%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> The bad Husbands Reformation, / OR, / The Ale-Wives daily Deceit. / If thou in Folly thus proceed, / what e're you Earn to spend; / When thou art in the greatest need, / one Groat they will not lend. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center English Broadside Ballad Archive (EBBA) Director Patricia Fumerton Associate Director Carl G Stahmer 1685-1685 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 06/23/2014 33179

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R226985 1 My Life and my Death; Or, The poor mans Counsellour. My Life and My Death My Life and my Death; Or, The poor mans Counsellour. I Was a bad Husband, that had a good Trade, / But I of the same such ill profit have made, This caused much sorrow and grief to my Wife, / But now I'm resolved to lead a new Life. [with variation] Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 618 The bad Husbands Reformation, / OR, / The Ale-Wives daily Deceit. / If thou in Folly thus proceed, / what e're you Earn to spend; / When thou art in the greatest need, / one Groat they will not lend. The bad Husbands Reformation, OR, The Ale-Wives daily Deceit. If thou in Folly thus proceed, what e’re you Earn to spend; When thou art in the greatest need, one Groat they will not lend. The bad Husband's Reformation, OR, The Ale Wife's daily Deceit. If thou in Folly thus proceed, what ever you Earn to spend; When thou art in the greatest need, one Groat they will not lend. 1685-1685 P. Brooksby

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I Was a bad Husband, that had a good Trade, But I of the same such ill profit have made, By taking my pleasure in folly so large, I seldom or never took care of my Charge: This caused much sorrow and grief to my Wife, But now I'm resolved to lead a new Life. While I run to ruin, she would me advise, With tender expressions, and tears in her eyes, If thou wilt be ruled, I then w[i]ll contrive, To do my endeavour in order to thrive: Still I ne'r regarded the words of my Wife Yet now, I'm resolved to lead a new Life.
Your jovial Companions and Ale-wives, you'l find, When you are in trouble will prove most unkind; They'l laugh at your folly, and slight you like dirt, You'l find what I tell you is not for your hurt; In scorn I disdain'd to be rul'd by my Wife, But now I[']m resolved to lead a new Life. While I took my pleasure I'de ramble and roame, And never delighted to come to my home; In Gaming and Drinking I wasted my strength, Till I was reduced to sorrow at length; And then I remembred the words of my Wife, Resolving therefore for to lead a new Life.
While I in Extravagant courses run on, The Ale-wife would call me a right honest Man, As long as I labour'd and brought it her all, As likewise for Liquor most freely would call; She would take my part then against my poor Wife, But now I resolve for to lead a new life. At length I did chance to be out of Imploy, And my Wife sore sick, I, and likely to dye; And I having nothing in time of distress, My grief, care and sorrow, was great, you may guess: Because I had nothing to nourish my Wife, But now I'm resolved to lead a new life. Away to my Hostis I went with all speed, In hopes for to borrow a Crown in my need; And when I had told her my sorrowful Tale. It was but in vain, for I could not prevail, In borrowing a Tester to comfort my Wife, Therefore I resolved to lead a new life. Tho' then I had told her the depth of my grief, She would not afford me the least of relief; Her words was so killing when to me she spoke, I thought in my sorrows, my heart would have broke Then, then I remembred the words of my Wife, And therefore resolved to lead a new life. Now just as I was at the point of dispair, Wrapt in those troubles of sorrows and care; Behold how good Providence then did provide, I got into Labour, whereon I rely'd; To bring in a daily supply to my Wife, And likewise resolved to lead a new life. And this did my grief and my troubles expell, My Wife she recover'd, and all things went well, Now Love, Peace, and Plenty, does daily abound, I ne'r will forget how my Hostis she frown'd; Whatever I earn i'le bring home to my Wife, As being resolved to lead a new Life.
FINIS. Printed for P. Brooksby, at the Golden-Ball in Pye-Corner, near West-Smithfield.