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1.152-153 S4116 1 Whoope doe me no harme good man Whoop! Do me no harm good man Whoop! Do Me No Harm Good Man COme grant me, come lend me / your listning eares: Oh this is a golden Age, / Oh this is a Iouiall Age. [with variations] THe couetous aged, / doe sore bruise their braines, Oh this is a wasting Age, / Oh this is a spending Age. the noble or lord in this cut is used often, but seperated from the beggar in the cut. Pepys 1.152-153 Rollins (1) I:207-213; STC 196.5 [G. Purslowe] for J. T[rundle c.1625]. Woodblock 3: 2nd 1/2 sheet folio, below title and tune, above column 4: An old woman stands facing forward, her right arm extended and in her right hand she holds an object. She wears a full-skirted, ornate dress and a cord with tassles falls from her waist. She wears ornate, puffed sleeves and her bodice is elaborately embroidered. Her hair is pulled back into a bun or bonnet.: 82 x 45 Woodblock 1: 1st 1/2 sheet folio, belowtitle and tune, above columns 1, 2: To the left of the cut, a bearded beggar in a knit cap and short tunic looks up at a noble or lord, asking for money. In his left hand, he holds a hat for collection or alms, and a walking stick. In his right hand, he holds what appears to be a rolled scroll of paper. Around his waist, a box of some sort is hanging from his belt. The noble or lord stands facing his left, away from the beggar. He holds his (large) right hand in the air, and carried a rolled scroll in his left hand. He wears a large hat, a small ruff, and a short sleeved black overcoat. He wears decorative wrist cuffs a short fancy tunic, hose, and black shoes. He has pronounced eyebrows and a moustache. Above the interaction, the number 22 is printed.: 89 x 108 Woodblock 2: 2nd 1/2 sheet folio, below title and tune, above column 3: A well-dressed man stands on some type of tiled floor. He wears a plumed hat or helmet and possibly has a mustache or beard. He wears an ornate waistcoat and breeches, and has some sort of collar or ruff around his neck. A ribbon is tied across his chest and he wears a heavy cape. A sword swings from his waist and points in the direction of the man's left. Another object appears to be attached to his waist on the right side. His left hand holds his waist and his right hand is extended to his side.: 80 x 60 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: 152 1: 153 The Golden Age: Or, An Age of plaine-dealing The Golden Age: Or, An Age of plaine-dealing The Golden Age: or, an Age of Plain Dealing The second Part. The second Part. The second Part. 1/2 sheet folio, originally left part, 283 x 130 1/2 sheet folio, originally right part, 289 x 129 uneven inking, Manuscript verso shows through damaged surface, uneven inking cast fleurons cast fleurons 1625-1635 At London printed for I.T. I. T. Weinstein: STC Weinstein lists I:152-153 under J. T. [John Trundle]. She notes that STC lists J. T[rundle]. BBTI shows no one with initials I. T. active ca. 1625. But BBTI does list a few other people active ca. 1625 with intitials J. T. ESTC lists I. T.

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C Ome grant me, come lend me your listning eares: The golden Age now againe plainely appeares, Carowse away sorrow, and fling away feares, Leave your wife wealthy, Shee'l never shead teares: Oh this is a golden Age, Oh this is a Joviall Age. The bountifull Lawyer that never doth wrong, To plead poore mens cases for price of a song, Who is by bright Angels still guided along, For twenty two shillings, Hee-le lend you his tongue, To plead in this golden Age, Oh this is a Joviall Age. The Ladies have put away painting and pride, The foolish French fashion they cannot abide, Without Maske or Caroches, they civilly ride, And to the poore people Their purses ope wide: Oh this is a bountifull Age, Oh this is a liberall Age. Base dealing is banisht, and women growne chaste, And by their owne Husbands will scarce be imbrac'd, And will not their times in idlenesse waste, For feare in their carriage They should be disgrac'd: Oh this is an honest Age, Oh this is a hopefull Age.
Your Cittizens bounty is growne now of late, To raise a poore Gallants decayed estate, Hee'l utter his wares at a reasonable rate, And unto all commers Keepe open his gate: Oh this is a bountifull Age, Oh this is a liberall Age. The valourous Souldiers stout manhood is spred, With armes on his backe, and Helmet on's head, With Pike and with Musket, to the field they tread, While the base Coward Lyes sleeping in bed: Oh this is a valourous Age, Oh this is a warlike Age. The Courtier, his Taylor doth pay with good will, The Taylor he thinketh, his payment is ill. But yet if he yeerely, doe cancell his Bill, His onely desire is To deale with him still: Oh this is a ventering Age, Oh this is a trusting Age. The Usurer that lent out his money before, Hath burned his Bonds, and lendeth no more, Because his broad conscience oppresseth him sore, The Divell still for him, Stood gaping at's doore: Oh this is a mending Age, Oh this is an honest Age.
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T He covetous aged, doe sore bruise their braines, To make their yong Gallants, sole Lords of their gaines: But being once buried, full little remaines, But idle consuming The fruit of their paines: Oh this is a wasting Age, Oh this is a spending Age. The prodigall spender consumeth his wit, With foolish devices, his humours to fit, At Ale and Tobacco, if he can sit, Like to a brave Gallant, Taketh he it: Oh this is a smoking Age, Oh this is a fiery Age. Dull Drunkards sit drinking, and never give o're, Till they have runne freely on the Vintners score, Brasse farthings in charitie, fly to the poore, While many gold pieces Are spent on a W---: Oh this is a dissembling Age, Oh this is a wanton Age. Old Robin Russet coat walkes without Cloake, Amongst our brave Gallants, with pictures in's poake, And learnes the new fashion, to feede upon smoake, A foode farre more fitting, The Divell to choake: Oh this is a burning Age, Oh this is a smoking Age.
Grim the blacke Collier, brings Coales to the towne, In Sacks more then measure, yet spends he his crowne, From the broad Pillory, to keepe himselfe downe. Amongst the blue Beadles, To purchase renowne, Oh this is an honest Age, Oh this is a mending Age. The Baker, the Brewer, doe both mend their size, And with their plaine dealing, base falshood defies, Poore naked conscience, well cloathed now lyes, In thier warme Bake-house, Still held in great prize: Oh this is a changing Age, Oh this is a bettering Age. The Weaver, Miller and Tailor leave off for to steale, And with their worke-masters more honestly deale, In stead of dry browne-bread, they make a good meale, Or else to the Tapsters We must here appeale: Oh this is an eating Age, Oh this is a drinking Age. All Trades-men grow weary, of living by wrong. The Punke and the Cutpurse have thrived too long, The Hangman hath haltred these Raskals up strong: And so for one penny, I sell you my Song. Oh this is a tottring Age, Oh this is a hanging Age.