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GOOD NEWES 
 
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 BAD NEWES 
 
 By S. R. 
 
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 Printed for Henry Bell^ and are to be 
 
 fold at his Shop within the Hofpitall gate 
 in Smith-field. 1622. 
 
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To the Reader. 
 
 S oftentimes as friend his friend doth meet, 
 And with falute each other kindly greet, 
 The fecond fpeech that commonly they 
 Is to enquire flraight, Pray what Good newes? (vfe 
 The eare for nouelties flill harkens out 
 After the tales which tongues doe fpread about, 
 And many a one mofl wicked doth deuife, 
 To feed the world, with falfe deluding lies ; 
 Becaufe men are fo apt for to inquire, 
 And after rumours haue fo great defire : 
 But heer's no imitation of fuch men, 
 Good newes, and bad, prefented by a pen; 
 That to your view fuch humours doth prefent, 
 As by the good you may the bad preuent : 
 Heer's choife and change of both forts to be had : 
 Full of variety^ Good newes, and Bad. 
 
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 WILL SOMMERS, oiice vnto King Harry came, 
 And in a ferious fhew himfelfe did frame 
 To goe to Lo7idon, taking of his leaue, 
 Stay William, (quoth the King) I doe perceiue 
 You are in hafte, but tell me your occafion, 
 Let me preuaile thus, by a friends perfvvafion : 
 Quoth he if thou wilt know, He tell thee. Marry 
 I goe to London for Court newes old Harry. 
 Goeft thither from the Court, to heare Court-Newes ? 
 This is a tricke Sommcrs, that makes me mufe; 
 Oh yes (quoth William) Citizens can fhow 
 Whats done in Court ere thou or I doe know. 
 If an Embaffador be comming ouer. 
 Before he doe arriue and land at Dojier, 
 They know his mafters meffage and intent 
 Ere thou canft tell the caufe why he is fent. 
 If of a Parliament they doe but heare, 
 They know what lawes fhall be ena6led there : 
 And therefore for a while, adue White-hall, 
 Harry, He bring thee newes home, lyes and all. 
 
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To Make-tale and Carry-tale. 
 
 IT were good newes to any honeft minde, 
 That we could fuch a reformation finde 
 Amongfl our wandring wits and giddy braines, 
 That they would ceafe their fottifh idle vaines 
 Of intermedling (as they daily doe) 
 With things their calling hath no claime vnto. 
 Groffe ignorance prefumptuoufly will prate 
 Of ferious matters that concerne a State, 
 Dull vnderftandhig neuer heeds his owne, 
 But other mens affaires, that muft be knowne, 
 BlockiJIi-conceit, will boldly take in hand, 
 That he Church gouernment doth vnderftand 
 To want (what he hath need of) Reformation, 
 And this is growne to fuch a graceleffe fafhion, 
 That we the common cuftome may forbeare 
 Vs'd when men meet. What's the good newes yoii hearef 
 And to another queftion may proceed, 
 What lies abroad ? and then y'are fure to fpeed. 
 You fhall haue them by whole fale quickly vented, 
 T'is wondrous ftrange how people are contented 
 
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To Make-tale and Carry-tale. 
 
 To haue themfelues deluded in this fort, 
 
 By euery flying fained falfe report ; 
 
 How itching eares doe entertaine all fluffe, 
 
 If it be named Neives t'is good enough. 
 
 One faies a traueller (a friend of his) 
 
 Is new come home, and he hath told him this. 
 
 Another faies as he in Paules did walke, 
 
 He heard the newes whereof two Knights did talke : 
 
 Another he hath newes is very rare. 
 
 And heard it fitting in a Barbers chaire : 
 
 Another he is furnifli't very flrange, 
 
 With newes new taken vp at the Exchange. 
 
 And thus about from man to man it flies, 
 
 Was neuer fuch an age for telling lies. 
 
 Make-tale, and Carry-tale, a worke are fet. 
 
 Father of lies hath caught them in his net. 
 
 They are his owne and he emploies them ftill, 
 
 And fo I leaue them to his curfed will. 
 
 The good Nezves and the Bad, that here is told, 
 
 Doth take foundation on a better hold, 
 
 For when this booke is oner read by yon, 
 
 rie lay the price, yon luill confeffe t'is trne. 
 
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Good Newes, 
 
 Wealthy Citizen that di'd of late, 
 Did leaue his wife a very great eftate, 
 Sum'd vp in Thoufands to her hearts 
 
 content : 
 All forts of futers to this widow went ; 
 As Courtiers, Lawyers, Citizens, Di- 
 uines: 
 
 But flie vnto a gallant Knight inclines. 
 
 And would be Madam'd, Worfhip'd, Ladifide, 
 
 And in the Leather-carted fafhion ride. 
 
 The match was made, the marriage confummate, 
 
 Her Ladifhip was grac'd, in pompe and ftate, 
 
 With all content vnto her hearts defire, 
 
 So brauely proud, that all her friends admire. ^^ -:.... 
 
 Their old acquaintance quite afide was layd, 
 
 Her worfhip highly fcorn'd fhop-keeping trade : 
 
 Friends, kinsfolkes, neighbours, are inferiour all, 
 
 She much difdaines, What lacke ye, at a ftall. 
 
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Bad Newes. 
 
 Fie vpon giddie Fortune, and her wheele, 
 Vnconftant, and as flipperie as an Eele : 
 From Kitchin-maid, to Miflris fhe arofe, 
 From miflris vnto Madam, vp fhe goes : 
 And there a yeare or two lets Lady fwagger. 
 Then turnes about, and fends her downe to begger. 
 Her dearefl Knight (whom fo fhe iuft may call) 
 What with his debts, and what with Haiie at ally 
 Lay hidden like a fauage in his den. 
 For feare of Bayliffes, Sergeants, Marfhals men : 
 And fhe doth on her Virginals complaine, 
 I zvaile in woe, my Knight doth, plunge inpaine. 
 
 Good Newes. 
 
 AVfurer met late with a Diuine, 
 At a friends houfe, where they together dine, 
 And entring good difcourfe, the Preacher tooke 
 Occafion to condemne out of Gods booke, 
 
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Good Newes. 
 
