%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> God Speed the Plow, And Bless the Corn-Mow. / A Dialogue between / The Husband-man and Serving-man. / The Serving-man, the Plow man would invite / To leave his Calling, and to take Delight; / But to that, by no means will agree, / Left he thereby should come to Beggary. / He makes it plain appear, a Country Life / Doth far excel; and so they end the Strife. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center English Broadside Ballad Archive (EBBA) Director Patricia Fumerton Associate Director Carl G Stahmer 1678-1678 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 09/09/2014 33484

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R177443 1 I am the Duke of Norfolk. I Am the Duke of Norfolk I am the Duke of Norfolk. MY Noble friends give ear, / If mirth you love to hear, Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 845 God Speed the Plow, And Bless the Corn-Mow. / A Dialogue between / The Husband-man and Serving-man. / The Serving-man, the Plow man would invite / To leave his Calling, and to take Delight; / But to that, by no means will agree, / Left he thereby should come to Beggary. / He makes it plain appear, a Country Life / Doth far excel; and so they end the Strife. God Speed the Plow, And Bless the Corn-Mow. A Dialogue between The Husband-man and Serving-man. The Serving-man, the Plow man would invite To leave his Calling, and to take Delight; But to that, by no means will agree, Lest he thereby should come to Beggary. He makes it plain appear, a Country Life Doth far excel; and so they end the Strife. God Speed the Plow, And Bless the Corn Mow. A Dialogue between The Husbandman and Serving man. The Serving man, the Plow man would invite To leave his Calling, and to take Delight; But to that, by no means will agree, Left he thereby should come to Beggary. He makes it plain appear, a Country Life Doth far excel; and so they end the Strife. 1678-1678 W. Thackeray, T. Passenger, and W. Whitwood

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My Noble friends Give Ear, If Mirth you love to hear, I'e tell you as fast as I can, A story very True, Then mark what doth ensue, concerning of a Husband-man. Serving-Man. A Serving-man did meet A Husband-man in the street, and thus unto him he began; I pray you tell to me Of what Calling you be; or if you be a Serving-man. Husband-man. Quoth he, my brother dear, The Coast I mean to Clear, and the truth you shall Understand.
I do no one disdain; But this I tell you Plain, I am an honest Husband-man. Serving-man. If a Husband-man you be, Then Come along with me; i'le help you as soon as I can; Unto a gallant place, Where in a little space, you shall be a Serving-man. Husband-man. Sir, for your diligence, I Give you many thanks: then answered the Plowman again, I pray you to me show Whereby that I might know, what Pleasures hath a Serving-man.
Serving-man. A Serving-man hath pleasure, Which passeth time and measure; when the Hauk on his Fist doth stand, His hood and his verril's brave, And other things we have, which yeelds Joy to a Serving-man, Husband-man. My pleasures more than that, To see my Oxen fat, and to prosper well under my hand And therefore I do mean, With my Horse and Team to keep myself a husband-man. Serving-man. O 'tis a Gallant thing, In the prime time of the Spring, to hear the hunts-men now and then His Beaugle for to blow And the hounds Run all a row; this is pleasure for a serving-man: To hear the Beagle Cry, And to see the Faulcon fly, and the hare trip over the plain, And the Hunts-men and the hound, Makes Hill and Dale rebouud: this is pleasure for a Serving-man. Husband-man. 'Tis pleasure you know To see the Corn to Grow; and to grow so well on the Land, The Plowing and the Sowing, The Reaping and the Mowing yeelds pleasure to the Husband-man. Serving-man. At our Table you may Eat All sorts of Dainty Meat;
Pig, Cony, Goose, Capon, and Swan; And with Lords and Ladies fine, You may drink bear, ale, and wine, this is pleasure for a Serving-man. Husband man. While you Eat Goose and Capon, I'le feed on Beefe and Bacon, and peice of hard Cheese now and then; We Pudding have, and Souse, Always ready in the house; which Contents the honest Husband-man. Serving-man. At the Court you may have, Your Garments fine and brave, and Cloak with Gold Lace layd upon, A shirt as white as milk, And wrought with finest silk, that's pleasure for a serving-man. Husband-man. Such proud and costly Gear, Is not for us to wear, amongst the bryers and brambles many a one A Good strong russet Coat, And at your need a groat, will suffice the husband-man. A Proverb hear I tell, Which likes my humour well, and remember it well I can, If a Courtier be to bold, He'l want when he is old, then farewel the serving-man. Serving-man. It needs must be Confest, That your Calling Is the best; no longer discourse with you I can, But henceforth I will pray, By night and by day; Heavens bless the honest husband man.
FI[NIS]. London, Printed for W. Thackeray, T. Passenger, and W. Whitwood.