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T163047 MY Countrey Men come here I'le tell / What now I must Confess, Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 91 A Confession and Lamentation, recomended to Mr. Madder to / subscribe before his Death that thereby he may Appease his / Countrey Mens wrath thats hot against him for his unaccount- / able Harduess, / SAY A Confession and Lamentation, recommended to Mr. Madder to subscribe before his Death that thereby he may Appease his Countrymen's wrath that's hot against him for his unaccountable Hardness, SAY 1705-1705

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MY Countrey Men come here Ile tell What now I must Confess, You've cal'd me Rogue these many days It's true I am no less: Im Rogue to GOD to you and all With whom I had to do, Except to these my fellow Rogues? Green and his wicked Crew. I many offers had from GOD Of peace, whil'st in this Land. But I alace in stead of these, Embrac'd the Dev'ls command: I hatted GOD and all his Like, As clearly may appear, By many things, but more by this, For which Im fast keept here. I cannot all my Sins rehearse, Too many to be told, But 'gainst my Country what I've done I clearly will unfold? It doth me irk to think how long The same I have conceal'd But yet I'm glad; that now I see My heart at length doth yeeld, I from my Yeuth-upward did hate my Countrys Povertie. Although I know Its only Spring Is Her pure Honestie. To England therefor I did go To won Money to spend, I won, and spent much, GOD know's how? For which I make this end. To DRUMMOND's Murder, I was keen, Although I was a SCOT. When English some for Mercy cry'd, I cruely cryed, Not I In fine, we Murder'd, all the Crue, A most Nottorious Crime! Wherefore in suffering Punishments, The cruellest should be mine.
I did GOD'S Deputes here revile: Thinking them to Outbrav, A Hineous Sin I do confess for which I pardon crave. First from my Gracious GOD 'gainst whom I dreadfully have Sin'd, And then from them, from whom I have full pardon for to find. I might confess, more dreadfull Sins committed by my hand, But that I think these I have told, do most concern this Land Let then my other Sins by GOD Be pardoned I pray, And let these only Ones by you, Be freely passed by. Think not. that I my Life do seek. Or do the same desire; I think my life well spent if it Appease my Countreys Ire, I only Begg while Justice doth My Life most justly crave You to our GOD in my behalf Some Tears and Prayers may give, My Country Men hiss not at me. In this my Miserie Neither my Person, but my Crime, And practises hate ye: What e're Ive done I surely am A SCOTS Man truely Born. Tho' at this time by my desert I Justly am forelorn. To ev'ry SCOT that this doth come I this advice commend. That He his Countrey don't deny For any Selfish end. Or Sure the Just GOD shall pursue With such reward as Mine. And then be sure he shall Repent, When it is Out of Time.
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