 The finfull trade that money-mongers vfe, 
 
 Beginning with Gods Law vnto the lewes ; 
 
 And fo throughout all ages, how the beft 
 
 Of holy men did vfurie deteft : 
 
 And that there neuer any Saint hath bin, 
 
 Would venter foule vpon that wicked fm. 
 
 The Vfurer that heard his zealous fpeech. 
 
 Repented, and Gods mercy did befeech ; 
 
 In his defence not knowing what to fay, 
 
 But free confeft his heart had gone aftray : 
 
 And from that day would reftitution make, 
 
 And ten i'th Hundred vtterly forfake : 
 
 To Hofpitals moft liberall he would giue, 
 
 To pris'ners, that in miferie doe Hue. 
 
 Almes-houfes for the poore he will haue made, 
 
 And repaire Churches ruinous decay'd : 
 
 High wayes and bridges he would likewife mend. 
 
 And bountifull beneuolence extend 
 
 To fchooles of learning, yea would thoufands giue 
 
 To pious vfe, while he had time to Hue. 
 
 And fo detefting damned vfury, 
 
 Learne euery day vnto the world to die. 
 
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Bad Newes, 
 
 AFter he did this godly motion chufe, 
 He walking home, where fitting in a mufe, 
 His man comes in, and to him fadly fpoke, 
 Sir, he you fent me to this morning's broke. 
 Hee's gone for Ireland the Neighbours fay, 
 And what he owes neuer intends to pay. 
 Another of his feruants commeth in, 
 And tels him as bad newes where he had bin : 
 One that fhould pay fiue hundred pounds together, 
 Had taken Ludgate, and was new gone thither. 
 Now out vpon them Villaines both, he faid, 
 Is this a world t'haue reftitution made.? 
 Giue vnto Hofpitals that will for me, 
 And tarry Knaues in prifon where you be. 
 Build Almes-houfes, you that haue mind thereto, 
 I with my coyne haue fomewhat elfe to doe. 
 Mend Bridges, you that ouer bridges goes, 
 For you fhal make no bridge (friends) of my nofe. 
 And for your Churches with decayed wall, 
 Get Briefes and begge, or let your Churches fall. 
 Mine owne's mine owne, vpon my felfe to fpend; 
 He truft to none. Gold's my affured friend. 
 
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Good Newes. 
 
 LAdy, thou (halt not lacke while I haue land, 
 Money we will haue ready at command. 
 The wealthy Citizen is my Caffeere, 
 The foole has mony, and He fell him deare. 
 How braue I fold the Farme a month agoe, 
 Oh that I had good flore to vtter fo. 
 This ready money giues a man content, 
 For Tenants come but lingring in with Rent : 
 When I for Hundreds haue a prefent vfe, 
 And aske to borrow, ftraight ther's an excufe, 
 I cannot fir, I haue it not to fpare, 
 It makes me fcorne fellowes that are fo bare : 
 He haue my purfe with money furnifh'd flill, 
 Sell Medow, paflure, arable, I will; 
 And fo be ready for to make fupply, 
 Gentilities beft ornaments to buy. 
 Weele haue a Coach, like Chariot of the Swine, 
 With hautie Horfes, for our lades be done. 
 New Sutes for thee and I, at leall some ten 
 New Liueries for all our Seruing-men. 
 And thus to credit Madam weele afcend. 
 That vulgar fort our worfhips may commend. 
 
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Bad Newes. 
 
 Sir Nimblc-toucJi makes his poffefllons flie, 
 And on his ready money doth relie : 
 Heele be admir'd for brauery, out of hand, 
 And where his father left him fpacious land, 
 A iourney to him, for to walke about, 
 He by a nimble policy found out, 
 To fhorten tedious fteps ore bridge and ftile. 
 And bring his land in compaffe of a mile. 
 A pretty walke to giue himfelfe content. 
 And faue much trouble in receiuing rent. 
 But now his worfhip hath much charged bin 
 With laying out, hauing no comming in. 
 And finds moft true what he before did fay, 
 That ready money euer will away. 
 Now land is fold, and money gone in goods, 
 He cals out, Andreiv, I am in the fuddes; 
 I had good tenements, I had faire land. 
 But of that fute, others haue cleer'd my hand. 
 And I am left A melancJwly Knight, 
 As Ploydon fayd. The cafe is altered quite: 
 What remedy gainft Fortunes raging fits. 
 But Hue like other lacke-lands, by my wits } 
 
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Good Nezves. 
 
 TWo canting rogues, that old conforts had bin, 
 And cage, and ftockes, met often kindly in : 
 That had beene fharers long and many a day 
 Of what they got vpon the common way, 
 Did accidental! at an alehoufe meet. 
 And in this manner one another greet ; 
 What Roger, well met rogue, old fellow begger, 
 When did we two like boone companions fwagger, 
 As we haue done, thou knowft in youthful! prime, 
 How doefl thou thriue mad flaue this farthing time? 
 This copper age, what, come they roundly in ? 
 Yes faith, the trade hath neuer better bin. 
 Pence, and few giuers we had heretofore. 
 But farthings now, and giuers theres good ftore, 
 Men, Women, feruants, Children, all are able, 
 I tell thee fellow, this is comfortable. 
 There's neuer a day that I abroad doe roame, 
 But I bring copper like a Tinker home. 
 Knocke for Tobacco, call for ale, hang forrow, 
 God blejfeyoji Majier, will bring more to morrow. 
 
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 THus at their ale, and pipe of fmoother fitting, 
 And boafting each to other of their getting, 
 Within fhort time they plyde the hquor fo, 
 As drunke as beggers both, they could not goe. 
 And fell to quarrell of old matters done 
 When they their begging partnerfhip begun ; 
 Thou cheat' ft me once of twenty pence quoth one, 
 Vnto thy confclence it is plainly knowne : 
 I cheat (quoth he) thou lyeft in thy throat, 
 Thy company hath coft me many a groat : 
 Thou canft not fay that I haue cut a purfe, 
 Thou haft broke into houfes, and done worfe, 
 Stolne fheets from hedges, broke vp doores by night 
 And deferu'd hanging, if thou hadft thy right. 
 With that together by the eares they fall, 
 The Conftable on tother fide the wall 
 Was drinking with a friend, and for aid knockes. 
 To carry drunken beggers to the ftockes ; 
 From thence he fent them to another coafl, 
 And made their pafport from the whipping port. 
 
