God's great and vvonderful vvork in Somerset-shire the charitable farmer miraculously rewarded h[a]ppening at Welling within three miles of the city of Wells this last harvest, where an honest Godly farmer having sold most part of this last summer and winter great quantities of corn to the poor in their distress at five or six shillings the bushel, when the market price was ten and eleven shillings; for which he was much derided and scoft at by his rich neighbours, he was recompensed by an extraordinary crop of wheat, the like was never before heard; of each stalk of straw having divers full large ears, some nine, ten and thirteen, but generally ten ears on every straw throughout the field which was ten acres and upwards; of which ears are to be seen at divers coffy-houses by the Royal Exchange, and at other places in London, published as a grateful acknowledgement to the goodness of providence, and to stir up all into faith in God, and charity towards their poor neighbours from the consideration of so remarkable an example. The tune i

God's great and vvonderful vvork in Somerset-shire the charitable farmer miraculously rewarded h[a]ppening at Welling within three miles of the city of Wells this last harvest, where an honest Godly farmer having sold most part of this last summer and winter great quantities of corn to the poor in their distress at five or six shillings the bushel, when the market price was ten and eleven shillings; for which he was much derided and scoft at by his rich neighbours, he was recompensed by an extraordinary crop of wheat, the like was never before heard; of each stalk of straw having divers full large ears, some nine, ten and thirteen, but generally ten ears on every straw throughout the field which was ten acres and upwards; of which ears are to be seen at divers coffy-houses by the Royal Exchange, and at other places in London, published as a grateful acknowledgement to the goodness of providence, and to stir up all into faith in God, and charity towards their poor neighbours from the consideration of so remarkable an example. The tune i

God's great and vvonderful vvork in Somerset-shire the charitable farmer miraculously rewarded h[a]ppening at Welling within three miles of the city of Wells this last harvest, where an honest Godly farmer having sold most part of this last summer and winter great quantities of corn to the poor in their distress at five or six shillings the bushel, when the market price was ten and eleven shillings; for which he was much derided and scoft at by his rich neighbours, he was recompensed by an extraordinary crop of wheat, the like was never before heard; of each stalk of straw having divers full large ears, some nine, ten and thirteen, but generally ten ears on every straw throughout the field which was ten acres and upwards; of which ears are to be seen at divers coffy-houses by the Royal Exchange, and at other places in London, published as a grateful acknowledgement to the goodness of providence, and to stir up all into faith in God, and charity towards their poor neighbours from the consideration of so remarkable an example. The tune i

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God's great and vvonderful vvork in Somerſet-ſhire, the charitable Farmer miraculouſly Rewarded

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The ſecond part

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God's great and vvonderful vvork in Somerſet-ſhire, the charitable Farmer miraculouſly Rewarded

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Happening at Welling within three miles of the City of Wells this laſt Harveſt, where an honeſt Godly Farmer having ſold moſt part of this laſt Summer and Winter great quantities of Corn to the poor in their diſtreſs at five or ſix ſhillings the Buſhel, when the Market price was ten and eleven ſhillings; for which he was much derided and ſcoft at by his Rich Neighbours, he was recompenſed by an extraordinary crop of Wheat, the like was never before heard; of each ſtalk of ſtraw having divers full large ears, ſome nine, ten, and thirteen, but generally ten ears on every ſtraw throughout the field which was ten Acres and upwards; of which ears are to be ſeen at divers Coffy-houſes by the Royal Exchange, and at other places in London, Published as a grateful acknowledgement to the goodneſs of Providence, and to ſtir up all into Faith in God, and charity towards their poor Neighbours from the conſideration of ſo Remarkable an example.

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Some being put to ſuch great want and need

on peaſe and beans like horſes they did feed,

Poor little children ſtands with weeping eyes

and few there is that doth regard their cryes,

In Somerſet-ſhire an honeſt man do dwell

who alwayes loved poor people very well,

When ſome beguile widow and fatherleſs

this man relieved many in diſtreſs.

When wheat was ſold at Markets round about

for ten or eleven ſhillings a ſtrike throughout,

Vnto the poor this man be did not grudge

to ſel for five and ſix his love was ſuch.

The ſecond part

to the ſame Tune.

Which made poor people flock to him a main

for half their charge with bread he did maintain

Beſides what he could ſpare he freely gave

unto the poor they need not ſtand to crave.

