A most Delightful HISTORY Of the famous Clothier of England, CALLED, ●ACK of NEWBERRY.  
●n the days of King Henry the Eeight; how ●e was beloved of his Mistress above all her wealthier Suitors: what great and valiant things he did for England: and the great number of poor he daily cherished.  
●●d how (when the King sent for him) he refused (with his company) to leave the Hill of Aunts to go to the King: and therefore the King went to him: which he wittily excused: with many other very pleasant passages.  
Written by W. S. F. C.  
Printed by H. B. for W. Thackeray at the Angel in Ducklane. 1684.   

The most delightful History of JACK of Newberry.  
IN the Reign of King Henry the Eighth, one John Winchcomb, being an Apprentice to a rich Clothier in the town of Newberry in Berkshire, a pretty handsome Youth, his Master died, and left his Mistress a widow; ●ho perceiving Jack to be a faithful, careful, ●nd trusty Servant, she put him in great trust ●n the House; who as carefully performed the ●rust reposed in him.  
His Mistress having many Suitors coming to her, could not fancy any: for her man ●ohn had stolen away her Heart. The Par●on of Spinhome-land wooed her, and often solicited with her to make her his wife, but ●ould not obtain her love, because he was a Clergyman; too much (she thought) de●oted to his Study. A rich Tanner was a ●econd wooer, but could not speed; for though he was rich, yet was he too old for her young and lusty desires. A Ta●lor was a third man, who was almost confident of her love; but all in vain, for her man John, oh! he was the man that had so wounded her heart that she could love no other man.  
She seeing the backwardness of John, her man (after many occasions which she gave him to woo her) came at last, and told him plainly that she loved him, which secret she did earnestly desire him not to impart to any: but he very modestly blushing with a Rosy colour in his cheeks, not knowing how to express himself as he desired, being astonished her eat; answered: Sweet Mistress (quoth he) I am but a Child to undertake so great a thing! it is a charge, the discharge whereof me thinks I fear to undertake: At which answer, she was something discouraged in her suit for the present; and kissing of him, broke off discourse for that time; and night approaching, she went to Bed; but took but little rest: but either slumbering, (at the best;) or dreaming of her pretty man John. She was so troubled, as if she had been wounded in a Prison, and with many cogitations of her Beloved, fetched many deep sighs in that dolesom and dark night: thinking it long  ●orning came: rejoicing to see the light ap●●ar: more to embrace her dear servant, or ra●her Master, John.  
She going to see Bartholomew Fair, as Women use to do, to see and be seen, took her ●●n Jo●n with her: who whilst she was talking with a friend, espied him saluting a pretty ●aid, which made her own mouth water: and ●●ting her lips, she left discoursing with her neighbour to go to John, to prevent his further familiarity with the maid.  
Afterwards she met with the Tailor her sweetheart, so neat as could be, in the ●air: who desiring her to drink a Cup of ●ine with him, was denied again and again, at by importunity she was persuaded: and 〈◊〉 espying the Tanner, called him into the ●avern to them, to help to bear Charges: ●●ttle imagining that he was a Suitor to the ●ame Widow: and both of them espying ●he Parson go by, called him in, expecting 〈◊〉 make him their solliciter: thus were they ●ll merely drawn into Cupid's Paradise: ●ut when each had discovered their intents 〈◊〉 other, they were all exceedingly perplexed, ●ot knowing how this Division might ●●●e ended: At last, it was desired of t●e Widow which of them she loved best: and she answered, that she loved them all; and gave them thanks for their charges; but (quoth the Parson) can you find in your heart to marry me? It is your Office to marry, quoth she, and not mine. Then (quoth the Tanner) will you make me your Husband? Truly Neighbour, quoth she, me thinks you might better be my Father, you are of great Years to marry such a young Widow as I am. Then (quoth the Tailor) widow, it is I that must enjoy you; shall you and I be married? Yes, I hope so (quoth the widow) when we and our sweetheart's are agreed: So desiring to take her leave of them, giving them thanks for their costs they spent on her, she arose up to go away; but they desiring a full answer from her, desired her to give them better satisfaction to their Requests. If (quoth she) you will come to my House on Thursday, I will give you full satisfaction: at which time they all came; and she told them all then plainly, that she would marry none of them, for she had one nearer home, whom she loved so well, that she could not marry any other man; so they went all away very sad and discontented.  
