The clothiers delight: or, The rich mens joy, and the poor mens sorrow. Wherein is exprest the craftiness and subtilty of many clothiers in England, by beating down their work-mens wages. Combers, weavers, and spinners, for little gains, doth earn their money by taking of hard pains. To the tune of, Ienny come tye me, &c. Packington's pound, or, Monk hath confounded, &c. With allowance, Ro. L'Estrange. / By T. Lanfiere.

The Clothiers Delight : OR , The Rich Mens Joy , and the Poor Mens Sorrow . Wherein is exprest the craftiness and subtilty of many Clothiers in England , by beating down their Work-mens wages . Combers , Weavers , and Spinners , for little gains , Doth Earn their money by taking of hard pains . To the Tune of , Ienny come tye me , &c. Packington's Pound , Or , Monk hath confounded , &c. By T. Lanfi●re .

With Allowance ,

Ro . L'Estrange .

OF all sorts of callings that in England be , There is none that liveth so gallant as we ; Our Trading maintains us as brave as a Knight , We live at our pleasure , and taketh delight : We heapeth up riches and treasure great store , Which we get by griping and grinding the poor , And this is a way for to fill up our purse , Although we do get it with many a Curse . Throughout the whole Kingdom in Country and Town : There is no danger of our Trade going down , So long as the Comber can work with his Comb , And also the Weaver weave in his Lomb : The Tucker and Spinner that spins all the year , We will make them to earn their wages full dear ; and this is the way , &c. Informer ages we us'd to give , So that our Work-folks like Farmers did live ; But the times are altered , we will make them know , All we can for to bring them all under our Bow : We will make them ta work hard for Six-pence a day , Though a shilling they deserve if they had their just pay : and this is the way , &c. And first for the Combers we will bring them down , From Eight-groats a score unto Half a Crown : I at all they murmer , and say 't is too small , We bid them chose whether they will work at all . We 'l make them believe that Trading is bad , We care not a pin , though they are ne'r so sad : and this is the way , &c. We 'l make the poor Weavers work at a low rate , We 'l find fault where 's no fault , and so we will bate : If Trading grows dead we will presently shew it , But if it grows good they shall never know it : We 'l tell them that Cloath beyond-Sea will not go , We care not whether we keep cloathing or no : and this is the way , &c. Then next for the Spinners we shall ensue , We 'l make them spin three pound instead of two ; When they bring home their work unto us , they complain And say that their wages will not them maintain : But if that an Ounce of weight th●● do lack , Then for to bate three pence we will not be slack : and this is he way , &c. But if it holds weight , then their wages they crave , We have got no money , and what 's that you 'd have ? We have Bread and Bacon , and Butter that 's good , With Out-meal and Salt that is wholesome for food ; We have Sope and Candles whereby to give light , That you may work by them so long as you have sight : and this is the way , &c. We will make the Tucker and Shereman understand , That they with their wages shall never buy Land : Though heretofo●e they have been lofty and high , Yet now we will make them submit humbly ; We will lighten their wages as low as may be , We will keep them under in every degree : and this is the way , &c. When we go to Market our work-men are glad , But when we come home then we do look sad , We sit in the corner as if our hearts did ake , We tell them 't is not a penny we can take : We plead poverty before we have need , And thus we do coaks them most bravely indeed : and this is the way , &c. But if to an Ale-house they Customers be , Then presently with the Ale-wife we agree , When we come to a reckoning , then we do crave Two-pence on a Shilling , and that we will have ; By such cunning ways we our treasure do get , For it is all Fish that doth come to our Net : and this is the way , &c. And thus we do gain all our Wealth and Estate , By many poor men that works early and late ; If it were not for those that do labour full hard , We might go and hang our selves without regard : The Combers , and Weavers , and Tuckers also , With the Spinners that worketh for Wages full low : By these peoples labours we fill up our purse , &c. Then hey for the Cloathing-trade , it goes on brave , We scorn for to toyl and moyl , nor yet to slave ; Our Work-men do work hard , but we live at ease , We go when we will , and come when we please : We hoard up our bags of silver and Gold , But conscience and charity with us is cold : By poor peoples labour we fill up our purse , Although we do get it with many a curse .