The sorrowful lamentation of the pedlars, and petty chapmen, for the hardness of the times, and the decay of trade. To the tune of, My life and my death. This may be printed, R.P. 1685 Approx. 4 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-03 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). B05928 Wing S4715 Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.8[404] 99887872 ocm99887872 183526

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The Sorrowful Lamentation of The Pedlars, and Petty Chapmen, for the hardneſs of the times, and the decay of Trade. To the Tune of, My Life and my Death.

This may be Printed, R. P.

The times are grown hard, more harder then ſtone, And therefore the Pedlars may well make their moan, Lament and complain that trading is dead, That all the ſweet Golden fair Days now are fled, Then Maidens and Men, Come ſee what you lack, And buy the fine toys that I have in my pack. Come hither and view, here's choice and here's ſtore Here's all things to pleaſe ye, what would you have more, Here's Points for the Men, and Pins for the Maid, Then Open your Purſes and be not afraid: Come Maidens, &c. Let none at a Teſter repent or repine, Come bring me your money and i'le make you fine, Young Billy ſhall look as ſpruce as the day, And pretty ſweet Betty more finer then May: Then Maidens, &c. To buy a new Licence, your mony I crave, 'Tis that which I want, and 'tis that which you have, Exchange then a Groat, for ſome pretty toy, Come buy this fine Whiſſtle for your little boy, Come Maidens and Men, come ſee what you lack, Come buy my fine Toys that I have in my Pack. Here's Garters for Hoſe, and Cotten for ſhooes, And there's a Guilt Bodkin which none would refuſe. This Bodkin let John give ſweet Miſſtriſs Jane, And then of unkindn • ſs he ſhall not complain. Come Maidens, &c. Come buy this fine Coife this dreſſing or Hood. And let not your money come like drops of blood; The Pedlar may well of Fortune complain, If he brings all his ware to the Market in vaine, Then Maidens, &c. Here's Bandſtrings for men, and there you have lace, Bone-lace to adore the fair Virgins ſweet face, What ever you like if you will but pay, as ſoon as you pleaſe you may take it away: Then Maidens, &c. The World is ſo hard, that we find little trade, Although we have all things to pleaſe Every Maid, Come pretty fair Maids then make no delay, But give me your hanſel, and P • ck me away. Come Maidens, &c. Here's all things that's Fine, and all things that's rare, All modiſh and neat, and all new London-Ware. Uariety here you plainly may ſee, Then give me your Money, & we will agree Come Maiden, and Men, come ſee what ye lack, Come buy theſe fine-Toyes that I have in my Pack. We travail all day through Dirt, and through Mire, To tetch you fine laces and what you deſire, To Pains we do ſpare, to b • ing you Choice Ware, As Gloves, and Perfumes, and ſweet Powder for hair. The Maidens, &c. We have choice of Songs and merry b • oks too, All Pleaſant, & Witty Delightfull, & New, Which Chery young ſwain may Whiſtie at Plough And Every fair Milk-Maid may ſing to her Cow. Then Maidens, &c. Since Trading's ſo dead we muſt needs complain, And therefore pray let us have ſome little Gain: If you will be free, we will you Supply With what • ou do want, therefore pray come and buy, The world is ſo hard that although we take Pains, When we look in our Purſes, we find little gains.

Printed for I. Back, at the Black-boy on Londonbridge.