The Good fellovvs consideration, or, The Bad husbands amendment 1677 Approx. 6 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-03 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A41402 Wing G1047 ESTC R31081 11771433 ocm 11771433 48872

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THE Good Fellovvs Conſideration. OR The bad Husbands Amendment. Here in this Ballad you may ſee, What 'tis a bad Husband to be, For drunkenneſs moſt commonly Brings many unto poverty. And when a man is mean and bare, Friends will be ſcarce both far and near, Then in your youth keep money in ſtore, Leſt in old age you do grow poor. To the Tune of, Hey boys up go we, &c. Lately written by Thomas Lanfiere, Of Watchat town in Sommerſet ſhire.

GOOD Fellows all come lend an ear, and liſten to my ſong, To you in brief I will declare how I have done my ſelf much wrong By ſpending of my money too free, it brought me low and poor, But now a good Husband I will be, and keep my money in store. It is well known the fudling-ſchool I have haunted many year; I waſted my money like a fool both in Wine and ſtrong Beer: With my Companions day and night I'de both drink, ſing, and roar, But now bad company I'le ſlight, and keep my money in ſtore. In the morning ſometimes to an Alehouſe I'de hye, and tarry there all day, Perhaps a crown or an angel I at one reckoning would pay: My pocket of money I'de empty make, e're that I would give ore, But now ſuch actions I'le forſake, and keep my money in ſtore. My hoſteſs ſhe would ſmile in my face when I did merrily call, For why, ſhe knew I would not be baſe, but freely pay for all: Before the Flaggon was quite out ſhe'd be ready to fill more, But now I mean to look about, and keep my money in store. Sometimes ſhe in a merry vein would ſit upon my knee, And give me kiſſes one or twain, and all to ſweeten me, She'd vow I was welcome indeed, and ſhould be evermore, But now I mean for to take heed, and keep my money in ſtore. Thus I frequented the Ale bench ſo long as my money would hold; Whilſt my Wife & Children at home did pinch with hunger and with cold; So I had my guts full of Ale and Beer, I lookt after nothing more, But now I mean to have a care, and keep my money in ſtore, My wife would often me perſwade and mildly to me ſay, Good loving husband follow your trade, and go not ſo aſtray: But with foule words I de her abuſe, and call her bitch and whore, But now her counſel I will chuſe, and keep my money in store. At laſt through my lewd wicked vice I had conſumed all, By drunkenneſs, with Cards and Dice my ſtock it was brought ſmall: By keeping of bad company I was grown mean and poor, But now I'le leave bad husbandry, and keep my money in ſtore. To my hoſteſs one time I did repair, and deſired one courteſie, To truſt me for half a dozen of béer, but ſhe did me deny: She told me ſhe had made a vow to draw no drink on ſcore, But I am fully reſolved now to keep my money in ſtore. Qd. ſhe, the Mault-man his money muſt have alſo I muſt pay exciſe, If I ſhould truſt every drunken knave where will my money riſe? But if you have chink you may have drink, if you've none turn out of door, But now from the Alehouſe I will ſhrink, and keep my money in ſtore. Thus all good fellows you may ſ • e what 'tis to be in want, A man ſhall not regarded be if money is with him ſcant: But if money you have, they 〈◊〉 you brave, if you've none they will give o're, Then be careful your money for to ſave, and lay it up in ſtore. By experience 'tis plainly ſeen in England far and nigh, Thoſe that rich wealthy men has been, at laſt come to poverty By ſpending too much in wine and beer there is many doth grow poor, Then good fellows have a ſpecial care, to keep your money in ſtore. If all bad husbands were of my mind in country and in town, The Ale-wives a new trade ſhould find, to pull their fat-ſides down: They ſhou'd work hard, both ſpin and card, we would keep them ſo poor, And we wou'd be careful our money to ſave, and lay it up in ſtore. Now all you married men that are, and Batchelours ſo gay, Of the main chance pray have a care, leſt you fall in decay: Be ſure you time do highly prize 't wil not ſtay for rich nor poor, Good fellows all I you adviſe to keep your money in store,

Printed for P. Brooksby at the golden Ball in Weſt-Smithfield.