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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A37515	A most delightful history of the famous clothier of England, called Jack of Newbery ... written by W.S.	W. S., 17th cent.; Deloney, Thomas, 1543?-1600.	1684 (1684)	Wing D958; ESTC R29348	7,860	24

A most Delightful HISTORY Of the famous Clothier of England CALLED ●ACK of NEWBERY ●n the days of King Henry the Eeight how ●e was beloved of his Mistriss above all her wealthier Sutors 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 Ants 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 Duck-Lane 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 Barkshire a pretty handsome Youth his Master dyed and left his Mistriss 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 Mistriss having many Sutors com●ng to her could not fancy any for her man ●ohn had stoln away her Heart The Par●on of Spinhome-land woo'd her and often solicited with her to make her his wife but ●ould not obtain her love because he was a Clergy-man 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 wooe 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 Rosie colour in his cheeks not knowing how to express himself as he desired being astonished her eat answered Sweet Mistriss 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 sute for the present and kissing of him brake 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 e're ●orning came rejoycing 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 talk●●g with a friend espyed him saluting a pretty ●aid which made her own mouth water and ●●ting her lips she left discoursing with her ●eighbor to go to John to prevent his further ●●miliarity with the maid Afterwards she met with the Taylor her ●weet-heart 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 perswaded and 〈◊〉 espying the Tanner called him into the ●avern to them to help to bear Charges ●●ttle imagining that he was a Sutor to the ●ame VVidow and both of them espying ●he Parson go by called him in expecting 〈◊〉 make him their solliciter thus were they ●ll meerly drawn into Cupid's Paradice ●ut when each had discovered their intents 〈◊〉 other they were all exceedingly perplexed ●ot knowing how this Division mig●t ●●●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 VVidow as I am Then quoth the Taylor 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 sweet-hearts 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 onely for special ●●rangers to lie in or for her husband when 〈◊〉 was not well and she lay her self in the ●●xt Chamber to him which she locked up ●●pt the Key thereof her self But when she had lain in bed an hour or ●wo she began to think it very long to lye ●●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 Iohn quoth ●●e I am your Mistress it is an extreme cold ●ight and I lying alone am almost starved in 〈◊〉 Bed Good Iohn afford me the favour of ●he Nights lodging by thy side my Iohn I ●●ay thee Alas poor Mistriss quoth he come ●●me lie close Yea yea quoth she ah poor ●●eet Iohn oh sweet sweet Iohn oh sweet ●●d good Iohn 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 Bartholomews and casting for the Priest of the place she with him perswaded Iohn that they might then be married together which with small intreaty he was perswaded to and s●● they returned home and when they went to dinner she made him to sit in her old husbands Chair by her self 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 spake lovingly to them and