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1.446-447 S1875 1 A,B,C. Fortune My Foe A.B.C. GOod fellowes all to you I send,/ These verses which in loue I pend: and bid farewell good fellowship. [with variations] THis sad complaint when I did heare/ Vewing my back, I see it was beare: {author:} per me Edward Culter. Pepys 1.446-447 STC 6109 W. J[ones 1622?] (STC entry under CUTLER though placed alphabetically at CULTER.); Rollins (2) 125 (July 10, 1622, IV, 74, Cuthbert Wright); Rollins (2) 126 (July 18, 1623, IV, 101, Cuthbert Wright). Woodblock 1: first 1/2 sheet folio, under cast fleuron, title and tune, above column 1: A bearded man holds his draping cloak over his extended right arm. He wears a dark doublet, short breeches, hose, ribbon garters, low shoes, and a hat with a brim and patterned trim. A sword is visible from under his cloak.: 80 x 48 Woodblock 2: first 1/2 sheet folio, under cast fleuron, title and tune, above column 2: A bearded man with a fitted hat stands with his left arm outrached. He faces away from his arm, toward the left of the cut. He wears a small ruff, a loose shirt with buttoned cuffs, and short slops or pantaloons. He wears hose or tights with ribbon garters, and has a long sword tucked under his right arm, its point in the ground. : 82 x 56 Woodblock 3: second 1/2 sheet folio, under cast fleuron, title and tune, above 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. : 64 x 37 Woodblock 4: second 1/2 sheet folio, under cast fleuron, title and tune, above 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.: 73 x 28 Woodblock 5: second 1/2 sheet folio, under cast fleuron, title and tune, above column 4: A gentleman walks or runs toward the right of the cut, with his arms extended to either side. He wears a tall brimmed hat with a plume, a buttoned doublet with pantaloons, hose, and garters. He has short hair and a moustache: 63 x 58 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: 446 A pleasant new Song,/ Of the backes complaint, for bellies wrong:/ Or a farwell to good fellowship. A pleasant new Song, Of the backes complaint, for bellies wrong: Or a farwell to good fellowship. A Pleasant New Song, of the Back's Complaint, for Belly's Wrong: Or a Farewell to Good Fellowship. The second part, wherein is declared,/ The backes complaint, hath the bellie reformed:/ To bid farwell good fellowship. The second part, wherein is declared, The backes complaint, hath the bellie reformed: To bid farwell good fellowship. The Second Part, Wherein Is Declared, the Back's Complaint, Has the Belly Reformed: To Bid Farewell Good Fellowship. 1/2 sheet folio, originally left part, 275 x 142 1/2 sheet folio, originally right part, 270 x 140 cropped left and right edges, damaged surface, uneven inking creased, damaged surface, uneven inking cast fleurons horizontal rules and cast fleurons Printer W. I. 1622 Printed at London by W.I. Weinstein: STC initials

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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 1/31/2008 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Drinking & Good Fellowship advice alcohol class economics/trade vice Ballads, English 17th century Broadsides, England 17th century 1/31/08 Checker Cat Zusky Checked transcription, updated metadata, added ESTC number from BL site 5/20/05 Transcriber Legallydolls Original transcription 7/23/2004 Bibliographer Simone Chess Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
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G Ood fellowes all to you I send, These verses which in love I pend: Desiring you will compasse keepe, and bid farwell good fellowship. I once did beare a good fellowes name, And still am counted for the same: But now my vow in ingaged deepe, to bid farwell good fellowship. I have beene of that sett so long, Till backe complaines of bellies wrong: With great exclaimes in every street, to make me leave good fellowship. Me thinkes I oft doe heare it say, Mongst drunkards thou consum'd away: Thy monny memory and witt, all wasted by good fellowship. Of me thou takest but little care, Though bellies full yet backe is bare: And frostie winter will thee nipe, unles thou leave good fellowship. Thou thinkest good fellowes be thy friends And what thou hast on them thou spends: What thou by worke gainst all the weeke, consumeth by good fellowship.
But when that all the money is gone, And score nor credit thou hast none: These friends from thee away will slipe, and farewell all good fellowship. When being gon, at thee they'l laugh, Tis bad to trust a broaken staffe: For feare thou fall in danger deepe, give over in time good fellowship. For dayly doth attend the same, Too sisters, call'd begery, and shame: Whose hands & heart full fast are knit, and joyned to good fellowship. Besides deseases that doth flow, From drunkennes as many know: Who to their smart, have felt the whipe that followeth good fellowship. Surfetes, dropsies, and divers paines, Ach of the head, breach of the braines: Like festred fistolles, foule and deepe, attendeth on good fellowship. Ten thousand misseries alacke, Fail's both on bodie and on backe: As ancient writters, large have write, to warne us from good fellowship.
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T His sad complaint when I did heare Vewing my back, I see it was beare: And cheifest cause I knew of it, was keeping of good fellowship. Being much moved at the same, A solemne oath then did I frame: This hainious wrong, for to aquite, to bid farwell good fellowship. And therefore here I bid farwell, To that which once I lov'd to well: Henceforth I will in compasse keepe, therefore farwell good fellowship. Farwell all such as take delight, To drinke and gousell day and night: Their sole sicke healths, & healthles whiff and causes the same good fellowship. Farwell all such that dayly use, Themselves and others to abuse: Inciting all that they do meete, with them to keepe good fellowship. Farwell all such that well are knowne, To have a charge to keepe at home: As wife, and child, yet from them flitt and fly out to good fellowship.
Farwell good fellowes more and lesse, No tongue is able to expresse, The wofull wants that dayly hitte, on them that keepe good fellowship. Some that were famous throw all parts, For workmanship and skill in Arts: Hath beggery cought upon the hippe, for keeping of good fellowship. Some that have had possessions store, Lands, goods, and cattell, few had more: But lands, & goods, oxe, horse, and sheepe, were wasted by good fellowship. Many examples are dayly seene, Of such that have good fellowes beene, Bacchus brave souldiers, stout and stiffe, which now lament good fellowship. And to conclud the sin is such, The wise man sayes, none shall be ritch Except he shun that bitter sweete, which drunkards call, good fellowship. Then learne this vice for to refraine, The onely cause of griefe and paine: Least yee like me in sorrow sit, lamenting of good fellowship.
Per me Edward Culter. FINIS. Printed at London by W.I.