A PEPYSIAN GARLAND - online book

Black-letter Broadside Ballads Of The years 1595-1639

	THE BACK'S COMPLAINT 12   Ten thousand misseries alacke, Fall's both on bodie and on backe: As ancient writters, large haue write, to warne vs from good fellowship. 13   r I ''His sad complaint when I did heare A Vewing my back, I see it was beare: And cheifest cause I knew of it, was keeping oi good fellowship. 14   Being much moued at the same, A solemne oath then did I frame: This hainious wrong, for to aquite, to bid farwell good fellowship. 15   And therefore here I bid farwell, To that which once I lou'd to well: Henceforth I will in compasse keepe, therefore farwell good fellowship. 16   Farwell all such as take delight, To drinke and gousell day and night: Their sole sicke healths, & healthles whiff and causes the same good fellowship. 17   Farwell all such that dayly vse, Themselues and others to abuse: Intising all that they do meete, with them to keepe good fellowship. 18    Farwell all such that well are knowne, To haue a charge to keepe at home: As wife, and child, yet from them flitt and fly out to good fellowship. 168