A pleasant new dialogue: or, The discourse between the serving-man and the husband-man The lofty pride must bated bee, and praise must goe in right degree. To the tune of, I have for all good wives a song.

A pleasant new Dialogue : OR , The discourse between the Serving-man and the Husband-man . The lofty pride must bated bee , And praise must goe in right degree . To the tune of , I have for all good wives a Song .

AS I went through the meddowes gréene , that are most lovely to be séene , I heard two men in great discourse o many things better or worse : The one a Serving-man , and he stood much upon his bravery : The other was a Husbandman , which no man speake against him can . The Serving-mans speech . I am a Serving-man that 's fine , and feed on dainties , and drinke wine , I am for Ladies company , who can have pleasures more than I ? I have the love of Maidens faire , that are their Parents onely heire , Although they goe in garments gay , with me they 'l yéeld to sport and play . The Plough-man . Though you in garments goe most brade , yet you must yeeld to what I crave , No serving-man shall make me yeeld , I le shew the cause whereon I build . A Servingman cannot come nie to that which I will verifie : A young Serving-man may compare to be an old beggar mans heire . The Serving-man . I wait on Ladies , Lords , and Knights , where pleasure flowes with much delights , My time I spend with Venus Nymphs , whose features rare desire attempts . We Serving-men have pleasure at will : and Plough-men they have labour still , Then how can they with us compare , séeing we have pleasure , and they have care ? The Plough-man . Though you in pleasure do excéed , who is it that doth serve your need ? You might goe pine and starve with want , then at a Plough man do not tant . We till the ground which brings increase : and all would lack if we should cease . Such bragging Ia●●s might doe full ill , then to a Plough-man yéeld thee skill . The Serving-man . Our parell many times is silke , our shirts as white as any milke , Our fare is of the very best , and that which is most neatly drest , And often when we sup or dine , we taste a dainty cup of wine : Our Masters Cellars yéeld good béere , and in his Hall we finde good cheare . The Plough-man . 'T is true : there many goes in silke , and have their linnen white as milke , And yet perhaps not worth a groat , but much like you , will lye and prate : The Proverbe of a Serving-man , as alwayes I doe understand . In prime of yéeres hee 'l roare and swagger , and being growne old he turnes a begger . The Serving-man . Why should a Plough-man me deface , and urge me with such foule disgrace ▪ I dare to challenge you sir foole , to méet me at the Fencing-schoole : I will not so out-braved be , nor ranke with such base pedigrée , I am a man of courage bold , by Plough-men I le not be control'd ,

The second part . To the same Tune .

The Plough-man . INdeed you are of perfect mettle , your nose shines like a copper kettle , T is true you are of courage bold , the pipe and pot you will uphold , You hold it rare to drinke and smoake , all this is true which I have spoke : But 't is a Husbandmans delight , to worke all day and sleepe all night . The Serving-man . We have no labour toyle and care , we Serving-men no drudges are , Our care is for the chiefest pleasure , which seemes to us a daily treasure : My Ladies Waiting-maid most fine , with us doth often sup and dine , Sometimes a courtesie we crave , a kisse or so , and this wee have . The Plough-man . If you the Proverb truly mark , Ioan● is as good as my Lady in 'th dark , A Country Lasse in russet gray , with h●r I love to sport and play : O she will dance and sweetly sing , much like the Nightingale in Spring . She 's fresh and faire , and firme and sound . in her much pleasure may be found . The Serving-man . Well Countrie-man my mind is brave , I will not yeeld to what you crave : No Plough man ere shall make me yéeld , I will not so much be compeld : My youthfull dayes yeelds me much ioyes , my nights I passe with merry toyes : My time is pleasure and delight , which I doe spend with Ladies bright . The Plough-man . O hold thy peace , thy fond delight doth passe away like day or night . Thy aged head appearing gray , then doth thy pleasure soone decay , Then from thy service must thou packe , and all things quickly wilt thou lacke : Then warning take ere it be long , and learne to worke while thou art young The Serving man . Why should I labour , toyle , or care , since I am fed with dainty fare ? My Gelding I have for to ride , my cloake my good sword by my side , My bootes and spurres shining like gold , like those whose names are high inrold : What pleasure more can any crave , then such content as I now haue ? The Plough-man . T is true indeed , thy pleasure 's great , and I have what I get by sweat , My labour gives my heart content , and I doe live in merriment . He that true labour takes in hand , doth farre surpasse the Serving-man , He passeth some with house and lands , when that decayes , he cryes , Helpe hands . The Serving-man . Thy reasons I have understood . and what thou speak'st is very good . I would I were a Plough man now , and labour could at Cart and Plough , Then would I work and till the land , and never more be Serving man , For what they have is truly got , they are contented with their lot . Thus to conclude and make an end , let none with Husband-men contend : You see here yeelds a loftie mind , and to good counsell is inclin'd . Thus will we all like lovers gree , the painfull man shall p●●ised be , For by the labour of the hand , we doe receive fruits from the land .

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