The Belmans Advice.
IF you desire your Houses to see,
With Doors and Windows safe to be,
And quiet sleep for to enjoy,
Not fearing Fire that will destroy,
Your Belman saith the safest way
Spare your sleep and fall to Pray
That God may so preserve and keep
Both you and yours may safely sleep.
JOseph the Darling of Old Jacob's Heart,
Went to seek his Brethren in a void Desert,
But when he found them they did Churlish prove,
And took away his Partial Coat of love,
Sold him a Slave, then dipt in a Kidds blood
His Coat, because it should not be understood
But some Beast had kill'd him, said Jacob you have
Brought my Grey head with sorrow to the Grave.
VVHen Ahasuerus was the Persian King,
Haman great troubles on the Jews did bring
And sought to murther them all in one day
Because that Mordecay would not obey,
And honour him when he went through the Gate
Of Ahasuerus in great Pomp and State,
Therefore the Jews must dye there is no hope,
Yet Mordecay survived, Haman dyed by a Rope.
BE mindful of your Servant who takes care
That Thieves by no means for you lay a snare,
Nor can break open houses in the Night,
For why the Belman puts them to the flight,
Through Storms and Frost at midnight still he goes
To serve his Masters, Villains to oppose.
IN this our Age Treason do much abound,
And Traytors almost had beset us round,
But by the Wisdome of our God above,
Who is the Author and the Spring of love,
The Popish Plotters he hath all confounded,
And in their trenches they themselves are drowned and Snows
THrough Winds or Rains, through bitter Frosts
Behold my Masters all your Belman goes,
When 'tis so dark he can't his hand discern,
Doth he not then his Money dearly yearn,
And since to serve you all he is so free,
I hope at Christmas you will Noble be.
THou glorious God that Heaven and Earth hast made
Grant us thy Servants thy protecting aid,
That in this time of Danger we may find
Our God is merciful though men unkind,
And let not Plotters by Conspiracyes,
Destroy our Church so glorious in thine Eyes.
THus to conclude till the next year I shall
Pray for your happiness my Masters all,
Desiring God to have you all in mind,
And that your Servant may your Bounty find,
Ile study how to please my Masters well,
My Tongue shall ring your praise, and e'ke my Bell.