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Good Newes. 
 
 AShepheard fitting on a pleafant banke, 
 In Summer Sun-lhine, where the graffe grew rancke. 
 And natures paintments, red, and yellow, blew, 
 With colours plenty round about him grew, 
 Efpide at fea a gallant fhip did faile 
 With calme, and mild, and fauourable gale. 
 Oh (quoth the fliepheard) what a pleafant thing, 
 To fee a veffell with a canuafe wing 
 Glide on the waters, fly vpon the flouds, 
 And coaft from place to place, with man and goods : 
 He be no longer land-man on this hill, 
 But He to fea, let him keepe fheepe that will. 
 So felling all his cattell at good rates, 
 Turnes marchant, fraughts a barke with figs and dates. 
 Buyes pen-worths, better not in feuen yeare. 
 And vnderflands where he may fell goods deare. 
 So taking leaue with friends he vow'd and fwore, 
 He was a foole to flay fo long a fhore. 
 
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Bad Neives, 
 
 IMagine now our fhepheard's vnder faile, 
 Where raging ftormes, and tempefts fo preuaile, 
 The fhip, with all the goods is caft away, 
 And the young merchant begger'd in a day, 
 Comes poorely home, from Neptunes raging deepe, 
 And takes his trade againe, of keeping fheepe ; 
 And fitting penfme on the graffie fhore, 
 He fpied a fhip came fayling as before, 
 In mild calme weather on a funfhine-day, 
 Whereat he fhooke his head, and thus did fay, 
 I once had wealth, and got an honeft gaine, 
 In my content of calling taking paine : 
 My flocks did profper, and my felfe did thriue, 
 Till fuch a flattring fliow did make me ftriue 
 To get fea fortunes, which I now repent, 
 That had enough, and could not Hue content. 
 But God bleffe all Mafters and Mafters mates, 
 And farewell fhip, He deale no more with Dates. 
 
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Good Newes. 
 
 AN ancient bachelour did long forbeare 
 Becaufe of houfhold charge he ftood in feare ; 
 And would not marry, till he heard of one 
 Was ftor'd with money, but of children none, 
 Good hufwife, and moft fparing of her purfe, 
 She fhoud be his, For better, and for worfe. 
 Thus looking out, and fearching with a care. 
 To haue a wealthy match vnto his fhare, 
 At length vpon a wench he chaunc'd to light, 
 Childleffe, and rich, vnto his humour right. 
 As greedy as himfelfe being wholly bent, 
 And heer's a match vnto his hearts content: 
 He doth reioyce and boafl amongft his friends. 
 That his good fortunes to fuch height extends, 
 For fuch a compleat wife, from head to foot, 
 He would not change for thoufands giuen to boot. 
 And thus with ioy he doth imbrace his Bride, 
 Holding himfelfe rifen vpon right fide, 
 That he had grace fo luckily to chufe. 
 Oh loyfull happy admirable newes. 
 You bachelors, beware take heed (he faid) 
 Let no young man run rafhly on a mayd : 
 
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Bad Newes. 
 
 Thei'r proud and poore, and muft be long a wooing, 
 Then proue bad hufwiues to a mans vndoing. 
 But take a widow to augment thy ftate, 
 That hath good leafes, houfhold ftufife and plate, 
 Gold, linnen, woollen, pewter, and good braffe. 
 And welcome widow, Tut a maydes an affe. 
 
 Bad Newes, 
 
 THe bachelor, (after his wooing paines) 
 Maries the widow with her golden gaines, 
 And liue together louing man and wife. 
 Some fortnight after ere they fell to ftrife. 
 But two weekes pafl grew fuch a flormy fhower, 
 He neuer faw calme weather till this hower. 
 His name of lokn is turned into lacke, 
 She tels him, that her mony cloathes his backe: 
 And that he was a needy rafcall knaue, 
 And fhe hath made a man of fuch a flaue. 
 
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Good Newes. 
 
 Her words (laft weeke) of loue, fweet hart, and ioy, 
 Are turn'd to villain, rogue, and beardleffe boy, 
 And tells him further that it is her fhame, 
 That (he hath grac'd him with a husbands name, 
 Being vnworthy wretch to wipe her fhooes : 
 Friends this is bad, and yet we haue worfe newes; 
 For tis too true (as all the neighbours knows) 
 From rayling words fhe fals to fwaggring blowes, 
 And fcratcht his face, in fury broke his head, 
 Yea in her choler kickt him out of bed. 
 He fhall not walke before her in the ftreets. 
 Nor meet with her betweene a paire of flieets. 
 She is his better, many a degree, 
 And vowes her beft bags he fhall neuer fee. 
 Heer's a braue match for mony, is it not ? 
 This bachelor hath a rich widow got. 
 But he doth wifh, in griefe and anguifh pang'd, 
 That he were buried, or his wife were hang'd. 
 And now a maid, as poore as poore may be. 
 Is worth ten thoufand widowes, fuch as ftie. 
 
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Good Newes. 
 
 WHen countrey Nanne, the milkemaid-laffes left, 
 Shee came to London very neat and deft, 
 To feeke preferment, and her fortunes raife. 
 Being indeed (as all the parifh faies) 
 A handfome wench and likely to doe well, 
 If with a London Miftris fhe might dwell, 
 Euen according to her hearts content 
 Into a right good feruice Annis went: 
 As good a Miflris as fhe could defire. 
 And as good wages as fhe did require. 
 After fhe two yeares kitchin mayd had feru'd, 
 So well by her good cariage fhe deferu'd. 
 That to be chamber maid fhe did afcend. 
 And therewithal! her wages much did mend. 
 Now like a Gentlewoman fhe doth goe, 
 And countrey maids admire to fee her fo. 
 Telling their friends, with all the fpeed they can, 
 They will be Londoners like Miflreffe Anne. 
 
