The Roxburghe ballads . an ; a car-man and a plow-man ; then, in thesecond part, a joiner and a rope-maker ; a brewer and a baker ; a glover and aweaver ; a fidler and a pedlar : a broker and a taylor ; a hangman and a jaylor ;lastly, a royster and a reveller ; with the ultimate victors, ending thus :—] It was a Royster and a Revell. as they did meet one day, Came an Usurer and the Devill, stole the Cunny-skins away. Quoth the Royster to the Revell, Welle take them on the braine: Welle make the Usurer and the Devill bring the Cunny-skins again. The Royster with his rapier at the Devill he did
The Roxburghe ballads . an ; a car-man and a plow-man ; then, in thesecond part, a joiner and a rope-maker ; a brewer and a baker ; a glover and aweaver ; a fidler and a pedlar : a broker and a taylor ; a hangman and a jaylor ;lastly, a royster and a reveller ; with the ultimate victors, ending thus :—] It was a Royster and a Revell. as they did meet one day, Came an Usurer and the Devill, stole the Cunny-skins away. Quoth the Royster to the Revell, Welle take them on the braine: Welle make the Usurer and the Devill bring the Cunny-skins again. The Royster with his rapier at the Devill he did runne, And at him he did vapour, but could not make him shunne. Whilst the Revell he did cavell. crying out We have foul play ! For the Usurer and the Devill beares the Cunny-skins away. 140 JFinfe. London, Printed for Francis Grove on Snow-hill. John Lookes.[Black-letter. Five woodcuts. Date, circd 1620-1655, probably 1652.]This girl belongs to p. 85 ; the man to our Ragman ballad. Another cut, ii. 373. %s^ -^SSW s,P. 9 [Roxburghe Collection, II. 354; Pepys, IV. 244; Jersey, II. 65; Douce, II. 152.] Ct)e fl^ap^Dap Country flprtl); %ty gotmg llaos ano Masses 3Ini10crnt liUcreatiotnMf)kf) i0 to bt pxtfti before Courrtp pomp anti pagttmr* To an Excellent New Tune. Licensed according to Order.
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