A Most notaple [sic] example of an ungracious son, who in the pride of his heart denyed his own father, and how God for his offence turned his meat into loathsome toads. To the tune of, Lord Darby.

A Most notaple [sic] example of an ungracious son, who in the pride of his heart denyed his own father, and how God for his offence turned his meat into loathsome toads. To the tune of, Lord Darby.

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A most Notaple Example of an ungracious Son, who in the pride of his heart denyed his own Father, and how God for his offence turned his meat into loathsome Toads.

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A most Notaple Example of an ungracious Son, who in the pride of his heart denyed his own Father, and how God for his offence turned his meat into loathsome Toads.

To the tune of, Lord Darby.

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In searching famous Chronicles,

it was my chance to read

A worthy story strange and true,

whereto I took god héed,

Betwixt a Father and a Son

this rare example stands,

which well may move ye hardest hearts

to wéep and wring their hands.

This Farmer in the Country liv'd,

whose substance did excell

He sent therefore his eldest Son

in Paris for to dwell,

Where he became a Merchant man,

and traffick great he used,

So that he was exceeding rich

till he himself abused.

For having now the world at will

his mind was wholy bent,

To Gaming wine and wantonness,

till all his goods was spent,

Yea such evecssive Ryotousnesse,

by him was shewed forth,

That he was thrée times more in debt

then all his health was worth.

At length his credit clean was crakt

and be in prison cast,

And every man against him then,

did set his act on fast,

There be lay lockt in Irons strong,

for ever and for aye,

Vnable while his life did last,

his grievous debt to pay.

And living in this woful case,

his Eyes with tears he spent;

The lewdness of his former life

too late he did repent,

And being hold of all relief,

of helpe and comfort quite,

Vnto his Father at the last

he thus began to write.

Bow down a while your bóedful ears

my loving Father dear,

And grant I pray in gracious sort

my pittious plaint to hear,

Forgive the foul offences all,

of your unworthy son,

VVhich through the lewdness of his life

hath now himself undone.

O my good Father take remorse

on this my extream néed,

And succour his disteessed state

whose heart for woe doth bléed,

In direful Dungeon here I lye

my féet in setters fast.

VVhome my most cruel creditors

in Prison have me cast.

Let pitty therefore pierce your brest,

and mercy move your mind

And to release my mesery.

some shift dear Father find,

My chiefest Chear is bread full brown

[...] the boards my fastest bed

And flin [...]ly stones my pillows serve,

to rest my troubled head.

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My garments all are worn to rags

my body star [...]es with cold.

And crawling Vermin eat my flesh

must grievous to behold,

Dear Father come therefore with speed

and [...]id me out of thrall.

And let me not in prison dye,

sith by your help I call.

The good did man no sooner had

parus'd this written Scrowl,

But trickling tears along his cheeks,

most plenteously did rowl,

Alas my son, my son quoth he,

in whom I joyed most,

Thou shalt not long in prison be

what ever it me cost.

Two hundred heads of well fed beasts

he changed into gold,

Four hundred quarters of good corn,

for silver eke he sold,

But all the same could not suffice

this hainous fa [...]t to pay,

Till at the last constrained was

to sell his land away.

Then was his son released quite

his debts discharged clean,

And he like as well to live,

as he before had béen.

Then went his loving Father home

who for to help his son,

had sold his living quite away

and eke himself undone.

So that he lived poor and bare

and in such extream need,

That many times he wanted food

his hungry corps to feed,

His son mean time in wealth did swim

whose substance now was such

That sure within the City then

few were founded so rich.

But as his goods did still increase

and riches in did slide

So more and more his hardned heart

did swell in hatefull pride,

But it fell out upon a time

when ten years woe was past,

Vnto his son he did repair,

for some releif at last

And being come unto his house

in very poor array,

It chanced so that with his son

great state should dine that day

The poor old man with hat in hand,

did then the Porter pray,

To shew his son that at the gate

his Father there did stay.

Where at this proud disdainful wretch

with taunting spéeches said,

That long ago his Fathers bones

within the grave was laid,

What Rascal then is that quoth he,

that staineth so my state?

I charge the Porter presently,

to drive him from my gate,

Which answer when the old man heard

he was in mind dismai'd,

He wept he waild he wrong his hand,

and thus at length he said,

O cursed wretch, and most unkind,

and worker of my woe

Thou monster of humanity,

and eke thy fathers Fo.

Have I béen careful of thy case,

maintaining still thy state,

And dost thou now most dogged

enforce me from thy gate.

And have I wrong'd thy brethren

from shrall to set thée frée,

And brought my self to beggers sta [...]

and all to succour thée,

Wo worth the time when first of al [...]

thy body I esp [...]'d:

Which hath in hardness of thy he [...]

thy fathers face deni'd,

But now behold bow God that ti [...]

did shew a wonder great,

Even when his son and all his fri [...]

were setled down to meat.

For when the fairest pye was cut

a strange and dreadful case,

Most ugly Toads came crawling [...]

and leaped in his face,

Then did this wretch his fault con [...]

and for his Father sent.

And for his great ingratitude

full fore be did repent.

All vertuous children learn by this

obedient hearts to show,

And honour still your Parents dea [...]

for God commanded so

And think how he did turn his mea [...]

to poysonous Loads indéed,

Which did his Fathers face deny

because he stood in need.

FINIS.

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Printed for F Coles, T. Vere and W. Gilbertson.

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A Most notaple [sic] example of an ungracious son, who in the pride of his heart denyed his own father, and how God for his offence turned his meat into loathsome toads. To the tune of, Lord Darby.

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— A Most notaple [sic] example of an ungracious son, who in the pride of his heart denyed his own father, and how God for his offence turned his meat into loathsome toads. To the tune of, Lord Darby.,

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Printed for F Coles, T. Vere, and W. Gilbertson.,. [London] :: [between 1658 and 1664]. (Contains 2 illustrations.) (Place and date of publication taken from Wing (2nd ed.)) (Reproduction of original in: University of Glasgow. Library.)

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