Here beginneth The second Part of the friar and the BOY.  
Many a merry Jest  
Herein is expressed.  
 depiction of friar and pipe-playing boy  
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 depiction of friar and pipe-playing boy   

The second Part of the friar and the BOY.  

LEt Venus fair that fits above,  
And eke Cupid the God of Love,  
and Pan assist withall;   

And give true lovers each good thing,  
Who listen to me when I sing,  
let blessing them befall.   

The story that I shall relate,  
Is of a Youths unhappy fate,  
and eke his jests withall.   

Some called him John, some called him Jack  
But sure he was a merry Crack,  
and witty eke withall.   

Then listen what I say to you,  
And of these Lines come take a view:  
they'l purge your melancholy.   

Come laugh your fill and do not spare,  
Let all that hears me laugh their share  
come let's be blithe and jolly.   

You oft have red that merry toy  
Of the friar and the Boy,  
how sweetly he did play   

Vpon a sweet and merry Pipe,  
That made mens senses quick and ripe,  
and dance both night and day.   

And of his Step-dames cruelty,  
And the report that she let fly,  
and of the friars intent,   

And of his dancing in the bush,  
When that he went to catch the Thrush,  
how all his Clothes were rent,   

How every man start up and danced,  
Proctors, Priests and Sumners pranc't,  
so long as they could stand.   

All persons that this Pipe did hear,  
Were filled with mirth and merry cheer,  
all was at Jacks command.   

His manly tricks I will recite,  
Filled with mirth and much delight;  
how he revenge did take,   

Vpon Tobias that stout friar,  
And for his tricks gave him his hire,  
himself amends to make.   

Jack departed from his Step-dame,  
And went to serve a Gentleman,  
and pleased him wondrous well,   

And with his maid he fell in love,  
●… ch unto him did faithless prove,  
for truth as I here tell.   
 depiction of effect of pipe-playing  

This friar used to her bed-side,  
And did no more but up and ride;  
all this poor Jack beholded;   

This caused Jack her to despise,  
To see her fall and the friar rise;  
revenge in's heart then swelled.   

Venus and Cupid he implores,  
The which all true lovers adores,  
to grant him his request,   

And Pan the Piper for to grant,  
To help him play a new corant,  
he held it to be best.   
 depiction of effect of pipe-playing  

Above you may behold and see,  
How he is prostrate on his knee,  
and in his hands a Cat;   

Desiring that his love may turn  
Into that shape, and ever mourn,  
and catch both Mouse and Rat.   

Go on and prosper Venus said,  
Fall to thy sports, be not afraid  
to use thy utmost skill.   

I granted have thy full intent,  
But see thou use't in merriment,  
no blood of life to spill,   

The friar he was kneeling there,  
And when he these words did hear,  
they pierced him to the heart:   

Now out alas the friar said,  
I am in danger and afraid,  
'tis I shall feel the smart.   

Next night after he did spy  
The friar in the maids bed to lie,  
stark naked both they lay;   

Then he pulled out his Pipe and played,  
And he like one that was afraid,  
ran into the high way:   

Both friar and maid leaped out o'th bed,  
The friar fell down and broken his head,  
thus danced into the street;   

Both old and young, both rich and poor,  
Some out at window some, at door,  
laughing each other greet.   
 depiction of effect of pipe-playing: nakedness, cavorting animals  

The cattle hearing of the same,  
Straightway from their pastures came,  
and merrily did dance;   

The horses that most fast were ●…' d  
Came galloping on every side,  
and stately they did prance;   

Also the swine aloud did cry,  
And presently pulled down their ●… ty,  
and these full high did capor,   

Also the Bears began to roar,  
And presently the stable tore,  
they altogether vapour.   

Like wild the Cats came dancing in,  
Each one of them did youl and grin,  
and made such harmony;   

The Dogs came skipping and did howl,  
Also much store of feathered foul,  
they danced prodigously;   

Also the Goats hearing the same,  
From the mountains skipping came,  
and knocked their horns together.   

