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A45892
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The Innkeeper's complaint, or, The Country victuallor's lamentation for the dearness of malt which hinder's their affording their shot-flaggons concluding with a hope of seeing happy days after this royal decent: to the tune of Let Mary live long.
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1682
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Wing I191; ESTC R31145
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the_o inn-keeper_n complaint_n or_o the_o country_n victuallor_n lamentation_n for_o the_o dearness_n of_o malt_n which_o hinder_v their_o afford_v their_o shot-flaggon_n conclude_v with_o a_o hope_n of_o see_v happy_a day_n after_o this_o royal_a decent_a to_o the_o tune_n of_o let_v mary_n live_v long_o license_v according_a to_o order_n poor_a innkeeper_n now_o all_o over_o the_o nation_n make_v sad_a lamentation_n we_o can_v allow_v large_a measure_n of_o late_a for_o the_o malt_n here_o do_v rise_v beside_o double_a excise_n which_o grieve_n we_o full_a sore_n we_o can_v sell_v large_a flagon_n we_o can_v sell_v large_a flagon_n as_o we_o do_v before_o poor_a innkeeper_n they_o do_v scarce_o take_v a_o penny_n or_o twopence_n of_o any_o sometime_o in_o a_o day_n â—â—â—…e_a trade_n be_v dead_a for_o the_o generous_a soul_n who_o do_v love_v a_o full_a bowl_n great_a husband_n they_o grow_v which_o ruin_v our_o call_n etc._n etc._n good_a people_n you_o know_v it_o be_v happy_a when_o we_o have_v farmer_n and_o plowman_n rich_a grafter_n and_o yeoman_n who_o noble_a and_o free_a will_v call_v in_o for_o ale_n while_o in_o mirth_n they_o do_v roar_v we_o can_v decent_o score_v two_o flagon_n for_o one_o but_o now_o they_o be_v grow_v save_v but_o now_o they_o be_v grow_v save_v it_o can_v be_v do_v we_o than_o can_v afford_v to_o keep_v a_o good_a table_n alas_o we_o be_v able_a to_o bring_v to_o the_o board_n good_a bacon_n or_o beef_n as_o a_o relish_v bit_n that_o all_o day_n they_o may_v sit_v and_o business_n ply_v until_o their_o dear_a nose_n until_o their_o dear_a nose_n be_v of_o a_o deep_a dye_n at_o pay_v their_o shot_n we_o hate_v all_o sneak_v without_o any_o speak_n a_o come-again-pot_n we_o will_v present_o draw_v which_o will_v settle_v they_o in_o to_o their_o drink_n again_o this_o frequent_o make_v among_o the_o innkeeper_n among_o the_o innkeeper_n a_o delicate_a trade_n but_o malt_n new_a be_v dear_a with_o tax_n and_o trouble_n it_o make_v the_o price_n double_a and_o therefore_o i_o fear_v innkeeper_n will_v break_v instead_o of_o coin'dplate_n heavy_a farthing_n of_o late_a do_v plague_v we_o likewise_o while_o no_o one_o collecter_n while_o no_o one_o collecter_n will_v take_v for_o excise_n in_o ten_o or_o twelve_o pound_n the_o maltster_n unwilling_a to_o take_v twenty_o shilling_n he_o cry'_v he_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o take_v no_o such_o sum_n thus_o a_o racket_n they_o make_v when_o it_o be_v half_a that_o we_o take_v man_n down_o with_o their_o dust_n and_o if_o we_o refuse_v it_o and_o if_o we_o refuse_v it_o efaith_o we_o must_v trust_v though_o tax_n be_v large_a and_o silver_n be_v scanty_a while_o farthing_n be_v plenty_n yet_o still_o we_o will_v discharge_v our_o duty_n like_o man_n nay_o and_o patient_o wait_v for_o a_o flourish_a state_n when_o william_n our_o king_n the_o crown_n of_o old_a lewis_n the_o crown_n of_o old_a lewis_n to_o england_n shall_v bring_v a_o royal_a decent_a our_o monarch_n be_v make_v while_o lewis_n be_v quake_v then_o let_v we_o content_v ourselves_o for_o a_o while_n we_o wall_n see_v happy_a day_n which_o our_o spirit_n will_v raise_v and_o give_v france_z they_o be_v bane_n then_o then_o the_o shot-flaggon_n then_o then_o the_o shot-flaggon_n you_o shall_v have_v again_o print_a for_o i._n blare_n at_o the_o looking-glass_n on_o london-bridge_n