For which ſome rich men envied him full ſore

and ſaid be ſimply parted with his ſtore,

And told him plainly if he'd not given o're

he might be forc't to beg from door to door

To which this good Samriitan did ſay

I ſhall not want for this another day;

For when the Lord doth ſend man bleſſings ſtore

he is no more then ſtuard for the poor.

Beſides quoth he Scripture it doth Record

he which gives to the poor lends to the Lord,

And God above will pay him ten times more

then what in charity he gave the poor.

And now to ſee the mercies of the Lord

what love he to his ſervants doth aford,

A wonder ſtrange I'm going now to name

it will amaze ye all to hear the ſame.

For this ſame man had ſuch a crap of wheat

the like no mortal man before did reap,

Nine, ten, eleven, and thirteen ears it yield

On every ſtalk or ſtraw throughout the field.

Ten akers and above of this ſame ground

that bare this wheat the like not to be found.

The Corn is good and heavy in the head

and eats as well as any's made in bread.

In threſhing now they find ſo much in ſtore

as ere they did in ten years craps before,

It makes all ſtand amazed for to ſee

how God has bleſſed this mans charity.

Hundreds of people round about there came

to ſée this wonder that heard of its Fame,

Both old and young both rich and poor doth cry

the like was never ſeen with mortal eye.

Look on the Picture and hear take a view

of this ſame pattern which is carved true,

It plainly ſhews the ſeveral ears that grew

upon one ſtraw believe for it is true.

You covetous miſers which doth grip & grind

the poor, which can of you no favour find

Poor labourers that works hard day and night

to ſtop their wages many takes delight.

And you that has great yearly rents come in

to love the poor tis high time to begin,

Do good with what the Lord hath given to thee

and God above will thy Rewarder be.

But pride & Taverns now has all the gain

and poor mens cryes in heart they do diſdain,

How many pounds do ſome ſpend on a whore

and will not give one ſhilling to the poor.

So to conclude of this here I have pen'd

hoping the truth does no body offend,

But keep in mind ſtill what to you I ſay

the King and begger both are lumps of clay.

By L.W.

FINIS.

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With Allowance.

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London Printed for F. Coles, T. Veres, J. Wright, and John Clarke.

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God's great and vvonderful vvork in Somerset-shire the charitable farmer miraculously rewarded h[a]ppening at Welling within three miles of the city of Wells this last harvest, where an honest Godly farmer having sold most part of this last summer and winter great quantities of corn to the poor in their distress at five or six shillings the bushel, when the market price was ten and eleven shillings; for which he was much derided and scoft at by his rich neighbours, he was recompensed by an extraordinary crop of wheat, the like was never before heard; of each stalk of straw having divers full large ears, some nine, ten and thirteen, but generally ten ears on every straw throughout the field which was ten acres and upwards; of which ears are to be seen at divers coffy-houses by the Royal Exchange, and at other places in London, published as a grateful acknowledgement to the goodness of providence, and to stir up all into faith in God, and charity towards their poor neighbours from the consideration of so remarkable an example. The tune i

L. W.

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— God's great and vvonderful vvork in Somerset-shire the charitable farmer miraculously rewarded h[a]ppening at Welling within three miles of the city of Wells this last harvest, where an honest Godly farmer having sold most part of this last summer and winter great quantities of corn to the poor in their distress at five or six shillings the bushel, when the market price was ten and eleven shillings; for which he was much derided and scoft at by his rich neighbours, he was recompensed by an extraordinary crop of wheat, the like was never before heard; of each stalk of straw having divers full large ears, some nine, ten and thirteen, but generally ten ears on every straw throughout the field which was ten acres and upwards; of which ears are to be seen at divers coffy-houses by the Royal Exchange, and at other places in London, published as a grateful acknowledgement to the goodness of providence, and to stir up all into faith in God, and charity towards their poor neighbours from the consideration of so remarkable an example. The tune i, L. W..

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printed for F. Coles, T. Veres. J. Wright. and John Clarke,. London :: [1676]. (Signed at end: By L. W.) (Imprint date added in MS.: "1676".) (At foot of text: With allowance.) (A ballad adaptation of an anonymous pamphlet with a similar title published in 1674 (Wing G958A).) (Verse - [lacking first stanza]; first line of stanza three: "Some being put to such great want and need".) (Includes "The second part to the same tune" on the same sheet.) (Printed in columns with woodcut at head of first two; text in black letter.) (Copy torn at left edge, with loss of text and part of illustration.) (Reproduction of the original at the Bodleian Library, Oxford.)

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