A ballad intituled, The old mans complaint against his wretched son, who to advance his marriage, did undo himself. To the same tune. 1695 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) : 2009-10 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). B01861 Wing B602B Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.7[276] Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.7[331] 99884532 ocm99884532 183091

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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. B01861) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 183091) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books; Tract supplement ; A5:1[148a]; A5:1[175]) A ballad intituled, The old mans complaint against his wretched son, who to advance his marriage, did undo himself. To the same tune. 1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. Printed by and for A.M. and sold by the booksellers of London, [London] : [1695?] Verse: "All you that fathers be ..." Place and date of publication suggested by Wing. Woodcuts at head. Reproduction of original in the British Library.

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eng Ballads, English -- 17th century. 2008-07 Assigned for keying and markup 2008-07 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2009-01 Sampled and proofread 2009-01 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2009-02 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
A moſt excellent Ballad of an Old Man and his Wife, VVho in their want and miſery ſought to their Children for ſuccour, by whom they were diſdained, and ſcornfully ſent them away ſuccourleſs, and Gods vengeance ſhewed on them for the ſame. Tune of, Priſcillca. IT was an Old man and his Poor Wife, in great diſtreſs did fall, They were ſo feeble with age God wot, they could not work at all: A Gallant Son they had which lived wealthily, To him they went with a full intent, to eaſe their miſ ry: Alack and alas for woe. A hundred miles when they had gone, wi h many a weary ſtep, At length they ſaw their Sons fair houſe, which made their hearts to leap, They ſat them on the Green their Hoſe and Shoos to trim, They put their bands about their Necks, againſt they ſhould enter in: Alack, &c. Unto the Door with trembling Ioynts when theſe Old couple came, The Woman with a ſhaking hand, the Old Man blind and lame; Full mannerly they knockt, fearing for to offend, At laſt their Son frowningly came, unto them in the end; Alack, &c. Good folks, qd. he, what would you have? methinks you are too bold, Why get you not home to your own Country, now you are lame and old? With that they both reply'd, with ſorrow, care. and grief, Here are we come to thee our ſon, for ſuccour and relief: Alack and alas for woe. THis is the Father gentle Son, and I thy loving Mother, That brought thee up ſo tenderly, and lov'd thee above all other, I bore thee in my womb, theſe breaſts did nouriſh thee, And as it chanc'd, I often danc'd, thee on my tender knee; Alack and alas for woe. And humbly now me intreat our dear and loving Son, That thou wilt do for us in our age, as we for you have done: Now nay not ſo, he ſaid, your ſuit is all in vain, 'Tis beſt for you I tell you true, to get you home again: Alack, &c. The worlds not now as when I was born, all things are grown more dear, My charge of children likewiſe is great, as plainly doth appear, The beſt that I can do, will hardly them maintain, Therefore I ſay, he packing away, and get you hame again. Alack, &c. The old man with his Hat in his Hand, full many a Leg did make, The woman wept and wrung her hands, and pray'd for Chriſt his ſake, Not ſo to ſend them back, diſtreſſed and undone, But let us lye in ſome Barn here by, Quoth ſhe, me loving Son: By no means he would thereto conſent but ſent them ſoon away, Quoth he, you know the peril of the Law, if long time here you ſtay, The Stocks and Whiping-poaſt ſhall fall unto your ſhare, Then take you heed, and with all ſpeed; to your Country repair. Alack, &c. Away then went this woful Old man, full ſat in heart and mind, With weeping tears his Wife did lament, their Son was ſo unkind: Thou wicked Wretch, quoth they, for this thy cruel deed, The Lord ſent thee as little pitty, when thou doſt ſtand in need: Alack, &c. His Children hearing their Father ſet his Parents thus at naught, In ſhort time after to have his Land, his death they ſubti lty wrought; What cauſe have we quoth they, more kindneſs to expreſs, Then he unto his Parents did, in their great wretchedneſs: Alack, &c. They Murdered him in piteous ſort, they weigh'd not his intreats; The more he pray'd compaſſionately, the greater were his threats Speak not to us quoth they, for thou the death ſhalt dye, And with that word a dagger and ſword, they mangled him monſtrouſly. Alack, &c. When they had got his Silver and Gold, according to their mind, They buried him in a ſtinking Ditch were no man ſhould him find; But now behold and ſee Gods vengeance on them all, To gain their Gold their Couzin came, and ſtew them great and ſmall, Alack, &c. He came among them with a great Club in dead of time of the night, Yea two of the Sons he brain'd therewith and taking of his flight The Murderer taken was, and ſuffered for the ſame, Deſervedly for that cruelty, Alack and alas therefore, &c.

Printed for F. Coles, T. Vere, I. Wright, J. Clarke, W. Thackeray, and T. Raſſ •••••