Their clattering horns made such a noise,  
No man could hear each others voice,  
like wind and stormy weather;   

Mean while a mighty storm did rise,  
And darksome clouds made dark the skys,  
snow, rain and hail together;   

Which did so suppling their joints,  
Made many of them untruss their points,  
in spite of wind and weather,   

At this sight all men did muse  
That stood on hills, how could they choose?  
but none durst come them near;   

Thinking both men and cattle mad,  
This made the countrymen full sad,  
and run away for fear,   

But one more wiser than the rest,  
remembering the former jest,  
with wool stopped both his ears,   

And whilst Jack did pipe aloud,  
The old man prest into the crowd,  
as one quiter voided of fears,   

And from him snacth't his pipe away;  
friar take the pipe, thus did he say,  
I give it unto thee,   

Jack said, friar give to me my pipe,  
Or it shall cost thee many a stripe,  
assured shalt thou be:   

Thy pipe he said thou shalt not have,  
For thou art an unlucky knave,  
I know unto my sorrow;   

Seest thou not how we are tired,  
We never yet the pipe desired,  
call thou again to morrow.   

At this the rabble did still stand,  
And those that danced hand in hand,  
the friar and the maid.   

Every one at them did scoff,  
To see them naked and clothes off,  
how they were both betrayed.   

But Jack he knew not what to say,  
Because his pipe was ta'en away,  
this made him very sad:   

He vowed revenged for to be,  
Or else hue down the friars best three,  
the best fruit-tree he had:   

And as you shall understand,  
A fair wood-ax was near at hand,  
to felling strait he went;   

The friar hearing of the sound,  
He straightway came into the ground,  
to know Jacks full intent;   

The friar he began to threat,  
●ow evilly Jack he would entreat,  
said surely he should die:   

Not so, Tobias, said the youth,  
● hope you do not now speak truth,  
peccavi I do cry.   

●… h good Tobias then he said,  
●… onder's a troop makes me afraid:  
the friar turned him round;   

●… ck over his head did cast a line,  
●… hich about his arms did twine,  
and to a three him bound.   

●… cks senses then was quick and ripe,  
And from the friar he took his pipe,  
and made him sing a mass;   

His Leman hearing of the noise,  
And knowing well the friars voice,  
came like a loving lass;   

Belly to belly he did them tie,  
Both fast to th' three assuredly,  
and then his pipe 'gan play;   

The friar then knocked the three amain.  
So that the blood ran down again,  
cried Jack I pray the stay.   

Betwixt the friar and his lass,  
Such a jumbling then there was,  
the like was never seen;   

The blood ran down on every side,  
Our bones are broken they both cried,  
against this three so green:   

But Jack so left them in this sort,  
And bids them take their fills of sport,  
said thus, I you befriend.   

He strait repaired unto the town,  
And unto them full many a clown,  
did thither quickly sand;   

Which when they came, did laugh amain,  
To see the friar and's lass half slain;  
thou holy friar they said,   

Dost thou love the flesh so well,  
That this gay three thou meanest to fell,  
and kill this comely maid.   

Long after this good Tobias  
Would needs go preach where Jack was,  
and thither he doth weand;   

The serving-men with wine him ply,  
Before he doth ascend on high,  
their kindness to commend.   

He sate by th' fire, as it is said,  
And's book upon the dresser laid;  
Jack stolen away his notes.   

When that he began to preach,  
His notes were all out of his reach,  
he can prove nothing he quotes:   

From pulpit strait then he came down,  
Like unto a block-headed clown,  
and nought could say at all:   

The people then laughed him to scorn;  
This made the friar to seem forlorn,  
for pardon he did call.   

It fell out on a holiday,  
Tobias went to th' kirk to pray,  
having drank ale and wine:   

Having sung mass he was to preach,  
And his towns-men he would teach.  
how they should be divine.   

