%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> A merry new Ballad, both pleasant and sweete, / In praise of the Black-Smith, which is very meete. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton ?-? Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 04/27/2011 30173

The University of California makes a claim of copyright only to original contributions made by Early Modern Center participants and other members of the university community. The University of California makes no claim of copyright to the original text. Permission is granted to download, transmit or otherwise reproduce, distribute or display the contributions to this work claimed by The University of California for non-profit educational purposes, provided that this header is included in its entirety. For inquiries about commercial uses, please contact:

Patricia Fumerton Early Modern Center - English Department University of California Santa Barbara, CA 93105 United States of America EMail: pfumer@english.ucsb.edu

R214464 2 Greene Sleeves, &c. Greensleeves Greene Sleeves, etc. the same Tune Greensleeves The Same Tune OF all the Trades that euer I see, / There is none to the Blacksmith compar'd may be, ANother Proverb must not be forgot, / For it falls unto the Black=smiths lot, Which nobody can deny. which no body can deny. Roxburghe Ballads Editor None None None None Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 250 1: 251 A merry new Ballad, both pleasant and sweete, / In praise of the Black-Smith, which is very meete. A merry new Ballad, both pleasant and sweete, In praise of the Black-smith, which is very meete. A merry new Ballad, both pleasant and sweet, In praise of the Blacksmith, which is very meet. ?-?

This document follows the guidelines specified for TEI.

XML Generated Automatically at 4/27/2011 1:50:21 PM Using EMC

XBallad Parsing Engine developed by Carl Stahmer.

TEI Template developed by Gerald Egan and Modified by Carl Stahmer

All apostrophes are encoded as '.

Any dashs occurring in line breaks have been removed;

All dashs are encoded as ‐ and all em dashes as —.

