The Court of Conscience or Dick Whippers Sessions With the order of his arraigning and punishing of many notorious, dissembling, wicked, and vitious liuers in this age. By Richard West |
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Crewell Masters and dames. |
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Crewell Masters and dames.
You crewell masters that be put in trust,
For bringing vp of youth in Godly feare:
To learne their trades, in godly kind Iust,
The keeping of their portions all your care.
Whether they haue their trades or haue them not,
Why what care you, when mony you haue got.
For bringing vp of youth in Godly feare:
To learne their trades, in godly kind Iust,
The keeping of their portions all your care.
Whether they haue their trades or haue them not,
Why what care you, when mony you haue got.
You doe deteyne that is sufficient from them,
In meat and drinke and other needfull things:
If they purloyne or steale who can condemne them
Tis your owne selues, that youth to folly brings.
Yet not withstanding if they doe offend,
Be sure to bownce them; neuer seeke to mend.
In meat and drinke and other needfull things:
If they purloyne or steale who can condemne them
Tis your owne selues, that youth to folly brings.
Yet not withstanding if they doe offend,
Be sure to bownce them; neuer seeke to mend.
Or find redresse in Iustice that they leaue,
Their naughty kind of negligence vncarefullnes:
But mistris minkes your wife for sooth must haue,
Her penny worth from their pates, in hatefullnes,
Ready to beat out silly chilldrens braines,
(If they offend but little) for their paines.
Their naughty kind of negligence vncarefullnes:
But mistris minkes your wife for sooth must haue,
Her penny worth from their pates, in hatefullnes,
Ready to beat out silly chilldrens braines,
(If they offend but little) for their paines.
Because misusing seruants is so good,
And want of needfull things that they should haue:
You dogged queane put of your crewell hood,
Your coat & smock, down with your hose sir knaue
You shall receaue the thing the which you need,
My whip shall make your sides and shoulders bleed.
And want of needfull things that they should haue:
You dogged queane put of your crewell hood,
Your coat & smock, down with your hose sir knaue
You shall receaue the thing the which you need,
My whip shall make your sides and shoulders bleed.
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