%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> The bonny Black-smiths delight: / OR, A Noble Song in praise of the Black-smiths. Setting forth the excellency of their Trade, / the rareness of their qualities, their love to their Friends, and their kindness to their / Neighbours. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1663-1674 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 04/18/2008 21925

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4.264 R172824 1 No body can deny Greensleeves Nobody Can Deny OF all the Trades that ever I see, / There's none to ye Black=Smith compared / (may be, which no body can deny. Pepys 4.264 Wing B3603[a]B; Rollins (2) ?204 (Mch. 21, 1635, IV, 335, Jno. Okes). 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. 4: 264 The bonny Black-smiths delight: / OR, A Noble Song in praise of the Black-smiths. Setting forth the excellency of their Trade, / the rareness of their qualities, their love to their Friends, and their kindness to their / Neighbours. The bonny Black-smith's delight: OR, A Noble Song in praise of the Black-smiths. Setting forth the excellency of their Trade, the rareness of their qualities, their love to their Friends, and their kindness to their Neighbors. The Bonny Blacksmith's Delight: Or, a Noble Song in Praise of the Blacksmiths. Setting Forth the Excellency of Their Trade, the Rareness of Their Qualities, Their Love to Their Friends, and Their Kindness to Their Neighbors. 1/2 sheet oblong folio, 203 x 315 torn top edge, creased and damaged surface 1663-1674 Lrndon, Printed for F. Coles, T. Vere, and J. Wright. F. Coles, T. Vere, J. Wright Blagden

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OF all the Trades that ever I see, There's none to the Black-Smith compared may be Which so many several tools Works he, which no body can deny. The first that ever Thunder-bolts made, Was a Cyclops of the Black-smiths Trade, As in a learned Author is said, which no body can deny. Then thundring like we strike about, The fire like lightning flashes out, Which suddenly with water we doubt, which no body can deny. The fairest Goddess in the skyes, To marry with Vulcan did advise, And he was a Black-smith grave and wise, which no body can deny. Vulcan he to do her right, Did build her a Town by day and by night and gave it a name which was Hammer-smith height, which no body can deny. Vulcan farther did acquaint her, That a pretty estate he would appoint her, And leave her Seacoal-lane for a Joynter, which no body can deny. And that no Enemy might wrong her, He built her a Fort you'd wish no stronger,
Which was the Lane of Iron-monger, which no body can deny. Smithfield he did cleanse from dirt, And sure there was great reason for't, For there he meant she should keep her Court, which no body can deny. But after in a good time or tide, It was by the Black-smith rectified, To the honour of Edmond Ironside, which no body can deny. Vulcan after made a Train, Wherein the God of War was tane, Which ever since hath been cal'd Pals-chain, which no body can deny. The common Proverb as it is read, That a man must hit the nail on the head, Without the Black-smith cannot be said, which no body can deny. Another Proverb must not be forgot, And falls unto the Black-smith's lot, That a man must strike while the Iron is hot, which no body can deny. Another comes in most proper and fit, The Black-smiths justice is seen in it, When you give a man roast, and beat him with the spit, which no body can deny.
ANother comes in our Black-smiths way, When things are safe as old Wives say, We have them under lock and key, which no body can deny. Another that's in the Black-smiths books, And onely to him for remedy looks, Is when a man's quite off the hooks, which no body can deny. Another Proverb to him doth belong, And therefore let's do the Black-smith no wrong When a man's held hard too't buckle and thong which no body can deny. Another Proverb doth make me laugh, Wherein the Black-smith may challenge half, When a reason's as plain as a Pike-staff, which no body can deny. Though your Lawyers travel both near & far, And by long pleading a good cause may mar, Yet your Black-smiths takes more pains at the bar, which no body can deny. Though your Scriveners seek to crush & to kill, By his counterfeit deeds and thereby doth ill, Yet your Black-smith he may forge what he will which no body can deny. though your bankrupt citizens lurk in their holes and laugh at their creditors & their catch-poles Yet your Black-smith can fetch them over the coals which no body can deny.
Though Jockey in the Stable be never so neat, To look to his Nag, and prescribe him his meat Yet your Black-smith knows better how to give a heat, which no body can deny. If any Taylor have the Itch The Black-smiths water as black as pitch Will make his hands go through stitch, which no body can deny. There's never a slut if filth o're-smuch her, But ows to the Black-smith for her letchor, for without a pair of tongs there's no man will touch her which no body can deny. Your roaring boys who every one quails, Fights, Domineers, Swagers and Rayls, Could never yet make the smith eat his nails, which no body can deny. If any Schollar be in a doubt, And cannot well bring his matter about, The Black-smith he can hammer it out, which no body can deny. Now if to know him you would desire, You must not scorn but rank him higher, For what he gets is out of the fire, which no body can deny. Now here's a good health to Black-smiths all And let it go round, as round as a ball, Wee'l drink it off though it cost us a fall, which no body can deny.
London, Printed for P. Coles, T. Vere, and J. Wright.