The merry old vvoman: or, This is a good old woman, this is a merry old woman, her counsell is good ile warrant, for shee doth wish ill to no man. To the tune, This is my grannams deedle. [Guy, Robert, writer of ballads.] This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription B00113 of text478 in the English Short Title Catalog (STC 12546). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. 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B00113) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 183059) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books; Tract supplement ; A5:1[143]) The merry old vvoman: or, This is a good old woman, this is a merry old woman, her counsell is good ile warrant, for shee doth wish ill to no man. To the tune, This is my grannams deedle. [Guy, Robert, writer of ballads.] 1 sheet ([1] p.). For F. Coules dwelling in the Old Baily., Printed at London : [ca. 1640?] Publication date suggested by STC. Verse: "Come hither good-fellowes, come hither ..." In two parts, separated for mounting; woodcuts at head of each part. Reproduction of original in the British Library. eng Ballads, English -- 17th century. B00113 478 (STC 12546). civilwar no The merry old vvoman: or, This is a good old woman, this is a merry old woman, her counsell is good ile warrant, for shee doth wish ill to n [Guy, Robert, writer of ballads.] 1640 996 4 0 0 0 0 0 40 D The rate of 40 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the D category of texts with between 35 and 100 defects per 10,000 words. 2008-08 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2008-10 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-11 John Pas Sampled and proofread 2008-11 John Pas Text and markup reviewed and edited 2009-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion The merry Old VVoman : OR , This is a good Old Woman , This is a merry Old Woman , Her counsell is good I le warrant , For shee doth wish ill to no Man . To the tune , This is my Grannams deedle . COme hither good-fellowes , come hither , Good counsell if you will learne it , I heere in a Song will shew it , If you have but wit to discerne it . O this is a good old Woman , O this is a merry old Woman , Her counsell is good I le warrant , For she doth wish ill to no man . He that doth woo a Maiden , Must use sometimes to flatter , And he that would woo a Widdow , Must seriously speake good matter . O this is a good old Woman , &c. He that would have a Woman Dificious unto his humour , Must alwaies be loving unto her , And be no vaine consumer . O this is a good old Woman , &c. She that would please her Parents , Must her affections bridle , And still have a care however , To shun all company idle . O this is a good old Woman , &c. And she that would have a Husband , Merry to sing , with a fadding , No cause of distaste must give him Abroad for to goe gadding . O this is a good old Woman , &c. He that would gaine true honour , Must hate to be a coward : And he that would live in quiet , Must marry no Widdow that 's froward . O this is a good old Woman , &c. And he that would eate , must labour , And carefully follow his calling : And he that a Scold doth marry , Shee 'll vex him all day with her brawling . O this is a good old Woman , &c. She that would faine be married , And wants both ●ortion and beauty , Must unto her Master and Mistresse Owe good respect and duty , O this is a good old Woman , &c. To gaine their loves and favour , Then may she hope the better , To get a kinde Husband will love her , To toyle then , he will not let her . O this is a good old Woman , &c. He that would séeke preferment , Must neatly usher a Lady , And weare good cloathes for his credit , And still at a call be ready . O this is a good old Woman , O this is a merry old Woman , Her counsell is good I le warrant , For she doth wish ill to no man , The second part , To the same tune . ANd he that would be a Courtier , Must be with good parts adorned , To please his Masters humour , Or else he shall be scorned . O this is a good old Woman , O this is a merry old woman , Her counsell is good I le warrant , For shee doth wish ill to no man . She that would have no scandall Or imputation on her , Must not frequent a Burdello , But chaste Diana honour . O this is a good old Woman , &c. Brave Girles ● there be a many Goe richly in their apparell , Which makes the roring Gallants , About them so to quarrell . O this is a good old Woman , &c. He that would be no Cuckold , Then let him never marry , It were a horne-plague unto him , A jealous minde to carry . O this is a good old Woman , &c. And he that would raise his fortunes , Being poore left by his Dady : He must be stout and valiant , Faint heart ne'r won faire Lady . O this is a good old Woman . He that would be a Scholler , Must hate your drinks that is muddy : But a cup of good Canary Will make him the better t● study . O this is a good old Woman , &c. And he that would be a Poet , Must no wayes be stocke-pated : His ignorance i● he shew it , He shall of all Schollers be hated . O this is a good old Woman , &c. He that would be a Goodfellow , Of meanes must be prepared : If that he love drinke and Tobacco , Or else he shall be feared . O this is a good old Woman , &c. He that would be a Taylor , Must active be and nimble : And he that would be a goodliver , Most hate to lye and dissemble . O this is a good old Woman , &c. He that would be a Musician , Must neatly run division , To humour each joviall Gallant , Or else he is held in derision . O this is a good old Woman , &c. And he that would strive for riches , Or how to get a good marriage , Must still in his carriage be wary , That nothing his credit disparage . O this is a good old Woman , &c. And he that would learne true goodnesse , Must daily himselfe endeavour , To hate all wicked lewdnesse , And still in all grace persever . Oh this is a good old Woman , O this is a merry old Woman , Her counsell is good I le warrant , For she doth wish ill to no man . Robert Guy . FINIS . Printed at London for F. Coules dwelling Old Baily .