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Bad Newes. 
 
 HEigh ho, bad newes as euer came to towne, 
 From London to the countreys caried downe; 
 Alas poore wench, a fcuruy feruing man 
 Has (out vpon him) bin with countrey Nan^ 
 And giuen her fuch a knauifli ouerthrow. 
 She is as bigge as euer fhe can goe : 
 The cafe is alter'd, 'twill no more be faid, 
 There goes the kitchin or the chamber maid ; 
 But this is fhe changed (the world knowes how) 
 From maid that was to be a feruant now. 
 And that fame wicked fellow that did this, 
 Doth vow and fweare the Childe is none of his. 
 But fets it light, and makes thereof a feoff, 
 And thinkes in Knauery thus to bob her off: 
 But heele be talkt withall ere one moneth ends, 
 For the poore wench hath fent for all her friends, 
 And then it will be proued plaine, at lagre, 
 That hees the man muft beare the Nurfmg charge. 
 Since Nans Virginity paft help is loft, 
 They'l teach him what a maidenhead will coft, 
 What law will doe he fhall be fure to finde, 
 Becaufe he beares fuch bafeneffe in his minde. 
 
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 Meane while, be it a daughter or a fonne, 
 
 No remedy, it is fo lately done. 
 
 Nans Mafter and her Miftreffe both abhor it, 
 
 But what fayes fhe? They can not hang her for it. 
 
 Good Newes. 
 
 GOod newes is come from Goodman Groutnols fonne, 
 His wretched father with the world hath done: 
 Dead as a dog that lieth in a ditch, 
 And now the youth meanes to goe thorough Hitch, 
 And be a gallant in his golden dales, 
 His father was a fimple man he faies : 
 For though he gather'd ftore of worldly pelfe, 
 Why yet he did not vnderfland himfelfe. 
 He was for profit euermore prepar'd, 
 But for Gentility he neuer car'd. 
 A plaine blunt fellow ftill a plodding an. 
 But Chrijlopher will be another man. 
 
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Good Newes. 
 
 He will not haue his armes a moneth to feeke, 
 
 For he hath beene with Heraulds but laft weeke, 
 
 And will haue fomething for himfelfe to fhew, 
 
 Although it be a Cuckoe or a Crow: 
 
 Nay, and perhaps (if all things fall out right) 
 
 He may before he goes to graue, turne Knight, 
 
 But he will make no boafting, let that reft. 
 
 Kit will be euer louiall as the beft : 
 
 His father was a good old man he faies, 
 
 And for his death, he giues God heartie praife. 
 
 Bad Newes. 
 
 NOw for the citie is young Groutnoll bound. 
 Where humors for to grace him may be found : 
 Firft he muft learne to dance, and dance he will. 
 Then to the noble fcience for fome skill. 
 If any roaring boy fliould chance to fwagger, 
 And challenge him at rapier and at dagger, 
 
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 In Tauernes then his credit muft appeare, 
 
 Where flill his purfe doth all the reckoning cleare, 
 
 Dinners and fuppers, drunken healths to any, 
 
 He doth difcharge the bils vnto a pennie, 
 
 To fharkes, that are his daily feafting friends 
 
 He giues, maintaines, and what they'le borrow lends: 
 
 Falls in with cheaters that can cog a Die, 
 
 And ftill his open purfe lets money flie : 
 
 And thus he reuels it ftill fpending on, 
 
 As if he were in hafte, to fee all gon. 
 
 Which by his lauifh hand, being brought to paffe, 
 
 His conforts cenfure him an idle affe, 
 
 A gull that fuffer'd all men to deceaue him, 
 
 And fo vnto the Counter-hole they leaue him. 
 
 Good Newes. 
 
 FRiends I proteft by my Gentilitie, 
 Your Citie's full of rare ciuilitie : 
 Where I haue beene moft brauely vs'd of late. 
 By worthy citizens, as I'le relate : 
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Good Newes. 
 
 Since my arriuall out of forraine parts, 
 
 In meafure, farre beyond my poore defarts, 
 
 I cannot paffe through any ftreet or lane 
 
 But barehead curtefie doth entertaine 
 
 My worfhip with what lacke you, wondrous kinde : 
 
 And credit with all forts of trades I finde. 
 
 My word for wares they neuer yet forfooke. 
 
 But take my hand familiar to their booke. 
 
 I goe my felfe, or fend by any token, 
 
 'Tis ready ere the meffage be halfe fpoken, 
 
 Much in commodities I could proceed, 
 
 More then my vfe hath any caufe to need. 
 
 Therefore I'le trie my further credit rather 
 
 With ten ith' hundred, that old pennie father; 
 
 To fhop-mens bookes my hand no more will deale, 
 
 I am for Scriueners now, with hand and feale. 
 
 Bad Newes, 
 
 WHat hungrie fellowes doth the citie breed? 
 That will not fpare a Gentleman in's need, 
 But euen by meere extremities doe ftriue. 
 And gape as they would eat a man aliue : 
 
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Bad Newes. 
 
 My London lodgings are all haunted fo 
 
 With wicked fpirits, that I am faine to goe 
 
 Into the Suburbes, there to feeke fome charme, 
 
 That may fecure me from the catchpoles harme; 
 
 And there by chance I met with a conceit, 
 
 Which in my minde I daily muft repeat. 
 
 All Grocers fpice you freely may imbrace, 
 
 Only take heed you touch not of the Mace, 
 
 Nor is it for your freedom's eafe and good 
 
 To walke the flreet, that's call'd by name of Wood, 
 
 Poultrie refraine, for thats a meat will binde-you. 
 
 And of all feekers, let not Sarieants finde you : 
 
 Keepe backe your feet from their In-countring waieSy 
 
 For they'le falute you with a frightfull phrafe 
 
 As, Gentleman, at fuck afuit I rejl you. 
 
 This vexing word will very much moleft you. 
 
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 Good Newes. 
 