Night approaching, she talked privately with her man John, wooing him to marry ●●r; which he still through bashfulness ●●fused: And when night approached, she cau●●d a special bed to be made for her man John 〈◊〉 lie in; which bed was only for special ●●rangers to lie in, or for her husband when 〈◊〉 was not well: and she lay herself in the ●●xt Chamber to him, which she locked up, & ●●pt the Key thereof herself.  
But when she had lain in bed an hour or too, she began to think it very long to lie ●●one; so she arose out of her bed, and went to 〈◊〉 man John, shivering and shaking, and ●●●ting up his bed-cloths, he started; Who is ●●ere, quoth he? It is I my sweet john, quoth ●●e, I am your Mistress; it is an extreme cold ●ight, and I, lying alone, am almost starved in 〈◊〉 Bed: Good john afford me the favour of ●he Night's lodging by thy side, my john, I ●●ay thee. Alas poor Mistress, quoth he, come ●●me lie close: Yea, yea, quoth she, ah! poor ●●eet john; oh! sweet, sweet john: oh! sweet ●●d good john;; but here I leave them till the ●ext morning.  
She got up very early in the morning, and … ing for John her man to go abroad with ●er, she took him to the Church of Saint bartholomew's; and casting for the Priest of the place, she, with him persuaded john that they might then be married together; which with small entreaty he was persuaded to; and s●● they returned home; and when they went to dinner, she made him to sit in her old husband's Chair by herself at the end of the Table; at which his old fellow-servants began to … e 〈◊〉 and before Dinner was ended, she took him about the neck and kissed him, and told her Servants that he was her Husband, and commanded them to give him the respects due to a Master.  
He also spoke lovingly to them, and told them, that he would not forget that he was once their Fellow-Servant, but would deserve their respects to the uttermost of his endeavour. Thus they spent the day in loving joy, only some oversight of the Workmen withal, and at night they went to Bed.  
This new-married Bride was the next morning visited by divers Gossips of her acquaintance, that heard of the Wedding; who spent each of them their verdict, what the event of this her hasty match would be: which Gossips did exceedingly discourage her. Oh! but (quoth she) I will take an Order for that; for I will curb him at the first, that will make sure that he shall never crow over ●e. I warrant you.  
And indeed ●●e begun to grow as great a Gossip as any was in Newberry, and would sometimes come home very late at night; in●●much, that at last her Husband John went ●o bed, and locked her out; and took the Key 〈◊〉 into his own chamber: and when the good ●ife saw that she was shut out of doors, she knocked very hard, ●●ll at last her Husband looked ou● at the window and bade her to go look ●er lodging at night, where she had been sitting ●ll day: Su●● Gossips (quoth he) as you, the ●age is the fi●te● Lodging for, go to the Constable and bespeak a ●ed of him.  
Oh! dear Husband, quoth she, be not so ●●gry, I pray yo● give me leave to come into my Bed, good sweet H●sband, I pray you, ●nd let me ●ot stand ●●us in the cold, lest I ●ose my life thereby: After many fine words wherewith she ●ad entreated her Husband to come down and o●en the door, he came down to her, and ●●t her in: to whom she dissemblingly p●●●●nded to have lost her Wedding Ring from off her Hand, who lovingly going fo●th with the Candle in his hand (in his shi●●●) looked up and down upon the ground for it: and she the mean time stepping in, clapped to the door, and shut him out; whereat he was much perplexed, and knocked a long time in the cold before she would answer, who at last opening the window, ha● him go look a Lodging with his Constable's Wife; and asked him whether he thought it good to lie in the cold in the street: Now (qd. she) she who was even now at your mercy, hath gotten you at hers. Oh sweet Wife, quoth he, be not angry, but let me come in; I swear unto thee, that I will never shut thee forth of doors again, but thou shalt do what thou wilt and I will never meddle nor make with you whatsoever you do hereafter: whereupon she came down and opened the door, and let him in; and there they made great protestations each to other, never to affront or fall out one with the other after; and with a good Sack-posset the Covenant was agreed between them.  
Shortly after the King was to raise an Army of Soldiers against the Scots, who was risen against the English; and jack of Newberry raised at his own charges an hundred and fifty men; and allowed white Coats red Caps, and yellow Feathers; and led them himself: fifty of them were valiant ●●●semen; fifty Pikes, and fifty Muskets; all brave Steeds, good Arms, and va●●●nt men; who marching by before the queen, Queen Katherine; she called for him, 〈◊〉 understanding what he was, after she had 〈◊〉 forth her hand for him to kiss, she promi●●● to acquaint the King's Majesty with his … e and great service.  

A Song used by Jack of Newberry and his Soldiers.  

