THE
MOST
Delightful
History
OF
Jack
of
Newberry
.
IN
the
Reign
of
King
Henry
the
Eighth
,
one
John
Winchcomb
,
being
an
Apprentice
to
a
rich
Clothier
in
the
town
of
Newberry
in
Barkshire
,
a
pretty
handsome
Youth
,
his
Master
dyed
,
and
left
his
Mistris
a
Widdow
;
who
perceiving
Jack
to
be
a
faithful
,
careful
,
and
trusty
Servant
,
she
put
him
in
great
trust
in
the
House
;
who
as
carefully
performed
the
trust
reposed
in
him
.
His
Mistris
having
many
Suitors
coming
to
her
,
could
not
fancy
any
:
for
her
Man
John
had
stoln
away
her
heart
.
The
Parson
of
Spinhome-land
woo'd
her
,
and
often
solicited
with
her
to
make
her
his
Wife
,
but
could
not
obtain
her
love
,
because
he
was
a
Clergy-man
;
too
much
(
she
thought
)
devoted
to
his
Study
.
A
rich
Tanner
was
a
second
Wooer
,
but
could
not
speed
;
for
though
he
was
rich
,
yet
was
he
too
Old
for
hee
young
and
lusty
desires
.
A
Taylor
was
a
third
man
,
who
was
almost
confident
of
her
love
;
but
all
in
vain
,
for
her
man
John
,
oh
!
he
was
the
man
that
had
so
wounded
her
heart
that
she
could
love
no
other
man
.
She
seeing
the
backwardness
of
John
,
her
man
(
after
many
occasions
which
she
gave
him
to
wooe
her
)
came
at
last
,
and
told
him
plainly
that
she
loved
him
,
which
secret
she
did
earnestly
desire
him
not
to
impart
to
any
:
but
he
very
modestly
blushing
with
a
Rosie
colour
in
his
Cheeks
,
not
knowing
low
to
express
himself
●s
he
desired
,
being
astonished
hereat
,
answered
:
Sweet
Mistris
(
quoth
he
)
I
am
but
a
Child
to
undertake
so
great
a
thing
,
it
is
a
charge
,
the
discharge
whereof
methinks
I
fear
to
undertake
:
At
which
answer
,
she
was
something
di●couraged
in
her
sute
for
the
present
,
and
kissing
of
him
,
brake
off
discourse
for
that
time
;
and
night
approaching
,
she
went
to
Bed
,
but
took
but
little
rest
;
but
either
slumbering
(
at
the
best
)
or
Dreaming
of
her
pretty
Man
John
.
She
was
so
troubled
,
as
if
she
had
been
wounded
in
a
Prison
,
and
with
many
Cogitations
of
her
Beloved
,
fetched
many
deep
sighs
in
that
dolesom
and
dark
night
:
thinking
it
long
e're
morning
came
,
rejoycing
to
see
the
light
appear
;
more
to
embrace
her
dear
Servant
,
or
rather
her
Master
,
John
.
She
going
to
see
Bartholomew
Fair
,
as
Women
use
to
do
,
to
see
and
be
seen
,
took
her
man
John
with
her
;
who
whilst
she
was
talking
with
a
friend
,
espyed
him
saluting
a
pretty
Maid
,
which
made
her
own
mouth
water
;
and
biting
her
Lips
,
she
left
discoursing
with
her
Neighbor
to
go
to
John
,
to
prevent
his
further
familiarity
with
the
Maid
.
Afterwards
she
met
with
the
Taylor
her
Sweet-heart
,
so
neat
as
could
be
,
in
the
Fair
;
who
desiring
her
to
drink
a
Cup
of
Wine
with
him
,
was
denied
again
and
again
,
but
by
importunity
she
was
perswaded
;
and
he
espying
the
Tanner
,
called
him
into
t●e
Tavern
to
them
,
to
help
to
bear
their
Charges
;
little
imagining
that
he
was
a
Sutor
to
the
same
Widdow
;
and
both
of
them
espying
the
Parson
go
by
,
called
him
in
,
expecti●g
to
make
him
their
Solliciter
;
thus
were
they
all
meerly
drawn
into
Cupid's
Paradice
:
but
when
each
had
discovered
their
intents
to
other
,
they
were
all
exceedingly
perplexed
,
not
knowing
how
this
Division
might
be
ended
:
At
last
,
it
was
desired
of
the
Widdow
which
of
them
she
loved
best
:
and
she
answered
,
that
she
loved
them
all
;
and
gave
them
thanks
for
their
charges
;
but
(
quoth
the
Parson
)
can
you
find
in
your
heart
to
Marry
me
?
