The countrey peoples felicity. Or, A brief description of pleasure. Shewing the ready way of sweet content ... To a dainty new tune, called The hay-makers mask. L. P. (Laurence Price), fl. 1625-1680? This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription B04811 of text R182058 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing P3355C). 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. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 5 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2017 B04811 Wing P3355C ESTC R182058 47012592 ocm 47012592 174560 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. B04811) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 174560) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English Books, 1641-1700 ; 2691:45) The countrey peoples felicity. Or, A brief description of pleasure. Shewing the ready way of sweet content ... To a dainty new tune, called The hay-makers mask. L. P. (Laurence Price), fl. 1625-1680? 1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. Printed for Francis Grove ... London, : [between 1641 and 1661] Signed at end: L. P. Attributed to Laurence Price by Wing (2nd ed.) Contains 4 illustrations. Date of publication suggested by Wing (2nd ed.) Right half-sheet contains: The second to the same tune. Reproduction of original in: University of Glasgow. Library. eng Ballads, English -- 17th century. Broadsides -- England -- 17th century. B04811 R182058 (Wing P3355C). civilwar no The countrey peoples felicity. Or, A brief description of pleasure. Shewing the ready way of sweet content, by them that ply their work with L. P 1641 701 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 C The rate of 14 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the C category of texts with between 10 and 35 defects per 10,000 words. 2008-04 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2008-08 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-10 Mona Logarbo Sampled and proofread 2008-10 Mona Logarbo Text and markup reviewed and edited 2009-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion The Countrey peoples Felicity . OR , A brief Description of Pleasure . Shewing the ready way of sweet content , By them that ply their work with merriment , They eat , they drink , they work , and sport at pleasure They pipe and dance , when time and place give leasur , To a dainty new tune , called The Hay-makers Mask . DOwn in a Meadow the River running clear , All in the moneth of July , the prime of the year , Where many a pretty little fish , within the Brook bid play . And many a Lad , and many a Lass , abroad were making Hay . In came the Sithes-men , to mow the Meddow down , With their Bags and Bottles , and Ale that was so Brown , The labouring men with courage bold , to each other did reply , Let 's work , and blow , and stifly mow the Grass cuts very dry . Then nimble Tib and Thomas with pitchfork and with Rake , Came in the merry Meddow gréen , the Hay in Cocks to make . Where each one ply'd their labor , and did no whit repine , The gentle wind blew fair and cool , the Sun did cléerly shine , Mary , Bess and Nanny in Scarlet Petticoats . Kept singing at their labors , with swéet and pleasant noats , Swéet jug , jug , jug , jug jug , jug , jug , the Nightingale did sing , Whose noble voice made all rejoyce , as they were Hay-making , Then Robin Ned , and Richard , being in a merry vain , To further the Hay-making , run nimbly over the Plain . And came into the Meddow , with courage and delight . And ply'd their businesse stoutly , whilst Phoebus shined bright , Rowland and swéet William , and John upon that day , Brought pretty Kate and Bridget , to help them make the Hay . Fair Margret , Sue and Francis , they stayd not long behind , But for to todd and turn the Hay , they were every one inclin'd . The second 〈◊〉 to the same tune NOw when those Lads and Lasses were all together that day , In that same gallant Meddow , a making of the Hay : They ply'd their work so closely . and labored so compleat , Until the pretty Maidens brows , did drop a pace with sweat . The young-men in like manner , drew forth Handkerchiefs then , To wipe the Maidens Faces , like loving hearted men . No hurt was done amongst them , but now and then a kisse , The young-men gave their swét hearts you know no harm 's in this . At last when bright Phoebus , the Sun was going down , A merry disposed Piper , approached from the Town . And with his Pipe and Tabor , he did so trimly play . So that they all laid down their Tools , and left off making Hay . Then each man took his Swéet heart , their fortunes to advance , John with Nell , and Nan with Will , and Tib with Tom did dance , No rare nor braver pastime ; could be under the Sun , Then from the morn to evening was in the Meddow done : Now thus much for the Countrey folks I dare be bold to say , Which in the merry Meddow , that time were making Hay , No ill act was committed , nor no ill bussnesse wrought . Would every one in London were , as pure in Déed and Thought : Some of you London Lasses , fla●●is up and doown in jags , With Copper Lace , and painted face ; silk Scarfs , and gay black Bags : In my mind are not so wholsom , so handsome nor so fair : As are the Countrey Damsels plain that nere such toyes did wear . L. P FINIS . London , Printed for Francis Grove on Snow-hill .