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1.216-217r S126229 1 Sallingers Rownde Sellenger's Round; The Beginning of the World Sallenger's Round A Begger of late most poore in estate / I truly will discouer, yet a Begger you shall dy. [with variations; not first stanza] THen meets hee with a Farmer, / was pulling vp his corne a Begger sure would dy. [with variations] formerly conjoined single sheet oblong folio, cut in two parts and hinged, with verso: A Sorrowful Son[g,.] / Made vpon the murther and vntime[ly] death of Sir Thomas Ou[erbu]ry . . . [see V. App.ii:9-10]. Pepys 1.216-217r Rollins (1) II:94-98; STC 13541.3 [W.Jones] for E. W[right c.1620]. Woodblock 5: second 1/2 sheet, over column 4: A three-quarters portrait of an aristocratic woman. She wears an elaborate headdress and train, a dress with puffed shoulders, an underdress, and a pearl necklace with a dependant cross. She stands in some sort of archway, the top of which is visible behind her. She gazes to her left (the right of the woodcut).: 70 x 60 Woodblock 1: first 1/2 sheet, over column 1: A gentleman stands holding a rapier in the crook of his right arm. He looks over his right shoulder and extends his left hand out, palm down. He wears a soft cap, a v-necked shirt, slops, a buttoned vambrace, hose, low shoes, and ribboned garters.: 82 x 63 Woodblock 2: first 1/2 sheet, over column 2: A bearded gentleman with a cape or cloak draped over his shoulders. He wears a tall hat and has a sword sheath appearing below his cape. He wears low shoes and hose with ribbon garters.: 81 x 50 Woodblock 3: second 1/2 sheet, over column 3 : An aristocratic bearded man stands with his hands raised before him, looking over his left shoulder. His left leg crosses before his right. He wears a knee-length coat over a short tunic and hose. He wears a necklace or chain, a belt, low shoes, and a flat cap. Some grassy plant is visible by his heel.: 72 x 30 Woodblock 4: second 1/2 sheet, over column 3 : A gentleman stands with his left hand on his hip, his bent arm obscured by a cloak hanging from his left shoulder. The end of the cloak wraps around his right elbow. He wears a tall, broad-brimmed hat and has a small moustache. He is dressed in a doublet and slops, with a ruff, hose, and low slashed shoes. His right hand is extended forward, palm down. : 67 x 41 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: 216 1: 217 The Beggers Intrusion, / Or the worlds Illusion. The Beggers Intrusion, Or the worlds Illusion. The Beggars Intrusion, or The World's Illusion. The second part. The second part. The Second Part. Hockom, William 1/2 sheet folio, originally left part, hinged, 258 x 145 1/2 sheet folio, originally right part, hinged, 257 x 145 cropped bottom edge, uneven inking, verso shows through uneven inking, verso shows through cast fleurons cast fleurons 1620 Imprinted at London for E. W. E. W. Weinstein: STC Weinstein lists I:216-217 under E. W. [Edward Wright]. She notes that STC lists E. W[right]. BBTI lists an Edward Wright active from 1611-1656 and an Edward Wright Jr. active from 1617-1655. Unclear if they are related. BBTI lists no other Wrights for ca. 1620 witha first initial of E. ESTC only lists an E. W[right] for this ballad. Plomer lists an Edward Wright, but sends us to the 1641-1667 volume of his dictionary where there is no Edward Wright listed. Plomer lists 2 Edward Whites active, and BBTI likewise lists multiple Whites and an Edmond Weaver active at the time.

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A Begger of late most poore in estate I truly will discover, In behaviour rude, yet he would intrude, no place he would passover, Conceite the meaning Gentlemen or else you doe me wrong: For the worlds Illusion, in the conclusion, is subject of my song. He meetes first with a Prodigall, and he shakes him by the clooke, Who indisgrace uppon the face did hit this Begger a strooke, The poore man answered only this, for ought that I can spy, Though blowes be rife & you lead a proud life yet a Begger you shall dy There meetes he with a Serving man, dect bravely in apparell, Who spying of this begger than made proffer for to quarrell, Pray leave your wordes, and keepe your sword, and live contentedly: Were you in feare or you casherd, then a Begger would you dy Then meetes he with a dainty Dame, a Courtier I do think, Who had a gowne most rich to see beset with many a pinck, Who spying of this Beggerman, thou smelst quoth she fi fi: Quoth the Begger aloude, be not to proude, for a Begger you must dy,
Then meetes he with a Sergeant, and in his hand his Mase, The Begger then most lustily steps, and comes toward him a pase, What wouldst thou have thou arrant knave, thou comst to hastely, For to tell you this you live amisse, and a Begger you must dy. Then meetes he with a Lawyers Clarke, and he tels him boldly thus: Sir you are he or't dimmes my eye, that is the undoing of us. For when your Master gives a tester: you doe his guift deny, But for all your procolle, hell hath your soule and a Begger you wil dy. Then meets he with a Usurer, and he tels him to his teeth: That he hords up store, & gives nought to the poore, and clads himselfe with necke be[e]fe. But Userer stay, marke what I say, for in thy cares it'll cry: Thy conscience is large, and leese thy charge: yet a Begger thou shalt dye. Then meets he with a Broacker, and he tells him to his face: That often times he bought stole clothes, was not this a deepe disgrace. But though your conscience be ell longe, next bargaine you doe buy: Full well I know, will crosse you so, that a Begger you shall dy.
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THen meets hee with a Farmer, was pulling up his corne Who when he spyed this Begger, he made a shew of scorne, Scorn not a man in misery, for you so well as I If heaven should but crosse your store, a Begger sure would dy. Then meets he a Promoter, who lives by honest mens falles, But being little to farr of to him this Begger calles: Saying pray leave of your course of life, il'e show you a reason why, Would men live in awe and obey the law, then a Begger would you dye, Then meetes he with a horemaster, and he seekes by gentle Queanes, For to withdraw this young mans minde, from these abhored [q]eanes, O fly there baites my gentle youth, and live contentively, Least you to late lament your state, and so a begger dy. Then meetes he with a Drunkard and tels him of his vice, O friend (quoth he) leave of in time, and learne to be more wise, This drinck confounds your substance, like wash within it doth ly, When ye have spent your store ye can spend-no more then a Begger you must dy.
Then meets he with a Gamster great, and intreats him to give ore Leave [nody] new cut and penicth, especially with a whore, Leave wid ruff tickle me quickly to, lay on and thereto by, Play but a game at ruff or twaine, least a begger you do dy, To all Estates to all degrees this begger bouldly went, No house where thriftles riot was kept, but he did it frequent, And when he spied a man that loved in the Alehouse for to ly, He'd say my friend thy life amend, least a Begger you doe dy, Thus have you heard this wordles bad corse, in living lives most rude, And how this begger bouldly doth, to all Estates intrude, Let man and woman night and day, pray to the Lord one hy: That he would send, we our lives might mend, that wee might not beggers dy.
FINIS. William Hockom. Imprinted at London for E.W.