%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> A Song in Praise of the Leather Bottle. / Shewing how Glasses and Pots are laid aside, / Aud Flaggons and Noggins they cannot abide; / And let all Wives do what they can, / 'Tis for the Praise and Use of Man; / And this you may very well be sure, / The Leather Bottle will longest endure: / And I wish in Heaven his Soul may dwell, / That first devised the Leather Bottel. Wade, John 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 07/05/2021 37276

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R221315 1 The Bottle-maker's Delight, &c. Leather Bottle, The The Bottle-Maker's Delight, etc. GOd above that made all things, / The Heavens, the Earth, and all therein, And I wish in Heaven his Soul may dwell, / That first devised the Leather Bottel. [with variation] British Library - Bagford Editor none none none none Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 67 1: 68 A Song in Praise of the Leather Bottle. / Shewing how Glasses and Pots are laid aside, / Aud Flaggons and Noggins they cannot abide; / And let all Wives do what they can, / 'Tis for the Praise and Use of Man; / And this you may very well be sure, / The Leather Bottle will longest endure: / And I wish in Heaven his Soul may dwell, / That first devised the Leather Bottel. A Song in Praise of the Leather Bottle. Showing how Glasses and Pots are laid aside, And Flagons and Noggins they cannot abide; And let all Wives do what they can, 'Tis for the Praise and Use of Man; And this you may very well be sure, The Leather Bottle will longest endure: And I wish in Heaven his Soul may dwell, That first devised the Leather Bottle. Wade, John ?-? W.O. B. Deacon

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GOd above that made all things, The Heavens, the Earth, and all therein, The Ships that on the Sea do swim, to keep Enemies out, that none comes in: And let them do all what they can, 'Tis for the Use and Praise of Man: And I wish in Heaven his Soul may dwell, That first devised the Leather Bottel. Then what do you say to these Cans of Wood? An faith they are, and cannot be good; For when a Man he doth them send To be filled with Ale, as he doth intend; The Bearer falleth by the way, And on the ground the Liquor doth lay; And then the Bearer begins to ban, And swears it is long of the wooden Can;
But had it been in a Leather Bottel, Although he had fallen yet all had been well: And I wish, etc. Then what do you say to these Glasses fine? Yes, they shall have no Praise of mine; For when a Company they are set For to be merry, as we are met; Then if you chance to touch the Brim, Down falls the Liquor and all therein; If your Tablecloath be never so fine, There lies your Beer, Ale or Wine: It may be for a small Abuse, A young Man may his Service lose: But had it been in a Leather Bottel, And the Stopple had been in, then all ahd been well: And I wish, etc.
Then what do you say to these black Pots three? True, they shall have no Praise of me, For when a Man and his Wife falls at Strife, As many have done, in faith, in their Life; They lay their Hands on the Pot both, And loath they are to lose their Broath; The one tugs, the other's hill, Betwixt them both the Liquor doth spill; But they shall answer another Day, For casting their Liqour so vainly away: Bu[t] had it been in the Leather Bottel, The one may have tugg'd the other have held; And they might have tugg'd till their Hearts did ake, And yet this Liquor no harm would take: Then I wish, etc. Then what do you say to the Silver Flaggons fine? True, they shall have no Praise of mine; For when a Lord he doth them send To be filled with Wine as he doth intend; The Man with the Flaggon doth run away, Because it is Silver most gallant and gay: O then the Lord begins to ban, And swears he hath lost both Flaggon and Man; There is never a Lord's Serving-man, or Groom, But with his Leather Bottle may come: Then I wish, etc. A Leather Bottle we know is good, Far better than Glasses or Cans of Wood; For when a Man is at work in the Field, Your Glasses and Pots no Comfort will yield; Then a good Leather Bottle standing him by, He may drink always when he is a dry; It will revive the Spirits and comfort the Brain, Wherefore let none this Bottle refrain: For I wish, etc. Also the honest Sith-man too, He knew not very well what to do, But for his Bottle standing him near, That is filled with good Houshold-beer: At Dinner he sits him down to eat, With good hard Cheese and Bread or Meat: Then this Bottle he takes up amain, And drinks and sets him down again; Saying, Good Bottle, stand my Friend, And hold out till this Day doth end: For I wish, etc.
Likewise the merry Hay-makers they, Whenas they are turning and making their Hay, In Summer-weather, when as it is warm, A good Bottle full then will do them no harm; And at Noon-time they sit them down, To drink in their Bottles of Ale nut-brown; Then the Lads and Lasses begins to tattle, What should we do but for this Bottle? They could not work if this Bottle were done, For the Day is so hot with the Heat of the Sun: Then I wish, etc. Also the Leader, Lader, and the Pitcher, The Reaper, Hedger, and the Ditcher, The Binder and the Raker, and all About the Bottle's Ears doth fall; And if his Liquor be almost gone, His Bottle he will part to none, But saying, My Bottle is but small, One Drop I will not part withal: You must go drink at some Spring or Well, For I will keep my Leather Bottel: Then I wish, etc. Thus you may hear of a Leather Bottel, When as it is filled with Liquor full well, Though the Substance of it be but small, Yet the Name of a thing is all. There's never a Lord, Earl, or Knight, But in a Bottle doth take Delight: For when he is hunting of the Deer, He often doth wish for a Bottle of Beer: Likewise the Man that works at the Wood, A Bottle of Beer doth oft do him good: Then I wish, etc. Then when this Bottle doth grow old, And will good Liquor no longer hold, Out of the Side you may take a Clout, Will mend your Shooes when they are worn out; Else take it and hang it upon a Pin, It will serve to put many odd Trifle in, As Hinges, Awls, and Candle-ends, For young Beginners must have such things. Then I wish in Heaven his Soul may dwell, That first devised the Leather Bottel.
London: Printed for W.O. and sold by B. Deacon.