 Ood lucke's, good newes a man would thinke it were, 
 And heer's a tale of good-lucke you fhall heare. 
 
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Good Newes. 
 
 One had a Legacie of fortie pound 
 
 Which came in cleere, as if 'twere money found : 
 
 This he imployes in diuers kinde of things, 
 
 Which benefit vnto the buyer brings. 
 
 For all he bought it was exceeding cheape, 
 
 Double and treble profit he did reape; 
 
 A horfe, for which he did but fiue pound pay 
 
 Was fold for fifteene, ready coine, next day. 
 
 Sutes of apparell, cloakes, and ftore of plate, 
 
 Great penny-worths and at an eafie rate; 
 
 Pawnes came in plentie, vpon bills of fale 
 
 Made lawfull purchafe, if the pay-day faile. 
 
 Thus in fhort time beginning with a gift 
 
 Of fortie pound, he made fuch fhuffling fhift, 
 
 He was a man of hundreds in account, 
 
 And did in termes of credit fo amount, 
 
 Within the parifli he a great fway bore. 
 
 Which made them wonder, knew him bafe before; 
 
 That in fo fhort a time, wealth flow'd fo faft. 
 
 And begger got on horfebacke in fuch hafte. 
 
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Bad Newes. 
 
 THe fpeech is true, Experience proues no leffe, 
 That goods ill gotten meet with ill fucceffe ; 
 Where God doth bleffe, happie abundance fprings, 
 And greatneffe growes, of many little things : 
 But whereas wealth by wicked meanes is bred, 
 A curfe will fall vpon the getters head. 
 For all the bargaines that this wretch had made, 
 Was out of theeuing, and of brokers trade : 
 Stolne goods were fold vnto him at beft hand, 
 Vpon deare price his chapmen did not ftand, 
 Becaufe it coft them only but the taking, 
 And it is term'd cloake, cup, or linnen making : 
 I made (faies one) this ruffe, this fword, this hat. 
 So what the Broker bought, the theeues made that. 
 But after this fame making comes a marring : 
 The prouerb faies, when theeues doe fall to iarring, 
 By that meanes true-men doe regaine their owne. 
 And this is often manifeftly knowne : 
 Contention comes, and that fo ouerfwaies them. 
 The Deuill ovfQs, a fhame, and then he paies them. -f^.- 
 
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Good Newes* 
 
 FRom Neptimes rough encountring dreadfull deepe ; 
 And Eolus, that ftormie quoile doth keepe : 
 With furious blafts amids the liquid waues, 
 Making the waters winding fheetes and graues : 
 A Merchant did in fafetie retire, 
 And brought home goods, which to his hearts defire 
 He fold for profit, and for readie pay : 
 But in the time that he had beene away, 
 He found, (to his exceeding chiefeft ioy) 
 His wife deliuer'd of a gallant boy. 
 Which neuer in her life had childe before, 
 This did enlarge his gladfome heart the more, 
 To finde his fortunes were fo fair and good, 
 As firft efcape the Ocean's raging flood : 
 With extreme hazard of his goods and life. 
 And then receiue fuch welcome from his wife ; 
 As husband, here behold your mafter-prize. 
 This little boy that hath thine owne gray eies : 
 Unto it, let thy kindeft loue be fhowne. 
 For on my credit {Sweet-hart) 'tis thine owne. 
 
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Bad Newes. 
 
 THis gladfome father, and reioycing mother 
 With much contentment doe inioy each other : 
 Their httle one doth fuch affeftion feale, 
 And euery hurt of their diftafte doth heale, 
 Nor thought, nor word, nor deed did paffe betweene 
 The parents, not a cloudie looke was feene, 
 Vntill a goffip of the gaggling crew 
 Into a humour of contention grew 
 With her familiar friend, the merchants wife, 
 Reuenging of her quarrell with their ftrife. 
 And told the husband fhe did greatly doubt 
 That he was mightie wrong'd, (if truth came out) 
 I will not (quoth fhe) for a thoufand pound 
 A makebate 'twixt a man an's wife be found : 
 But I know fomewhat that would breed a fcabbe, 
 Yet pardon me I neuer was a blabbe. 
 We know that little faid is foone amended. 
 The blinde eates many a flie, what's paft is ended, 
 Thefe quenifh termes fuch iealoufie allur'd, 
 He grew home mad, and ftill remaines vncur'd, 
 
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Good Newes. 
 
 AHaflie fellow of a froward nature, 
 Was maried to a mild and gentle creature, 
 Which was moft willing to content him ftill; 
 But he of difpofition was fo ill. 
 With eu'ry triflle he a fault would finde. 
 Which made his wife intreat him very kinde, 
 That he in writing would his minde explaine, 
 What things fhe fhould performe, and what refraine: 
 He was content, and writ his wife a booke, 
 And bade her often thereupon to looke. 
 For in the fame he plainly had expreft 
 What fhe fhould pra6life to content him beft: 
 And matters that difpleas'd him to omit. 
 She very kindly gaue him thankes for it, 
 Vowing fhe would a willing fcholler be 
 To learne thofe leffons did with peace agree. 
 Which fhe in memorie would ftill retaine, 
 And croffe the deuill in his make-bate veine : 
 All ftormy tempefts fhall be mildly laid, 
 I'le pleafe my husband now by booke fhe faid. 
 
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Bad Newes, 
 
 THe world being now a little better mended, 
 To walke and fee a friend they both intended, 
 Some two mile out of towne, and merrie make, 
 So frolique, till the husbands cap did ake, 
 And he muft needs (at euening fomewhat late) 
 Retume home reeling with a drunken pate: 
 No friends perfwafions could with him preuaile 
 To fleepe away the head-ach of the ale, 
 But home quoth he, come wife, we're homeward bound, 
 I like old Harry y meane to fland my ground. 
 And fo along goes drunkard, thorow fkitch, 
 Vntill he came vnto a fcuruie ditch : 
 Into the fame downe from the bridge he falls, 
 And then, helpe wife, a hand fweet wife he calls. 
 Husband (quoth fhe) to helpe forth ditch or brooke. 
 As I remember is not in my booke, 
 And therefore firft I will goe home and fee 
 Before you get a helping hand of me ; 
 If it be written I fhall lend a lift, 
 rie doe it willing, elfe your felfe (hall fhift. 
 
