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 Plaine troth that harbours in the country swain, The Cunny stands defendant, the Cheaters vain Is to vphold an eloquent smooth toong To be truths Orator righting eury wrong: Before the cause concluded tooke effect, In comes a crew of fidling knaues abiect, The very refuse of that rabble rout, Halfe shooes vpon their feet torne round about, Saue little Dicke the dapper singing knaue, He had a thread bare coate to make him braue: God knowes scarce worth a tester, if it were Vallewed at most, of seuen it was too deere. Well take it as they list, shakerag came in, Making no doubt but they would like of him: And twere but for his person a pretty lad Well quallified, hauing a singing trade. Well so it was the Cheater must be merry, And he a song must haue, cald hey down derry. So Dick begins to sing, the fidler play, The melancholly Cunny replies, nay, nay: