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S113172 1 Kynge Salomon King Solomon King Solomon WAs not the Bryber Gehezie / Rewarded iustly of the Lord, Of his rewarde: [with variation] | Than haue regarde. [with variation] Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 3 A Proper New balad of the Bryber Gehesie. / Taken out of the fourth booke of Kinges the .v. Chapter. A Proper New ballad of the Briber Gehesie. Taken out of the fourth book of Kings the v Chapter. Printer Thomas Colwell ?-?

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WAs not the Bryber Gehezie Rewarded justly of the Lord, Which for example verelie, The holie Scripture doth recorde If this be true, as true it was, Of his rewarde: Why should not christan men alas, Than have regarde. When that the Prophet Elizae Had clensed from the Leprosie, Naaman of Assiria, Thorow the workes of God on hye: Then Naaman wolde him constraine To take rewarde: But Elizae from that refrainde, And had regarde. But Gehezie of falsehed minde, When Naaman did passe awaie, Did hie him faste that was behinde, And unto Naaman did saie: Beholde my master hath me sente For a rewarde, To Prophetes children he is bente To have regarde. With right good will said Naaman, Him to rewarde, and did proceede, And Gehezie convaide it then So previlie in verie deede, Forgetting that the Prophete tho, Of his rewarde Could by the sprite of God it knowe, And have regarde, Alas how was thou Gehezie, Ravished in worldy gaine? How was thou brought to mizerie, Of God appointed for thy paine; And all thy ofspringe after thee, For thy rewarde, The Lorde that hateth Briberie, Hath his regarde. Then Gehezie deceitfulie Tofore the Prophet tooke his waie, Who said to hime, o Gehezie, Went not my harte with thee I saie, When Naaman from Charret came, Thee to rewarde: And thou hast falselie hid the same, without regarde.
(Gehezie) is it now a time Thy bribes (he said) for to receave? Beholde for this thy wicked crime That leproseie to thee shall cleave, The which was upon Naaman, For thy rewarde, And to thy seede thee after than, To have regarde. Incontinent then Gehezie Departed from his presence so, As the Texte doth verefie, A Leper white as is the snowe, Example to such bribers all, To have regarde, With Gehezie at lengthe they shall Have their rewarde, If they doe not their faultes confesse Detestinge of their Bryberie, Else God will spie ther wickednesse Though they it cloke with Gehezie: And can them paie accordinglie, The like rewarde, As he hath done to Jehezie, O have regarde. The Lord he is that same God still That he was than undoubtedlie, Such Gehezies he punish will, That Bribes receive so wickedlie, Though they so previlie do hide their false rewarde. Yet of the Lorde it will bespide, Who hath regarde. O Lorde us guide in all our waies That we may leade our lives aright to deale with trueth at all assaies, Give unto us thy holie sprite: And that our Queene & her Councell Maie have regarde, In this Lande Bribers to expell that take rewarde.
Finis. quod George Mell. Imprinted at London in Fletestreate beneath the Conduit, at the signe of S. John Evangelist, by Thomas Colwell.