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R227465 SInce Arrival, Proclaiming and Crowning is o're, / And song upon song made, what wou'd you have more, Houghton Library 25242.67 Editor none none none none Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 2: 206 THE / WELSH Fortune-Teller; / OR, / Sheffery Morgan's Observation of the Stars, as he sat upon a Mountain in Wales. THE WELSH Fortune-Teller; OR, Sheffery Morgan’s Observation of the Stars, as he sat upon a Mountain in Wales. THE WELSH Fortune Teller; OR, Sheffery Morgan's Observation of the Stars, as he sat upon a Mountain in Wales. ?-? G. Conyers

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SInce Arrival, Proclaiming and Crowning is o're, And song upon song made, what wou'd you have more, Why yet after all, I a Prophesie bring, 'Tis writ here in Verses for Lasses to Sing; And therefore come buy this new Ditty, for why, The truth of this Story there's none can deny; We see by the Stars that promotion will be, Extended to persons of e'ery degree.
When we are united all over the Land, Resolving against all the Romans to stand, Under the protection of William our King, And pay our Allegiance in everything; And Protestant Boys, with a thund'ring noise, Has routed Tyrconnel, and all his Dear-Joys, Then all these three Kingdoms will flourish again, And we shall be blest with a prosperous Reign.
When Lawyers at Westminster plead without Fees, And Travellers walk on the turbulent Seas Without any Vessel from Brittain to Spain, And when it does fair Maids and Feather-beds rain; When Rome and her crew, are both Loyal and true, And bid all their Treasons and Plottings adieu; I say when these wonders come truly to pass, The Protestants all will admire the Mass. When Lasses are mothers by lying alone, And Sheffery finds the Philosophers Stone, And England is wall'd round with Silver and Gold, When Knaves will not honest-mens Treasures with-hold When Fryers grow chaste, and will not embrace Young Ladies that comes with an amorous grace, To make an ingenious confession of Sin, Then Rome will be purer than e'er she has been. When every River with Brandy does run, And hard stony Rocks they do melt with the Sun; When Fishes make Honey that swims in the Seas, And Oranges grows upon Sycamore Trees; When Usurers they throw their money away, And then fill their Bags and their Coffers with clay; When this comes to pass I will make it appear, That Rome shall be honour'd by Protestants here. When the richest Amber of pebbles is made, And Diamonds with Jewels for Gravel is laid, The City and Country Roads to repair, When Towers and Castles do fly in the air, And great Ships refrain, the vast wide Ocean main, And sails in the middle of Salisbury plain, When all these strange wonders comes fairly to pass, The Protestants then shall admire the Mass. Here is a prediction for Lasses likewise, The which will their longing desires suffice; Whenever you're merry be modest and chaste, And always give way to your betters in place; Tho' you lye alone, yet make not your moan, For here by the Stars it is very well known, If you will be thrifty and both get and safe, When you are all marry'd you Husbands shall have.
FINIS. Printed for G. Conyers on Ludgate-Hill.