Quoth she, good husband, do not deal
Thus hardly now with me,
And of a truth I will reveal

My cause of jealousy :

You know I always paid the score,
You put me still in trust

I saved twenty pound and more,
Confess it needs I must.
Give me, &c.

But now my saving of the same,
For aught that I do know,
Made Jealousy to fire her frame

To weave this web of woe;
And thus this foolish love of mine
Was very fondly bent,

But now my gold and goods are this,

Good husband be content.

Give me, &c.

And thus to lead my

life anew

I fully now purpose,

That thou may'st change thy coat of blue,

And I my yellow hose.

This being done, our country wives

May warning take by me,

How they do live such jealous lives,
As I have done with thee.

Give me my yellow hose again,
Give me my yellow hose;

For now my wife she watcheth me,
See yonder where she goes.

XLIII.

Countryman's Bill of Charges for his coming up to London, declared by a Whistle.

Tune-King Henry, &c.

DIOGENES that laugh'd to see

A mare once eat a thistle,

Would surely smile and laugh the while,
To hear me sing my whistle,

For now 'tis meant we must invent

A silent way of ringing,

And so for fear least some should hear,
Must whistle 'stead of singing.

With a hey down, with a how down

With a haw down, down, down derry,

Since that we may

Nor sing, nor say

We'll whistle and be merry.

A countryman to London came

To view the famous city,

And here his charge did grow so large, It made me write this ditty,

For in a bill he set down still

His charge from the beginning, Which I did find, and now do mind, To whistle stead of singing. With a hey down, &c.

Imprimis, coming unto town,
And at my inn alighting,
I almost spent a noble crown
In potting and in piping :
Item, that the tapster there,
My jugs half full did bring in,
I dare not say he was a K.

But I'll whistle instead of singing. With a hey down, &c.

Item, that I went abroad,

And had my purse soon picked, While I did stare on London ware, By a pick-purse I was fitted : Item, that I met a wench,

. That put me down in drinking,

I dare not say what she made me pay,

But I'll whistle instead of singing.

With a hey down, &c.

Item, that I met withall

A very loving cousin,

Who needs would be of my country,
And gave me half a dozen,
And at the last a pair of cards
They cunningly did bring in,

I will not say what they made me pay,
But I'll whistle instead of singing.
With a hey down, &c.

Item, that I daily went

Unto my lawyer's chamber,

And he did say, I should win the day Without all fear or danger.

But then at last, for charge and cost He such a bill did bring in,

I will not say what he made me pay, But I'll whistle instead of singing. With a hey down, &c.

Item, that I paid for there

A bagpipe in a bottle,

Which did begin to hiss and sing

When we did stir the stople.

Item, that one night I did lie
In the Counter for my drinking,
I will not say what I paid next day,
But I'll whistle instead of singing.
With a hey down, &c.

Item, that at last I came

To take my horse again,

But my

horse look't never worse,

His belly did complain,

For he alas! for want of hay,

Stood o'er the manger g1inning,

Yet they made me pay for night and day,
But I'll whistle instead of singing.

SECOND PART,

OR,

Countryman's going down into the Country, declared by a Whistle, to the same tune.

THUS having got from London once,

He rid full heavy hearted,
For like an honest man, he had
From all his money parted;
His cloak-bag full of papers was,
Instead of money gingling,

I dare not boast what those papers cost,
But I'll whistle 'stead of singing.

With a hey down, &c.