A pleasant new ballad betweene King Edward the fourth, and a tanner of Tamworth as hee rode vpon a time with his nobles on hunting, towards Drayton Basset. — King Edward the Fourth and a tanner of Tamworth. Abridgments.

A pleasant new ballad betweene King Edward the fourth, and a tanner of Tamworth as hee rode vpon a time with his nobles on hunting, towards Drayton Basset. — King Edward the Fourth and a tanner of Tamworth. Abridgments.

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A Pleaſant new Ballad betweene King Edward the fourth, and a Tanner of Tamworth, as hee rode vpon a time with his Nobles on Hunting, towards Drayton Baſſet.

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The ſecond Part of King Edward the fourth, and the Tanner of Tamworth.

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A Pleaſant new Ballad betweene King Edward the fourth, and a Tanner of Tamworth, as hee rode vpon a time with his Nobles on Hunting, towards Drayton Baſſet.

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IN Summer time when leaues grew gréene,

and birds ſitting on euery tree:

King Edward would a hunting ride,

ſome paſtime for to ſee.

Our King he would a hunting ride,

by eight a clocke of the day,

And well was he ware of a bold Tanner,

come riding on the way.

A good ruſſet coat the Tanner had on,

faſt buttoned vnder his chin:

And vnder him a good Cow-hide,

and a Mare of foure ſhilling.

Now ſtand you here good my Lords all,

vnder this truſty tree:

And I will wend to yonder fellow,

to know from whence came hee.

God ſpéed, God ſpéed, then ſaid our King,

thou art welcome good fellow (quoth hee)

Which is the way to Drayton Baſſet?

I pray you ſhew it to me.

The way to Drayton Baſſet,

from this way as thou doſt ſtand,

The next paire of Gallowes thou commeſt to,

thou muſt turne vpon the left hand.

That is not the way then ſaid our King,

the readieſt way I pray thee ſhew mée.

Whether thou be thiefe or true man quoth the Tanner,

I am weary of thy company.

Away with a vengeance quoth the Tanner,

I hold thee out of thy wit:

For this day haue I ridden and gone,

and I am faſting yet.

[...]th me to Drayton Baſſet, ſaid our King,

[...] D [...]inties we will lacke:

[...] I haue meat and drinke of the beſt,

[...]nd I will pay for the ſhot.

Godamercie for nothing quoth the Tanner,

thou ſhalt pay for no dinner of mine:

I haue more groats and nobles in my purſe,

than thou haſt pence in thine.

God ſaue your goods then ſaid our King,

and ſend them well to thée.

Be thou thiefe or true man ſaid the Tanner,

I am weary of thy company.

Away with a vengeance quoth the Tanner,

of thee I ſtand in feare:

The apparell thou weareſt on thy backe,

may ſeeme a good Lord to weare.

I neuer ſtole them ſaid our King,

I ſweare to you by the rood:

Thou art ſome Ruffian of the Country,

thou rideſt in the midſt of thy good.

What newes doe you heare then ſaid our King,

I pray what newes d'you heare?

I heare no newes anſwered the Tanner,

but that Cow-hides be deare.

Cow-hides, Cow-hides then ſaid our King,

I maruell what they be.

Why art thou a foole quoth the Tanner?

looke I haue one vnder mee.

Yet one thing of thée I would thee pray,

ſo that thou would not be ſtrange:

If thy Mare be better than my Stéed,

I pray you let vs change.

But if thou néeds with me wilt change,

as change full well may yee:

By the faith of my body quoth the Tanner,

I looke to haue boot of thée.

What boot wilt thou aske then ſaid the King,

what boot wilt thou aske on this ground?

No pence nor halfepence ſaid the Tanner,

but a Noble in gold ſo round.

The ſecond Part of King Edward the fourth, and the Tanner of Tamworth.

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HEres twenty good groats then ſaid the King,

ſo well paid ſee that you be:

I loue thée better than I did before,

I thought thou hadſt ne're a penny.

But if ſo be we muſt néeds change,

as change we muſt abide:

Though thou haſt gotten Brocke my Mare,

thou ſhalt not haue my Cow-hide.

