London drollery, or, The wits academy being a select collection of the newest songs, lampoons, and airs alamode : with several other most ingenious peices [sic] of railery, never before published / by W.H.

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London drollery, or, The wits academy being a select collection of the newest songs, lampoons, and airs alamode : with several other most ingenious peices [sic] of railery, never before published / by W.H.
Author
Hicks, William, fl. 1671.
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London :: Printed by F. Eglesfield ...,
1673.
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Songs, English -- Texts.
English wit and humor.
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The Welchmans Wooing his Mistris.

To the Scotch Tune as above.
1.
SHinkin was tell Hur sorrowful tale, Of Hur pright Pigsnie live in Wale; How Hur was to Guenith a Wooing Ride, With Hur prave Puckler and Swerd by hur side.
2.
First Hur was take Hur by the white hand, And lead Hur over the Mountain land, Which Hur Cousin Shinkin, ap Morgan, ap Shone, Was fery well kenow was all hur owne.
3.
Then Hur was Sing Hur a Wisdom Song, Was make in London creat while agone Of Hur Puty pright, but Guenith was scorn, That Shinkin with Love was quite forlorn.
4.
Then Hur was call for Welch Harp, to try To play fore Guenith Melodiously, But Hur was greeve, cause Guenith was chide, That Shinkin with Love was almost died.

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5.
Then Hur was dance a Coranto to, Was learn in London pig while ago, But Hur was slight still all Shinkins art, That Shinkin for Love was preak her heart.
6.
Last Hur was recken hur Pettigree true, From Shinkin, ap Thomas, ap Rees, ap Hugh, But Guenith was cry, and from hur was flew, So Hur was pid Cruel Guenith adew.
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