Fayre Warning,
OR,
Happy is he whom other mens harmes
Can make to beware, and to shun Satans charmes.
To the tune of Packingtons pound.
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THe World is orerun with enormous abuse,
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Pure vertue and honesty do now decrease,
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One vice on the neck of another pursues,
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Tis growne to a custome that hardly will cease,
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but blessed is he
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who when he doth see
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Such vices inothers, reformed will be,
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For happy is he whom other mens harmes
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Can make to beware, and to shun Satans charmes.
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Then be well advisd whoever thou art,
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By other mens danger their wayes to forsake,
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And when thou seest any for his folly smart,
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Then see that good use of the same thou dost make:
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and when thou dost see
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how bad others bee,
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Say thou to thy selfe, heres example for mee.
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O happy is he whom other mens harmes
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Can make to beware, and to shun Satans charmes.
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If thou see a man who is proud and ambitious,
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Like soaring Phaeton strive to aspire,
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Presuming his Fates will be ever auspicious,
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He boldly will clime till he can go no higher:
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if fortune should frowne,
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he may tumble downe,
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Then heele be derided of every clowne,
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Thus happy is he whom other mens harmes
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Can make to beware, and to shun Satans charmes.
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If thou see a Gentleman strive for the wall,
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And hazard his life for a phantasie vaine,
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This is the occasion of many a brawll,
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But he thats a wiseman from that will refraine:
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tis better give place
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to one thats more base,
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Then hazard thy life in so desperate a case:
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O happy is he whom other mens harmes
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Can make to beware, and to shun Satans charmes.
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The second Part.
To the same Tune.
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IF thou see a whoremonger passing at leasure,
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Halfe fearfull his legs will drop off by the knees,
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When every justle may do him displeasure,
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He hath been so stung with the Turnbull-street Bees.
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when thou seest his case,
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beware of that place,
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Which brings a man nothing but shame and disgrace:
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O happy is he whom other mens harmes
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Can make to beware, and to shun Satans charmes.
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If thou see a man who hath been an ill liver,
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By hanging himselfe, to kill body and soule,
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Tis fit his example should make thee endeavour
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That thy heart nere harbour a project so foule,
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O what a vile shame
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he brings on his name,
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His children will after be twit with the same:
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O happy is he whom other mens harmes
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Can make to beware, and to shun Satans charmes.
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If thou seest a Judge malefactors condemne
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For rapine or murder, or such haynous acts,
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Tis fit thou shouldst take an example by them,
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Who must by the Law suffer death for their facts:
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their wayes thou mayst flee,
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because thou dost see
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The reason, and therefore they hanged must be:
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O happy is he whom other mens harmes
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Can make to beware, and to shun Satans charmes.
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If thou seest a drunkard come reeling ith street,
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And cutting crosse capers oft times through the durt,
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Still ready to quarrell with all he doth meet,
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Whereby he goes seldome to bed without hurt:
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O then thou mayst think
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comes all this through drink;
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Sure I from the Alehouse in good time will shrink.
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O Happy is he whom other etc.
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If thou see a rogue to the Pillory brought
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For perjury or else some cousening feat,
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To looke on his punishment thou mayst be taught
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To live more uprightly, and use no deceit.
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if thou love thine eare,
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then do not come there
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To looke upon him may make thee to feare.
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O Happy is he whom other mens harmes
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Can make to beware, and to shun Satans charmes.
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If thou see a wealthy man grow very poore
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By passing his credit for other mens debts,
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Whereby hes constrayned to keepe within doore
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For feare lest a Sergeant ins clutches him gets,
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be therefore aware
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of this cruell snare:
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By suretiship many men beggerd are:
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But happy is he whom other mens harmes
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Can make to beware, and to shun Satans charmes.
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Thus every man who is willing to learn,
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Of other mens follies may make a good use.
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And by their just punishment he may return
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From vice unto vertue, reforming abuse,
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the which if he can,
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he is a blest man.
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And thus Ile conclude with the same I began,
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That happy is he whom other mens harmes
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Can make to beware, and to shun Satans charmes.
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