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Come Hankin hangman let us two cast lots, And between us divide a couple of coats. take thou the one and the other shallbe mine: Come Hankin Hangman thou camest in good time. Thou shouldst have one (Nichol) I swear by the mass: For thou bringest work for me daily to pass. And through thy means I get more coats in a year: than all my living is worth beside, I swear. Therefore Nichol newfangle we depart never, For like will to like quoth the Devil to the Collier. Now farewell Hankin hangman, farewell to thee: Farewell Nichol newfangle come you two with me. Ha, ha, ha, there is a brace of hounds well worth a dozen Crowns behold the huntsman leadeth away: I think in twenty towns, on hills and eke on downs, they taken have their prey. So well liked was their hunting on hill and eke on mountain. that now they be up in a leace: To keep within a string it is now a gay thing, do all you hold your peace. Why then good gentle boy, how likest thou this play? no more but say thy mind: I swear by this day, if thou wilt this assay, I will to thee be kind. This is well brought to pass of me I swear by the mass, some to hang and other some to beg: I would I had Balams ass to carry me where I was, how say you little Mec. Rafe roister and Tom tosspot are not now worth a groat, So well with them it is: I would I had a pot for now I am so hot, by the mass I must go piss. Philip fleming and Haunce hath danced a pretty dance, that all is now spent out: And now a great mischance came on while they did prance, they lie sick of the gout. And in a spital house, with little Laurence louse, they be fame to dwell: if they eat a morsel of souse, or else a roasted mouse, they think they do fare well. But as for pierce pickpurse, and cutbert cutpurse, you saw them both right now: with them it is much worse, for they do ban and curse, for the halter shall them bow. Now if I had my nag, to see the world wag. I would straight ride about: Ginks do fill the bag, I would not pass a rag, to hit you on the snout. Ho, ho, ho, mine own boy make no more delay, But leap upon my back straight way. Then who shall hold my stirrup while I go to horse? Tush for that do thou not force, Leap up I say, leap up quickly. Who ball who, and I will come by and by. Now for a pair of spurs I would give a good groat: to try whether the jade doth amble or trot. Farewell my masters till I come again: For now I must make a journey into Spain.
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¶ Come Hankin hangman let vs two cast lots, And between vs deuide a couple of coates. take thou the one and the other shalbe mine: Come Hankin Hangman thou cainst in good time. ¶ Thou shouldst haue one (Nichol) I swere by the masse: For thou bringest woork for me dayly to passe. And through thy means I get more cotes in a yeere: then all my liuing is woorth beside, I swere. Therfor Nichol newfangle we depart neuer, For like wil to like quoth the Deuil to the Collier. ¶ Now farwel Hankin hangman, farwel to thee: ¶ Farwel Nichol newfangle come you two with me. ¶ Ha, ha, ha, there is a brace of hounds wel woorth a dozen Crowns beholde the huntsman leadeth away: I think in twenty towns, on hills and eke on downs, they taken haue their pray. So well liked was their hunting on hill and eke on mountain. that now they be vp in a leace: To keep within a string it is now a gay thing, doo all you holde your peace. Why then good gentle boy, how likest thou this play? no more but say thy minde: I swere by this day, if thou wilt this assay, I wil to thee be kinde. This is wel brought to passe of me I swere by the masse, some to hang and other some to beg: I would I had Balams asse to cary me where I was, how say you little Mec. Rafe roister and Tom tospot are not now woorth a grote, So wel with them it is: I would I had a pot for now I am so whot, by the mae I must goe pise. Philip fleming and Haunce hath daunst a prity daunce, that all is now spent out: And now a great mischaunce came on while they did praunce, they lye sick of the gout. And in a spittle house, with little Laurence louse, they be fame to dwell: if they eate a morsel of souce, or els a rosted mouce, they think they doo fare well. But as for pierce pickpurse, and cutbert cutpurse, you saw them both right now: with them it is much wurse, for they doo ban and curse, for the halter shall them bow. Now if I had my nag, to see the world wag. I would straight ride about: Ginks doo fil the bag, I would not passe a rag, to hit you on the snout. ¶ Ho, ho, ho, mine own boy make no more delay, But leap vpon my back straight way. ¶ Then who shall holde my stirrop while I goe to horse? ¶ Tush for that doo thou not force, Leap vp I say, leap vp quickly. ¶ VVho ball who, and I will come by and by. Now for a paire of spurs I would giue a good grote: to try whether the iade dooth amble or trot. Farwel my maisters til I come again: For now I must make a iourney into Spaine.