A long psalm he then did call.  
The hundred and nineteenth all,  
good order for to keep   

The Clerk aloud the same did cry;  
The people made such harmony,  
the friar fell fast asleep:   

And having sung a full large hour,  
The friar to wake had not the power,  
they sung so merry a strain.   

The people thought he had been dead,  
And that life from him was fled;  
they sate amazed then.   

The sexton took him by the arm,  
And shook him, but did him no harm,  
so that he did him maze.   

The glass is out the sexton cried,  
The worse for me the friar replied,  
fill't round again strait ways:   

The friar remembering of the house,  
Where that morn he did carovie,  
cried with a merry strain;   

All persons that do sit or stand,  
Obey my words, I you command,  
fill all the pots again,   

Then start up that jovel crowd,  
And every one laughed out aloud:  
some to ●… selves did mumble:   

Some over the pews did skip,  
And some over the forms did trip;  
they altogether tumble:   

Jack he first goes out o'th door,  
And doth run the crowd before,  
and then with pipe aloud,   

He leads them strait unto a green,  
Where all at once were dancing seen,  
a mighty mixed crowd:   
 depiction of effect of pipe-playing: general capering  

●… ch man did take a married wife,  
●… d danced about for love and life;  
fine pastime to behold:   

●… ch bachelor did take his maid,  
●… d nimbly pranc'd as it is said,  
so long as breath did hold.   

●… ttle children did dance a round,  
〈◇〉 if their feet could feel no ground,  
rare pastime they did make;   

Also the lame that could not go,  
Did then the art of footing know,  
and lameness did forsake.   

The friar had left his pulpit, and  
Did dance as long as he could stand,  
amongst the jovial crew;   

The Officers that lived about,  
Came for to view this merry rout,  
and of them took a view.   

And as I bear, the truth to tell,  
The officers to dancing fell,  
and called upon the friar,   

That he some merry song should sing,  
As they were dancing in the ring,  
which he used in the choir.   

The friar raised his voice so high,  
And all the people, verily,  
strange echoes did rebound,   

Their singing was exceeding rare,  
Their voices sounded in the air  
even from sky to ground.   

The officers protested then,  
As they were all living men,  
the piper he should die,   

Except the boy had so much wit,  
Presently from that place to flit,  
his liberty to buy.   

The piper he start up as then,  
And spake both unto maids and men,  
and loud to them did hollow:   

Now I'll play you the wild-goose-chase,  
See that you follow me apace:  
so he played, follow, follow.   

So all at once aloud did sing,  
And danced in ranks, files and ring,  
into the woods so fair:   

The officers did then protest,  
If Jack would let them take some rest,  
better that he should fare.   

Peace, said the friar, I do thee charm;  
See that thou do us no more harm,  
for we all weary be:   

Then Jack unto them did protest,  
He freely gave them leave to rest,  
and from dancing let them free.   

Then had they some merry chat,  
Some talked of this, and some of that,  
and some wry faces make:   

Some laughed till they were almost brast,  
And some did hold their sides full fast,  
because they sore did ache.   

The friar complained of his fate,  
And to the officers did prate,  
of this unhappy lad:   

●… rotesting then assuredly,  
That of that surfeit he should die,  
if no redress he had.   

The officers said surely we,  
〈◇〉 of the friars side must be,  
or else wee'st fare full ill.   

●ood officers then said the friar,  
I will complain unto the Prior,  
that he this rogue may kill.   

The friar with's heart full of care,  
strait to the abbey doth repair,  
and falls upon his knee▪   

My Lord some pity on me take,  
Then for our Ladies sake,  
revenged let me be.   

There is a youth in our precinct,  
〈◇〉 Lord I'll tell you as I think,  
the like hath never been:   

He hath a pipe assuredly,  
Will make men dance and caper high,  
the like was never seen.   

Then said the Prior, fain would I see,  
The thing that thou hast  told to me,  
it must be passing trim.   

Heavens forbid then said the friar,  
Pray let me from this place retire,  
if that you will hear him.   

