●r, a pretty jest of a Bride and a Bridegroom, where the Bridegroom wa● most neatly deceived of his Sweetheart by a Servingman.  
To the Tune of, Better late thrive then never.  

 
●Mongst all the creatures by sea land & Air,  
believe me I think there is no man,  
● find one that equally he may compare,  
〈◊〉 lewd and unconstant Woman:  
〈◊〉 Mother beguiled the Daughter of l●●e,  
〈◊〉 Daughter her Mother deceived of her mate,  
〈◊〉 now a strange story I mean to relate  
●ow a rich Goldsmith was cozened▪ was cozened  
〈◊〉 how a rich Goldsmith was cozened.   

〈◊〉 far hence of late a rich Goldsmith did dweil,  
honest reputation,  
●ho in his rare skill did so many excel,  
●●at he merited commendation,  
〈◊〉 fell into love with a rich man's Daughter,  
〈◊〉 to win her affection he daily besought her,  
●e gave her consent, but she cozened him after,  
〈◊〉 thus the rich Goldsmith she cozened, etc.   

●hen he by his care and good carriage at last,  
●ad behaviour had won her affection,  
●●d many deep vows betwixt them had passed,  
〈◊〉 make sure each others election:  
〈◊〉 mark but a woman's unconstant behaviour,  
●hen he had assured her never to leave her▪  
●●d she had vow● faith till death did bereave her,  
●et she the rich Goldsmith did cozen, etc.   

The day was apppointed they married would be,  
before a whole congregation,  
Their friends were invited to witness and see  
the end of this my relation:  
Near London t'th Country as I do hear,  
At an In was prepared both wine bread & beer,  
& for all their friends & acquaintance great cheer,  
and yet the rich Goldsmith she cozened, etc.   

The Goldsmith his faith & his promise did keep  
which to the man's daughter be plighted,  
Wishing that the time might vanish like sleep,  
his senses were so delighted,  
To think of the joys that in marriage bed was,  
Especially with such a delicate Lass,  
But his Touch stone did prove all his gold to be beasse  
for the Bride the rich Goldsmith did cozen, etc.   

When his expectation was come to an end,  
which was chiefly his marriage day,  
The jovial Bridegroom with all his good friends  
came to fetch the man's Daughter away:  
but when he came there he heard such heavy news  
That all outward joys he did wholly refuse,  
And all his good friends & acquaintance did muse,  
and grieved that the Goldsmith was cozened.  
and grieved that the Goldsmith was cozened.