%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> THE OLD WORLD / OR / It is far from the World that I have seen. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center English Broadside Ballad Archive (EBBA) Director Patricia Fumerton Associate Director Carl G Stahmer ?-? Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 07/15/2014 34175

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T186345 VVhen Vesperus with Visage gray, / Had darkned all our Hemispher, Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 53 THE OLD WORLD / OR / It is far from the World that I have seen. THE OLD WORLD OR It is far from the World that I have seen. ?-?

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WHen Vesperus with Visage gray, Had darkned all our Hemispher, And Phoebus fled out of the way, Absenting all his beams so clear, I heard a Man of Seventie Year, With Sobs sore sighing from the splene, Saying as [?]fter you shall hear, Wheoe is the world that I have seen. The World of Lawtie, Love and Truth, Of Manhood, Might and Nobleness, The World of Pittie and of Rueth. The World of Perfect stedfastness? All were enclin'd to Soothfastness, For then Deceit could no Man mean, There was good Chear and Merriness, Into the World that I have seen. Then Dearth durst no ways show his Face, John Commonwealth was well maintain'd And Hospitalls in everie place, For sillie ones were then ordain'd, All Deadlie feeds were well preveen'd, By prudent Men which went between, Then were but few for Gold that groan'd Into the World that I have seen. The Golden world that might be call'd When wealth and welfare led the Dance; Then Marriage was not Bought nor Sold, Great Usurers made none alliance, If she was of Good Governance, For Gold they carried not a Prine. Now Money makes Good Ordinance, For by the World that I have seen. Now Malice, Murther, Dearth & cumber Overspreads our Country East and West, Guiltless Slaughter out of number, Judgement and Justice are supprest: The poor man daylie is opprest. And sport and play is counted Keen, A true man wors not where to rest, Alace the World that I have seen. Then Manhood went by Force and Might Who reaved was revng'd no wrong; None sought by Treason nor by Slight, To lye in wait his Foe to fang, Their Shearing Swords were not so long, And yet their Courage was Right keen, Their hardie Hearts were Stout & strong Into the World that I have seen.
The ground was fertile with great encrase And Cattel kindlie brought forth Store; Now wealth forsooth doth fast Decrease, Pride, Povety, and Foul vain Glorie: And Riches lurk in Hole and Bore, Seditions daylie growing green, Assaults the Realm ay more and more, Far by tho World that I have seen. The Men had whole Preheminence, And Women were Obedient, The Commons knew no indigence, Nobles then Raised not their Rent, The Ground was Rich, the Heir content Great Hoords of Mony then have been, Now all that wealth away is went, And wheres the World that I have seen? The Temporal State stood well content, None longed for an Abacie. None sought to reave the Kirk her Rent That was Christs Garment thought to be The Judge left partialitie, And Lawyers sought no wrongous gain, The Session Banisht Briberie, Into the World that I have seen. Then Credit craved no Hand Writ, For height held out thro' he should pine, Promise sough not for to be free, And Honour would no wnyes decline: Faith and Friendship kept them full fine, And Honestie held Conscience clean, Kins-man strove not for Mine and thine, Oh where's the world that I have seen. Now worse & worse the world grows ay, No Betterment appears to be, The nearer hand the Latter day, The more mischief doth multiplie; O thou that reign'st in Persons Three, Whose Power doth all things contain, Grant us to rest in Peace with THEE From this worst world that e're was seen.
AMEN