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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A04362) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 26201) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 1797:3) I tell you John Iarret, you'l breake Iohn Iarrets wiues counsell to her husband ... [2] p. : ill. M. Flesher for F. Grove, [S.l. : 1630] Publisher and date of publication suggested by STC (2nd ed.). Without music. Imperfect: faded, with loss of print. Reproduction of original in the Pepys Library. eng Ballads, English. eebo I tell you, John Iarret, you'l breake: or, Iohn Iarrets wiues counsell to her husband, to haue care to his estate in this hard time, lest he turne ban [no entry] 1630 2 1077 6 0 0 0 0 0 55.71 D The rate of 55.71 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the D category of texts with between 35 and 100 defects per 10,000 words. 2002-11 Assigned for keying and markup 2002-12 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2003-01 Sampled and proofread 2003-01 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2003-02 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
I tell you , Iohn Iarret , you 'l breake : OR , Iohn Iarrets wiues counsell to her husband , to haue care to his estate in this hard time , lest he turne Bankerout . To the tune of the wiuing Age.

PRay gentle Iohn Iarret , give eare to my words , It is my true kindnesse this counsell affords , And euery good husband to his wife accords : If your time you wast away at Alehouse boords , I tell you , Iohn Iarret , you 'l breake , I tell you , Iohn Iarret , you 'l breake . You sée how the world to vices inclines . Which if you doe follow , my soule thus diuines , That you 'l want the mony which you wast in wines : Men being drunkards , are worse than base swines . I tell you Iohn Iarret , &c. They say , at the Talbot you runne on the s●●re , Beside , at S. Katherines you kéepe a braue whore . Where you on a night spent an Angell and more : If you vse such dealings , t will make you full poore . I tell you , &c. I heare y' haue a wench , they call her Blacke Ka●e , Whose dwelling , they say , is néere to Billingsgate , Besides , how you gaue her a new gowne of lase : If you vpon harlots doe thus waste your state . I tell you , &c. Besides , at S. Tooli●s , another mans wife , They say that ( Iohn Iarre● ) you loue as your life , Twixt her and her husband you daily breed strife , Consuming your meanes , if you lead still this life , I tell you , &c I heare say at Wapping that you kéepe another , And when you goe there , you say t is to your brother But you maintaine her with the old bawd her mother Such scuruy dealings I by no meanes can smother : I tell you , &c. You rise in the morning before breake of day , And vnto the Alehouse you straight take your way , Where you in base manner at shuffle-boord play , Untill you haue wasted your money away . I tell you , &c. You haue a Bastard at Brainford at nurse , That wéekly doth cost you two shillings that s worse : These things , sweet Iohn Iarret , will empty your purse Besides , if you still perseuer this course , I tel you , &c. You into ill company daily d●● rome , Whilst I and your children sit sighing at home , With brown bread and small drink I sit like a mome And sometimes at midnight you drunke in do come I tell you , &c. This is a hard world , and euery thing 's deare , Swéet gentle Iohn Iarret , my counsell pray heare Before all be wasted , I pray haue a care . For if you doe hold this course one other yéere . I tell you , Iohn Iarret , you 'l breake , I tell you , Iohn Iarret , you 'l breake .
The second part . To the same tune .

YOu sée how the Farmers doe hoord vp their graine , No care will they lend to the poore mens complaine , Although we should starue , these Curmugins will gaine They neuer thinke on vs , nor pitty our paine , I feare me , Iohn Iarret , you 'l breake , I feare me , Iohn Iarret , you 'l breake . This is no world to borrow nor lend Nor ( if you consider it ) vainely to spend : Receiue this my counsell ( good Iohn ) as a friend , For if you pursue this vaine course to the end , I tell you , &c. When you in your shop should be plying your worke , In some scuruy blinde Alehouse you all day doe lurke , More like than a Christian to some Iew or Turke : If thus you neglect your liuing and worke , I tell you , &c. Be rul'd by my counsell , good husband , I pray , For t' will be your owne I 'm sure another day : Yet , if you please liue full well you may , But if you persist in your drinking and play , I tell you , &c. You know , you haue wasted away a good Farme , And now we want firing for to keepe vs warme , Besides a good house for to shelter a storme : I giue not this counsell vnto you for harme : I tell you , &c. Giue ouer in time your scuruy base whores , For feare they should fill you with scars & with sores And laboure besides to pay your old scores : If whores still you follow , with company that ro●es , I tell you , &c. You sée that the ould yeare is almost quite spent The new one is comming ▪ good Iohn then repent Your wicked old follies , and with one consent , Your downe-sinking state with care to preuent . I tell you , &c. Some that haue enough , at Gods blessings repine , But whilest I liue , that fault shall not be mine , When to thy power ▪ swéet Iohn , with me ioyne , And pray that God daily will guard thée and thine , I tell you , &c. Be rul'd by your wife , that doth loue you full deare ▪ And all ill society sée you forbeare , And of these children I pray haue a care , Begin a new course , I pray , with the yeare , Or else , sweet , &c. There commeth no goodnes by following of queane ▪ But ryotous drinking , and wasting of meanes . Who trusts to such harlots , on wickednes leanes , And may with the Prodigall féed vpon beanes . I tell you , Iohn Iarret , you 'l breake , I tell you , Iohn Iarret , you 'l breake . Fin.