The Roxburghe ballads . to doubt the truth of the balladin regard to the City men of 1682. Capitalists were the same at all times. %* Tunes named: 1st, Jenny, come tye my bonny Cravat / is the burden ofan amatory ballad, beginning, As Johnny met Jenny a going one day, towhich Roxb. Coll., II. 420, is the sequel or Second Part of the new ScotchJigg; or, Jennys reply to Johnny1 s Cravat. This begins, As Jenny sateunder a sycamore tree. 2nd, Fackinytons Found, see vol. vi. p. 331. 3rd,Monk hath confounded, see vol. vi. pp. 136, 137. [Eoxburghe Collection, IV. 35. Apparently Unique.] Ct)e Clotlner
The Roxburghe ballads . to doubt the truth of the balladin regard to the City men of 1682. Capitalists were the same at all times. %* Tunes named: 1st, Jenny, come tye my bonny Cravat / is the burden ofan amatory ballad, beginning, As Johnny met Jenny a going one day, towhich Roxb. Coll., II. 420, is the sequel or Second Part of the new ScotchJigg; or, Jennys reply to Johnny1 s Cravat. This begins, As Jenny sateunder a sycamore tree. 2nd, Fackinytons Found, see vol. vi. p. 331. 3rd,Monk hath confounded, see vol. vi. pp. 136, 137. [Eoxburghe Collection, IV. 35. Apparently Unique.] Ct)e Clotlner0 2Dettgt)t: £)r, Z$z Kicg spntsS Sfop, ano tge poor flpm0 §>ottoto*Mfymin tg cjpregt tge craftiness ant) subtiltp ofmanp Clotgtergs m England, op beating ooton tgfic^orfe-men^ toages* Combers, Weavers, and Spinners, for little gains,Doth earn their money by taking of hard pains. To the Tune of, Jenny, come tye my [bonny Cravat], etc., Packing tons Pound,or, Monk hath confounded, etc. [For Note on tunes, see p. 6.]. OF all sorts of callings, that in England be,There is none that liveth so gallant as we;Our Trading maintains us as brave as a knight,We live at our pleasure, and taketh delight:We heap up [of] riches and treasure great store, [ we get by griping and grinding the this is a way for to fill up our purse,Although we do get it icith many a curse. 8 Throughout the whole kingdom, in country and town, There is no danger of our Trade going down, So long as the Comber can work with his Comb, And also the Weaver weave in his Lomb : [=Loom. The Tucker and Spinner, who spins all the year, We will make them to earn their wages full dear. And this is the ivay [for to fill up our purse], etc. 16 8 The Clothiers Delight, and subtlety. In former ages we usd to give, So that our work-folks like farmers did live ; But the times are altered, we will make them know All we can for to hring them all under our bow : We will make them to work hard for sixpence a d
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