Roaring Dick of Douer: OR,

The Iouiall good fellow of Kent,
That ne'r is willing to giue ouer,
Till all his money be spent.
To the tune of Fuddle, roare and swagger.
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HEeres a health to all good fellowes,
that intend with me to ioyne,
At the Tauerne, or the Ale-house,
and will freely spend their quoyne.
But for such as hate strong liquor,
are not for my company,
O it makes my wits the quicker,
when I taste it thorowly.
I can fuddle, roare and swagger,
sing and dance in seuerall sort,
And giue six peuce to a begger,
in all this there's little hurt.
Whilst some churle thats worth a million,
will giue nought in charity,
But to himselfe he proues a villaine:
iudge who's better he or I.
There's many men get store of treasure,
yet they liue like very slaues:
In this world they haue no pleasure,
the more they haue, the more they [...].
Hang such greedy-minded misers,
that will ne'r contented be,
I haue heard by good aduisers,
that con [...]ent liues merrily.
Wherefore should we liue in sorrow,
since we may imbrace true ioye
To day aliue, and dead to morrow,
as most commonly they'll say.
He is a foole that pin [...]s his carkais▪
if he haue to s [...]rue his turne,
And perhaps sometimes in darkenesse,
grafted is his head with horne.
Hée's no right true-hearted fellow,
that in company will drinke,
Till such time as he is mellow,
and not fréely spend his chinke.
Let such sharking base companions.
be kickt out of company▪
For they be but beastly hang on [...]s;
and will call, but we must pay.
Come my Lads, be blythe and merry,
sing and drinke and trace your ground,
And let's haue a cup of Sherry;
that (me think [...]) [...]oes kindly downe.
Lets not spare whilst we haue money,
for [...]o pay for what [...]e call,
We needs must spa [...]e when we haue not any,
that's the greatest plague of all.

The second part, To the same tune.

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HOnest Hugh, Tom, Will and Harry,
they will ioyne their money round,
Kate, Nan, Besse and bouncing Mary,
will no [...] shrinke, but still are sound.
They are Lads and honest Lasses,
that to each others are kinde,
They'l sing & roare, breake pots and glasses,
when their heads are tipt with wine.
Some mens wiues will brawle & wrangle,
if their husbands spend a pot,
But my selfe I will intangle,
with a Lasse to pay my shot.
I doe hate these base conditions
of a deuillish scolding Queane,
Iealous heads haue bad suspition,
you may thinke o [...] [...] [...] meane.
Women [...] let me intrea [...] you,
that you will not brawle [...] scold,
For it makes your husbands beat you,
some men will not be contrould,
Therefore rest your selues contented:
best I hold it so to be:
In your minds be not tormented:
but take part as well as he.
Me thinkes it is a worldly pleasure,
for to haue a wife proue kind,
Tis a ioy beyond all measure▪
[...] [...]y [...] the same doe finde.
If I had a scolding creature,
I should neuer merry be,
[...] I many times should beat her,
with her I could not agree.
Tapster, come and take thy reckoning,
tell me k [...]ly what's to pay,
Yet Peeces in my pockets rattling,
bidde me longer [...]hr [...] to stay,
Come bring a pipe of good Tobacco,
let it be the very best,
Thats the thing that here we take so,
then come drinke with vs thy guests.
Hang vp sorrow, I can borrow
money for to buy two pots,
Who can say to liue to morrow?
then let's neuer sit like sots.
When I haue spent away my money,
I will goe and worke for more,
And I haue a kinde swéet hony
that sometimes will pay my score.
He that hath aboundant treasure,
hence shall nothing beare away:
Then let's take some part of pleasure,
drinke and sing and fréely pay.
Whilst our time and money lasteth,
let's not proue Curmudgeon boores,
Time indéed away it hasteth:
come let's goe and pay our scores,
Thus for to conclude my Ditty,
héeres a health to all true blades,
Remembring, Kate, Nell, Sis, and Betty,
and all other kinde true Maides:
I loue Meg, Nan, Alice, and Mary,
Iane, and Ione, and my fine Doll,
With Winifred, and my swéet Sara.
Thus, kinde hearts, I leaue you all.
FINIS.
R. C.

Printed at London for H. C.

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