Good admonition, or, To al sorts of people this counsell I sing that in each ones affaire, to take heed's a faire thing : to the tune of, Magina-cree. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A04862 of text S4115 in the English Short Title Catalog (STC 150.5). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 5 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2018 A04862 STC 150.5 ESTC S4115 23199254 ocm 23199254 26381 2248539722

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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A04862) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 26381) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 1806:2) Good admonition, or, To al sorts of people this counsell I sing that in each ones affaire, to take heed's a faire thing : to the tune of, Magina-cree. [2] p. : ill. Printed for E.B., London : [ca. 1630] In double columns. In two parts. Imprint taken from colophon. Date of imprint suggested by STC (2nd ed.). Without music. Reproduction of original in the Pepys Library. eng Ballads, English. Conduct of life -- Songs and music. eebo Good admonition or to al [sic] sorts of people this counsell I sing, that in each ones affaire, to take heed's a faire thing. To the tune of, Magina-c [no entry] 1630 2 696 5 0 0 0 0 0 71.84 D The rate of 71.84 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
Good Admonition Or To al sorts of people this counsell I sing , That in each ones affaire , to take heed's a faire thing . To the tune of , Magina-cre● .

TO all christian people , this ditty belongs , That haue the true sense , of their ears , eyes , and tongues : If well they doe keepe it t' will profit them bring , I giue but this Item : take heed's a faire thing . Be sure aboue all things , that God thou doe serue , That safely from dangers , doth still thée preserue : Him laud for his mercy , and praise to him sing , And of that be not slacke : take heed's a faire thing . See next that thy parents , thou loue and obey , Be rul'd by their counsells beleeue what they say : If so thou perseuer , in thy tender spring , Thy age will be blessed : take heed's a faire thing . To fawning loose friendship , see thou doe not trust , Giue good words for good words , for flattery must With truth striue to wrastle , but fly thou her sting , Beware of her lurches : take heed's a faire thing . Let not thy kind heart , make thy credit to cracke , Too prodigall be not , nor what s fitting lacke , To shéep skin and wax , see thy hand neuer cling In thriuing obserue this , take heed's a faire thing . Lewd Company see that , by no meanes thou kéepe , Lest shame with disgrace then vpon thee doe créepe : And danger into her relaps will thée bring , Giue eare to my counsell , take heed's a faire thing . Let no tempting harlot bewitch or intice , To sell that for lust , which did cost such a price , As his that died for thee , to heauen thee to bring , If thou wilt goe thither : take heed's a faire thing .
The second part . To the same tune .

DRinke wine but let temperance , measure thy boule , Shun vice , and lewd gaming , if thou loue thy soule . Be iust in thy calling , then consciences sting , Shall neuer oppresse thée , take heed's a faire thing . Uaine-glory and pride , like the deuill from fly , Foule theft and adultery , come thou not nigh , Wrath see thou eschew , for to murther ●will bring , Then shamefull death followes : take heed's , &c. Extortion and couetousnesse , see that thou hate , If that the white path , thou wouldst tread that is straight , For the br●●d way in fury , to hell wil thee bring , And too many finde it , take heed's , &c. If much thou possessest , be good to the poore , Let Charity neuer , depart from thy doore , Then fame of thy bounty , and goodnesse shall sing , But if thou 〈◊〉 other , take heed's , &c. Take heed of repining at other mens good , Beare patiently losses , for t is vnderstood , That who so continues , his conscience will bring A peaceable ending , take heed's , &c. Delight not in popular glory as vaine , Like April sunshine , that s mixed with raine But keepe within compasse , and plenty will bring , The best of h●r labours . take heed's , &c. Be awefull ore seruants , but not too precise : Be friendly with friendship , and friendly him prise , But if thou in danger thy selfe for him bring , The begger will catch thee , take heed's , &c. Thus doing content with true peace shalt thou find , And nothing disturbe thée , in body or minde And after death brings thée , Where Angels doe sing , Thou shalt liue for euer . take heed's a faire thing . FINIS .

London , printed for E. B.