%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> The Tryal of Patience; / Being a Relation of a Widdow in York=shire, who having Buried her / Husband, and left Seven small Children, was reduc'd to great Poverty, and turn'd out / of House and Home; then going to her Husbands Brother, being a Rich Man, in hopes / of finding Relief, but instead thereof, he threatned them with Cruelty. With an Ac- / count of a Ladies Love at the greatest time of her Distress. 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 03/03/2016 35051

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R228624 1 In Summer time In Summer Time In Summer time A Loving Couple in York-shire, / they having seven Children small, Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 1 The Tryal of Patience; / Being a Relation of a Widdow in York=shire, who having Buried her / Husband, and left Seven small Children, was reduc'd to great Poverty, and turn'd out / of House and Home; then going to her Husbands Brother, being a Rich Man, in hopes / of finding Relief, but instead thereof, he threatned them with Cruelty. With an Ac- / count of a Ladies Love at the greatest time of her Distress. The Tryal of Patience; Being a Relation of a Widdow in York-shire, who having Buried her Husband, and left Seven small Children, was reduc’d to great Poverty, and turn’d out of House and Home; then going to her Husbands Brother, being a Rich Man, in hopes of finding Relief, but instead thereof, he threatned them with Cruelty. With an Ac- count of a Ladies Love at the greatest time of her Distress. The Trial of Patience; Being a Relation of a Widow in Yorkshire, who having Buried her Husband, and left Seven small Children, was reduced to great Poverty, and turned out of House and Home; then going to her Husband's Brother, being a Rich Man, in hopes of finding Relief, but instead thereof, he threatened them with Cruelty. With an Account of a Lady's Love at the greatest time of her Distress. ?-? P. Brooksby

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A Loving Couple in York-shire, they having seven Children small, When Poverty was so severe, they had for them no Food at all. As I the naked truth may speak, their Father was in grief and woe, Three years he lay both sick and weak, this was enough to bring them low. They sold their Cattel, Corn, and Hay, with other Goods they parted free, Till all they had was made away, in this their sad Ex[t]reamity.
After the term of three long years, which he thus languishing did lye, Upon his Bed with brinish Tears. he said farewel, here now I dye. A cruel Landlord the next day, turn'd her and Children out of door, Where in a Field all night they lay, this griev'd the Widdows heart full sore. Poor Soul, she was in sad distress, full seven Children at her feet, With hunger, cold, and comfortless, and not one bit of Bread to eat.
[HEr Children cry'd to her alone,] O give us Food Mother, they said, [I]t would have broke a heart of Stone, to hear the piteous moan they made. With weeping tears she did reply, my heart is over-whelm'd with Grief, To your Rich Uncle we will hye, and see if he will yield Relief. He told your Father thus in love, before this world he bid adieu, That he in tenderness would prove a Brother and a Father too. With chearfulness they did repair unto their Uncles House that night, And they no sooner was come there; but all their hopes was blasted quite. As soon as he did them behold, he said to her, what make you here, Be gone or else the Whipping-post, shall surely happen to your share. He threatned her with this abuse, likewise with greater Villany, He vow'd his Dog he would let loose, if that she did his patience try. In wrath he spurn'd them from his door, saying, they should not there abide, Her Children they were frightned sore, she likewise wrung her hands and cry'd, O here we will not tarry long, although we are in deep Distress, Dear Brother, pray now do not wrung the Widdow and the Fatherless. Tears from their eyes in showers did flow, for there they see they might not stay, Their hearts were fill'd with grief and woe, as from his House they took their way. The Mother was with grief opprest, the Children in a woful plight, We have no home nor place of rest, where shall we lay our tears this night?
[As she did wander on the way,] alas! her very heart did bleed, Good Lord raise me some Friend I pray to help us in this time of need. Her Prayers was heard to Heaven high, for she no sooner this had said, But a young Lady Riding by, did hear the piteous moan she made. And call'd her to her Coach with speed, giving her ten good Guinnies there, In order for her present need, and bid her to her House repair. A Farm of Twenty pound a year, I do declare I have in store, And I will give thee Title clear, to you and yours for evermore. The Lady bid her cease to mourn, for ever happy may you be, Ten thousand thanks she did return, for this her Generosity. No Tongue is able to express how joy and comforts did increase, For now the Farm they do possess, and live in plenty, joy, and peace. This Brother of malicious spight, who would not pitty her poor case, All that he had was blasted quite, within a very little space. Gods wrath and vengeance here we see, was just for his sad cruel Pride, He was reduc'd to Poverty, likewise upon a Dunghil Dy'd. For having then no Home nor Friend, that would this cruel wretch receive, He made a miserable end, when he alas! this Life did leave. Rich Men relieve the Poor I pray, who does to you for succour cry, Left you be brought as low as they, by making God your Enemy.
Printed for P. Brooksby, at the Golden-Ball in Pye-Corner.