A Warning-peice for Ingroosers of Corne;
BEING A true Relation how the Divell met with one Goodman [...], within six miles of [...] in [...]; as he was comming from [...] Market, and Bargain'd for a great quantity of Barly for eight shillings a Bushell and gave [...]; and when he came to fetch it, brought carts and Horses to their [...]) and while 'twas measuring the Divell vanished, and tore the Barne in pieces, and scattered all the Corne with such Windes and Tempest, which hath done [...] great harme both by Sea and Land, the like was never heard of before, the Farmer now [...] destracted.
Sent in a Letter to be Printed, by
Christopher
[...]mmerson, George Dixon, & Richard Higgins. To the Tune of, In Summer time, &c.
GOod People all pray lend an eare
to this my Song, that's strange and true,
Wherein I breifly shall Declare,
the full Relation here to you.
If any Misers you do know,
that hoards up Corne, to starve y
e Pore,
If that these Lines you to them show
'twil make them sure bring out their Store
In
Norfolk did this chance befall,
at
Bowton where this Man did dwell,
And Goodman
Inglebred they do him call,
who had great store of Corne to sell.
But he as many thousands more,
without any remorse or pitty,
Was folly resolv'd to kéep his Store,
to bring a Dearth in Town and City.
He being at Market on a day,
at
Linn a place that's known full well:
And Riding home upon the way,
He had a Customer from Hell,
The Devill did him over take,
in Habbit being very brave,
Who did a bargaine with him make,
and Halfe-a-crowne in earnest gave.
The price was very great they made,
and Barly that must be the Gaine,
Eight shillings a Bushell must be paid,
being well contented with such gaine.
And thus the devill and he agréed,
likewise the time to fetch the same:
The Miser hy'd him home with spéed,
for to provide against he came.
When he came home he was full glad,
and to his Wife he did unfold
What bargin, and what price he had,
likewise what quantity he sold.
With that his Wife made this reply,
as by his Servants it was told,
None but the Divell would
[...]ive so high
a price (quoth she) as you
[...]te sold.
The second Part, to [...]ame the Tune.
To
[...] straight he set his M
[...]n,
to make it ready against the day.
And the Divell was as ready then,
against the
[...] to
[...]etch't away.
The day being come the Divell brought
his furniture, to take these stores,
With Horse & Carte, as to their thought,
the Man he straight threw
[...] y
e
[...]oores.
To measuring straight his Barly out,
this man began with all his
[...];
With that the Div
[...]ll made a Rout,
and of t
[...]e Bargain sone was fréed.
The Divel vanish'd straight away,
such Storms and Winds nere heaard before
No People thereabouts durst stay;
the Barns in paces all he tore
His Barne and Corne it all was spo
[...]'d,
and all the countre round likewise,
Had all their Houses then
[...]tyl'd,
such Winds they nere saw from y
e Skys.
This Farmer fell disstracted straight,
he cannot take no Rest nor Sléep.
And
[...] the Divil doth for him
[...]ight,
his Bargaine he must with him kéep.
All you that hoard, and buy up Corne,
and
[...] it up to make it déere,
Although you long long have béen forborne,
There's Rods in
[...] for you I heare.
[...] now is brought about,
[...] you will ere long,
[...] you will be made bring out,
you shall not doe the Poore such wrong.
The Lord I hope will
[...]eare the
[...],
[...],
[...]
[...].
The Lord preseve our King, and blesse
him from the trecherous harms of those,
That are his Enemies, yet professe
they love Him yet prove secret Foes.
The Quéen God send her safe to
[...]and,
and all the Progeny preserve:
Likewise for those that faithfull stand
and from him yet did never swerve.
My prayers shall daily be for those,
with many thousands more beside
[...] such I take his che
[...]st Foes
that's given to Covet
[...]ousness & Pride.
For you that deals in Corne and Graine,
to whom these Lines in chh belong,
Beware of such
[...] gain,
where none but Poore doth bear y
e wrong,
So to Conclude and make an end,
for Peace and Plenty, let vs pray,
That God may st
[...] y
e poore-mans friend,
for y
e Poore are now the rich-mans pray.
London, printed for William Gilbertson, at the Bible in Giltspur-street,
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