%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> Oh Gramercy Penny: / Being a Lancashire Ditty, and chiefly penn'd, / To proue that a penny is a mans best friend. Price, Lawrence University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1628 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 04/15/2008 20099

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1.218-219 S126230 1 Its better late thrive then never. Gramercyl Penny It is Better Late Thrive Than Never When I call to mind those Jouiall dayes, / which in the Old time were vsed; Of oh gramercy good penny, good penny, / Of oh gramercy good penny. [with variations] VVHen lately my flood seemed to be at an ebbe, / then I could not meet with any: Tis oh gramercy good penney, good penny, / Tis oh gramercy good penny. [with variations] Cropped line: To the tune of, Its better late thri[u]e then neuer. Pepys 1.218-219 Rollins (1) II:99-103; STC 20319.5 [G. Purslowe] for M. Trundle, widdow [c.1628]. Woodblock 1: first 1/2 sheet, over column 1: A bearded man in a long coat and flat cap bends to look at a plant on a slope. He is framed by an archway.: 70 x 50 Woodblock 2: first 1/2 sheet, over column 2: A large house, possibly a castle, fills the frame. Several smaller buildings or wings are attached to the main building, and there are several stories to the building. Some of the windows have panes. Towards the back of the house rises a turret with a flag flying from its roof. Part of a larger turret is visible on the right. Four chimneys rise from the main roof and smoke rises from the chimneys. : 79 x 90 Woodblock 3: second 1/2 sheet, over column 3 : A man stands with his right arm upraised. He wears hose, a tall brimmed hat, a ruff, low shoes, and a doublet and slops under a long coat. He holds a scroll in his left hand and looks to the left.: 78 x 57 Woodblock 4: second 1/2 sheet, over column 4: A bearded man walks between two aristocratic women. The first woman (to the right of the woodcut) wears an ornate dress and a long coat, a ruff, and a hat or cap. She carries a plant. The man in the middle carries a sack and holds his left arm extended. He wears a tall hat, a short cape, and a doublet and hose. The woman in the rear wears an aristocratic dress with a ruff, and carries an indeterminate object. : 78 x 76 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: 218 1: 219 Oh Gramercy Penny: / Being a Lancashire Ditty, and chiefly penn'd, / To proue that a penny is a mans best friend. Oh Gramercy Penny: Being a Lancashire Ditty, and chiefly penn'd, To prove that a penny is a mans best friend. Oh Gramercy Penny: Being a Lancashire Ditty, and Chiefly Penned, to Prove That a Penny Is a Man's Best Friend. The second Part. The second Part. The Second Part. Price, Lawrence 1/2 sheet folio, originally left part, 240 x 170 1/2 sheet folio, originally right part, 240 x 174 creased, uneven inking uneven inking vertical rule vertical rule 1628 Printed for M. Trundle, Widdow. M.Trundle Weinstein: STC Weinstein lists I:218-219 under Margery Trundle. BBTI lists only one person active in London at this period by the initials M. T., and that is Margery Trundle. Plomer mentions Margaret Trundle in the John Trundle entry. ESTC lists M. Trundle widdow.

