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1.182-183 S124543 1 Upon a Summer tide, or, the Seminary Priest Upon a Summer Tide; The Seminary Priest I Traueld farre to fin de/ where honesty abides, although he Smell a Rat. {with variations} VVHerefore doth women paint/ or youngmen prume their/ (haire? {2nd cut = formerly conjoined block broken into two parts} Pepys 1.182-183 Rollins (1) II:139-144; STC 14045.5 [W. Jones] for H. Gosson [c.1630]. Woodblock 1: 1st 1/2 sheet folio, centered under title and tune, above column 1 and 2: A man (possibly an apothecary) sits in a chair at the left of the cut. He is barefoot and bare armed, wearing a long black robe with a small ruff. He wears a peaked hat with a tuft at the top, and he is smiling broadly. In his raised left hand, he holds a corked vial with liquid in it. On a shelf are several other bottles of different sizes, each with a label. There is a window under the shelf and an open wooden door with a keyhole at the right of the cut. A goose seems to have walked through this door. The bird carries a woven basket in its beak, and an unclear round object in it right foot. The room has a tile floor.: 100 x 107 Woodblock 2: 2nd 1/2 sheet folio, under fleuron, title and tune, above column 1: A lady stands facing towards her right. In her right hand, she holds a large feather fan (or a branch?). The lady wears a stiff ruff and a necklace or chain. Her full skirt and the front of her dress are decorated with a row of large flowers. She appears to be scowling. The ink is faded, or else the woodcut is worn. : 79 x 53 Woodblock 3: 2nd 1/2 sheet folio, under fleuron, title and tune, above column 2: {formerly conjoined block broken into two parts} A man in a long loose robe or cloak. He has no hat and wears a moustache. He faces toward his right, and holds a long stick (or wand?) in his left hand. : 69 x 31 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: 182 1: 183 I Smell a Rat. I Smell a Rat. I Smell a Rat. The second Part, The second Part, The Second Part. 1/2 sheet folio, originally left part, 276 x 126 1/2 sheet folio, originally right part, 275 x 130 cropped top edge, damaged surface, uneven inking cropped top and right edges, creased, uneven inking cast fleurons cast fleurons Printer 1630 Printed at London for Henry Gosson Henry Gosson Weinstein: STC Full name indicated on facsimile.

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 Taxonomy used by Pepys to Organize Ballads in Albums A Small Promiscuous Supplement Devotion & Morality Drinking & Good Fellowship History - True & Fabulous Humour, Frollicks &c Love Pleasant Love Pleasant and Unfortunate Love Unfortunate Marriage Sea State & Times Tragedy Various Subjects Early Modern Center Ballad Project Keyword Taxonomy advice affliction/health alcohol animals/nature appearance Bible/biblical figures buildings/architecture catastrophe children class clothing/fashion country/nation crime death economics/trade entertainment family/procreation folklore gender historical figures & events holidays/seasons infidelity law London love maritime marriage military/war monstrosity mythology/Classical world news nobility/court politics/government punishment religious concepts religious figures religious types & sects royalty rural life servitude sex/sexuality supernatural/magic The New World travel trickery/deceit urban life vice violence virtue vulgarities/crass humor Library of Congress Subject Heading Taxonomy 8/10/2007 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America State & Times advice affliction/health sex/sexuality vice virtue Ballads, English 17th century Broadsides, England 17th century 8/10/2007 Transcriber Gordon Batchelor ESTC matching record found: S124543. 12/29/2004 Transcriber Emily Simons 7/17/2004 Bibliographer Simone Chess Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
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I Traveld farre to finde where honesty abides, And found in England more then all the world besides; But where true vertue growes, vice quickly ruines that: A poore man must not speak, although he Smell a Rat. When Justice hath her sight, shee's beautifull in show: But when she Masks her face, how vild she soone doth grow; I doe perceive the cause, but dare not speake of that: Ile not offend the Lawes, but yet I Smell a Rat. When I see welthy men, by worldy causes rise: I count them happy here, and truely worldly wise; But Folly oft makes leane, what Wit hath long kept fat: Who knowes how rich men fall? in troth I Smell a Rat. Some gathers in their rents, and hordes the coine with care: Stretching their credits great, for money or for ware: When such great men do breake, what is the cause of that? In troth I dare not speake, and yet I Smell a Rat.
To see a Courtier kinde, is common every hower, To Widdow, Wife, or Maide, or any in his power: The Husband's welcome to, but whats the cause of that? I doe not justly know, but yet I Smell a Rat. When luker marries wealth, how joyfull are the twaine, On both sides wealths increase comes in with ill got gaine: This wealth commands their minds, they live like Dog and Cat; What should the occasion be? in faith I Smell a Rat. When rates of all things rise, within a plentious yeare: What should the occasion be, that every thing's so deare; Some censure rich mens faults, and some say this and that: Let al say what they will, for faith I Smell a Rat. When Age doth marry Youth, how lovingly they live: The want of youthfull bloud, this tender Wife doth grieve: The old man jealous growes, occasion oft bids that: When wealth and beauty meete, in faith I Smell a Rat.
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WHerefore doth women paint or youngmen prume their haire? It may be tis to make, this earthly carkase faire; Yet there are causes great, are ten times worse then that: Tis beauty tempes the eye, in faith I Smell a Rat. When Strumpets strive by Art, and fond inticing straines, To bring poore youth to spend both substance, strength, & vaines: What sicknes followes lust? what poverty brings that? I have no cause to know, but yet I Smell a Rat. When guls and gooscaps find, the vildness of expence: How penitent their minde, will grow for that offence: But folly to such men, doth shew them what is what: I speake not all I know, but still I Smell a Rat. To see a Whore fall sicke, why tis a common thing: A Hakney soone will tire, doth too much burthen bring: Beside, an inward griefe may be the cause of that, Let Surgions lend releefe: for faith I Smell a Rat.
When Seigneur Roman T, did goe upright and straight: He crumples in the hames, so great's his bodies waight: Nay stradles twice as wide, what is the cause of that? Theres something barres his stride in troth I Smell a Rat. Why growes your Bawds so big, when Panders prove so leane: When they were young they sweld and nere will fall againe: The Panders swift on foote, and so keepes downe his fat, By bringing some unto't: in troth I Smell a Rat. When Officers let slip to punish such as these: Pray where doth Justice sit, or railes she when she please: It may be she is brib'd, and so kept blind by that: Else none of these could thrive, in troth I Smell a Rat. When sinne strives to surcease, and folly flies away: Where love and lasting peace, will make a glorious day: When England harboures none, that beares the name of Whore, The Rat will run away, and I shall Smell no more.
Printed at London for Henry Gosson FINIS.