SHINKIN's Misfortune: Or, The Poor Welsh tailor Kidnapt for stealing a Goose, Leek, and a Cock-Gelding.  
To the Tune of Teague and Sawney: or, Lilliburlero.  

licenced according to Order.   
 woodcut of walking man with hat  woodcut of gentleman with cane  

SHinkin ap shone was rob a creet House,  
On the Porder of Wales, on St. Taffy's day,  
Was steel a Cock-Gelding, creen Leak, an a Coose,  
and then on a Goat was scamper away:  
A Hue-and-cry, through the Country did fly,  
whilst Shinkin spurred on hur Goat with a pin;  
The Mountains were high, and no Houses were nigh  
but at last hur got over, and came to an Inn.   

Landlord; said he, put up hur Welsh Nag,  
for hur has rid hard for fear of hur Life;  
And take out hur Coose and hur Leek from hur Bag,  
hur will eat the Cock Gelding at home with hur wife.  
Roast hur Coose, and poyle hur Leek,  
and give hur a flagon or two of hur Ale;  
neck hur oth' head, for fear hur should squeak,  
and then hur is sure hur cannot tell Tale.   

Cots plutter-a-nails, when we did meet,  
〈…〉 ding, hur fluttered, and Coose did roar;  
Hur made a dam noise all over the street,  
hur thought they did call hur a Son of a Whore:  
But night was dark, and Shinkin nimble,  
Cock-gelding and Coose did roar in vain,  
Hur drowned their noise with hur Podkin& Thimble,  
if hur had been taken, hur would have been slain.   

The Cook was call, and Five was made,  
the Pot and the Spit were brought to the fire,  
Leeks were put in, and the Goose was laid  
to cost, according to Shinkin's Desire;  
But long before the Meat was dressed,  
a Constable came with a Staff in his hand,  
For Felony he did poor Shinkin Arrest,  
and  told him that he must obey his Command.   

Cots plur, quoth he, Sir this cannot be,  
for hur and hur Nag are just but come in;  
And you are come hither without one I see,  
and you are quiter dry, and we're wet toth' skin;  
Cots plutter-a-nails, if any in Wales,  
was tell hur that Shinkin ap Shone's a Thief,  
Was cut off hur ears with a pair of hur Shears,  
and sand hur to England to peg Relief.   

The Constable whistle, and Peadles came in,  
and hurried poor Shinkin to a Shustice of Peace:  
Then sorrowful Shinkin did leave off his din,  
when the Constables changed him with stealing of goose.  
'twas asked how he came by the Goose in his Sack,  
he said, he would tell them the Naked Truth,  
An't please hur, said he, hur hung Sack at hur back,  
'twas could, an the Coose crept in at the Mouth.   

At Shrovetide hur went to a neighbouring Town,  
with hur Yard hur knocked Cock-Gelding down;  
Hur aimed at hur back, and hit hur o'th' crown.  
hur's a Shentleman tailor of creet Renown.  
A Rampant Loose hur has for hur Coat,  
a bunch of Leeks is Shinkin's Crest;  
Hur did ill to pull poor Shinkin by Throat,  
sure hur does come with a false Arrest.   

But Shinkin alas! was sent to Goal,  
For the Iustice insisted on very good Bail;  
And he was Indicted at Sessions for Theft,  
Tho' the Goose at the fire, in the Inn was left.  
Good Mr. Shustice, Shinkin did cry,  
was hur take hur Coose, an let hur alone,  
Hur 〈…〉 Coose for a Coose that dares venture to die;  
if hur pleases, the Coose hur will disown   

But Shinkin was tied, an whipped at a P●t,  
and lost his Coose and Cock-Gelding to boot;  
His Goat that he road on, fell to his Host:  
for he had not a penny of money, I doubt.  
Then Shinkin cursed, by St. Taffy he swore,  
he never was hurt for stealing a Shred,  
He would steal in his shop, but never once more  
his Paunch with Cock-Gelding or Coose should be fed.   

Hur will neither steal Coose, Cock-gelding, nor Beef,  
Hur may venture for Cabbage to play the Thief;  
If hur Father stood by, hur would snipp a piece;  
But war Cock-gelding, war Leak, and war goose:  
If linen or Woollen come once in hur way,  
Hur will have a piece by night or by ray;  
If it be but as much as a Button will make,  
Hur will a small piece from the Remnant take.    

Printed for I. Deacon at the Angel in Gilt-spur-street.