%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> The Plow-mans Prophesie: / OR, / The Country-mans Calculation. / By this you may perceive when it will be, / None will be covetous, but all men free; / When these things come to pass you'l find it' plain, / No covetousness in England will remain. / But in the mean time I am of that mind, / They all will happen when the Devil is blind. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1675-1703 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 04/10/2008 21959

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4.297 R187613 1 Cook Laurel, or, The Country Miss, &c. Cook Lorrel Cook Laurel, or, The Country Miss, etc. COme listen all you that to mirth are inclin'd, / And freely i'le tell you a piece of my mind; When covetousness out of England will run. [with variations] Pepys 4.297 Wing P2616A 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: 297 The Plow-mans Prophesie: / OR, / The Country-mans Calculation. / By this you may perceive when it will be, / None will be covetous, but all men free; / When these things come to pass you'l find it' plain, / No covetousness in England will remain. / But in the mean time I am of that mind, / They all will happen when the Devil is blind. The Plow-mans Prophesie: OR, The Country-mans Calculation. By this you may perceive when it will be, None will be covetous, but all men free; When these things come to pass you'l find it plain, No covetousness in England will remain, But in the mean time I am of that mind, They all will happen when the Devil is blind. The Plow-man's Prophecy: Or, the Countryman's Calculation. By This You May Perceive When It Will Be, None Will Be Covetuous, but All Men Free; When These Things Come to Pass You'll Find It Plain, No Covetuousness in England Will Remain. But in the Meantime I Am of That Mind, They All Will Happen When the Devil is Blind. 1/2 sheet oblong folio, 205 x 294 creased and damaged surface, uneven inking 1675-1703 Printed for I. Blare at the Looking-Glass on London-bridge. J. Blare BBTI, PBA

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COme listen all you that to mirth are inclin'd, And freely i'le tell you a piece of my mind; You'l find it as true, and as clear as the Sun, When covetousness out of England will run. When men beget women, and women get men, And men they do bring forth children agen; When Coventry steeple cracks Nutts with its Thumb, Then covetousness out of England will run. When Hares sits in th' High-way to pick a mans purse, And the Man in the Moon puts his Child out to Nurse, And when Shooing-horns learns to beat on a Drum, Then covetousness out of England will run. When Bears they wear Breeches of Silver and Gold, And go to the Barbers for to be poll'd; And Monkeys do wait on them whilst they have done, Then covetousness out of England will run. When old-men graft Apple-trees in Elm-stocks, And Owls at Noon-day do flye up in flocks,
When Cuckows at Christmas amongst us do come, Then covetousness out of England will run. When Pauls-Church hath got Wings and Leggs, And sits upon London-Stones for to lay Eggs; And when Chickens and Capons of that breed do come Then covetousness out of England will run. When Lawyers are willing to plead without Fees, And Pancakes and Fritters do grow upon Trees; When Misers their Money lend out by the Tun, Then covetousness out of England will run. When Taylors forget to throw Cabbadge in hell, And shorten their bills, that all things may be well, And Cats they can speak that have always been dumb, Then covetousness out of England will run. When a Conjurer's frighted to see a black Cock, And wenching young blades, are afraid of the smock; When coats of Gray Russet by Ladies are spun, Then covetousness out of England will run.
When Millers refuse any tole for to take, And Maidens at Midsummer shiver and shake And cooks they want victuals as sure as a gun, Then covetousness out of England will run. When Ladies of pleasure turn honest and chaste, And scorn by their Gallants for to be imbrac'd; And when an Old Bawd is resolv'd to turn Nun, then Covetousness out of England will run. When Lads marry Madams, and women leave scolding And Neighbour to Neighbour shall not be beholding, And all is well ended that e're was begun, Then covetousness out of England will run. When Ships they are sailing on Sailsbury-plain, And Castles are floating upon the salt main; And Milk-Maids at midnight do sleep in the Sun, Then covetousness out of England will run. When Cullies by Wenches no more are trapand, And Dwarfs grow as high as the May-pole i'th Strand, When Gallants pay Debts without ever a dun, Then Covetousness out of England will run. When Dogs do wear Doublets and vapour along, And Pick-pockets scorn to be seen in a throng, And meat to the Market alone it doth come, Then covetuosness out of England will run. When Serpents in Essex shall flye in the ayr, And break through the Clouds like the Man and the mare, And tradesmen by trusting shall ne'r be undone, Then covetousness out of England shall run. When men without money shall purchase estates, And boys play at Cudgels without broken pates, When Cripples at running great wagers have won, Then covetousness out of England will run. When Tapsters and Vintners shall wipe out their scores, And to all good fellows set open their doors, And bid them come drink if it be a whole Tun, Then Covetousness out of England shall run. When Poets shall Hospitals build for the poor, And he that hath much shall desire no more. When the Cart to the Horses each morning shall come, Then covetousness out of England shall run. And when you do find all these things come to pass, Then do not you say the Plow-man's an Ass; But you may conclude he hath very well sung, When covetousness out of England is run.
Printed for J. Blare at the Looking-Glass on London-Bridge.