%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> A good workeman needes neuer want worke. / If this be true, heres a parsell of ten, / All lustie able well quallified men, / That Scarse haue their equals to eate, drinke, and sleepe / And some are farr better to hang than to keepe. Parker, Martin University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1624-1624 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 04/25/2011 30358

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S120154 2 the nine maids UNKNOWN The Nine Maids the same tune UNKNOWN The Same Tune YOu that good houses keepe / and would good seruants hire, THe fifth was Sam a thresher, / the best I ere did keepe Marke how they stand in Rancke / All lusty able men, / Then you who doe good workmen want, / come take your choyse of ten. | O this was one of my men, / the chiefe of half a score, / All you who want good workemen then / take choyse among my store. [with variation] O this was one of my men, / the chiefe of half a score, / You who doe want good workemen then / take choyse among my store. [with variation] Roxburghe Ballads Editor None None None None Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 540 1: 541 A good workeman needes neuer want worke. / If this be true, heres a parsell of ten, / All lustie able well quallified men, / That Scarse haue their equals to eate, drinke, and sleepe / And some are farr better to hang than to keepe. A good workeman needes neuer want worke. If this be true, heres a parsell of ten, All lustie able well quallified men, That Scarse haue their equals to eate, drinke, and sleepe And some are farr better to hang than to keepe. A good workman needs never want work. If this be true, here's a parcel of ten, All lusty able well-qualified men, That Scarce have their equals to eat, drink, and sleep And some are far better to hang than to keep. Parker, Martin 1624-1624 Francis Groue

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YOu that good houses keepe and would good servants hire, With proper men to eate and sleepe, Ile furnish your desire, My owne experience hath. (in a month or little more) Tryd all thats mentiond underneath in number halfe a skore, Marke how they stand in Rancke All lusty able men, Then you who doe good workmen want, come take your choyse of ten. Come hither Tospot Tom, thou art the first in place, This fellow will not stay at home above an howres space, Heele at the alehouse stay, from breakefast time till dinner From thence till supper heell be away, by this I was a winner. O this was one of my men, the chiefe of halfe a score, All you who want good workemen then take choyse among my store. The next was Retchgutt Ralph, right heire to Wood of Kent, A yeareling pigg or else a Calfe his stomack will content, With eight and fifty Egges a lenten meale heele make,
And yet hee lookes like one that begs, so leane as any Rake. O this was one of my men the chiefe of halfe a score, You who do want good workmen then take choyce among my store. The third was Slippery Will, his trade he neede not learne, I had two maids and with his skill hee got them both with barne, And two more in the towne, all in a fortnights space, The like of him was seldome knowne, Hees of a breeding race. O this was one of my men, the chiefe of halfe a score, You who do want good workmen then take choyse among my store. The fourth was desperate Dicke, heed lose his shirt at dice, Besides he hath another tricke, which hee esteemes no vice, What ever he can get by cozening or by stealing Or running into honest mens debt, hee counts it lawfull dealing. O this was one of my men, the chiefe of halfe a score You who do want good workmen then, take choyse among my store.
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THe fifth was Sam a thresher, the best I ere did keepe Heede worke foure howres every day, and the rest heede spend in sleepe. If any did him blame, For taking so much paines, Heede soone make answer to the same how can I thresh whent raynes. O this was one of my men, the chiefe of halfe a score, You who doe want good workemen then take choyse among my store. The sixth was Cogging Wart hee usd to lye and flatter And Gossip-like heed prate and chat, of what it made no matter. What ere his fellowes said, (though hee Lovd them in show) The tel-tale Rascall more ont made, And thats a good gift you know. O this was one of my men, the cheife of, etc. The seventh was Kit the Butcher for him his sweet heart mournes, Heed dresse a Sheepe or a Bullock well, and give to his friends the hornes. Of all I ere knew in my life, hee was a pretty youth, Heed with his candell looke his knife, when hee had it in his mouth. O this was one of my men the cheife, etc. The eighth was George the Groome, a servant good and able, Because he would not wear out his broom, hee never swept the stable. His providence was such, to show his honest care,
Heed never curry the horses much, for feare they should lose their haire, O this was one, etc. The ninth was painefull Pierce, my honest Husbandman, All his good quallities to rehearse, is more then now I can. But one thing of great note, I here (alone) will tell Because my hempe should take deepe root, hee cast it in the Well. O this, etc. The tenth and last was Ned, the bailiffe of my land, Those tenants that his humor fed, he dealt with under hand. For bribes and private guifts heede let out leases cheape, Now Judge my masters by these gifts, what benefit I might Reape. O this was, etc. Imagine now my friends, you to a place are come, Where halfe a score good fellowes stand within a little rome, And all doe service crave, then doe not them refuse, To keepe them I no liking have, if I can any way chuse. O these are my brave men, in number halfe a score, You who doe want good workmen then, take choyce among my store.
FINIS. M.P. Printed at London for Francis Grove. and are to be sould at his shop on Snow hill by the Sarazens head