The Prior did all the friars command,  
Before him presently to stand,  
a Court there he did hold,   

He for the Prioress did call,  
And all the Nuns both great and small,  
his mind for to unfold.   

He summoned all sorts of Monks,  
The Dunces, and the famous Punks,  
unto him to repair:   

For many others then he sent,  
Declaring of his full intent,  
and of his prudent care.   

Then gave he Tobias charge,  
And commission very large,  
to bring Jack him before;   

Then took he a mighty guard,  
Promising a great reward,  
of gold and silver store.   

They brought Jack before the Prior,  
With Tobias the dancing friar,  
which to him did complain:   

My Lord, this boy is very base,  
I wish your Lordship would him chase,  
revenge I might attain.   

The Prior said, let me hear the sound  
Of this same pipe that's newly found,  
what music it can make?   

Heavens forbid then said the friar,  
That ever I should hear that lyre▪  
some pity on me take:   

●y hands and feet together bind,  
●… th before, and eke behind,  
so that I may not move.   

●hey bound him in his gown and cope,  
●ith a strong and trusty rope,  
the effect ot'h pipe to prove.   

●ipe on my son then said the Prior,  
●nd likewise so said every friar,  
let's hear thy melody.   

●hen Jack his pipe then did advance,  
●ll the friars began to dance,  
the Prior capered high.   

●… me Prioress nimbly traced the ground,  
●nd all her Nuns did dance her round,  
brave pastime to behold.   

● Nun that with a friar did lie,  
●ame skipping in immediately  
clad in a friars coul.   

●he friar it'h Nun's attire was seen,  
●hich did declare where they had been,  
appearing in this sort.   

●he cook came dancing with his spit,  
●… d as he danced the friars hit,  
which added to the sport.   

●he scullion with his dripping-pan,  
●ame dancing in like any man:  
and as he turned round,   

and hit the friars upon the face,  
As he round about did trace;  
then tumbled on the ground,   

The friar that did lie fast bound,  
Lay wallowing upon the ground,  
and beat against the stones:   

And many a crack he did let fly,  
Which did amaze the company.  
he almost burst his bones.   

The Prior and dame Prioress,  
As they still danced, they still did kiss,  
as they danced in the hall.   

The Prior he lightly leaped about,  
Pearking his legs now in, now out,  
and so catched many a fall.   

The friars all like harebrained fools.  
leaped over tables and ore stools,  
and also broke their shins.   

In heaps they roll upon the ground,  
Whilst that Jacks music it doth found,  
and burst their face and shins,   

The Prior with dancing was so sore,  
That he said boy do thou give ore,  
thou shalt receive no harm:   

No man shall do thee any wrong,  
Neither with his hand nor tongue,  
so well I will them charm.   

My Lord, said he, you have your will,  
I will forbear; they all stood still,  
some laugh, and some do rage;   

Some weary, to the ground do fall,  
Some lean their backs against the wall,  
their laughing to assuage.   

Thus was he from the abbey sent,  
The friars and Nuns had all content,  
he had a great reward:   

Their grief of heart he did assuage,  
And also did appease their rage,  
the Prior did him regard.   

Then homeward strait he did repair,  
Singing, hey hoe, away the mere,  
still piping as he went:   

A crew of labourers he meets,  
As they marched home along the streets,  
they wondered what he meant:   

Then strait to dancing all they fell,  
The reason why they could not tell,  
with fasting-days and spades:   

They swung the same about their heads,  
As if they had been feather-beds;  
they pranct like merry blades.   

Some oyster-women passing by,  
And hearing of this harmony,  
thrust in amongst the throng:   

The labourers to fighting fell,  
The women spared them never a deal:  
they scorned to take wrong,   

Till some officers came by,  
And partend them immediately:  
thus I conclude my song.   
FINIS.   

Books Printed for Edward Brewst●… at the Crane in St. Pauls Churc●yard, 1680.  

The Famous History of Guy Earl 〈◇〉 Warwick.  
The most Delectable History of R●…nard the Fox, both parts, with ma●… others, &c.   
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