A PEPYSIAN GARLAND - online book

Black-letter Broadside Ballads Of The years 1595-1639

	KNAVERY IN ALL TRADES 5   Betweene the Lawyer and the money-begetting Mizer, Men lose both house and land, and afterwards wish they had bin wiser: Although we haue plenty of Graine, yet the rich make among vs a dearth, Which causeth the poore to complaine, as though little grew on the earth, Ingrossing is growne such a trade, that the poore haue great cause to be sad, All honesty is decay 'd, here's an age would make a man mad. 6   One tradesman deceaueth another, and sellers will conycatch buyers, For gaine one wil cheat his own brother, the world's full of swearers and lyars: Men now make no conscience of oathes, and this I may boldly say, Some Rorers doe were gallant clothes, for which they did neuer pay: The rich shall a Saint be made, though his life be neuer so bad, All honesty is decay d, here's an age would make a man mad. 7   THe Taylor can neuer Hue well, as many men plainely perceiues, Unlesse he haue gaines from hell, or Hues vpon Cabidge leaues; O is 't not a pittifull case, and a thing which few men beleeues ? A Taylor that will Hue in grace, cuts out of one gowne three sleeues: Thus they must vse their Trade, or else little meanes can be had, All honesty is decay d, here's an age would make a man mad. 412