The times abuses: or, Muld-sacke his grievances briefly exprest sewing [sic] the causes doth his mind molest, but yt [sic] he merry makes, and dedicates this sog [sic] in love to all which basenesse hates. To the [t]une of, Over and under.
To the •une of, Over and under.
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ATtend my Masters and give eare,
whilst here I doe relate
The base iniurious slanders
are throwne on me in hate,
My wrongs and great abuses
so commonly are knowne,
As in in a Song to right my wrong,
shall instantly be showne.
They call me fudling Muld-Sacke,
when drinke I have got none,
Cannot they looke to their businesse,
and let Muld-Sacke alone.
If I sometimes a pot or so
doe drinke for recreation,
My reckning paid, a way I goe,
and follow my vocation,
Not any good man gri•ving
offensive for to be
By rooking or deceiving,
from that my thoughts are frée,
They call me fudling Muld-Sacke,
when drinke I have got none,
Cannot they thinke on the blacke Iacke,
and let Muld-Sacke alone.
As I along the stréets doe sing,
the people slocke about me,
No harme to any one I meane,
yet féeringly they flout me,
The Bar-boyes and the Tapsters,
leave drawing of their Béere,
And running forth, in haste they cry,
sée where Muld-Sacke comes here.
Thus am I féered by them,
though harme I doe them none,
Cannot they looke to their small kans,
and let Muld-Sacke alene.
The féering cunning Curtezan,
and rooking roaring Boy,
Which day and night doe take delight
in drunkennesse to ioy,
They with their Pimps and Panders,
Decoyes, and cheating Knaves,
Which runs to whores & drinks & roars
and simple men deceives.
They have no grace to guide well,
and conscience they have none,
Cannot they take héed of Bride well,
and let Muld-Sacke alone.
The Glutton rich that féedeth
of Biefe and Mutton store,
And hates the poore that néedeth
which goes from doore to doore,
And will not spend his money,
but for the love of drinke,
And grieves to give a penny,
so well he loves his chinke.
Too many such alive is,
of whom I am sure he's one,
Cannot he remember Dives,
and let Muld-Sacke alone.