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W Hen I call to mind those Joviall dayes, which in the Old time were used: I feare that their number greatly decayes, and that they are greatly abused. For when a man once begins to be poore, His friends by him then will set little store. This Ditty I have now penned therefore, Of oh gramercy good penny, good penny, Of oh gramercy good penny. Amongst all the ranke of my neighbors and friends, and in the place of my dwelling, I have made a tryall even for my owne ends, for that's a thing chiefly excelling. For many have promised much indeed, Which faile me now when I seeme to have most need, And maketh me now for to cry with all speed, With oh gramercy good penny, etc. If in any Court the Law you would gaine, take heed your Fees you spare not, For nought without money there can you obtaine, though you beg on your knees they care not: So long as your money doth make a great show, Though your matter be bad, it must forward goe, Tis a speciall point in the Law, as you know, With oh gramercy good penny, etc. Or if that you unto the Ale-house doe goe, arayed in Cloathes most finely, With money and gold in your fist for to show, theyle say you are welcome most kindly:
They'l say that you are kindly welcome good Sir, To taste any banquets that we now have here, Tobacco , browne Ale, or strong double Beere. But tis gramercy good penny, etc. Or if to the Taverne your course you doe bend, to laugh, quaffe, and for to be merry. With Sugar-plums, dainty Cates, and Muscadine, Canary, old Sacke, or browne Sherry. A set of Musitians before you shall play, From morning till evening, from evening till day, Tis all for your money, therefore you may say, Oh still gramercy good penny, etc. Sometimes you may have a desire to a Wench, being willing to doe your duty, Perhaps away from you sheele strive for to flinch, it standeth upon her beauty. But if she your gold and your money did see, To fulfill your humour, she straight will agree, Oh it is the tricke of each age and degree: Then say gramercy good penny, etc. In Market or Towne-place, amongst all the rest, whereas the rich Merchant espies you, With a purse well lined, and gold in your fist, oh doe but marke how he eyes you. With, What do you lack, you shall be welcome still. Come neere-sir, I pray you, and chuse what you will, Take it on my word, if you thinke you want skill, But oh gramercy good penny, good penny, But oh gramercy good penny.
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W Hen lately my flood seemed to be at an ebbe, then I could not meet with any: But they said to my face, I had spun a faire web, though I had before indeed many. They would have walked about a long mile, Ere they would have met me in Lane or at Stile, Therefore though they seeme now on me to smile. Tis oh gramercy good penney, good penny, Tis oh gramercy good penny. Oh twice gramercy, good penny to thee, for thou dost oftimes bestead me, For I am debarred all company, if once they but know I doe need thee. But when they doe know that I have store of chinke, With me those laugh, dance, carowse, sing and drinke, Have I not good cause then to say doe you thinke Oh so gramercy good penny, etc. When men for my labour, a penny me lend, what reason have I to abuse it, Twil make me to drinke when my counterfeit friend, to give me one drop will refuse it. One penny I more doe esteeme in my Purse, Then either Pope Gregories blessing or curse, It will be my friend, when all things are at worst, Then oh gramercy good penny, etc. Whilst I his good company may but injoy, may I not make bold for to tarry, And with Beere and Victuals expell all annoy, at an Inne or an Ordinary: Each Victualling-house, and each Taverne will then, Say, Show a Roome, welcome you are Gentlemen, My Hoste he will give me a Pipe and a Kan, But oh gramercy good penny etc.
If at an Inne-gate, I chance for to peepe, and have not a penny about me, The Tapster will frowne, and the Chamberlaines sweare, and the Ostlers they will flout me. My Hoste will then scorne my companion to be, My Hostes will looke farre more disdainfully, Then tell me ist better to stay or to flye, When I have not thee, oh good penny, etc. I lite in a company lately by Fate, who scornfully me disdained, And that they were vext with a monylesse Mate, unto my face they complained: But when they thought I had money by'th pound, To make me most welcome, each of them was bound, Entreating me kindly to pledge them one round, But oh gramercy good penny, etc. All Arts in the world invented have been, of which there are now so many, In every Region o'th Earth to be seene, chifely to obtaine this brave penny. For too well it is knowne in every place, That the want thereof is the greatest disgrace, For never man was in more pittifull case, Then he that doth want thee, oh penny, etc. Therefore I wish all men in time to take heed, before that they feele this Consumption. And to spare their Coyne, till the time they doe need, lest they repent of their presumption. A boy that hath money's, a man of renowne, A man that's without it, is counted a Clowne, But he's in good case that can say of his owne, Oh now gramercy good penny, good penny, Oh now gramercy good penny.
Printed for M. Trundle , Widdow. FINIS. L.F.