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1.42 S2115 1 Lord Darley Lord Darley IN searching famous Chronicles, / it was my chance to reade Right side cropped: A most notable Example of an vngracious Son, who in the pride of his heart denyed his owne Fath[er] Pepys 1.42 STC 10610.3 for H. Gosson [c.1625]; Rollins (2) 1975 (Aug. 8, 1586, II, 452, Ed. White); Rollins (2) 1236 (Dec. 14, 1624, IV, 131); Rollins (2) 1807 (Mch. 1, 1675, ii, 498). Pepys Library The Pepys ballads : facsimile volume Editor W.G. Day D.S. Brewer Cambridge [England] 1987 Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 42 A most notable Example of an vngracious Son, who in the pride of his heart denyed his owne Father / and how God for his offence, turned his meat into loathsome Toades. A most notable Example of an ungracious Son, who in the pride of his heart denyed his owne Fathe[r] and how God for his offence, turned his meat into loathsome Toades. A Most Notable Example of an Ungracious Son, Who in the Pride of his Heart Denied his Own Father and How God for his Offence Turned his Meat into Loathsome Toads. 1/2 sheet folio, 278 x 186 cropped bottom edge, cropped and torn right edge, damaged surface, uneven inking 1624 Printed at London for H. Gosson. H.Gossen Weinstein: STC, Weinstein: licensing info Weinstein lists I:42 under Henry Gosson. BBTI lists Henry Gosson active 1601-1640. Plomer lists Henry Gosson 1601-1640. ESTC lists I:42 under H. Gosson.

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I N searching famous Chronicles, it was my chance to reade A worthy story strange and true, whereto I tooke good heed, Betwixt a Farmer and his Sonne, this rare example stands; Which well may move the hardest hearts to weepe and wring their hands. The Farmer in the Country dwelt, whose substance had none end; He sent therefore his eldest Sonne, in Paris for to dwell, Where he because a Marchant man, and trafficke great he used, So that he was exceeding rich, till he himself abused. For having now the world at will, his mind was wholly bent: To gaming, wine, and wantonnesse, till all his goods were spent. Yea such excessive riotousnesse by him was shewed forth, That he was three times more in debt, then all his wealth was worth. At length his credit cleane was crackt, and he in Prison cast: And every man against him then did set his action fast. There lay he lockt in yrons strong, for ever and for aye, Unable while his life did last, his grievous debt to pay. And living in this carefull case, his eyes with teares bespent: The lewdnesse of his former life, too late he did repent. And being voide of all reliefe, of helpe and comfort quite; Unto his Father at the last, he thus began to write. Bow downe a while your heedfull eares, my loving Father deare: And grant I pray in gracious sort, my pitious plaint to heare. Forgive the foule offences all of thy unthrifty Sonne: Which through the lewdnesse of his life, hath now himselfe undone. O my good Father, take remorse on this my extreme need, And succour his distressed state, whose heart for whe doth bleed. In direfull dungeon here I lye, my feet in fetters fast: Whom my most cruell Creditors in Prison so have cast.
Let pity therefore pierce your brest, and mercy move your minde: And to release my misery, some shirt, sweet Father, find. My chiefest cheere is bread full browne, the boords my softest bed: And flinty stones my pillowes serve to rest my troubled head. My garments all are worne to rags, my body starves with cold: And crawling vermine eates my flesh, most grievous to behold. Deare Father, come therefore with speed and rid me out of thrall: And let me not in Prison dye, sith for your helpe I call. The good old man no sooner had, perused this written scrowle: But trickling teares along his cheekes, from watry eyes did roule. Alas my sonne, my sonne, quoth he, in whom I joyed most, Thou shall not long in Prison be, what-ever it me cost. Two hundred heads of well fed beasts, he changed them for gold: Foure hundred quarters of good Corne, for silver eke he sold. But all the same could not suffice, this haynous debt to pay. Till at the length constrain'd he was to sell his Land away. Then was his sonne released quite, his debt discharged cleane: And he likewise as well to live, as he before had beene. Then went his loving Father home, who for to helpe his sonne, Had sold his living quite away, and eke himselfe undone. So that he lived poore and bare, and in such extreme need, That many times he wanted food, his hungry corps to feed. His son meane time in wealth did swim, whose substance now was such, That sure within the City then, few men were found so rich. But as his goods did still encrease, and riches in did slide: So more and more his hardned heart did swell in hatefull pride: But it fell out upon a time, when ten yeeres woe was past, Unto his sonne he did repaire, for some reliefe at last.
And being come unto his house, in very poore array: It chanced so, that with his sonne great States should dine that day. The poore old man with hat in hand, did then the Porter pray, To shew his sonne that at the gate his father there did stay. Whereat this proud disdainefull wretc[h] with taunting speeches said: That long agoe his Fathers bones within his grave were laid: What Rascall then is that (quoth he) that staineth so my state? I charge thee Porter presently, to drive him from my gate. Which answer when the old man hea[rd] he was in mind dismayd: He wept, he waild, he wrung his hand[s] and thus at length he said, O cursed wretch and most unkind, the worker of my woe, Thou monster of humanity, and eke thy fathers foe: Have I beene carefull of thy case, maintaining still thy state: And dost thou now so doggedly inforce me from thy gate: And have I wrong'd thy brethren all from thrall to set thee free: And brought my selfe to beggers state and all to succour thee? Woe worth the time when first of all thy body I espide, Which hath in hardnesse of thy heart, thy Fathers face denide. But now behold how God that time did shew a wonder great: Even where his son with all his frien[ds] were settled downe to meat. For when the fairest pye was cut, a strange and dreadfull case, Most ugly Toades came crawling and leaped at his face. Then did this wretch his fault conf[ess] and for his Father sent, And for his great ingratitude, full sore he did repent. All vertuous Children learne by th[is] obedient hearts to shew: And honour still your Parents deare for God commanded so. And thinke how he did turne his [meat] to poysoned Toades indeed, Which did his Fathers face deny, because he stood in need.
Printed at London for H. Gosson. FINIS.