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S120568 18 UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN the Begger-boy Beggar Boy, The The Beggar-boy the same tune Beggar Boy, The The Same Tune THe world hath allurements and flattering showes, / to purchase her Louers good estimation, VVHen I doe want nothing I haue store of friends, / I mean friends in shadow but nothing substantiall: The proofe of a pudding is all in the eating. [with variation] For the proofe of a pudding is all in the eating. [with variation] Roxburghe Ballads Editor None None None None Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 528 1: 529 Tryall brings truth to light: / OR, / The proofe of a pudding is all in the eating. / A dainty new ditty of many things treating, Tryall brings truth to light: OR, The proofe of a pudding is all in the eating. A dainty new ditty of many things treating, Trial brings truth to light: OR, The proof of a pudding is all in the eating. A dainty new ditty of many things treating, Parker, Martin 1633-1633 Thomas Lambert

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THe world hath allurements and flattering showes, to purchase her Lovers good estimation, Her tricks and devices hees wise that well knowes, the learnd in this science are taught by probation: this truth when I finde, it puts me in minde, Among many matters which I am conceiting, of one homely adage, thats usd in this mad age, The proofe of a pudding is all in the eating. Although this my subject seeme homely and meane, yet you that with judgement wil construe the matter, Some eares of good documents from it may gleane, Which I from this sheafe of invention will scatter: now cunning and fraud winnes greatest applaude, And under wits cloake many shelter their cheating, but try and then trust, for the world is unjust, And the proofe of a pudding is all in the eating. The knave and the honest man both are compleat, in gesture, in words, and in company keeping, Nay commonly they who doe meane most deceit, more easily into mens bosomes are creeping: with counterfeit tales, which too much prevailes, And proffers of courtesie often repeating, but speake as you finde, and still beare in minde, That the proofe of a pudding is all in the eating.
Mens promises may be compared to snow, or ice at the best, by cold weather congealed, Theyre hard in the morning, at noone nothing so, though with protestations their minds are revealed: yet when the hot beames, of disasterous streames, Doth melt their intentions, then theyl be fleeting, their words differ cleane, from what they doe meane, But the proofe of a pudding is all in the eating. There be of both sexes that have faire outsides, like Jayes with the feathers of Peacocks adorned, A faire sute of Scarlet, or Plush, often hides a carkasse infirme, with diseases deformed: and now in these times, men cover their crimes, With shadowes of vertue, their braines still beating, which way to doe naught, and yet hide their fault, But the proofe of a pudding is all in the eating. Theres many thrasonicall pratling Jacks, that upon their Ale-bench will tell brave discourses, Were Ajax alive they would not turne their backs, their tongues shall supply the defect of their purses: But take them at their words, theyl scant draw their swords, Instead of bravadoes they fall to intreating: but give me that blade, that does more than he said, For the proofe of a pudding is all in the eating
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WHen I doe want nothing I have store of friends, I mean friends in shadow but nothing substan-tiall: If I will beleeve every one that pretends, I shal have more courtesie than any man shall: But when I have need to use them indeed, Like cowardly souldiers they fall to retreating, but he is my friend, that helps me ith end, For the proofe of a pudding is all in the eating. Theres many in company boast of their skill, in wonderfull misteries secret and hidden, You may give beleefe to their words if you will, upon winged Pegasus oft they have ridden: if any in place will unto their face Oppose them with boldnesse, their projects defeating, their courage will quaile, and theyl tel a new tale For the proofe of a pudding, etc. I have seene a Gallant attyrd like a Lord, yet often through want hees inforct to be spareing: Hees daily a guest at Duke Humphryes bord, and sometimes he filleth his belly with swearing: I have seene likewise, a plaine man in frize, Or good mutton-velvet that glisters with sweating, hee cals and he payes, and he meanes as he sayes, Thus the proofe of a pudding is all in the eating. Theres many that when they affliction doe feele, as poverty, sicknesse, and other disasters,
Then unto their friends they will humbly kneele, and say, under heaven they are their best masters: but when through those frends their misery ends, Ingratefully all former kindnesse forgetting, they them doe disdaine, who did them maintaine, Thus the proofe of a pudding, etc. There are many men when they first come a wooing to Widowes or Maidens with great protestations, Such wonderfull courtesies theyl then be showing, and they silly creatures beleeve their relations: their loves very hot, until they have got The thing that they wish by their subtile intreating, then they prove unkinde, and poore women doe finde That the proofe of a pudding is all in the eating. Thus briefely and plainely I have here expressed, my mind and conceit of this proverbe so homely, Wherein at the truth very neere I have guessed, and deckt it in ornaments decent and comely: I hope it will sell abroad very well, With those who love truth, and abhor all cheating, till tryall be made, no more can be said, For the proofe of a pudding is all in the eating.
M.P. FINIS. Printed at London for Thomas Lambert.