The Tanner he tooke the good Cow-hide

that of the Cow was hilt,

And threw it vpon the Kings Saddle,

that was ſo fairely gilt.

Now helpe me, helpe me vp quoth the Tanner,

full quickly that I were gone:

For when I come home to Iillian my wife,

ſhée'l ſay I am a Gentleman.

The King tooke the Tanner by the leg,

he girded a fart ſo round:

You are very homely then ſaid the King,

were I aware I'de a laid you o'th ground.

But when the Tanner was in the Kings Saddle,

aſtonied then hee was:

Hée knew not the ſtirrops that hée did weare,

whether they were gold or braſſe.

But when the Stéed ſaw the black Cow-taile wag,

for and the blacks Cow-horne:

The Steed began to run away,

as the Deuill the Tanner had borne.

Vntill hee came vnto a nooke,

a little beſide an Aſh:

The Stéed gaue the Tanner ſuch a fall,

his necke was almoſt braſt.

Take thy horſe againe with a vengeance, hee ſaid,

with mee hee ſhall not abide:

It is no maruell ſaid the King, and laught,

he knew not your Cow-hide.

But if that wee muſt néeds now change here,

as change well that we mote:

Ile ſweare to you plaine, if you haue your [...]

I doe looke to haue ſome boot.

What boot wilt thou aske, quoth the Tanner,

what boot wilt thou aske on this ground?

No pence nor halfepence, ſaid the King,

but in gold twenty pound.

Heres twenty groats ſaid the Tanner,

and twenty more I had of thine:

I haue ten groats more in my purſe,

wée'l drinke fiue of them at the Wine.

The King ſet a Bugle horne to his mouth,

that blew both loud and ſhrill,

Then fiue hundred Lords and Knights,

came riding ouer a hill.

Away with a vengeance quoth the Tanner,

with thee Ile no longer abide:

Thou art a ſtrong thiefe, yonder be thy fellow [...],

they will ſteale away my Cow-hide.

No I proteſt then ſaid our King,

for ſo it may not be:

They be Lords of Drayton Baſſet,

come out of the North country.

But when they came before the King,

full loe they fell on their knee:

The Tanner had rather than a hundred pound

hee had been out of their company.

A Coller, a Coller, then ſaid the King,

a Coller that he did cry:

Then would he ha' giu'n a thouſand pound,

hee had not been ſo nie.

A Coller, a Coller, quoth the Tanner,

that is a thing will breed ſorrow,

For after a Coller commeth a halter,

and I ſhall be hanged to morrow.

No doe not feare, the King did ſay,

for paſtime thou haſt ſhowne me:

No Coller nor halter thou ſhalt haue,

but I will giue thée a fee.

For Plumton Parke I will thée giue,

with the Tenements three beſide;

Which is worth fiue hundred pound a yeare,

to maintaine thy good Cow-hide.

Godamercie, Godamercie, quoth the Tanner,

for this good déed thou haſt done:

If euer thou commeſt to merry Tamworth,

thou ſhalt haue clouting leather for thy ſhone

FINIS.

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London, Printed by A. M.

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A pleasant new ballad betweene King Edward the fourth, and a tanner of Tamworth as hee rode vpon a time with his nobles on hunting, towards Drayton Basset.King Edward the Fourth and a tanner of Tamworth. Abridgments.

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— A pleasant new ballad betweene King Edward the fourth, and a tanner of Tamworth as hee rode vpon a time with his nobles on hunting, towards Drayton Basset., King Edward the Fourth and a tanner of Tamworth. Abridgments.,

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printed by A. M[athewes.,. London :: ca. 1630]. (Verse - "In summer time when leaues grew greene,".) (An abridged and altered version of STC 7503: A merrie pleasant and delectable historie, betweene king Edward the fourth, and a tanner of Tamworth.) (Printer's name from and publication date conjectured by STC; Wing has publication date 1693? If, however, A. Mathewes is the correct printer, this could not have been printed after 1653 (cf. Plomer).) (In two parts; woodcut illustrations at head of each part.) (Identified as STC (2nd ed.) 7505 (Early English books, 1475-1640, reel 989), and Wing (2nd ed.) (Early English books, 1641-1700, reel 2123).) (Reproductions of the original in the British Library.)

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