Good admonition. Or, Keep thy head on thy shoulders, and I will keepe mine. To the tune of, Merrily and cherrily, &c. 1642 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) : 2009-03 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A41390 Wing G1031A ESTC R216265 99828003 99828003 32430

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 Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A41390) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 32430) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1925:24) Good admonition. Or, Keep thy head on thy shoulders, and I will keepe mine. To the tune of, Merrily and cherrily, &c. 1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. (woodcuts) [s.n., London : 1642] Verse - "Though Wentworth's beheaded,". Text printed in four columns, each headed by a woodcut. Publication date from Wing. Satirical ballad refering to the Earl of Strafford, who was executed in May 1641, Sir John Finch and Sir Francis Windebank, who fled the country in the same year. Copy mutilated, affecting illustration and slightly affecting text. Reproduction of the original in the Bodleian Library.

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 eng Strafford, Thomas Wentworth, -- Earl of, 1593-1641 -- Early works to 1800. Finch of Fordwich, John Finch, -- Baron, 1584-1660 -- Early works to 1800. Windebank, Francis, -- Sir, 1582-1646 -- Early works to 1800. Ballads, English -- 17th century. 2007-11 Assigned for keying and markup 2008-01 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-02 Sampled and proofread 2008-02 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
Good Admonition. OR, Keep thy head on thy ſhoulders, And I will keepe mine. To the tune of, Merrily and cherrily, &c.

THough Wenthworth's beheaded, Should any Repyne? Ther's others may come To the Block beſids he. Kéepe thy head on thy Shoulders, I will kéepe mine; For what is all this to thée or to me? Then merily and cherrily Lets drinke off our Beere, Let who as will run for it, We will ſtay heere. What meanes our brave Gallants So faſt for to flye: Becauſe they are afraid That ſome danger might be, They car'd not for ſéeing The Deputy dy, But what is all this to thée or to me: Then merrily and cherrily Lets drinke off our beere, Let who as will run for it, We will ſtay heere. Since that Finch, and Windebancke Firſt croſt the Seas, To ſhun ſome great danger Its thought they fore-ſée; Ther's many hath catched The Running Diſeaſe, But what is all this to thée or to mée, Then merrily and cherrily Let's drinke off our beere, Let who as will run for it, We will ſtay heere. Although ſome by running, To ſcape had the hap, Which formerly feared They puniſht ſhould be, Yet others as cunning, Were catcht in the trap, But what is all this to thée or to mée, Then merrily and cherrily Let's drink off our beere, Let who as will run for it, We will ſtay heere. A man to doe evill And have too much Grace, He thinkes it's a wonder Moſt ſtrange for to ſée, So little in perſon, Yet great by his place: But what is all this to thée or to mée, Then merrily and cherrily Lets drinke off our wine. Keepe thy head on thy ſhoulders, I will keepe mine.

WHat ſtrength hath an infant To doe any harme So long as the keeper Doth it ever ſee? It's fit that a Suckling Were led by the arme But what is all this to thee or to mé • Then merily and cherily Let's drinke off our wine, Keepe thy head on thy ſhoulders, I will ke • pe mine. Though Jermin and others Were loath to rehearſe, What they thought in England, Here acted ſhould be, Let Davenant write downe Their travells in verſe, But what is all this to thee or to me, Then me rily and cherrily Lets drinke up our beere, Let who as will run for it, We will ſtay heere. Since no Canterbury, Nor old womans tale, Or diſſimulation Will credited be, The Popiſh Supporters Begins for to faile, But what is all this to thee or to mee, Then merrily and cherrily Lets drinke off our wine, Keepe thy head on thy ſhoulders I will keepe mine. Though ſome with much patience Have ſuffered long, Who after much tryall Are lately ſe • frée: And others be puniſh't Which did them ſuch wrong, But what is all this to thee or to me, Then merrily, &c. Suppoſe that the Maſſe-Prieſts And Ieſuits all, Which troubled our Nation Should baniſhed be; Wee'l never be danted At Babylons fall, For what is all this to thee or to me, Then merily, &c. Let never be ſorry For that which is paſt, That each man in's calling Moſt Iocond may be Still hoping long look't for Will come at the laſt, And times at more certaine, We ſhortly ſhall ſee, Then merrily, &c. If that all falſe Traytors, Were baniſht our Land, And that from all Popery It once might be free, Then England and Scotland Might joyne hand in hand, Then times will prove better to thee 〈◊〉 to me So merrily and cherily Wee'l drinke wine and beere, Let who as will run for it, We will ſtay heere. FINIS.

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