A Ballad Intituled, a Newe welladaye /
As playne maister Papist, as Donstable waye.
Welladaye welladaye, welladaye woe is mee
Syr Thomas Plomtrie is hanged on a tree.
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AMonge manye newes reported of late,
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As touchinge the Rebelles their wicked estate,
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Yet Syr Thomas Plomtrie, their preacher they saie,
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Hath made the North countrie, to crie welladaye.
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Welladaye, welladaye, welladaye, woe is me,
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Syr Thomas Plomtrie is hanged on a tree.
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And now manie fathers and mothers be theare,
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are put to their trialles with terrible feare,
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Not all the gaye Crosses nor goddes they adore,
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will make them as merie, as they have ben before,
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Welladaye, welladaye. etc.
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The widowes be woful, whose husbandes be taken
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the childerne lament them, that are so forsaken,
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The churchmen that chaunted the morowe masse bell
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Their Pardons be graunted they hang verie wel.
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Welladaye welladaye. etc.
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It is knowne they bee fled, that were the beginers
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it is time they were ded, poore sorofull sinners
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For all there great haste, they are hedged at a staye
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with weeping & waylinge to sing welladaye.
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Welladaye, welladaye. etc.
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Yet some hold opynon, all is well with the highest
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they are in good saftie wher freedome is nieste
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Northumberland need not, be doutefull some saye,
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and Westmorlande is not, yet brought to the bay.
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Welladaye, welladaye etc.
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No more is not Norton, nor a nomber beside,
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But all in good season, they maye hap to be spide,
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It is well they be wandred, whether no man can say
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But it will be remembered, they crie welladaie.
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Welladaye, welladaye. etc.
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Where be the fyne fellowes, that caried the crosses,
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Where be the devisers, of Idoles and Asses,
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Wher be the gaie Banners, were wont to be borne
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where is the devocion of gentyll John Shorne.
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Welladaye, welladaye. etc.
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Saint Pall, and Saint Peter, have laid them abord
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and saie it is feetter to cleave to Gods worde
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Their Beades, & their bables, are best to be burnd
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and Moises tables towardes them to be turnde.
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Welladaye, welladaye. etc.
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And welladaye, wandreth still to and froe,
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bewailinge the wonders, of rumors that goe,
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Yet saie the stiffe necked let be as be maye,
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though some be sore checked, yet some skape awaie
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Welladaye, welladaye. etc.
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And such some be sowers of seedes of Sedicion,
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and saie the popes pardon, shall give them remission
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That kepe themselves, secrete and preevilie saie,
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it is no greate matter for this welladaye.
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Welladaye, welladaye. etc.
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You shall have more newes er Candelmas come
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their be matters diffuse yet lookte for of some,
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Looke on, and looke still, as ye longe to here newes
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I thinke Tower hill, will make ye all muse.
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Welladaye, welladaye. etc.
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If they that leave tumblynge begin to wax climing
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for all your momblinge and merie pastimeing.
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Ye will then beleeve, I am sure as I saie,
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that matter will meeve, a newe welladaye.
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Welladaye, welladaye. etc.
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But as ye be faithlesse, of God and his lawe,
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so till ye see hedles, the Traitors in strawe,
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You wilbe still whisperinge of this and of that,
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welladaye, woe is me, you remember it not
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Welladaie, welladaie. etc.
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Leave of your lyinge, and fall to trewe reason,
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leave of your fonde spieng, and marke every season
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Against God & your countrie to taulke of rebelling
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not Syr Thomas Plumtrie can bide by the telling
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Welladaye, welladaye. etc.
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And such as seduce the people with blyndnes,
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and byd them to trust the Pope and his kyndnes
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Make worke for the tynker, as proverbes doth saie,
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by such popishe patching, still comes welladaye.
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Welladaye, welladaie. etc.
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And she that is rightfull your Queene to subdue ye,
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althoughe you be spitfull hath gyven no cause to ye
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But if ye will vexe her, to trie her hole force,
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let him that comes next her, take heed of her horse
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Welladaie, welladaie. etc.
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Shee is the Lieftennante of him that is stowtest,
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shee is defender of all the devowtest,
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It is not the Pope nor all the Pope may,
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can make her astonyed, or singe welladaie.
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Welladaie, welladaie.
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God prosper her highnes, and send her his peace,
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to governe good people, with grace, & increase,
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And send the deservers, that seeke the wronge way
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at Tyborne some Carvers, to singe welladaie.
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welladaie, welladaie. etc.
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