The Roxburghe ballads . an, in an already-reprinted Courageous Plowman ;or, The Citizens Misfortune, beginning, There was a brave Citizen Malktforth of late {Roxburghe Ballads, iii. 613), thus localized to Nottingham,sung to the tune of Bick and Nan [perhaps our Bid you see Nan to-day ?], or,\_Tho~\ the Tyrant has stolen my dearest away (for which ballad see our previousvol. vi. p. 69). It is inferior to the present version, and ends with Whoop,Cockney, wheres your ticenty pound? Printed for Coles, Vere, Wright, andClarke; therefore apparently the earlier version. We identified the author, asT
The Roxburghe ballads . an, in an already-reprinted Courageous Plowman ;or, The Citizens Misfortune, beginning, There was a brave Citizen Malktforth of late {Roxburghe Ballads, iii. 613), thus localized to Nottingham,sung to the tune of Bick and Nan [perhaps our Bid you see Nan to-day ?], or,\_Tho~\ the Tyrant has stolen my dearest away (for which ballad see our previousvol. vi. p. 69). It is inferior to the present version, and ends with Whoop,Cockney, wheres your ticenty pound? Printed for Coles, Vere, Wright, andClarke; therefore apparently the earlier version. We identified the author, asThomas Jones, the Oxford ballad-singer, in our own Notes (vol. iii, p. 684). 282 [Fepysian Collection, IV. 274. Probably Unique.] otonrig;t)t Dick of ttje W&t&t; Vetoing, tf)at tljtp [Countrymen] cannot lite twtgoutLondon, being t§e place toijere tijep 0ell ano receivemonep for tf)tit C000& To the Tune of, The Country Farmer. [See Notes, pp. 152, 278, and iii. p. 363.]. [This woodcut belongs to p. 261, and to p. 329. See Note, p. 285] ]F you to ray words now will attend,This little dispute we will quickly end,Wel give what is due to London-Town,And you shall be sure for to have your Citty has many brave things from you,Tis ownd always, for tis most true :But while you do onely your richeB pursue,The Citty is little obliegd to you. Why sits the old Shepherd upon the plain,Regardless all day of the storms and rain ?And why does the Plowman mind his plough ?And why does the Milk-maid milke her Cow ?The reason is plain, as I said before,Tis all for to increase their store,That they may grow wealthy and never be poor,And keep the lean Woolfe from off their door. 16 The Londoners Answer to Downright Dick. 283 You bring us to Town your Curds and Cream, But Money maintains the Farmers Team; You mind not the Winter nor the cold, But fix all your mind upon London gold : Tis that does raise your hopes up higher, And adds [fresh] fewel unto your fire, Ti
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