It
is
your
Office
to
Marry
,
quoth
she
,
and
not
mine
.
Then
(
quoth
the
Tanner
)
will
you
make
me
your
Husband
?
Truly
Neighbour
,
quoth
she
,
methinks
you
might
better
be
my
Father
,
you
are
of
great
Years
to
Marry
such
a
young
Widdow
as
I
am
.
Then
(
quoth
the
Taylor
)
Widdow
,
i●
is
I
that
must
enjoy
you
;
shall
you
and
I
be
Marryed
?
Yes
,
I
hope
so
(
quoth
the
Widdow
)
when
we
and
our
sweet-hearts
are
agreed
:
So
desi●ing
to
take
her
leave
of
them
,
giving
them
t●anks
for
their
costs
they
spent
on
her
,
she
arose
up
to
go
away
;
but
they
desiring
a
full
answer
from
her
,
desired
her
to
give
them
better
satisfaction
to
their
Requests
.
If
(
quoth
she
)
you
will
come
to
my
Hou●e
on
Thursday
,
I
will
give
you
full
satisfaction
:
at
which
time
they
all
came
;
and
she
told
them
all
then
plainly
,
that
she
would
marry
none
of
them
,
for
she
had
one
nearer
home
,
whom
she
loved
so
well
,
that
she
could
not
marry
any
other
man
;
so
they
went
all
away
very
sad
and
discontented
.
Night
approaching
,
she
talked
privately
with
her
Man
John
,
wooing
him
to
marry
her
;
which
he
still
through
bashfulness
refused
:
And
when
night
approached
,
she
caused
a
special
bed
to
be
made
for
her
man
John
to
lie
in
;
which
bed
was
onely
for
special
strangers
to
lie
in
,
or
for
her
Husband
when
he
was
not
well
:
and
she
lay
her self
in
the
next
Chamber
to
him
,
which
she
locked
up
,
and
kept
the
Key
thereof
her self
.
But
when
she
had
lain
in
Bed
an
hour
or
two
,
she
began
to
think
it
very
long
to
lye
alone
;
so
she
arose
out
of
her
bed
,
and
went
to
her
man
John
,
shivering
and
shaking
,
and
lifting
up
his
bed
cloaths
,
he
started
;
Who
is
there
,
quoth
he
?
It
is
I
my
sweet
John
,
quoth
she
,
I
am
your
Mistriss
;
it
is
an
extream
cold
Night
,
and
I
,
lying
alone
,
am
almost
starved
in
my
Bed
:
Good
John
,
afford
me
the
favour
of
one
Nights
lodging
by
thy
side
,
my
John
,
I
pray
thee
.
Alas
poor
Mistriss
,
quoth
he
,
come
,
come
lye
close
:
Yea
,
yea
,
quoth
she
,
O
sweet
and
good
John
;
but
here
I
leave
them
till
the
next
morning
.
She
got
up
very
early
in
the
morning
,
and
calling
for
John
her
man
to
go
abroad
with
her
,
she
took
him
to
the
Church
of
Saint
Bartholomews
;
and
calling
for
the
Prsest
of
the
place
,
she
,
with
him
,
perswaded
John
that
they
might
then
be
married
together
;
which
with
small
intreaty
he
was
perswaded
to
,
and
so
they
returned
home
;
and
when
they
went
to
dinner
,
she
made
him
to
sit
in
her
old
husbands
Chair
by
her self
at
the
end
of
the
Table
,
at
which
his
old
fellow
servants
began
to
smile
;
and
before
Dinner
was
ended
,
she
took
him
about
the
neck
and
kissed
him
,
and
told
her
Servants
that
he
was
her
Husband
,
and
commanded
them
to
give
him
the
respects
due
to
a
Master
.
He
also
spake
lovingly
to
them
,
and
told
them
,
that
he
would
not
forget
that
he
was
once
their
Fellow-Servant
,
but
would
deserve
their
respects
to
the
uttermost
of
his
indeavour
.
