The Norfolk gentleman's last will and testament. [... c]ommitted the keeping of his children to his own brother, who dealt most wickedly with them, and how God plagued him for it. To the tune of Rogero. 1700 Approx. 7 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2011-04 (EEBO-TCP Phase 2). B04509 Wing N1237A ESTC R181034 47012555 ocm 47012555 174523

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 Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 2, no. B04509) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 174523) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English Books, 1641-1700 ; 2691:8) The Norfolk gentleman's last will and testament. [... c]ommitted the keeping of his children to his own brother, who dealt most wickedly with them, and how God plagued him for it. To the tune of Rogero. 1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. s.n., [S.l. : 1700?] Contains 2 illustrations. Date of publication suggested by Wing (2nd ed.) Imperfect: sheet cropped with loss of text. Reproduction of original in: University of Glasgow. Library.

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The Norfolk Gentleman's laſt Will and Teſtament. 〈◊〉 • ommitted the Keeping of his Children to his own Brother, who dealt moſt wickedly with them; and how God plagued him for it. To the tune of Rogero.

NOw ponder well, you Parents dear, theſe Words which I ſhall write, 〈◊〉 dolful Story you ſhall hear, • n time brought forth to light: Gentleman of good account, in Norfolk dwelt of late, whoſe Wealth and Riches did formount, moſt Men of his Eſtate. Sore ſick he was, and like to dye, no help that he could have, His Wife by him as ſick did lye, and both poſſeſs one Grave: No love between theſe two was loſt, each was to other kind, In love they liv'd, in love they dy'd, and left two Babes behind. The one a fine and pretty Boy, not paſſing thrée Years old, The other a Girl more young then he, and made in Beauty's Mould: •• e Father left his little Son, as plainly doth appear, • hen he to perfect Age ſhould come, thrée hundred Pounds a year. And to his little Daughter Jane, five hundred Pound in Gold, To be paid down on Marriage day, which might not be controul'd But if the Children chance to dye, e'er they to Age ſhould come, Their Vnckle ſhould poſſeſs their Wealth for ſo the will did run. Now Brother ſaid the dying Man look to my Children dear, Be good unto my Boy and Girl, no Friends elſe I have here: To God and you I do commend my Children night and day, A little while be ſure we had: within this World to ſtay. You muſt be Father Mother both, and Vnckle all in one, God knows what will become of them, when I am dead and gone, With that beſpoke their Mother dear, O Brother kind, quoth ſhe You are the Man muſt, bring my Babes to Wealth or Miſery. If you do kéep • hem carefully, then God will you reward, If otherwiſe you ſeem to deal, God will your Deeds regard, With lips as cold as any ſtone ſhe kiſſ the Children ſmall. God bleſs you both my Children dear, with that the tears did fall. Theſe Spéeches then their Brother ſpoke, to ſick Couple their, The kéeping of your Children dear, ſwéet Siſter, do not fear: God never proſper Me nor Mine, nor ought elſe that I have, If I do wrong your Children dear, when you are laid in Grave. Their Parents béen dead and gone, the Children home he takes, And brings them home unto his Houſe, and much of them he makes. He had not kept theſe pretty Babes, a Twelve-month and a Day, But for their wealth he did deviſe to make them both a way. He bargined with two Ruffians rude, which were of furious •• ood, That they ſhould take the Children young and ſlay them in a Wood: And told his Wife, and all he had, he did the Children ſend To be brought up in f • ir London, with one that was his Friend,

Away then went theſe prety Babes, rejoyceing at that ride: Rejoyceing with a merry mind, they ſhould on Cock-horſe ride They prate and prattle pleaſantly, as they rode on the way, To thoſe that ſhould their Butchers be, and work their Lives decay. So that the prety ſpéech they had, made Murthers hearts relent, And they that took the Déed to do, full ſore they did repent: Yet one of them more hard of heart, did vow to do his Charge, Becauſe the Wretch that hired him, had paid him very large. The other would not agrée thereto, ſo here they fell at Strife; With one another they did Fight, about the Childrens Life: And he that was of mildeſt mood, did Slay the other their, Within an unfrequented Wood, where Babes did quake for fear. He took the Children by the hand, when tears ſtood in their eyes; And bad them come and go with him, and look they did not cry: And two long Miles he led them thus, while they for Bread complain, Stay here, quoth he, i'll bring ye Bread, when I do come again. Theſe pretty Babes with hand in hand, went wandering up and down, But never more they ſaw the Man, approaching from the Town: Their pretty Lips with Black-berries, were all beſmear'd and dy'd, And w • e • they ſaw the darkſom Night, they 〈◊〉 them down and cry'd. Thus wandred theſe two pretty Babes, till Death did end their Grief, In one another Armes they dy'd, as Babes wanting Relief: No Burial theſe pretty Babes of any Man receive, Till Robin-red-breſt painfully, did cover them with Leaves. And now the heavy wrath of God, upon their Vnckle fell, Yea, fearfull Feinds did hunt his Houſe, His Conſcience fellt a Hell: His Barns were fir'd, his Goods conſum'd, his Lands were barren made, His Cattel dy'd within the Field, and nothing with him ſtaid, And in the Voyage of Portugal, two of his Sons did dye; And to conclude, himſelf was brought unto much Miſery: He pawn'd and Morgag'd all his Land, e'er ſeven • ears came about; And now at length this wicked Act, did by this means come out: The Fellow that did take in hand, theſe Children for to kill; Was for a Robbery iudg'd to dye, as was God's bleſſed Will. Who did confeſs the very Truth, the which is here expreſt, Their Vnckl dy'd while he for Debt, did long in Priſon reſt, All you that be Executors made, and Overſeeos eke, Of Childeren that be Fatherleſs, and Infants mild and meek, Take you Example by this thing, and yeild to each his Right, Leaſt God with ſuch like Miſ • ry, your wicked minds requite.