the Arke of Noahs Were sav'd when God the rest destroyes For all the World besides were drown'd Onely those eight he righteous found 9 Nine Muses like the Heavens nine Spheares To ioy each mans inclining eares Chearing each melancholy mind The which to sorrow is inclin'd 〈…〉