A wonder in Kent of the admirable stomacke of one Nicholas Wood, dwelling at Harrison in the county of Kent : the like of him was neuer heard, as on this ditty is declar'd : to the tune of, The maunding souldier / R.C.

A wonder in Kent : Of the admirable stomacke of one Nicholas Wood , dwelling at Harrisom in the County of Kent . The like of him was neuer heard , As in this Ditty is declar'd . To the tune of , The maunding Souldier .

ALL you that valiant fell●wes be , I pray giue eare a while to me , I tell you of a Champion bold , That fights not for the fame of gold , but for good belly cheare , as well it doth appeare , the like wherof you nere did heare . none may with him compare , as I will here declare , the like liues not I dare to sweare . In Kent this fellow now doth liue , At Harrisom as report doth giue , His Name is called Nicholas Wood , As I for truth haue vnderstood , well knowne by men of fame , his worth and name , that well can iustifie the same , some Gentlemen and Knights , to ●●●sfie delights , haue sent for Wood to see his sleights . ●e is not like these puling ones , 〈…〉 an houre picking bones , A Shéepe or Calfe that s worth a Marke , On them hée le brauely fall to worke , or if a Hogge it be , all 's ●ne quoth he , in one houres space you 〈◊〉 shall sée , his stomacke is so strong , nothing will doe him wrong , the Deuill 〈◊〉 sure his guts among . What talke I of a Shéepe or Calfe , A●as these exploits are not halfe , A Hogs a thing that much will eate , Fish , Flesh , Fowles , Frogges , or such like meat , yet Wood is of such power , that he within an houre a good fat Hogge he did deuoure , his like was neuer none as plainely may be shone , not one like him was euer known . After that he had eat this Hogge , I doe not meane to lye nor cogge , Thrée pecks of D●msons he did eat , For to digest his Swinish meat , Another time beside , he being tride : seuen dozen of Rabbets he 〈◊〉 , likewise he tooke in hand , to eat a Flea●h of Browne as soone as from the Bore t was drawne , At Sir William Sidleyes house he eat , As men of credit doe repeat , As much as thorowly would suffice , Full thirty men , Oh gurmudize , but then vnto the fire , he did retire , and for some grease be did desire , thinking his belly he would breake immediately vnlesse he had speedy remedy , A quarter of a good fat 〈◊〉 , And thrée score Egges he ouerc●me , And right●ene parts of blacke pudding , And a raw Ducke all but Bill and Wing , and after he had din'd , as I doe find , he longed for Cherries that brauely shined then thréescore pound they brought , which he could 〈◊〉 to nought , a thing vnpossible me thought , His mighty paunch doth harbour all , Sheepe , Hoggs or Calues , 〈…〉 stall , A Pa●kett is likewise for Deare , And C●nneyes gray , or siluer haire a 〈…〉 t is besides whereas he hides all kind of fruits that him besides Cheese , Buttermilke and Whey , he bringeth in that way , thus he brings all quite to decay ,

The second part . To the same tune .

THe Norfolke Dumpling he ore came , The Deuonshire white-pot he made ●ame The bag-pudding of Glocester The blackepudding of Wostershire , the Shrop-shire pan-pudding , and such gutting , and Somersetshire white-pudding , or any other Shire , their puddings hée le not feare none may with Nicholas Wood compare : The Clothiers that in Kent doe dwell , In Sussex of this man did tel , To some o' th' chiefest yeomen there , Who greatly mused when they did heare , and ofred presently that they would lay , a hundred pound of good money , that he could not deuoure , a wh●le calfe in an houre , they thought it was not in his power , 〈◊〉 wager thus betwixt them laid , The Sussex men grew sore afraid , ●od of their match they did repent , Desiring that they might recant , the kentish men did say , that they should pay , ten pounds or stand the match and day , then so they did agrée , and spent it merrily , but Wood mist of their company . A Gentleman by chance did come , Where friends of his was in the roome And they were all at diner set . But he with them eate not a bit , when the reckoning was paid , the tapster said that twelue pence more most be defraid , by him that l●st come in , which had not at diner ben Whereat the Gentleman in spleene . Did pay the same and said no more , But after plagued them therefore , An other time he did come there , And brought Wood with him to a faire then to the Inne he went , whereas he spent , a shilling once by ill consent and telling Wood his mind , being thus 〈◊〉 , to call much meat & leaue Wood behind Come hostes quickly let be brought As much good meat as may be thought To satisfie a dozen men , The hastes quickly sent it in come sit downe Wood quoth he , and I le goe sée , for some more of our company , but ere hee came agen , the tayster he came in thinking the deuill there had ben . The tapster did his Mistris call , And said the man had eat by all , Then into th' roome she came with spéed , And found the same was true indeed , then she began to sweare and pull and teare with Wood for money for his fare and he said he was willing , to pay her downe a shilling he ●●tted her for former dealing . Two Citizens from London went , To see this Wood was their intent , And being come to Harrisom , They sent for him into the roome , for all the victuals they did call and pay , that was within the house that day , and wished goodman Wood , to fall 〈◊〉 his food I marry quoth he that is good . These Citizens found him to be , So ●●range the like they eu'r did see , Desiring him that he would go● , To London , he resolued so , then at the last he said , he was a fraid the same to 'th King should be beraid ; and so he hang'd might be , therefore this thought had he , t is best staying in Kent for me . His porrige boule is full two perks , He is not of the weakest sexe , Good Ale graines some times he doth eate , For want of other sort of meat , I doe not tell no lye , those that will forther try , a booke of him likewise may buy , where much more is declared , as I haue read and heard none like to him may be compared . R. C. FINIS .

Printed at London for H. G.