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Good Newes, 
 
 ASutor, that a wealthy widow pli'd, 
 To grace out his bad fortunes did prouide 
 Vpon his credit, for an outward fhow, 
 That gallantly he might a wooing goe, 
 His hat new block'd, and golden banded too, 
 His Ruffe he wore like fome Sir reuerence doe: 
 His fuit the Tailor trufted him withall ; 
 For fword and ruffet bootes, he in did fall 
 With Cutler, and the gentle craft : Befide 
 He had a gallant gelding to beftride, 
 That grac'd his worfhip aboue all the reft, 
 Efleem'd to be a twenty pounds- worth beafc ; 
 And all that was his carcaffe outward cafe, 
 (Except his bodkin beard and naked face) 
 Were freely come to hand, by Bejl-be-tntji, 
 His brauery might be compared iuft 
 Vnto the bird trim'd vp in th' ancient tale, 
 Had each their plumes, then naked as my naile : 
 Well, to the widow now we let him ride. 
 And bid him welcome home on tother fide, 
 
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Bad Newes, 
 
 BEing ariued at his wifhed port, 
 He doth begin, moft eloquent to court. 
 And makes account by inkhorne tearmes to get 
 One to maintaine him, and difcharge his debt. 
 But fhee's a wench hath wit to hold him too't, 
 And ouerthrowes her louer, horfe and foot, 
 Telling him that her felfe, and her eftate 
 Is not to be obtain'd with verball prate 
 Of loue, and fancie, by the gods decreed : 
 Therefore beftow it pray on fome that need : 
 I haue a friend whofe loue and faith I know, 
 Y'are welcome, fir, there's all I can beftow. 
 With that flie leaues him and departs away; 
 Surely (quoth he) this is no wooing day, 
 Some fcuruy Plannet is become my foe, 
 That at the firft I fhould haue this croffe blow: 
 Well, I will trie another widow yet, 
 And if no better comfort I doe get, 
 In fpight of Fortune, (looke fhe ne're fo grim) 
 My horfe I'le rifle, though I borrow'd him. 
 
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Good Newes, 
 
 Fortune was conftant in vnconftancie, 
 The fecond widow gaue him the denie, 
 More fcornfuU and difgracefull then the firft, 
 Which made the wooer fweare he was accurft 
 To venture all the credit that he had, 
 And be fo brauely to the fafhion clad : 
 Yet flill reie6led, being a proper man, 
 (Though good for nothing) did refolue him than 
 To haue a riflingfor his borrow'd beaft, 
 And get fome twentie pound by th'hand at leaft, 
 Retires to Londoit, fmgles out an Inne, 
 Inuites all his acquaintance, friends and kinne, 
 That of all loues they would on fuch a day 
 Be fure to meet him, without all delay. 
 He had a Gelding coft him fiftie pound, 
 A brauer beaft did neuer pace on ground ; 
 And he fhould fpoile him being too too free, 
 A moft rancke rider, (as braue gallants be) 
 And therefore he was willing to forgoe-him. 
 And eu'n amongft their fortunes to beflow-him, 
 
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Bad Newes, 
 
 THe rifling time being come that he had fet, 
 His friends according to their promife met, 
 A great affembly, a good fupper made, 
 And eu'ry one his ventur'd money pai'd. 
 To his content : thought he, why here's good doing : 
 Why this is better farre then fcuruy wooing, 
 Betoyl'd about a wife, and cannot get her, 
 Widowes be hang'd, for I like horfe flefli better. 
 But fee the mifchiefe fortunes fpight did bring, 
 To make his rifling a meere trifling thing : 
 No fooner they to throw the dice begin, 
 But comes the owner with a Serieant in; 
 And claimes the gelding which was at the ftake. 
 This did amongft them an amazement make, 
 For euery man his money backe did claime, 
 Which was returned with a cheating fhame; 
 Oh fcuruy world, quoth he, how croffe things goes. 
 The next will be the Tailor, for my clothes : 
 My wooing ouerthrowne, my horfe play marr'd, 
 As I am Gentleman, this nips me hard. 
 
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EPIGRAM. 
 
 Wo that had beene aboord a Burdeux barke, 
 Came reeling thorow Ratclifif in the darke, 
 And to fecure them from al Humbling harme 
 They linckt together louing arme in arme; 
 But as they came along the grauell pit, 
 The one of them got fuch a reeling fit, 
 
 That from his fellow downe the bank he fell, 
 
 And lying on his backe, cri'd, Hey da Nell: 
 
 Why here's a towne is e'ne well gouern'd right, 
 
 Keepe open feller doores this time a night? 
 
 Where art thou Robin, to his fellow calling? 
 
 Who vp the banke, thorow the dirt was crawling. 
 
 Marry (quoth he) I knocke and call for beere, 
 
 And there is not a rogue will anfwer here. 
 
 Therefore as true as this good light doth fhine 
 
 I am a climing to pull downe their figne : 
 
 And I am fearching all the feller here, 
 
 To finde the taps and let out all the beere, 
 
 The knaues fhall know they haue not vs'd vs well, 
 
 Why here's a towne braue gouern'd, Hey da Nell. 
 
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 ARuin'd gallant, in's declining age, 
 Calling his life in queftion, in a rage 
 Did vow, and fweare, and to himfelfe proteft, 
 He was a villaine, flaue, a bruitifh beafl: 
 Such Swi-JIwie fortunes as his dales had knowne, 
 And might haue free inioy'd them as his owne, 
 To let them paffe with Time, and glide away, 
 And no fure hold vpon good hap to lay, 
 I might haue had a widow once (quoth he) 
 That would haue made at leaft a Knight of me. 
 And like a gull, a whorfon coxcome affe, 
 Vnto another foole I let her paffe : 
 I might haue had an office, that would cleere 
 Haue brought me in two hundred pound a yeare. 
 And liu'd at eafe, gone vp and downe to braue it; 
 But like a goofe, I let another haue it : 
 I might haue had good land to Hue vpon. 
 But like a Woodcocke all is fold, and gone : 
 I might haue beene a fcholler, learn'd my Grammar, 
 But I haue loft all like a Ninnie-hammer, 
 
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Epigram. 
 
