[...]r, a pretty Iest of a Bride and a Bridegroome, where the Bridegroo [...] wa [...] most neately deceiued of his Sweet-heart by a Seruingman.
To the Tune of,
Better late thriue then neuer.
[...]Mongst all the creatures by sea land & Ayre,
beleeue me I thinke there is no man,
[...] finde one that equally he may compare,
[...] lewd and vnconstant Woman:
[...] Mother beguiled the Daughter of l
[...]e,
[...] Daughter her Mother deceiu'd of her mate,
[...] now a strange story I meane to relate
[...]ow a rich Goldsmith was cozend▪ was cozend
[...] how a rich Goldsmith was cozend.
[...] far hence of late a rich Goldsmith did dweil,
honest reputation,
[...]ho in his rare skill did so many excell,
[...]at he merited comendation,
[...] fell into loue with a rich mans Daughter,
[...] to win her affection he daily besought her,
[...]e gaue her consent, but she cozend him after,
[...] thus the rich Goldsmith she cozend, &c.
[...]hen he by his care and good ca
[...]iage at last,
[...]ad behauiour had won her affection,
[...]d many deepe vowes betwixt them had past,
[...] make sure each others election:
[...] marke but a womans vnconstant behauiour,
[...]hen hee had assured her neuer to leaue her▪
[...]d she had vow
[...] faith til death did bereaue her,
[...]et she the rich Goldsmith did cozen, &c.
The day was appoynted they maried would be,
before a whole congregation,
Their friends were inuited to witnes and see
the end of this my relation:
Neere London t'th Countrey as I doe heare,
At an In was prepared both wine bread & beere,
& for all their friends & acquaintance great cheer,
and yet the rich Goldsmith she cozend, &c.
The Goldsmith his faith & his promise did keepe
which to the mans daughter be plighted,
Wishing that the time might vanish like sleepe,
his sences were so delighted,
To thinke of the ioyes that in marriage bed was,
Especially with such a delicate Lasse,
But his Touch stone did prooue all his gold to be beasse
for the Bride the rich Goldsmith did cozen, &c.
When his expectation was come to an end,
which was chiefely his marriage day,
The iouiall Bridegroome with al his good friends
came to fetch the mans Daughter away:
but when he came ther he heard such heauy news
That all outward ioyes he did wholy refuse,
And all his good friends & acquaintance did muse,
and grieu'd that the Goldsmith was cozend.
and grieu'd that the Goldsmith was cozend.