%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> THE / Good Fellovvs Consideration. / OR / The bad Husbands Amendment. / Here in this Ballad you may see, / What 'tis a bad Husband to be, / For drunkenness most commonly / Brings many unto poverty. / And when a man is mean and bare, / Friends will be scarce both far and near, / Then in your youth keep money in store, / Lest in old age you do grow poor. Lanfiere, Thomas University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1672-1672 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 04/14/2011 31331

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R228237 2 Hey boys up go we, etc. UNKNOWN Hey Boys Up Go We, Etc. the same Tune UNKNOWN The Same Tune GOOD Fellows all come lend an ear, / and listen to my song, Sometimes she in a merry vein / would sit upon my knee and keep my money in store. and keep my money in store. [with variation] Roxburghe Ballads Editor None None None None Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 4: 48 THE / Good Fellovvs Consideration. / OR / The bad Husbands Amendment. / Here in this Ballad you may see, / What 'tis a bad Husband to be, / For drunkenness most commonly / Brings many unto poverty. / And when a man is mean and bare, / Friends will be scarce both far and near, / Then in your youth keep money in store, / Lest in old age you do grow poor. THE Good Fellows Consideration. OR The bad Husbands Amendment. Here in this Ballad you may see, What ‘tis a bad Husband to be, For drunkenness most commonly Brings many unto poverty. And when a man is mean and bare, Friends will be scarce both far and near, Then in your youth keep money in store, Lest in old age you do grow poor. THE Good Fellow's Consideration. OR The bad Husband's Amendment. Here in this Ballad you may see, What is a bad Husband to be, For drunkenness most commonly Brings many unto poverty. And when a man is mean and bare, Friends will be scarce both far and near, Then in your youth keep money in store, Lest in old age you do grow poor. Lanfiere, Thomas 1672-1672 P. Brooksby

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GOOD Fellows all come lend an ear, and listen to my song; To you in brief I will declare how I have done my self much wrong By spending of my money too free, it brought me low and poor, But now a good Husband I will be, and keep my money in store. It is well known the fudling-school I have haunted many year; I wasted my money like a fool both in Wine and strong Beer: With my Companions day and night Ide both drink, sing, and roar, But now bad company Ile slight, and keep my money in store.
In the morning sometimes to an Alehouse Ide hye, and tarry there all day, Perhaps a crown or an angel I at one reckoning would pay: My pocket of money Ide empty make, ere that I would give ore, But now such actions Ile forsake, and keep my money in store. My hostess she would smile in my face when I did merrily call, For why, she knew I would not be base, but freely pay for all: Before the Flaggon was quite out shed be ready to fill more, But now I mean to look about, and keep my money in store.
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Sometimes she in a merry vein would sit upon my knee, And give me kisses one or twain, and all to sweeten me, Shed vow I was welcome indeed, and should be evermore, But now I mean for to take heed, and keep my money in store. Thus I frequented the Ale bench so long as my money would hold; Whilst my Wife & Children at home did pinch with hunger and with cold; So I had my guts full of Ale and Beer, I lookt after nothing more, But now I mean to have a care, and keep my money in store, My wife would often me perswade and mildly to me say, Good loving husband follow your trade, and go not so astray: But with foule words I do her abuse, and call her bitch and whore, But now her counsel I will chuse, and keep my money in store. At last through my lewd wicked vice I had consumed all, By drunkenness, with Cards and Dice my stock it was brought small: By keeping of bad company I was grown mean and poor, But now Ile leave bad husbandry, and keep my money in store. To my hostess one time I did repair, and desired one courtesie, To trust me for half a dozen of beer, but she did me deny: She told me she had made a vow to draw no drink on score, But I am fully resolved now to keep my money in store.
Quod she, the Mault-man his money must have also I must pay excise, If I should trust every drunken knave where will my money rise? But if you have chink you may have drink, if youve none turn out of door, But now from the Alehouse I will shrink, and keep my money in store. Thus all good fellows you may see what tis to be in want, A man shall not regarded be if money is with him scant: But if money you have, theyl tend you brave, if youve none they will give ore, Then be careful your money for to save, and lay it up in store. By experience tis plainly seen in England far and nigh, Those that rich wealthy men has been, at last come to poverty By spending too much in wine and beer there is many doth grow poor, Then good fellows have a special care, to keep your money in store. If all bad husbands were of my mind in country and in town, The Ale-wives a new trade should find, to pull their fat-sides down: They shoud work hard, both spin and card, we would keep them so poor, And we woud be careful our money to save, and lay it up in store. Now all you married men that are, and Batchelours so gay, Of the main chance pray have a care, lest you fall in decay: Be sure you time do highly prize twil not stay for rich nor poor; Good fellows all I you advise to keep your money in store,
Printed for P. Brooksby at the golden Ball in West-Smithfield.