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S113518 2 Deaths Dance Shaking of the Sheets, The Death's Dance the same Tune Shaking of the Sheets, The The Same Tune OLd Beelzebub merry / disposed to be, NExt comes the Shoomaker, / to craue a long life, Roxburghe Ballads Editor None None None None Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 108 1: 109 An excellent new Ditty: / OR, / Which proveth that women the best Warriers be, / For they made the Devill from earth for to flee. An excellent new Ditty: OR, Which proveth that women the best Warriers be, For they made the Devill from earth for to flee. An excellent new Ditty: OR, Which proves that women the best Warriors be, For they made the Devil from earth for to flee. 1601-1601 H.G.

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OLd Beelzebub merry disposed to be, To earth hee did hurry, some pastime to see; A Landlord he proved, and Leases would let, To all them that loved a long life to get. Come hither all mortalls, (quoth the Devill of Hell) Come long tailes and curtailes, now unto my Cell, To you I here proffer, a bargaine to buy; If youl take my offer, you never shall dye. This bargaine them pleased, they longd it to gaine, The sicke and diseased, came thither amaine, And though they were crasie, they hither could flye, The sluggard and lazy, this bargaine would buy. The Gallants and Gentry, his love to imbrace, From City and Country, flockt hither apace, Long life they desired, with much jollity, Their hearts they were fired, this bargaine to buy.
The Dames of the City, came hither with speed, Your Merchant wives pretty, would seale to this deed, To live with a Lover, and never to dye, Here Curtesans hover, this bargaine to buy. No females there wanted, But hither they came, They came till they panted, to purchase the same, Wives, Widdowes, and Maidens, to the Devill did hye, Brave Lasses and Ladies, this bargaine would buy. The Lecher which viewed, such pretty ones there, His love was renewed, and heed have a share, And here he sojourned, cause never heed dye, His heart it was burned, this bargaine to buy. Now wicked sonnes roaring, that had their meanes spent, In Dicing and Whoring, to this office went, Apace they here gather, because theyd not dye, But to outlive their father, this bargaine theyd buy.
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NExt comes the Shoomaker, to crave a long life, Here to be partaker, he brought his fine wife; The Taylors attends here, for money they cry, And follow the spender, this bargaine to buy. The Usurers follow, that pawnes have in hand, With whoop and with hollow, they call for the Land, Which spend-thrifts pawne to them while for cash they hye, To live to undoe them, this bargaine theyl buy. Next came these ri[s]h Farmers, that coozin the poore, And hoord up in corners, provision and store, To live till a deare yeere, and never to dye- These greedy cornmizers, this bargaine would buy. Now Brokers came hither, that in their hands had, Pawnes heaped together, both good ones and bad, To live till they view them all forfeited lye, To the Devill they sue then, this bargaine to buy.
This purchase contented the Devill of Hell, To see such flockes enter all into his Cell, Yet still he proclaimed, they never should dye, Who ere it was aimed, this bargaine to buy. Next came the poore women, that cry fish and Oysters, They flocke here in common, and many great clusters, They ran hither scolding, and to the Devill cry, Sir weed be beholding, this bargaine to buy. But when these came hither, they kept such a noyse, Each brabled with other, which first should have choise; As that their noyse frighted the Devill of Hell, No more he delighted, such bargaines to sell. Quoth he, I must from them, for should I stay here, In pieces among them, my body theyl teare; (Quoth he) I am willing to deale among men, But nere will have dealing, mongst women agen.
Printed at London for H.G. FINIS.