Thus
they
spent
the
day
in
loving
Toyings
,
only
some
over-sight
of
the
Work-men
withal
,
and
at
night
they
went
to
Bed
.
This
new
married
Bride
was
the
next
morning
visited
by
divers
Gossips
of
her
acqu●intance
,
that
heard
of
the
Wedding
,
who
spent
each
of
them
their
verdict
,
what
the
event
of
this
her
hasty
Match
would
be
;
which
Gossips
did
exceedingly
discourage
her
▪
Oh!
but
(
quoth
she
)
I
w●ll
take
an
Order
for
that
,
for
I
will
curb
him
at
the
first
,
that
I
will
make
sure
that
he
shall
never
crow
over
me
,
I
warrant
you
.
And
indeed
she
began
to
grow
as
great
a
Gossip
as
any
was
in
Newberry
,
and
would
sometimes
come
home
very
late
at
night
;
insomuch
,
that
at
last
her
Husband
John
went
to
bed
,
and
locked
her
out
,
and
took
the
Key
up
into
his
own
Chamber
;
and
when
the
good
wife
saw
that
she
was
shut
out
of
doors
,
she
knocked
very
hard
,
till
at
last
her
Husband
looked
out
at
the
window
,
and
bad
her
to
go
look
her
lodging
at
night
,
where
she
had
been
sitting
all
day
:
Such
Gossips
(
quoth
he
)
as
you
,
the
Cage
is
the
fittest
Lodging
for
,
go
to
the
Constable
,
and
bespeak
a
bed
of
him
.
Oh!
dear
Husband
,
quoth
she
,
be
not
so
angry
,
I
pray
you
;
give
me
leave
to
come
into
my
Bed
,
good
sweet
Husband
,
I
pray
you
,
and
let
me
not
stand
thus
in
the
cold
,
lest
I
lose
my
life
thereby
:
After
many
fine
words
wherewith
she
had
intreated
her
Husband
to
come
down
and
open
the
door
,
he
came
down
to
her
,
and
let
her
in
;
to
whom
she
dissemblingly
pretended
to
have
lost
her
Wedding-Ring
from
off
her
hand
,
who
lovingly
going
forth
with
the
Candle
in
his
hand
(
in
his
shirt
)
looked
up
and
down
upon
the
goound
for
it
:
and
she
the
mean
time
stepping
in
,
clapped
to
the
door
,
and
shut
him
out
;
whereat
he
was
much
perplexed
,
and
knocked
a
long
time
in
the
cold
before
she
would
answer
,
who
at
last
opening
the
Window
,
bad
him
go
look
a
Lodging
with
him
Constables
Wife
;
and
asked
him
whether
he
thought
it
good
to
lye
in
the
cold
in
the
Street
:
Now
(
quoth
she
)
she
who
was
even
now
at
your
mercy
,
hath
gotten
you
at
hers
.
Oh
sweet
Wife
,
quoth
he
,
be
not
angry
,
but
let
me
come
in
;
I
swear
unto
thee
,
that
I
will
never
shut
thee
forth
of
doors
again
,
but
thou
shalt
do
what
thou
wilt
and
I
will
never
meddle
no
make
with
you
whatsoever
you
do
hereafter
:
whereupon
she
came
down
and
opened
the
door
,
and
let
him
in
;
and
there
they
made
great
protestations
each
to
other
,
never
to
affront
or
fall
out
one
with
the
other
after
;
and
with
a
good
Sack-posset
the
Covenant
was
agreed
between
them
.
Shortly
after
the
King
was
to
raise
an
Army
of
Souldiers
against
the
Scots
,
who
was
risen
against
the
English
;
and
Jack
of
Newberry
raised
at
his
own
charges
an
hundred
and
fifty
men
,
and
allowed
white
Coats
red
Caps
,
and
yellow
Feathers
;
and
led
them
himself
:
fifty
of
them
were
valiant
Horsemen
;
fifty
Pikes
,
and
fifty
Musquetiers
;
all
brave
Steeds
,
good
Arms
,
and
valiant
men
;
who
marching
by
before
the
Queen
,
Queen
Katherine
,
she
called
for
him
,
and
understanding
what
he
was
,
after
she
had
put
forth
her
hand
for
him
to
kiss
,
she
promised
to
acquaint
the
King's
Majesty
with
his
free
and
great
service
.
