A Comical ELEGY , On the Death of Evan Morgan , Son of Shon ap Morgan Shentleman of Wales , who Departed this Life in her Grandmothers Hen Roost , on St. Taffies Day , being the First of March 1700. ATtend you Welch Men , while I do relate , How Taffy fell by suddain cruel Fate , It was her fortune last St. Taffies Day , To sit and muse as many others may ; When on a suddain her Death Pangs came on , And in spite of her Plud her life was gone : All Welch Men sure will Mourn , and who can chuse , When they do hear this strange unpleasent News : Oh! cruel Fate , what harm has Taffy done , That thou shouldst snatch away his Life so soon ; 't is something hard thou couldst no longer stay , But fetch her hence upon St. Taffies Day ; When her was feeding of her Granums Hens , And thought for , her past crimes to make amends : All her he Goates , and Female Kids , will Weep , When they percive that morgan is Asleep : Methinks I see , poor Taffy on his Knees , With Knife in 's hand a Toasting of his Cheese ; Methinks I see him eat it on a suddain , And swar's it doth exceed our hasty Pudding : Some think a Surfiet did her Vitals Seize , Which was brought on by Eating toasted Cheese ' ; Yet others say who are of much more Skill , That Leeks and Garlick , did poor morgan Kill ; He us'd no Physick but the Juice of Leeks , And Liv'd on that same Diate many Weeks ; Red Herrings too , her thought a samous Dish , And did affirm they were the King of Fish , For better Victuals he did seldom wish : But tho he 's Dead , it cannot be deny'd , Her Liv'd until the very Day her Dy'd , But Greif prevails and gains upon my Spirits , So that I must pass by his other Merits . Her EPITAPH . HEre lyes Evan morgan , Cuds plutterdenales , Who l●v'd and Dy'd in the Mountains of Wales ; He often times of his Pedegree boasted , And seldom did Dine , without Cheese that was Toasted : He was always accounted a Man of his Word , But on St. Taffies Day , he was pelted with Turd , And wore a Red , Herring in stead of a Sword ; His Goods and his Chattles if more you wou'd know , Pray Read , or'e his fam'd Inventory below .

A● Inventory of several goods and Chattels which her had forgot to Mention in hur Last Will and Testament .

〈…〉 in the Pantry of Poultery , ( for her own Eating ) one 〈…〉 Pig four week old , one Goose , one Cock-gelding , two Black pudding , three Cow-foot .

Item : In the Pantry of Plate , one Cridiron , one Fripan , one Trypan , three wooden Ladle , three Can .

Item : In the Napery , two Towel , two Table-cloath , four N●pkin ; one for her self , one for her Wife Shone , two for her Couzen Shon ap Powel , and Thomas ap Hugh , when was come to her House .

Item : In the Wardrobe , one Irish rug , one Frize Shirkin , one Sheepskin Tublet , two Irish Stocking , two Shooe , six Leather point .

Item : In the Tary , one Toasting-sheese , three Oaten Cake , three pint Coat milk , one pound of Cow-putter .

Item : In the Kitchin , one pan with white Curd , two Whitepot , two Red Herring , nine Sprat .

Item : In the Seller one Firkin of Wiggan , two sowre Syder , one pint of perrp , one little pottle of Carmarden-Sack , alias Metheglin .

Item : In the Armory ( of Weapons to kill her Enemy ) one pack sword , two Edge , two Welsh hook , three Club , one Cun , one Mouse-Trap .

Item . In the Garden , one ped garlick , nine Onion , twelve Leek twelve Worm six Frog .

Item . in the Lease way , two tun Cow , one Mountain Calf .

Item : In the common Fields , two Welsh Nag , twelve long legg'd sheep , fourteen and twelve Coat .

Item : In the Proomclose , three Robin run hole , four Hare , her own Coods if her can catch her .

Item : In the Parn , one half Heblet of Oat , seven pea , two pean .

Item : In the Study ( by Cot her was almost forgot her ) one Welsh pipple , 2 Almanack , one Erra Pater , one Seven Champions for St. Taffies sake , twelve pallat , one pedigree .

Item : In the Ped two naked pody , one Shirt , one Flannel smock that is at her peds head .

Item : More Cattle about the House , two Tog , three Cat , twelve Mouse ( pox on her was eat her toasted Cheese ) one thousand white Flea with plack back :

Item : more lumber about the House , one wife , two shild , one call her plack Shack , and t'other little Morgan .

Item : In the Yard under the wall , one wheel , two pucket , one Ladder two Rope .

This Inventory taken Note of in the presence of her own Couzen Rowland Merideth ap Howel , and Lowen in Morgan ap William , in Anno One Thousand Eight Hundred Forty Nine , upon the Ten and Thirtieth of shune .

The above-named William Morgan , died when her had lived Threescore and Twenty Years , Thirteen Months , one Week and Seven Days .

A Note of some Legacy of a Creat at deal of Coods bequeathed to her Wife and her two Shild and all her Cousens , Friends and Kindred in manner as followeth .

IMprimis , Was give her teer Wife , Jone Morgan , all her coods in the ped , over the ped , and under the ped .

Item , Was give to her Eldest Son Plack Shack , Forty and twelve Card to play at Whipper shinny , four Ty ( to sheat her Cuzen ) besides all her Land to the full value of Twenty and ten shillings and there Groats per Annum .

Item . Was give to her second Son little Morgan ap Murgain , her short Ladder under the Wall in the Yard , and two Rope .

Item . Was give to her cosen Rowland Mirideth ap h●●el , and Lowen in morgan , who was made her Executor , full power to pay all her tet when her can get Mony .

Sealed and delivered in the presence of Evan ap Richard , ap Shinkin ap shone , her own Couzen , the tag and Year above writen .