A copy of verses: presented to all my worthy masters and mistrisses in the town of Lambeth. By Thomas Ouldman, bell-man for that part of the parish.

A copy of verses: presented to all my worthy masters and mistrisses in the town of Lambeth. By Thomas Ouldman, bell-man for that part of the parish.

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A Copy of VERSES. PRESENTED To all my Worthy Maſters and Miſtriſſes In the Town of LAMBETH.

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A Copy of VERSES. PRESENTED To all my Worthy Maſters and Miſtriſſes In the Town of LAMBETH.

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By THOMAS OULDMAN, BELL-MAN for that part of the Pariſh.

The PROLOGUE.

My Maſters all, I willing am to ſhow,

What my poor weak Endeavours ſtrives to doc

What can expected be from any Man,

More, than to ſtrive to do the beſt he can?

But if you are Diſpleas'd at what is here,

I hope I ſhall Experienc'd be next Year,

And then, perhaps, I may my Maſters pleaſe,

Who may, perhaps, Laugh at ſuch Lines as theſe.

On Chriſtmas-Day.

ALL Chriſtians ought with joy for to remember

The Bleſſed Five and Twentieth of December;

For then our Bleſſed Saviour Chriſt was Born,

Whom unbelieving Jews did mock and ſcorn:

But ſuch was our moſt bleſs'd Creators love,

He, Man to ſave, deſcended from above:

Then let us praiſe his Everlaſting Name,

Who came to ſave us from Eternal Flame.

On St. Stephen's Day.

THis Day St. Stephen he was Ston'd to Death,

Yet prais'd his Saviour with his dying breath;

How cruel and unworthy were the Jews

Falſly of Blaſphemy him to accuſe?

But tho' with Stones they knockt this Martyr down,

He's now Rewarded with a Heavenly Crown:

Lord grant that we may all with Chriſt remain,

Where Saints rejoyce, and never ſhall complain.

On St. John's Day.

SAint John, whom Chriſt did love ſo well & dear,

(As Holy Scripture plainly makes appear)

Was, for his Maſters ſake, tormented ſore,

Such Cruelty, I think, was ne'r before:

For in a Caldron of Oyl, boyling hot,

They caſt this Saint, but yet it hurt him not:

Such is our Saviour's Everlaſting love,

He ſaves his Saints to dwell with him above.

On Innocents Day.

HErod the King was a Tyrannick Prince,

And ſhew'd no mercy to poor Innocents;

He ſought moſt earneſtly Chriſts Blood to ſpill,

But God, the Father, him preſerved ſtill.

O Lord preſerve the Ruler of this Nation,

And make him happy by thy preſervation;

That all his Subjects cheerfully may ſing,

Long let us flouriſh under Charles our King.

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On our Saviour's Pasſion.

THe Earth did tremble, and Heavens cloſed eye

Was loath to ſee the Lord of Glory dye;

The Skies were clad in mourning, and the Sphears

Forgot their harmony; the Clouds dropt tears:

Th' ambitious Dead aroſe to give him room;

And ev'ry Grave did gape to be his Tomb:

Th' affrighted Heav'ns ſent down elegious Thunder;

The Worlds Foundation, loos'd, to loſe their Founder;

Th' impatient Temple rent her Veil in two,

To teach our hearts, What our ſad hearts ſhould do:

Shall ſenſeleſs things do this, and ſhall not I

Melt one poor drop to ſee my Saviour dye!

Drill forth, my Tears; and trickle one by one,

Till you have pierc'd this heart of mine, this Stone.

Of Death.

SO frail and ſenſeleſs is poor mortal Man,

That he but ſeldome counts his life a ſpan;

But often looks on his deſert and merit,

Who ought to ſtrive Chriſts Kingdom to inherit,

Where Angels do rejoyce, and hourly ſing

Bleſt Hallelujahs to th' Eternal King,

Who lives for ever in Triumphant Peace,

Where joys abound, that never-more ſhall ceaſe.

On Riches and Honour.

TRuſt not to Riches that may ſlye away,

But aim at that which never will decay;

Thirſt after Chriſt, and his bleſt Diadem,

Which is the moſt and valuable Gem:

Can you ſo happy be, this to obtain,

No Mortals Pen can e're expreſs your gain;

Then ſhall you live in Everlaſting bliſs,

And Flames Eternal ſhall for certain miſs.

On Eternity.

WOuldſt thou for ever happy be,

And live in bleſt Eternity,

Obey God's Laws while here [...]live,

And thou for ever ſhalt Survive;

But if thou wilt go on in Sin.

Which long to ſome have pleaſure been;

At God's Great Bar you muſt appear,

To anſwer for your Miſdeeds here.

A Thankful Verſe.

E'Re I conclude, my Maſters, you ſhall ſee,

For all your Favours I will Thankful be;

And from you all I have a many found,

Which I do hope will e'ry Year abound:

I'le ſtrive to ſerve my Worthy Maſters all,

And proud I am, you me your Servant call:

For never any that yet handed BELL,

More willing was to pleaſe my Maſters well.

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The EPILOGUE.

WHen theſe poor Lines do to ſome Scholar come,

Perhaps they may be Laughed at, but ſome,

It may be, will in pitty pleaſe to ſay,

He was but Raw, and knew not well the way:

But if again ſuch VERSES I preſent,

My Maſters, I ſhall hope to give Content.

When poor Illiterate Men, who ſcarce can Write,

Have many Judges of what they Indite;

That they ſhould all Men pleaſe, it cannot be,

For he that doth, a happy Man is he:

My Maſters all, whoſe Goodneſſes excell,

Till Chriſtmas next I bid you all Farewel.

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LONDON, Printed for the Author THOMAS OVLDMAN: 1684.

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A copy of verses: presented to all my worthy masters and mistrisses in the town of Lambeth. By Thomas Ouldman, bell-man for that part of the parish.

Ouldman, Thomas.

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1684

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— A copy of verses: presented to all my worthy masters and mistrisses in the town of Lambeth. By Thomas Ouldman, bell-man for that part of the parish., Ouldman, Thomas..

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