Times alteration: or, The old mans rehearsall, what braue dayes he knew a great while agone, when his old cap was new. To the tune of, Ile nere be drunke againe. M. P. (Martin Parker), d. 1656? 1628-1629? Approx. 5 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-10 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). B00520 STC 19271 Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.7[406] 99892174 ocm99892174 183131 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. B00520) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 183131) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books; Tract supplement ; A5:1[215]) Times alteration: or, The old mans rehearsall, what braue dayes he knew a great while agone, when his old cap was new. To the tune of, Ile nere be drunke againe. M. P. (Martin Parker), d. 1656? 1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. Printed by the assignes of Thomas Symcocke, [London] : [1628 or 9] Signed: M.P. [i.e Martin Parker]. Verse: "VVhen this old cap was new ..." Place and date of publication suggested by STC. In two parts, separated for mounting; woodcuts at head of each part. Reproduction of original in the British Library. Created by converting TCP files to TEI P5 using tcp2tei.xsl, TEI @ Oxford. Re-processed by University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Northwestern, with changes to facilitate morpho-syntactic tagging. 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Keying and markup guidelines are available at the Text Creation Partnership web site . eng Ballads, English -- 17th century. 2008-08 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2008-11 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2009-01 Megan Marion Sampled and proofread 2009-01 Megan Marion Text and markup reviewed and edited 2009-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion Times Alteration : OR , The Old Mans rehearsall , what braue dayes he knew A great while agone , when his Old Cap was new . To the Tune of , I le nere be drunke againe . VVHen this Old Cap was new , t is since two hundred yeere , No malice then we knew , but all things plentie were : All friendship now decayes , ( beleeue me , this is true ) Which was not in those dayes , when this old Cap was new . The Nobles of our Land were much delighted then , To haue at their command a Crue of lustie Men , Which by their Coats were knowne , of Tawnie , Red , or Blue , With Crests on their sleeues showne , when this old Cap was new . Now Pride hath banisht all , vnto our Lands reproach , When he whose meanes is small , maintaines both Horse and Coach : In stead of an hundred Men , the Coach allowes but two ; This was not thought on then , when this old Cap was new . Good Hospitalitie was cherisht then of many ; Now poore men starue and die , and are not helpt by any : For Charitie waxeth cold , and Loue is found in few : This was not in time of old , when this old Cap was new . Where euer you trauel'd then , you might meet on the way Braue Knights and Gentlemen , clad in their Countrey Gray , That courteous would appeare , and kindly welcome you : No Puritans then were , when this old Cap was new . Our Ladies in those dayes in ciuill Habit went , Broad-Cloth was then worth prayse , and gaue the best content : French Fashions then were scorn'd , fond Fangles then none knew , Then Modestie Women adorn'd , when this old Cap was new . The Second Part. To the same Tune . A Man might then behold , at Christmas , in each Hall , Good Fires , to curbe the Cold , and Meat for great and small : The Neighbors were friendly bidden , and all had welcome true , The poore from the Gates were not chidden , when this old Cap was new . Blacke Iackes to euery man were fill'd with Wine and Beere , No Pewter Pot nor Kanne in those dayes did appeare : Good cheare in a Noble-mans house was counted a seemely shew , We wanted no Brawne nor Sowse , when this old Cap was new . We tooke not such delight in Cups of Siluer fine , None vnder the degree of a Knight , in Plate drunke Beere or Wine : Now each Mechanicall man hath a Cup-boord of Plate , for a shew , Which was a rare thing then , when this old Cap was new . Then Briberie was vnborne , no Simonie men did vse , Christians did Vsurie scorne , deuis'd among the Iewes , Then Lawyers to be Feed , at that time hardly knew , For man with man agreed , when this old Cap was new . No Captaine then carowst , nor spent poore Souldiers Pay , They were nor so abus'd , as they are at this day : Of seuen dayes they make eight , to keepe from them their due ; Poore Souldiers had their right , when this old Cap was new . Which made them forward still to goe , although not prest : And going with good will , their fortunes were the best , Our English then in fight did forraine Foes subdue , And forst them all to flight , when this old Cap was new . God saue our gracious King , and send him long to liue , Lord , mischiefe on them bring , that will not their Almes giue ▪ But seeke to rob the Poore of that which is their due : This was not in time of yore , when this old Cap was new . M. P. FINIS . Printed by the Assignes of Thomas Symcocke .