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R171702 1 Flying Fame Chevy Chase Flying Fame SOre Sick (Dear Friends) long time I (was, / and Weakly lay'd in Bed, Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 1 The Dead Mans SONG, / WHOSE / Dwelling was near BASING-HALL, in the City of London. The Dead Mans SONG, WHOSE Dwelling was near BASING-HALL, in the City of London. The Dead Man's SONG, WHOSE Dwelling was near BASING HALL, in the City of London. Printer A.M. ?-? A.M.

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SOre Sick (Dear Friends) long time I was, and Weakly lay'd in Bed, And for Five Hours, in all Mens sight, at length I lay as dead: The Bell rung out, my Friends came in, and I Key cold was found; Then was my Carkass brought from bed, and lay'd upon the Ground: My loving Wife did weep full sore, my Children loud did cry, My Friends did mourn; yet this they said All Flesh is Born to Die. My Winding-sheet prepared was, my Grave was also made, And for five Hours, in all mens sight, in this same case I lay'd. In which time, my soul did see such strange and fearful sights, That for to hear the same disclos'd, would banish all Delights: Yet sith the Lord restor'd my life, which from my body fled, I will declare the Sights I saw the time that I was dead. Methoughts, upon a lovely Green, where pleasant Flowers sprung, I took my way, whereas I thought the Muses sweetly Sung, The Grass was sweet, the Trees was fair, and lovely to behold, And full of fruit was every twig, which shin'd like glistering Gold. My chearful heart desired much to taste the fruit so fair, But as I reacht, a fair Young-Man to me did nigh repair:
Touch not, (said he) its none of thine, but wend and walk with me, And see thou mark each several thing which I shall show to thee. I wondred greatly at his words, yet went with him away, Till on a gallant goodly bank with him he bid me stay: With branches then of lillies white, mine eyes there wiped he, When this was done, he bid me look what I far off could see. I looked up and loe at last I did a City see, So fair a thing did never man behold with mortal eye: Of Diamonds, Pearls, and precious stone it seems the walls were made, The Houses all with beaten Gold were tiled and over-layed. Far brighter than the morning Sun, the light thereof did show, And every Creature in the same like Crowned Kings did go. The Fields about the City fair were all with Roses set, Gilly-flowers and Cornations fair, whom Canker could not fret. And from the fields there did proceed a sweet and pleasant smell, That every living Creature felt, the scent did so excel: Besides such sweet and pleasant mirth did from the City sound, That I therewith was ravished, my joy did so abound.
With musick, [mir]th, and melody, Princes [did there] imbrace. But in my [heart I long'd] to be within [that blessed] place: The more I [gaz'd], the more I might, the sight pleas'd me so well, For what I saw in everything my Tongue no way can tell. Then of the man I did demand, what Place the same might be, Whereas so many Kings did dwell, in joy and melody: Quoth he, That Blessed Place is Heaven where yet thou canst not rest. And those that do like Princes go are those whom God hath blest. Then did he turn me round about, and on the other side, He had me view and mark as much, what things were to be spy'd: With that I saw a Cole-black Den, all tann'd with soot and smoak, Where sinking brimstone burning was, which made me like to choak. An ugly Creature there I saw, whose face with knives was slasht, And in a Cauldren of Poison filth, his ugly Corps were washt; About his neck were sundry Ruffs that flam'd on every side; I askt, and so the young man said, that he was damned for Pride. Another sort there did I see, whose bowels vipers tore, And grievously with gaping mouth, they did both yell and rore.
A spotted Person by each one stood gnawing on their hearts, And this was Conscience I was told, which plagued their inward parts; They were no sooner out of sight, but straight came in their place A sort still throwing burning fire, which fell against their face, And Ladles full of melted Gold, were poured down their throats; And these were set (it seemed to me) in midst of burning boats: The foremost of the Company was Judas I was told, Who had for filthy lucres sake his Lord and Master sold; For Covetousness he was condemned, so it was told to me. And there methought another rout of Hell-hounds I did see. Their faces seemed fat in sight, yet all their bones were bare. And dishes full of crawling toads, were made their chiefest fare: From arms, from hands, from thighs & feet with Red-hot pincers then, The flesh was pluckt even from the bones of these vile gluttenous men. On Cole-black beds another sort in grievous sort did lye. and underneath them burning brands; their flesh did burn and fry: With brimstone fierce their pillows eke whereon their beads were laid, And Fiends with glowing whips of fire their lecherous flesh off flaid. Then did I see another come stabbed with Daggers thick,
and filthy Fiends with fiery Darts their hearts did wound and prick, And mighty holes of corrupt blood was brought for them to drink; And these men were for murther plagued from which they could not shrink I saw when they were gone away the Swearer and the Lyar, And they were hung up by the tongu[e,] over a flaming fire. From ears, from eyes, navel and nose, and from the lower parts, The blood methought did gushing run, and clogged like mens hearts. I asked why that punishment was now on Swearers laid? Because (quoth he) wounds, heart & bl[ood] were all the Oaths they made. And therewithal from ugly Hell such Grievous Cries I heard As though some greater Gr[ie]f and Care had vext them afterw[a]rd. So that my soul was sore afraid, such terror on me fell, Away then went this young man quite, and bad me not farewel- Wherefore unto my body then my spirit returned again And lively blood did afterwards stretch forth in every vein. My closed eyes I opened and raised from my swound, I wondred much to see myself so laid upon the Ground: Which when my Neighbours did [behold,] great fear upon them fe[l]l, To whom soon after I did tell the news from Heaven and Hel[l.]
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