 Experience out of obferuation faies, 
 Six forts of people keepe their fafting daies, 
 Which if you will in order haue them knowne, 
 Then thus they are diftinguifh't euery one. 
 The ficke man fafts becaufe he cannot eat, 
 The poore man fafts becaufe he wanteth meat, 
 The mJfer fafts, with greedy minde to fpare. 
 The glutton fafts, to eat a greater fhare ; 
 The Hypocrite, he fafts to feeme more holy, 
 The vertuous man to punifh fmfuU folly : 
 But at all thefe, the drunkard in his quaffing, 
 In fcoffing manner doth deride them laughing, 
 And faies, I am for none of all thefe fix, 
 Faft they, or feed, I am for drinking tricks : 
 With Pipe and Piute, I entertaine my diet, 
 Sacke and Tobacco, keepes my ftomacke quiet; 
 I doe not care for ouer-cloying difhes, 
 So that I may attaine to thefe two wifhes. 
 The Vintner ftill to draw me of the beft. 
 And when the reckoning comes, why let that reft. 
 
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 HOw am I vex't, that muft keepe in a dore, 
 Only for feare to pay a Tapfters fcore ! 
 A flaue that's bound in confcience to forbeare, 
 For I haue grac'd his houfe in lying there : 
 But I haue vow'd reuenge, the villaine dies, 
 Only my weapon at the Cutlers lies, 
 And I doe linger to redeeme it thence : 
 Beere and Tobacco is my moft expence, 
 A lowfie lodging and a fcuruy diet, 
 And this it is, which puts me out of quiet. 
 It is againft my confcience for to pay him, 
 I can fhew reafon why I doe delay him. 
 My diet, euer ouer-roft, or raw, 
 My cans were alwaies nic'kt againft the law, 
 My wafhing and my wringing was but bafe, 
 And I count all worth nothing, here's the cafe, 
 Yet there be Seriants waite me for arreft, 
 In-countring fellowes, which I ill difgefb. 
 Oh that another mad horfe there would be, 
 To catch the Serieant would be catching me. 
 
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Epigram, 
 
 Gilbert, this gloue I fend thee from my hand, 
 And challenge thee to meet on Callis fand, 
 On this day moneth refolue I will be there, 
 Where thou fhalt finde my flefh I will not feare. 
 My Cutler is at worke both day and night, 
 To make the fword wherewith I meane to fight : 
 If I doe faile thee, at the time and place, 
 Account me to defcend of cowards race ; 
 If thou negleft, and doe not meet me then. 
 He make thee odious vnto Martiall men. 
 This challenge paft, the challenger at Doner,) 
 Imbarks for Callis, and being halfe way ouer. 
 Grew mighty fea-ficke, and did backe retire, 
 Hauing by vomit purg'd out all his Ire : 
 Oh wretch (quoth he) to quarrell mofl accurft. 
 My heart doth faint, my very gall doth burft. 
 I was a villaine to intend this fight ; 
 But if I doe efcape this fearefull flight, 
 Vnto the field a farewell I will giue. 
 And nere draw fword in anger while I Hue. 
 
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Epigram. 
 
 A Pocket-picker moft exceeding braue 
 (For true mens purfes did maintaine the knaue) 
 In fute of Sattin, cloake with Veluet lin'de, 
 His golden hatband, guilded rapier fhin'd, 
 His ruffet bootes, and fpurs, in all compleat, 
 Which he maintain' d, by pilfring theft, and cheat ; 
 Being at affifes in a country towne, 
 And Handing neere a feely fimple clowne, 
 With bold audacious, and outfacing looke 
 The rufticks purfe out of his pocket tooke, 
 Who very fearefuU of his furious (how, 
 Shrunke backe amongft the throng and let him goe. 
 Within a little fpace a crie was made, 
 A cut-purfe, cut-purfe, all the people faid, 
 When he that loft his purfe the noife did heare, 
 He thrung'd among the crowd and got him neere, 
 And faid (when he perceiued proofes made duely) 
 My Lords, his Worjhip had my purfe too, truly. 
 They fmiling faid. In figne that we abhor it, 
 Wee'le be fo bold as hang his worfhip for it. 
 
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Epigram. 
 
 A Fellow that had beene excefliue trading, 
 In taking liquor in beyond his lading, 
 Of Claret, and the Spanifh Malligo, 
 That's legs vnable were vpright to goe; 
 But fometime wall, and fometime kennell taking, 
 And as the phrafe is vs'd, Indentures making ; 
 Was met with by a moft vnhappy boy, 
 That at the drunkards fight did greatly ioy. 
 To put a iefb vpon the reeling mome, 
 Hauing a birding peece to carry home : 
 He with the fame doth thus begin his left, 
 Prefenteth it againft the drunkards breft, 
 And leuels at him, making fire fly, 
 The drunkard lowd, did murder, murder, cry; 
 Oh cruell rogue, and bloudy flaue quoth he, 
 Helpe, helpe, this villaine meanes to murder me; 
 Sir (quoth the boy) you greatly doe miftake. 
 This needleffe clamour, and outcries to make, 
 I doe protefb I meane your felfe no harme, 
 I only fhoote the fox vnder your arme. 
 
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Epigram. 
 
 WHen Hodge comes home, hee'le tell his vather newes 
 Shall make the good old clowne admire and mufe ; 
 For he hath memory fo able ftrong, 
 Shall finde him tales for all the winter long ; 
 He came not vp in vaine to London, no, 
 Hodge hath feene that his father nere fhall know 
 Of wenching matters, but hee'le keepe that in 
 And tell him other fights, where he hath bin ; 
 As of the Tower, and the Lyons there, 
 Of Paris garden, and the Bull and Beare, 
 Of Weftminfter, what monuments there be. 
 And what two mighty Giants Hodge did fee 
 With fearefull countenances in Guild-hally 
 The old Exchange, the new Exchange and all. 
 The water-workes, huge Pauls, old Charingcrojjfe, 
 Strong London Bridge, at Billinfgate the Bojffe. 
 Nay Hodge hath feene fhips, boats, and barges, which 
 Swim about London in a great large ditch. 
 And he hath vow'd he will not iogge away, 
 Tell he hath feene fome pretty puppet play. 
 