A
Song
used
by
Jack
of
Newberry
and
his
Souldiers
:
KIng
Jamy
of
Scots
had
raised
an
Army
against
England
;
But
let
him
come
,
we
'l
thunder
him
back
,
he
cannot
us
withstand
.
Jack
of
Newbery
comes
proud
Scots
take
heed
with
valiant
Souldiers
stout
;
Who
for
brave
England
will
fight
with
you
,
and
never
will
give
out
.
Our
milk-white
Coats
,
red
Caps
,
and
yellow
Feathers
declare
,
Our
Resolution
's
stout
and
good
,
there
Scots
will
not
spare
.
Shortly
after
Jack
of
Newberry
heard
that
the
King
was
to
ride
by
Newberry
,
so
he
with
his
Servants
went
out
into
the
field
,
and
finding
an
Hill
of
Pismires
,
drew
his
Sword
and
guarded
it
;
and
the
King
coming
by
,
sent
for
him
to
know
the
reason
why
he
guarded
that
place
with
his
Sword
drawn
,
the
King
in
person
being
to
pass
by
there
?
who
returned
answer
,
That
he
was
busie
,
and
could
not
speak
with
him
;
and
the
King
is
on
Horse-back
,
and
I
am
on
Foot
,
therefore
(
quoth
he
)
he
may
the
better
come
to
me
.
Tell
the
King
,
that
I
stand
here
to
guard
the
laborious
Ants
from
their
Enemies
:
which
Message
being
brought
to
the
King
,
he
went
to
Jack
of
Newberry
,
expecting
that
it
was
done
to
make
some
jest
for
his
pleasure
:
and
when
the
King
came
,
Jack
,
with
all
his
men
,
fell
on
their
knees
,
and
cryed
,
God
save
the
King
;
your
Sacred
Majesty
(
quoth
he
)
hath
vanquished
all
mine
Enemies
.
Now
trust
me
,
quoth
the
King
,
you
are
stout
Souldiers
to
fight
against
Butterflies
,
and
withstand
such
mighty
Gyants
.
My
dread
Soveraign
,
quoth
Jack
of
Newberry
,
not
long
ago
,
in
my
conceit
,
I
saw
the
most
provident
Nation
of
the
Ants
,
summoned
their
chief
Peers
to
a
Parliament
,
which
was
held
in
the
famous
City
of
Drie-dustie
,
the
one
and
thirtieth
day
of
September
;
whereas
by
their
Wisdoms
I
was
chosen
their
King
;
at
what
time
also
many
Bills
of
complaint
were
brought
in
against
divers
ill
Members
in
the
Common-Wealth
,
amongst
whom
the
Mole
was
attainted
of
High-treason
to
their
State
,
and
therefore
was
banished
for
ever
from
their
quiet
Kingdom
;
so
was
the
Grashopper
and
Catterpiller
,
because
they
were
not
only
idle
,
but
also
lived
upon
the
labours
of
other
Men
:
Amongst
the
rest
,
the
Butterflie
was
very
much
misliked
,
but
few
durst
say
any
thing
to
him
,
because
of
his
Golden
Apparel
:
who
,
through
sufference
,
grew
so
ambitious
and
malapart
,
that
the
poor
Ant
could
no
sooner
get
an
Egg
into
her
Nest
,
but
he
would
have
it
away
,
especially
against
Easter
which
at
length
was
misliked
.
This
painted
Ass
took
snuff
in
the
nose
,
and
assembled
a
great
many
other
of
his
own
Coat
,
by
windy
Wars
to
root
these
painful
people
out
of
the
Land
,
that
he
himself
might
be
above
them
.
These
were
proud
Butterflies
,
quoth
the
King
.
Whereupon
,
I
,
with
my
men
,
quoth
Jack
,
prepared
our selves
to
withstand
them
,
till
such
time
as
your
Majesties
Royal
presence
put
them
to
flight
.
The
Song
which
Jack
Sung
with
his
Men
before
the
KING
.
I
Have
taken
upon
me
a
charge
,
to
govern
these
poor
Ants
,
That
they
may
walk
at
large
,
to
gather
in
their
wants
.
That
they
may
walk
mo
safe
,
to
bring
home
their
relief
,
And
keep
that
which
they
have
;
from
every
idle
Thief
.
