...men to the justices With capons make their errants ; And if they hap to fail of these, They plague them with their warrants : But now they feed them...spend their money worse On lust and pride at London, cc There the roysters they do play, Urab and dice their lands away, Which may be ours another day,...

...men to the justices With capons make their errants ; And if they hap to fail of these, They plague them with their warrants : But now they feed them...spend their money worse On lust and pride at London, cc There the roysters they do play, Drab and dice their lands away, Which may be ours another day,...

...men to the justices With capons make their errants ; And if they hap to fail of these, They plague them with their warrants, But now they feed them with...but once a year, And then they shall be merry. Good fanners in the country nurse The poor that else were undone ; Some landlords spend their money worse,...

...men to the justices With capons make their errants ; And if they hap to fail of these, They plague them with their warrants : But now they feed them...money worse, On lust and pride at London. There the roystcrs they do play, Drab and dice their lands away, Which may be ours another day, And therefore...

...hap to fall of these, They plague them with their warrant?: But now they feed them with good cheor, And what they want they take in beer; For Christmas...comes but once a year, And then they shall be merry The client now his rait forbears, The prisoner's heart is eased, The debtor drinks away his cares....

...justices With capons make their errant.«; And if they hap to fall of these. They plague them with tin Ir warrants: But now they feed them with good cheer. And what they want they take in beer ; For Christmaiï come* but once a year, And then they shall be merry. .... The client now his suit forbear**,...

...Withers, in his ' Christmas,' says : Now justices feed poor men, who present them with capons — ' With good cheer, And what they want they take in beer,...comes but once a year, And then they shall be merry.' " " But after all," my wife said, " it seems to me that the poor men had to take whatever they wanted...

...new burdens fell upon those whose dwelt in the neighbourhood of deserted halls and monasteries : — Good farmers in the country nurse The poor, that else were undone ; Some landlords spent their money worse, On lust and pride at London. — (Geo. Wither.) Contemporaries looked with...

...men to the justices With capons make their errants*^* And if they hap to fail of thesc, They plague them with their warrants : But now they feed them...comes but once a year, And then they shall be merry. * This was an old custom on the part of tenants to ihelr landlords, which came followed by nil the...

...men to the justices With capons make their errants ; And if they hap to fail of these, They plague divide;* ӊ Q "? 1876 W....R. Chambers"% Chambers Robert" Robert Chambers( pnde at London. There the roysters they do play, Drab and dice their lands away, Which may be ours...