Hockley in the hole: To the tune of
the Fidler in the Stockes.
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There was a poore Scholler who loved a Lasse,
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Whose father in London an Userer was,
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The Schollers father in Hockley did dwell,
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The Lasses in London as many knowes well:
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the Scholler he loved her,
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and often proved her,
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At last with good wordes he obtained the goale:
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with promises fed,
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a plot he hath laide,
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To carry the mayd to Hockley the hole.
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Many good bargaines her father did bring her,
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But serpent-like golde had no power to sting her,
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She scorn'd such olde reffuge for all they were rich,
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The Scholler though poore did content her much:
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olde pieces of health,
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did woo with there wealth,
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But she did reject them, because they were olde:
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the Scholler did woo her,
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and closly came to her,
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And at the last carryed her to the Hockley the hole.
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Her father perceiving she did not regard,
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Such olde wealthy Husbands that he had prepar'd,
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But seeing her love, set all on a Scholler,
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Whose whole revenues were scarce worth a doller:
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hee sought to change her,
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and banish the stranger,
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And so lockt her up, cause she should not be stole:
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but he was deceived,
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and of her bereaved.
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The Scholler her carryed to Hockley the hole.
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No man was admitted this Mayden to see,
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But such as were rich and of worthy degree,
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Five olde toothlesse suiters each day did come to her.
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In fine mumping manner with money to woo her:
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she could not love them,
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but did reprove them,
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Her sinister[r] fortune, she did condole:
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another she loved,
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as after proved,
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By him she was carryed to Hockley the hole.
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The Scholler at last did devise a fine flight.
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To steale her away in the dead of the night,
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And boldly to dare he doth come in great hast,
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And being come thither he knocketh a pace:
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the Usurer wise,
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loath for to rise,
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Commanded his daughter to see who did call:
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and being come downe,
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her true loue she found,
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Ready to carry her to Hockley the hole.
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Which when she espyed full merry was she,
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For now she was certaine she should beset free,
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From fine doting suiters, and from a curst father,
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Before she would stay she would run away rather:
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fogetting her clothes,
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to be rid from her foes,
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Her fathers cramd bags she away with her stole,
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who little thought all this while,
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that they did him beguile,
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And carry it away to Hockley the hole.
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Hockley in the hole: The second part,
To the same tune.
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THus was he deceived of much by his childe,
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The Scholler the Usurer thus did beguile,
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He wiped the noses of all the Rich five,
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And by this adventure is likely to thrive:
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onward hees going,
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in riches flowing,
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In every towne for Wine hee doth call,
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thus being wise,
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he got a prize,
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The best that was brought to Hockley the hole.
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Through Barnet he rides with his beautious lasse,
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And thorow Saint Albons he freely doth passe,
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A long unto Dunstable swiftly he goes,
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Where hee is made welcome of all he knowes:
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he did not delay,
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nor long did stay,
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But onward to Hockley without controle:
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where having [stayd h]er,
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his wife he made her,
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And they were maryed at Hockley the hole.
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Her father having mist her, grew heavy and sad,
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But the losse of his money did make him stark mad
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Like to Jeronimo, raging he goes,
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The losse of his gelde was the cause of his woes:
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that wrapped in care,
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and urgd to dispaire,
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up to his garret secretly he stole:
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and for losse of his pelfe,
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he hanged him selfe,
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his daughter being maryed at Hockley the hole.
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The mony these couple beare with them away,
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was five thousand pounds, as the Country doth say
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Wherewith he did live contentedly,
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And with a part, a great farme did buy.
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he helped the poore
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with a part of his store,
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And gave at this doore full many a dole:
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thus liv'd they in joy,
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and had a faire boy,
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which prooved a rich man at Hockley the hole.
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You Userers all be warned by this thing,
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Gad not your fortunes nor life in a string.
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Dispayre not for golde, for that cannot save yee,
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And if you dispayre, the devil's ready to have yee.
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give women their minde,
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for Cupid is blinde,
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And then you shall finde, contentment in all:
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thus doe I end,
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and to you commend,
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this song that I have pend, from Hockley the hole.
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