The honest VVelch-cobler, for her do scorne to call her selfe the simple Welch-cobler: although her thinkes in all her consciences, if her had as many as would stand betweene Paules and Sharing-Crosse that her have not so much wit as her prother cobler of America yet her thinke her may have as much knavery; and though her have not so much Creek, which her holds to be heathenish; nor Hebrew, which her holds to be Shewish language; nor Latine, which is the language of Rome, yet her shall endever her selfe to reliver her selfe in as cood tialect as her can for her hait plood, for the petter understanding of all her friends and kindred, whether comro or siss, wherein her shall find variety of councells, profitable instructions, seasonable cautions, to prevent tangers that may come upon all her countrymen here; her also shall find some truth, little honesty, some wit, and a creat teale of knaverie. / By Shinkin ap Shone, ap Griffith, ap Gearard, ap Shiles, ap Shoseph, ap Lewis, ap Laurance, ap Richard, ap Thomas, ap Sheffre, ap Sheames, ap Taffie, ap Harie, all shentlemen in Wales.

Abstract

Shinkin ap Shone is a pseudonym. Place of publication from Wing. Annotation on Thomason copy: "March 11th 1646"; the 7 in imprint date crossed out. Reproduction of the original in the British Library.