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Certain knight from Lincolnshire, came up to London city, On purpose for to show his parts good L——d how wondrous witty; He slash'd away there were none so gay, but at home the case was alter'd, At carrying victuals, watching beer, this knight he never faulter'd.

Full many a change of men he had, maid-servants soon were quitting; For there to stay and starve their guts, they thought it was not fitting; But one more bold than all the rest, rogue Jack they did him call Sir, He swore with pinch-gut he wou'dn't stay, whatever might befal Sir.

On Monday Jack begun his work, on Tuesday got no dinner; And Wednesday he must hold a fast, and Thursday he look'd thinner; On Friday it no better was, on Saturday not alter'd, Quoth Jack I'll play this Knight a trick, though for it I get halter'd.

He went to Moses Levy who, had picklock keys in store Sir;