...week then I will give thee, i For this merry jest thou hast showne unto me ; And tell the old abhot when thou comest home, Thou hast brought him a pardon from good King John. " A \OXYMOUS. JOHN BARLEYCORN.* THERE was three kings into the East, Three kings both great and high....

...place ! " Now naye, my liege, be not in such speede, For alacke I can neither write ne reade." Four nobles a weeke, then I will give thee, For this merry...Thou hast brought him a pardon from good King John. VII. YOU MEANER BEAUTIES This little sonnet was written by Sir Henry Wotton, Knight, on that amiable...

...read ! ' ' Four nobles a week then will I give thee, For this merry jest thou hast shown unto me ; And tell the old abbot, when thou comest home, Thou hast brought him a pardon from good King John ? ' This ballad, which can be traced to the fifteenth century, is quoted in Percy's Reliques, 1765...

...naye, my liege, be not in such specde, For alacke I can neither write, ne reade. Four nobles a week, then, I will give thee, For this merry jest thou hast...Thou hast brought him a pardon from good King John. From Percy's Rcliqucs. ON THE DEATH OF A FAVORITE CAT, DROWNED IN A TUB OF GOLDFISHES 'TWAS on a lofty...

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...nor read." "Four nobles1 a week then I will give thee, For this merry jest thou hast shown unto me; And tell the old abbot, when thou comest home, Thou hast brought him a pardon from good King John." ANONYMOUS 1 Gold coin worth 6s. 8d. (An anachronism. First minted by Edward III.) Robin Goodfellow...