An excellent new Ditty: OR, Which proveth that women the best Warriers be, For they made the Devill from earth for to flee.
To the tune of, Deaths Dance.
OLd Beelzebub merry
disposed to be,
To earth hee did hurry,
some pastime to see;
A Landlord he proued,
and [...]eases would let.
To all them that loued
a long life to get.
Come hither all mortalls,
(quoth the Deuill of Hell)
Come long tailes and curtailes,
now vnto my Cell,
To you I here proffer,
a bargaine to buy;
If you'l take my offer,
you neuer shall dye.
This bargaine them pleased,
they long'd it to gaine,
The sicke and diseased,
came thither amaine,
And though they were crasie,
they hither could flye,
The sluggard and lazy,
this bargaine would buy.
The Gallants and Gentry,
his loue to imbrace,
From City and Country,
flockt hither apace,
Long life they desired,
with much iollity,
Their hearts they were fired,
this bargaine to buy.
The Dames of the City,
came hither with speed,
Your Merchant wiues pretty,
would seale to this deed,
To liue with a Louer,
and neuer to dye,
Here Curtesans houer,
this bargaine to buy.
No females there wanted,
But hither they came,
They came till they panted,
to purchase the same,
Wiues, Widdowes, and Maidens,
to the Deuill did hye,
Braue Lasses and Ladies,
this bargaine would buy.
The Lecher which viewed,
such pretty ones there,
His loue was renewed,
and hee'd haue a share,
And here he soiourned,
cause neuer hee'd dye,
His heart it was burned,
this bargaine to buy.
Now wicked sonnes roaring,
that had their meanes spent,
In Dicing and Whoring,
to this office went,
Apace they here gather,
because they'd not dye,
But to outliue their father,
this bargaine they'd buy.
The second part. To the same Tune.
N [...]xt comes the Shoomaker,
to craue a long life,
Here to be partaker,
he brought his fine wife;
The Taylors attends here,
for money they cry,
And follow the spender,
this bargaine to buy.
The Usurers follow,
that pawnes haue in hand,
With whoop and with hollow,
they call for the Land,
Which spend-thrifts pawne to them
while for cash they hye,
To liue to vndoe them,
this bargaine they'l buy.
Next came these rich Farmers,
that coozin the poore,
And hoord vp in corners,
prouision and store,
To liue till a deare yéere,
and neuer to dye:
These gréedy cornmizers,
this bargaine would buy.
Now Brokers came hither,
that in their hands had,
Pawnes heaped together,
both good ones and bad,
To liue till they view them
all forfeited lye,
To the Deuill they sue then,
this bargaine to buy.
This purchase contented
the Deuill of Hell,
To see such flockes enter
all into his Cell,
Yet still he proclaimed,
they neuer should dye,
Who ere it was aimed,
this bargaine to buy.
Next came the poore women,
that cry fish and Oysters,
They flocke here in common,
and many great clusters,
They ran hither scolding,
and to the Deuill cry,
Sir wee'd be beholding,
this bargaine to buy.
But when these came hither,
they kept such a noyse,
Each brabled with other,
which first should haue choise,
As that their noyse frighted
the Deuill of Hell,
No more he delighted,
such bargaines to sell.
Quoth he, I must from them,
for should I stay here,
In pieces among them,
my body they'l teare;
(Quoth he) I am willing
to deale among men,
But nere will haue dealing,
'mongst women agen.
FINIS.
Printed at London for H. G.