 Early Modern Center Ballad Project Keyword Taxonomy advice affliction/ health alcohol animals/ nature Bible/ biblical figures buildings/ architecture catastrophe children class clothing/ appearance country/ nation crime death economics/ commerce entertainments family folklore gender holidays/ seasons infidelity labor/ craft law London love maritime marriage military/ war monstrosity mythology/ Classical news nobility/ court politics/ government procreation punishment race/ ethnicity 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 youth/ age Library of Congress Subject Heading Taxonomy 4/27/2011 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America economics/ commerce law mythology/ Classical Ballads, English 17th century Broadsides, England 17th century 4/27/2011 1:50:21 PM XBallad Doss, MacKenzie Created XML Version of Ballad 4/27/2011 1:50:21 PM Transcription Supervisor McAbee, Kristina, Nebeker, Eric Transcription of ballad manuscript 4/27/2011 1:50:21 PM Double-Key Comparison and Merging Mann, Rachel Transcription of ballad manuscript 4/27/2011 1:50:21 PM Transcriptionist Two Meyer, Shannon Transcription of ballad manuscript 4/27/2011 1:50:21 PM Transcriptionist One Becker, Charlotte Transcription of ballad manuscript 9/27/2010 Checker Shannon Meyer Edited Ballad Catalogue Record 7/10/2008 Bibliographer Giles Bergel Initial Ballad Catalogue Record Created 11/5/2008 Checker Meghan Fadel Edited Ballad Catalogue Record 1/27/2011 Checker Bethany Wong Edited Ballad Catalogue Record
<seg n="1" rend="left"><hi rend="italic">A merry new Ballad, both pleasant and sweete,</hi></seg> <seg n="2" rend="left"><hi rend="italic">In praise of the <hi rend="bold">Black-smith,</hi> which is very meete.</hi></seg> <lb/> <seg n="3" rend="left"><hi rend="italic">To the tune of <hi rend="bold">Greene sleeves, etc.</hi></hi></seg>
OF all the Trades that ever I see, There is none with the Blacksmith compard may be, For with so many severall tooles Workes he, Which no body can deny. The first that ever thunder-bolt made, Was a Cyclops of the Black-smiths Trade, As in an ancient Poet is said, Which no body can deny. When thunderingly we lay about, The fire like lightning flasheth out, Which suddenly with water we doute, Which no body can deny. The fairest goddesse in the skies, To marry with Vulcan did devise, Who was a Black-smith grave and wise, Which no body can deny. Mulciber to doe her all the right, Did build her a Tower by day and by night, Which after he did Hammersmith hight, Which no body can deny. And that no enemie might wrong her, He gave her a Fort, she needs no stronger Then is the lane of Ironmonger, Which no body can deny. Vulcan farther did acquaint her, A pretty estate he would appoint her, And leave her Seacole lane for a Joynter, Which no body, etc.
Smith-field he did free from durt, And sure he had great reason fort: For there he meant she should keepe her Court Which no etc. But after in good time and tide It was to the Black-smith ratified, And given by Edmund Ironside, Which no body, etc. Vulcan he did make a traine, In which the god of Warre was slaine, Which ever since was calld Pauls chaine, Which no body, etc. And Ninus bred himselfe much strife, For which he surely lost his life, For doting on a Black-smiths wife, Which no body, etc. There is a law in merry England, In which the Smith hath some command, When any man is burnt in the hand, Which no body, etc. Banbury-ale a two-yard pot, The divell a Tinker dare stand tot, If once the tost be hissing hot, Which no body, etc. The common Proverb as we read, That we should hit the nayle on the head, Without the Black-smith cannot be said Which no body, etc.
<seg n="1" rend="left"><hi rend="italic">The second part to the same Tune.</hi></seg>
ANother Proverb must not be forgot, For it falls unto the Black-smiths lot, That we should strike while the Irons hot, Which no body can deny. A third lies in the Black-smiths way, When things are as safe as old wives say, We have them under locke and key, Which no body, etc. Theres yet another which makes me laugh, Because the Smith can challenge but halfe, When things are as plaine as a pike-staffe, Which no body, etc. Another halfe to him doth belong, And therefore do the Smith no wrong, When one is held toot buckle and thong. Which no body, etc. There is one more doth seldome faile, When we meet with naughty Beere or Ale, We say it is as dead as a doore-naile, Which no body, etc. A sullen woman needs no leech, Your Black-smiths bellowes restores her speech, And will fetch againe with winde in her breech, Which no body, etc. Theres never a slut if filth over-smuch her, But owes to the Black-smith for her lether: For without a paire of tongs no man wil touch her, Which no body, etc. If you cleave to your friend when fortunes wheele Doth make him any mischances feele, We say such a friend is as true as steele, Which no body, etc. Theres thats in the Black-smiths bookes, Who suddenly for remedy lookes, When any man is off the hookes, Which no body, etc. Among the Sectaries there are those, That without the Black-smiths helpe do suppose, St. Dunston had nere tane the divell by the nose, Which no body, etc.
The roaring boy whom every one quailes, And nothing but fights, & sweares, & railes, Could never yet make the Smith eate his nailes, Which no body, etc. Though Sergeants at Law grow richer farre, And by their good counsell can end a jarre: Yet your Black-smith taks more paines at the barre, Which no body, etc. And though lawes punish severely still Such as counterfeit deeds, and thereby do ill, Yet your smith may forge what he will, Which no body, etc. Though bankrouts lye lurking in their holes, And laugh at their creditors & the catchpoles, Yet the Smith can fetch them over the coales, Which no body, etc. Though playing the Jocky is thought a fine feat, As to train up a horse & prescribe him his meat, Yet the Smith knows best how to give him a heate, Which no body, etc. Though soldiers have traveld a thousand miles, And thinke they have all the crafts & the wiles, Yet your Smith can sooner double his files, Which no body, etc. And though he hath no Commanders looke, Nor can brag of those he hath slaine or tooke, Yet is he as good as ever strooke, Which no body, etc. Then if to know him men did desire, They would not scorne but ranke him higher For what he gets is out of the fire, Which no body, etc. Then heres a health to the Black-smiths all, And let it goe round as round as a ball, Lets take it though it cost us a fall, Which no body can deny.
FINIS.