But
now
my
King
is
here
,
I
bow
down
low
my
knee
,
For
we
that
vaunted
here
,
are
Subjects
unto
thee
.
God
bless
thee
Royal
King
,
and
send
thee
long
to
Reign
,
And
joy
in
every
thing
,
and
freedom
from
all
pain
.
I
,
and
my
men
,
and
mine
,
my
Ants
,
and
all
we
have
;
Command
us
,
we
are
thine
,
and
so
the
King
God
save
,
Now
to
return
again
to
Jack
and
his
Wife
,
it
fell
out
that
she
fell
sick
and
dyed
;
and
being
buried
,
Jack
fell
in
love
with
one
of
his
Maids
:
and
sending
for
her
Father
,
to
know
what
he
would
give
with
his
Daughter
:
he
came
to
Newberry
,
and
seeing
the
wealth
of
his
Daughters
Sweet-heart
,
and
Master
,
he
was
astonished
:
for
Jack
had
,
viz.
-
In
one
Room
two
hundred
Loom
all
going
.
-
Two
hundred
Boys
making
Quills
.
-
A
hundred
Women
Carding
.
-
Two
hundred
Maids
in
another
Room
Spinning
.
-
An
hundred
and
fifty
Boys
picking
of
Wool
.
-
Fifty
Siermen
.
-
Eight
Rowers
.
-
Fourty
Dyers
in
the
Dye-house
.
-
Twenty
men
in
a
Fulling-Mill
.
-
Ten
fat
Oxen
he
spent
every
week
in
his
house
,
besides
Butter
,
Cheese
,
Fish
,
&c.
-
A
Butcher
for
his
own
house
.
-
A
Baker
for
his
own
house
.
-
A
Brewer
for
his
own
house
.
-
Five
Cooks
.
-
Six
Scullion-Boys
.
-
Divers
Turn-spits
,
&c.
Sir
,
(
quoth
the
old
man
)
I
wis
the
zee
you
be
bominable
Rich
,
and
c
ham
content
you
shall
have
my
Daughter
,
and
God's
Blessing
and
mine
light
on
you
both
.
I
vaith
cham
but
a
poor
man
,
but
I
thong
God
cham
of
good
exclamation
among
my
Neighbours
,
and
they
will
as
zoon
take
my
vice
for
any
thing
as
a
richer
mans
:
thick
I
will
bestow
you
shall
have
with
a
very
good
will
,
because
che
hear
very
good
commendation
of
you
in
every
place
:
therefore
thick
give
you
twenty
Nobles
,
and
a
weaning
Calf
,
and
when
I
dye
,
and
my
Wife
;
you
shall
have
the
Revelation
of
my
Goods
But
Jack
made
more
reckoning
of
the
Woman's
modesty
,
and
virtues
,
than
of
his
Fathers
proffer
;
and
he
married
her
,
and
made
a
great
Wedding
;
and
instead
of
receiving
the
old
mans
Dowrie
,
he
gave
him
twenty
pounds
in
money
;
besides
other
good
gifts
.
Oh
my
good
Zon
!
quoth
the
old
man
,
Christs
benizon
be
with
thee
evermore
;
For
to
tell
thee
true
,
we
had
zold
all
our
Kine
to
make
money
for
my
Daughters
marriage
,
and
this
zeven
year
we
should
not
have
been
able
to
buy
any
more
.
Notwithstanding
we
should
have
zold
all
that
ever
we
had
,
before
my
poor
wench
should
have
lost
her
marriage
:
I
should
have
zold
my
Coat
from
my
back
,
and
my
Bed
from
under
me
,
before
my
Daughter
should
have
gone
without
you
.
I
thank
you
good
Father
and
Mother
(
quoth
the
Bride
)
and
I
pray
God
long
to
keeep
you
in
health
:
then
the
Bride
kneeling
down
,
did
her
duty
to
her
Parents
;
who
weeping
for
very
joy
,
departed
.