KIng Jamie of Scots hath raised  
an Army against England:  
●●t let him come, we'll thunder him back,  
he cannot us withstand.   

●●ck of Newberry comes, proud Scots take heed  
with valiant Soldiers stout;  
‛ ho for brave England will sight with you,  
and never will give out.   

●ur milk-white Coats, red Caps,  
and yellow Feathers declare,  
●ur Resolution's stout and good,  
there Scots we will not spare.    
Shortly after Jack of Newberry heard tha● the King was to ride by Newberry: so he with his Servants went out into the field and finding an hill of Pismires, drew his Sword and guarded it: And the King coming by, sent for him to know the reason why he guarded that place with his sword drawn, the King in person being to pass by there: wha● returned answer. That he was busy▪ and could not speak with him: and the King is on Horseback, and I am on foot, therefore (quoth he) he may the better come to me. Tell the King, that I stand here to guard the laborious Aunts from their Enemy's: which Message being brought to the King, he went to Jac● of Newberry, expecting that it was done to make some jest for his pleasure: and when the King came, Jack, with ●ll his m●n, fell on their knees, and cried, God save the King: your Sacred Majesty (quoth he) hath vanquished all mine Enemies. Now trust me, quoth the King, you are stout Soldiers to fight against Butterflies, and withstand such mighty Giants.  
My dread Sovereign, quoth Jack of Newberry, not long ago, in my conceit, I saw the most provident nation of the Aunts, summoned their chief Peers to a Parliament, ●●ich was held in the famous City of Drie●stie, the one and thirtieth day of September: ●●ereas by their Wisdoms I was chosen ●●●ir King: at what time also many Bills of complaint were brought in against divers ●ll ●●mbers in the Commonwealth, among ●●om the Mole was attained of High-treason 〈◊〉 their State, and therefore was banished for ●●er from their quiet Kingdom: so was the grasshopper and the Caterpillar: because they ●●re not only idle, but also lived upon the la●●rs of other men: Amongst the rest the butterfly was very much misliked, but few ●●●st say any thing to him, because of his gol●●n Apparel: who, through sufference, grew 〈◊〉 ambitious and malapert, that the poor Ant ●●uld no sooner get an Egg into her Nest, but 〈◊〉 would have it away, especially against Easter ●hich at length was misliked.  
This painted Ass took snuff in the nose, and ●●●embled a great many other of his own Coat, 〈◊〉 windy Wars to root these painful people out of the Land, that he himself might 〈◊〉 above them These were proud Butterfly's, quoth the King.  
Whereupon I, with my men, quoth jack, ●●●pared ourselves to withstand them, till such time as your Majesty's Royal presence pu● them to flight.  

The Song which Jack sung with his men before the King.  

I Have taken upon me a charge  
to govern these poor Aunts,  
That they may walk at large,  
to gather in their wants.   

That they may walk more safe,  
to bring home their relief:  
And keep that which they have  
from every idle Thief.   

But now my King is here,  
I bow down low my knee,  
For we that vaunted here  
are Subjects unto thee.   

God bless thee Royal King,  
and send thee long to Reign,  
And joy in every thing,  
and freedom from all pain.   

I, and my men, and mine,  
my Aunts, and all we have;  
command us, we are thine,  
and so the King God save.    
Now to return again to Jack and his ●ife, it fell out that she fell sick and died; 〈◊〉 being buried Jack fell in love with one 〈◊〉 his maids: and sending for her Father, know what he would give with his Daugh●●●: he came to Newberry, and seeing the ●●alth of his Daughter's sweetheart, and ●ister, he was astonished: for jack had, 〈◊〉 z. 