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Kpigrani, 
 
 TOm Tempeft fell at ftrife with Steuen Storme, 
 And fel'd him with a pintpot from a forme, 
 Storme rows'd himfelfe, and fiercely did rebound, 
 At cruell Tempeft, with a flabbing wound ; 
 But it was done in a moft coward kinde, 
 In his breech backward, where he breaketh winde ; 
 The Vintner (being of the feparation) 
 Comes in and lends his wifeft exhortation, 
 Tenipeji, and Storme (my windy brethren both) 
 In fadneffe and in truth, without an oath. 
 You are to blame to draw that Iron toole, 
 And make my ciuill houfe a fencing fchoole, 
 This is the force of your exceffme wine, 
 I rather will take downe my bufh and figne. 
 Then Hue by men of riotous expence ; 
 In peace I fay. Brethren depart you hence. 
 I will not take a penny for the fhot. 
 And furthermore, I'le melt that bloody pot. 
 Which is polluted thus with fanguine gore. 
 All's paid, y'are welcome when y'are out of doore. 
 
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HUNTERI AN CLUB. 
 
 FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 
 
 The Council has pleasure in stating that it has been enabled to issue for the first year complete Reprints of some of 
 the rarest and most interesting productions of the early part of the 17 th century, viz. : — 
 
 Alexander Craige's Amorose Songes, Sonets, and Elegies, .... 1606 
 
 ,, ,, Poetical Recreations, 1609 
 
 Samuel Rowlands' Greenes Ghost Haunting Coniecatchers, .... 1602 
 
 „ „ Looke to IT: For, Ile Stabbe Ye, 1604 
 
 ,, ,, Hell's Broke Loose, 1605 
 
 „ ,, Humors Looking Glasse, 1608 
 
 „ ,, The Knave of Clubbes, 1609 
 
 „ ,, A Paire of Spy-Knavbs, . [161^3?] 
 
 „ ,, The Night Raven, 1620 
 
 ,, ,, Good Newes and Bad Newes, ...... 1622 
 
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 exactly the originals — word for word, line for line, and page for page. 
 
 Through the kindness of Mr. Christie-Miller, the Council has also been enabled to send to press 
 
 Alexander Craige's Poeticall Essayes, . » . 1604 
 
 „ ,, The Pilgrims and Heremite, . 1631 — 
 
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 works of this author. 
 
 For the student of English history the side-lights which such productions as those of Samuel Rowlands throw on 
 the undercurrent of the national life towards the close of the reign of Queen Elizabeth, and during that of James I., 
 are of great value. His works abound in allusions of the most interesting kind. He satirizes the vices and follies of his 
 day with an unsparing hand, and there seems to have been ample scope for the exercise of his trenchant pen. His 
 references to places and objects of interest are not the least valuable of his allusions, and what Mr. Collier has said 
 generally regarding "Humors Looking Glasse" may, with equal truth, be applied to many of his other works: — 
 *' Some of the short productions are, of course, not so good as others, but there is scarcely one that does not supply 
 some curious information regarding places, opinions, fashions, and manners." Besides being a writer of humorous, 
 moral, and satirical poetry, Rowlands was also the author of various religious works, and one of his hymns was printed 
 a few years ago in a popular magazine as the best specimen of hymnology belonging to the close of the 1 6th 
 century. One of Rowlands' Tracts was edited by Sir Walter Scott, who was, perhaps, the first to recognize his worth. 
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 in remains of early English literature, is there a complete collection. The Council will spare no effort to reprint the 
 whole of his known works. 
 
 It has been already announced that the Council has obtained permission from the Curators of the Advocates' Library 
 to print the whole of the Bannatyne MS. From the evident care bestowed by George Bannatyne on the compilation 
 and arrangement of his invaluable collection of the remains of our early Scotish Poets — in many respects one of the 
 most interesting of our national MSS. — and from his occasional Addresses to the Reader, it is obvious that he intended 
 
it for publication in its present form. The troubled times that followed 1568 doubtless prevented him from carrying out 
 
 his design. In 1724 "The Evergreen" was printed, its contents being drawn largely, if not exclusively, from the 
 
 Bannat3aie MS. To Allan Ramsay, therefore, we owe much for drawing attention to the collection, but we should have 
 
 owed him still more had he given us the text as he found it. In 1770 Lord Hailes published a more faithful and 
 
 judicious selection, to which were added notes and a glossary. Since that period the MS. has not only afforded 
 
 ; help to almost every antiquaiy who has written upon the ancient history and literature of Scotland, but has been 
 
 ' the copious source whence various editors have drawn their materials — as selections, in separate pieces, or included 
 
 with the works of their authors. A large and most interesting portion, however, of the contents has never yet been 
 
 . printed, while the greater part of what has more recently appeared— chiefly edited by Mr. David Laing, with an 
 
 ability and fidelity rarely equalled — besides being in various forms, has now become costly, and practically inaccessible. 
 
 The necessity and value, therefore, of an exact imprint of the whole of this early Scotish Poetical Miscellany are 
 
 sufficiently obvious; and what George Bannatyne carefully and affectionately prepared for the press in 1568, from his 
 
 " Copeis awld, mankit, and mvtillait," 
 
 the Council hopes to reproduce, with all faithfulness, in the form and order in which it was left. A considerable portion 
 of the MS. has been transcribed, and is in the printer's hands. 
 
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 for lending their very rare copies, as the Council has been thereby enabled to give the Reprints a much nearer 
 approach to the appearance of the originals than could otherwise have been obtained. 
 
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 strictly limited to two hundred. Had the roll been filled up several other pieces could have been given for the first 
 year; and it is therefore evident that Members will benefit themselves by any exertion they may make with this 
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