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 eng Ballads, English -- 17th century. Broadsides -- England -- 17th century. 2008-03 Assigned for keying and markup 2008-04 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-05 Sampled and proofread 2008-05 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion The Cavaleers Complaint. To the Tune of, I tell Thee DICK, &c.
The Cavaleer's Complaint. COme Jack, let's drink a Pot of Ale, And I ſhall tell Thee ſuch a Tale Will make thine Eares to ring: My Coyne is ſpent, my Time is loſt, And I this Only Fruit can boaſt, That Once I ſaw my KING. But This doth moſt afflict my mind, I went to Court, in hope to find Some of my Friends in Place; And walking There, I had a fight Of all the Crew: But, by this Light, I hardly knew One Face! S'life, of ſo many Noble Sparkes, Who, on their Bodies, bear the Markes Of their Integritie, And ſuffer'd Ruine of Eſtate; It was my damn'd unhappy Fate, That I not One could ſee! Not One, upon my Life, among 〈…〉 And 〈…〉 As few of Thoſe, whom Thou didſt know As Yorke, or Marſton-moore. But, truly, There are ſwarmes of Thoſe, Who lately were our chiefeſt Foes, Of Pantaloons and Muffes; Whilſt the old runſty Cavaleer Retires, or dares not once appear For want of Coyne, and Cuffes. When none of Theſe I could deſcry, Who, better far deſerv'd; Then I Calmely did reflect; Old Services, (by Rule of State) Like Almtnacks, grow out of Date, What then can I expect? Troth, In contempt of Fortunes frown, I'll get me fairly out of Town, And, in a Cloyſter, pray, That, ſince the Starres are yet unkind To Royalliſts, the King may find More Faithfull Friends than They.
An Eccho to the Cavaleers Complaint. I Marvell Dick, That having been So long abroad, and having ſeen The World, as Thou haſt done, Thou ſhould'ſt acquaint Mee with a Tale As old as Neſtor, and as ſtale As That of Prieſt and Nunne! Are We to learn what is a Court? A Pageant, made for Fortunes ſport, Where Merits ſcarce appear: For baſhfull Merit only dwelis In Camps, in Villages, and Cells; Alas! it dwells not There. Deſert is nice in its Addreſſe, And Merit oftimes doth oppreſſe Beyond what Guilt would do: But They are ſure of Their Demands, That come to Court with Golden-hands And Brazen-faces too. The King, They ſay, doth ſtill profeſſs And cheri •• 〈◊〉 But His good Wiſhes prove in vain, Whoſe Service, with His Servants gain, Not alwayes doth agree. All Princes, (be They ne're ſo wiſe) Are fain to ſee with Others Eyes, But, ſeldom hear at all; And Courtiers find Their intereſt, In Time to feather well Their Neſt, Providing for Their Fall. Our Comfort doth on Time depend; Things, when They are at worſt, will mend. And let Us but reflect On our Condition th'other Day, When None but Tyrants bore the ſway, What did We Then expect? Mean while, a calm Retreat is beſt: But Diſcontent, (if not ſuppreſt) Will breed Diſloyaltie. This is the conſtant Note I ſing, I have been Faithfull to the KING, And ſo ſhall ever be.

LONDON, Printed for Robert Crofts at the CROWN in Chancery lane. 1660