English literature -- Early modern, 1500-1700; English wit and humor; Great Britain -- Civilization -- 17th century -- Literary collections
I's not come here to tauke of _Prute_, [83.]
From whence the _Welse_ does take her Root;
Nor tell long Pedigree of Prince _Camber_,
Whose Linage would fill full a Shamber;
Nor sing the Deeds of old Saint _Davy_,
The Ursip of which would fill a Navy;
But hark ye now for a liddel Tales
Sal make great deal to the Credit of _Wales_:
For hur will tudge your Ears,
With the Praise of hur Thirteen Seeres,
And make you as Clad and Merry,
As Fourteen Pot of Perry.
'Tis true was wear him _Shirkin Frieze_,
But what is that? we have store of Sheize;
And Got is plenty of Coates Milk,
That sell him well, will buy him silk
Enough to make him fine to Quarrel,
At _Hereford Sizes_ in new _Apparel_.
And get him as much Melmet perhap
Sall give it a Face to his _Monmouth Cap_.
But then the Ore of _Lemster_,
By Cot is Uver a Sempster;
That when he is Spun or Did
Yet match him with her Thrid.
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And this the Backs now, let us tell ye
Of some Provisions for the Belly;
As _Cid_ and _Gote_ and great _Gote's Mother_,
And _Runt_ and _Cow_ and great _Cow's Uther_:
And once but taste on the _Welse Mutton_,
Your _Engliss Seeps_ not worth a Button;
Then for your _Fisse_, shall shoose it your Dish,
Look but about, and there's a _Trout_,
A Salmon, Cor or Chevin,
Will feed you Six or Seven,
As taull Men as e'er Swagger
With _Welse Club_ and long _Dagger_.
But all this while was never think
A word in praise of our _Welse_ Drink;
Yet for aull that, is a Cup of _Bragat_,
Aull _England_ Seer may cast his Cap at;
And what you say to _Ale_ of _Webley_,
Toudge him as well, you'll praise him Trebley.
As well as _Metheglin_, or _Sider_, or _Meath_
Sall sake it your Dagger quite out o' the Seath.
And _Oate Cake_ of _Guarthenion_,
With a goodly Leek or Onion,
To give as sweet a rellis,
As e'er did Harper _Ellis_.
And yet is nothing now all this,
If of our Musicks we do miss;
With _Harp_ and _Pipes_ too and the _Croud_
Must aull come in and tauk aloud.
As loud as _Bangu_, _Davy's_ Bell,
Of which is no doubt you have hear tell,
As well as our louder _Wrexam_ Organ,
Or rumbling Rocks in the Seer of _Glamorgan_,
Where look you but in the Ground here,
And you sall see a Sound there,
That put her all togedder,
Is sweet as Measure Pedder.
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