〈◊〉 one Room two hundred Looms all going.  
too hundred Boys making Quills.  
〈◊〉 hundred Women Carding.  
too hundred Maids in another Room spinning.  
〈◊〉 hundred and fifty Boys picking of Wool  
… ty Shiermen.  
●●ght Rowers.  
●●●urty Dyers in the Dy-house.  
●wenty men in a Fulling-Mill.  
●en fat Oxen he spent every week in his house, besides, Butter, Cheese, Fish, etc.  
Butcher for his own house.  
Baker for his own house.  
Brewer for his own house.  
Five Cooks.  
Six Scullion-Boys.  
Divers Turn-spits, etc.    
Sir, (quoth the old man) I wis the zee● you be bominable Rich, and I'm content you shall have my Daughter, and God's Blessing and mine light on you both. I vaith cham but a poor man, but I thong God cham of good exclamation among my Neighbours and they will as zoon take my vice for any thing as a richer man's: thi●k I will bestow you shall have with a very good will, because i hear very good commendation of you in every place; therefore thick give you twenty Nobles, and a weanling Calf, and when I die, and my Wise, you shall have the Revelation of my Goods.  
But jack made more reckoning of the woman's modesty, and virtues, than of his Father's proffer; and he married her, and made a great Wedding: and instead of receiving the old man's dowry, he gave him twenty pounds in money; besides other good gifts.  
Oh my good Zon! quoth the old man, Christ's benison be with thee evermore. For to tell thee true, we had zold all our Kine to make money for my Daughter's mar●●age, and this zeven year we should not ●ave been able to buy any more. Notwithstanding we should have zold all that ever we ●ad, before my poor wench should have lost ●er marriage: I should have zold my coat from my back, and my bed from under me, before my Daughter should have gone without you. I thank you good Father and Mother (quoth the Bride) and I pray God long to keep you in health: then the Bride kneeling down, did her duty to her Parents; who weeping for very joy, departed.  
Now there was one Randal Pert a Dra●er, dwelling in Watling-street, who owed to Jack of Newberry five hundred pounds. And it happened that Jack came up to London; and as he went to his Customers, he met in the street this Randal Pert in a frock, carrying a Porter's Basket, and an old ragged Doublet, and a torn pair of Breeches, with his Hose out at Heels, and a pair of old broken slip-shooes on his fear, a Rope about his middle, and a greasy Cap on his Head, and newly come out of Prison.  
Now was his Wife, who before for daintiness would not soul her fingers, nor turn her head aside for fear of rumpling her nemkinger, yet now glad to go about and wash Bucks at the Thames side, and to be a charwoman; her so●t hand was now hardened with scouring, and instead of Gold Kings upon her Lily white fingers, her hands and fingers were now filled with chaps.  
But when her husband espied Jack of Newberry his Creditor, he ran away as fast as he could, for fear of being arrested: but he sent his man after him: who seeing one pursue him, he ran the faster; and in running, here he lost one of his flip-shooes, and there another, ever looking behind him with great fear: At last his Breeches being tied but with one point, that with the haste he made, and the oldness thereof, brake, and his Breeches fell about his heels: and did so shackle him, that he fell down all along in the street with his Arse bare, and an old ragged shirt, he lay sweeting and blowing, being quite worn out of breach: to whom the fellow came, and brought him to his Master: who took him to a Scrivener, to give him Bond for the payment of the money: and the time of the payment of the money was to be paid when the said Pert was Sheriff of London, a thing very unlikely.  
Well, the Scrivener made the Bond, to be paid when Randal Pert was Sheriff of ●ondon, and thereunto set his hand for a Witness, and twenty persons more that ●ood by.  
And Jack of Newberry sent for a new suit Apparel for him out of Birchen-Lane, and a ●●w shirt, and band; hat, hose, shoes, and all ●●ings necessary, Merchant like; then he ●●ok for him a shop in Canwick-street, and fur●ished the same shop with a thousand pounds ●orth of Cloth, by which means, and other ●avours which he did for him, he grew in good ●redit again, and became very provident: and ●is wife turned to be the best Housewife in t●e Parish: and he soon got good custom, and ●as very provident: and increased in wealth ●o that he in short time became one of the best men for wealth in the Parish: and there was ●o much notice taken of him, that he was ●●●sen Sheriff of London, and p … ●●e ●●e ●undred pounds every penny: and 〈…〉 House in his Shrevalty: and afterwards b●●ng an Alderman of Lon●o●, died before ●●●●me to be Lo●d Mayor: and left his w●fe a gre●● Estate.  
Jack of Newberry, otherwise called Mast●● John Winchcomb, being g●o●n very old fell sick, and after few day's 〈…〉 his Wife buried him in great Pomp: and he left his Wife a great Estate, and many Legacies to Friends, and to many poor people were left by him: and to his Burial came the greatest part of the Country all thereabouts, to see the good old man laid in his Grave, where we will leave him with this Epitaph.   

EPITAPH.  
●F Newberry here lies valiant Jack,  
Shrouded in white, come to his end  
〈◊〉 death that now hath broken his back:  
●ho to his Country was a friend,  
●n aid t● those that labour loved;  
●n help to poor, both blind, and lame,  
●en, Women, Children, all have proved  
●he secure sweet that from him came.  
Winchcomb adieu! God hath thy Soul,  
●hy body lies enclosed in earth,  
●hy works brave Histories do enrol,  
●hy, life, thy fame, even from thy birth.   
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