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2.8-9 R234236 1 Flying Fame Chevy Chase Flying Fame SOre sick dear friends long time I was / and weakly laid in bed, another edition at 1.55; date from content. Pepys 2.8-9 Wing D489[C]; Rollins (2) 2498 (Dec. 14, 1624, IV, 131); Rollins (2) 495 (Mch. 1, 1675, ii, 497). 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. 2: 8 2: 9 The Dead Mans Song. / Whose Dwelling was near Basing Hall, in London. The Dead Mans Song. Whose Dwelling was near Basing Hall, in London. The Dead Man's Song. Whose Dwelling Was Near Basing Hall, in London. single sheet oblong folio, pasted across 2 pages, 260 x 350 cropped left and right edges, creased, damaged surface, uneven inking 1685 Printed for J. C. W. T. and T. P. J. C., W. T., T. P Weinstein: content

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SOre sick dear friends long time I was and weakly laid in bed, And for five hours in all mens sight at length I lay as dead: The Bell rung out, my friends came i[n] and I key cold was found, There was my carkass brought from bed, and laid upon the Ground. My loving Wife did weep full sore, my Children loud did cry, My friends did mourn, yet this they said, all flesh is born to dye. My winding-sheet prepared was, my Grave was also made, And for five hours in all mens sight, in this same case I laid, During which time my soul did see, such strange and fearful sights, That for to hear the same disclos'd, would banish all delights: Yet sith the Lord restor'd my Life, which from my body fled, I will declare the sights I saw, the time that I was dead. Methought upon a lovely green, where pleasant flowers sprung, I took my way, whereas I thought, the Muses sweetly sung; The grass was sweet, the trees was fair, and lovely to behold, And full of fruit was every twig, which shin'd like glistering gold. My chearful heart desired much, to taste the fruit so fair, But as I reacht a fair young-man, to me did make repair.
Touch not, said he, 'tis none of thine, but wend and walk with me, And see thou mark each several thing, which I shall shew to thee. I wondred greatly at his words, yet went with him away, Till on a gallant goodly bank, with him he bid me stay: With branches then of Lillies white, mine eyes there wiped he, When this was done, he bad me look what I far off could see. I looked up, and loe at last, I did a City see, So fair a thing did never man behold with mortal eye: Of diamonds, pearls, and precious stones it seems the walls were made. The houses all with beaten gold, were til'd and over-laid. More brighter then the morning Sun, the light therof did show, And every creature in the same, like crowned Kings did go: The fields about the City fair, were all with Roses set, Gilliflowers and Carnations fair, whom canker could not fret. And from the fields there did proceed, a sweet and pleasant smell, That ever living creature felt, the scent did so excel: Besides such sweet and pleasant mirth, did from the City sound, That I therewith was ravished, my joy did so abound.
With musick, mirth, and melody, Princes did there imbrace, But in my heart I long'd to be within that blessed place; The more I gaz'd the more I might, the sight pleas'd me so well, For what I saw in every thing my tongue no way can tell. Then of the man I did demand, what place the same might be, Whereas so many Kings did dwell, in Joy and melody: Quoth he that blessed place is heaven, where yet thou canst not rest, And those that do like Princes go, are these whom God hath blest. Then did he turn me round about, and on the other side, He bad me view and mark as much, what things were to be spy'd: With that I saw a cole-black Den all tan'd with soot and smoak, Where stinking brimstone burning was which made me like to choak. An ugly creature there I saw, whose face with knives was slasht, And in a Cauldron of poyson filth his ugly corps were washt, About his neck were sundry Ruffs that flam'd on every side, I askt, and loe the young-man said, that he was damn'd for pride. [An]other sort there did I see, whose bowels vipers tore, And grievously with gaping mouth, they did both yell and roar.
A Spotted person by each one, stood gnawing on their hearts, And this was Conscience I was told, which plagu'd their inward parts. They were no sooner out of sight, but streight came in their place, A sort still throwing burning fire, which fell against their face: And Ladles full of melted gold, were poured down their throats, And these were set it seem'd to me, in midst of burning boats. The foremost of the company was Judas I was told, Who had for filthy Lucres sake his Lord and Master sold; For covetousnesse he was condemn'd so it was told to me, And there methought another Rout of Hell-hounds I did see. Their faces seemed fat in sight, yet all their bones were bare. And dishes full of crawling Toads, were made their finest fare: From arms, from hands, from thighs, and feet, with Red-hot pincers then, The flesh was pluckt even from the bone of these vile gluttenous men. On cole-black beds another sort, in grievous sort did lye, And underneath them burning brands, their flesh did burn and fry: With brimstone fierce their pillows eke whereon their heads were laid, And Fiends with glowing whips of fire, their Lecherous flesh off flaid, Then did I see another come, stab'd in with Daggers thick,
And filthy Fiends with fiery darts, their hearts did wound d prikin:a And mighty boles of corrupt blood, was brought for them to drink, And these men were for murder plagu'd. from which they could not shrink. I saw when they were gone away, the Swearer and the Lyar, And they were hung up by the tongue, over a flaming fire. From eyes, from ears, from navel, & nose and from their lower parts, The blood methought did gushing run, and clogged like mens hearts. I asked why that punishment was now on Swearers laid, Because, quod he, wounds, heart, and blood were all the Oaths they made: And therewithal from ugly hell, such Grievous crys I heard, As though some greater Grief and care had vext them afterward. So that my soul was sore afraid, such terror on me fell, Away then went this young-man quite, and bad me not farewel: Wherefore unto my body streight, my spirit Return'd again, And lively blood did afterwards stretch forth in every vein. My closed eyes I opened, and Raised from my swound, I wondred much to see my self, so laid upon the Ground: Which when my Neighbors did behold, great [f]ear upon them fell, To whom soon after I di[d] tell, the news from Heaven and Hell.
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