Now
there
was
one
Randal
Pert
,
a
Draper
,
dwelling
in
Watling-street
,
who
owed
to
Jack
of
Newberry
five
hundred
pounds
;
and
it
happend
that
Jack
came
up
to
London
;
and
as
he
went
to
his
Customers
,
he
met
in
the
street
this
Randal
Pert
in
a
Frock
,
carring
a
Porter's
Basket
,
and
an
old
ragged
Doublet
,
and
a
torn
pair
of
Breeches
,
with
his
Hose
out
at
Heels
,
and
a
pair
of
old
broken
slip-shooes
on
his
feet
,
a
Rope
about
his
middle
,
and
a
greasie
Cap
on
his
Head
,
and
newly
come
out
of
Prison
.
Now
was
his
Wife
,
who
before
for
daintiness
would
not
foul
her
fingers
,
nor
turn
her
head
aside
for
fear
of
rumpling
her
Nemkinger
,
yet
now
glad
to
go
about
and
wash
Bucks
at
the
Thames
side
,
and
to
be
a
chare-woman
;
her
soft
hand
was
now
hardened
with
scouring
,
and
instead
of
Gold
Rings
upon
her
Lilly
white
fingers
,
her
hands
and
fingers
were
now
filled
with
chaps
.
But
when
her
husband
espyed
Jack
of
Newberry
his
Creditor
,
he
ran
away
as
fast
as
he
could
,
for
fear
of
being
arrested
:
but
he
sent
his
man
after
him
;
who
seeing
one
pursue
him
,
he
ran
the
faster
;
and
in
running
,
here
he
lost
one
of
his
slip-shooes
,
and
there
another
,
ever
looking
behind
him
with
great
fear
:
At
last
his
Breeches
being
tyed
but
with
one
point
,
that
with
the
haste
he
made
,
and
the
oldness
thereof
,
brake
,
and
his
Breeches
fell
about
his
heels
,
and
did
so
shackle
him
,
that
he
fell
down
all
along
in
the
Street
which
his
Arse
bare
,
and
an
old
ragged
Shirt
,
he
lay
sweating
and
blowing
,
being
quite
worn
out
of
breath
;
to
whom
the
fellow
came
,
and
brought
him
to
his
Master
,
who
took
him
to
a
Scrivener
,
to
give
him
Bond
for
the
payment
of
the
money
;
and
the
time
of
the
payment
of
the
money
was
to
be
paid
when
the
said
Pert
was
Sheriff
of
London
,
a
thing
very
unlikely
.
Well
,
the
Scrivener
made
the
Bond
,
to
be
paid
when
Randal
Pert
was
Sheriff
of
London
,
and
thereunto
set
his
hand
for
a
Witness
,
and
twenty
persons
more
that
stood
by
.
And
Jack
of
Newberry
sent
for
a
new
suit
of
Apparel
for
him
out
of
Birchen-Lane
,
and
a
new
Shirt
,
and
Band
,
Hat
,
Hose
,
Shooes
,
and
all
things
necessary
,
Merchant-like
;
then
he
took
for
him
a
Shop
in
Canwick-street
,
and
furnished
the
same
Shop
with
a
thousand
pounds
worth
of
Cloth
,
by
which
means
,
and
other
favours
which
he
did
for
him
,
he
grew
in
good
credit
again
,
and
became
very
provident
;
and
his
Wife
turned
to
be
the
best
Housewife
in
the
Parish
;
and
he
soon
got
good
custom
,
and
was
very
provident
,
and
increased
in
wealth
,
so
that
in
short
time
became
one
of
the
best
men
for
wealth
in
the
Parish
;
and
there
was
so
much
notice
taken
of
him
,
that
he
was
chosen
Sheriff
of
London
,
and
paid
the
five
hundred
pounds
every
penny
;
and
kept
a
brave
House
in
his
Shrevalty
,
and
afterwards
being
an
Alderman
of
London
,
dyed
before
he
came
to
be
Lord
Mayor
,
and
left
his
Wife
a
gre●t
Estate
.
Jack
of
Newberry
,
otherwise
called
Master
John
Winchcomb
,
being
grown
very
old
,
he
fell
sick
,
and
after
few
days
he
dyed
;
and
his
Wife
buried
him
in
great
Pomp
:
and
he
left
his
Wife
a
great
Estate
,
and
many
Legacies
to
Friends
,
and
to
many
poor
people
were
left
by
him
;
and
to
his
Burial
come
the
greatest
part
of
the
Country
all
thereabouts
,
to
see
the
good
old
man
laid
in
his
Grave
,
where
we
will
leave
him
with
this
Epitaph
.