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1.336 S5214 1 A Pleasant new tune A Pleasant New Tune ONce busie in study betwixt night and day,/ with choyse of inuentions I had in my minde, to get by good order their Mayden-head againe. [with variations] Pepys 1.336 STC 17770.3 [W. Jones] for H. G[osson 1624]; Rollins (2) ?1697 (Dec. 14, 1624, IV, 132). Woodblock 1: under title and tune, above column 1: A noble or lord (presumably the scholar scientist) stands facing his left. He holds his (large) right hand in the air, and carried a rolled scroll (presumably the prescription) in his left hand. He wears a large hat, a small ruff, and a short sleeved black overcoat. He wears decorative wrist cuffs a short fancy tunic, hose, and black shoes. he has pronounced eyebrows and a moustache.: 78 x 57 Pepys Library The Pepys ballads : facsimile volume Editor W.G. Day D.S. Brewer Cambridge [England] 1987 Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 336 A maruellous Medicine to cure a great paine,/ If a Mayden-head be lost to get it againe. A marvellous Medicine to cure a great paine, If a Mayden-head be lost to get it againe. A Marvellous Medicine to Cure a Great Paine, if a Maidenhead Be Lost to Get It Again. 1/2 sheet folio, 258 x 170 cropped left and right edges, creased, damaged surface, uneven inking cast fleurons 1624 Printed at London for H.G. H. G. Weinstein: licensing info

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 Taxonomy used by Pepys to Organize Ballads in Albums A Small Promiscuous Supplement Devotion & Morality Drinking & Good Fellowship History - True & Fabulous Humour, Frollicks &c Love Pleasant Love Pleasant and Unfortunate Love Unfortunate Marriage Sea State & Times Tragedy Various Subjects Early Modern Center Ballad Project Keyword Taxonomy advice affliction/health alcohol animals/nature appearance Bible/biblical figures buildings/architecture catastrophe children class clothing/fashion country/nation crime death economics/trade entertainment family/procreation folklore gender historical figures & events holidays/seasons infidelity law London love maritime marriage military/war monstrosity mythology/Classical world news nobility/court politics/government punishment religious concepts religious figures religious types & sects royalty rural life servitude sex/sexuality supernatural/magic The New World travel trickery/deceit urban life vice violence virtue vulgarities/crass humor Library of Congress Subject Heading Taxonomy 8/8/2007 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Love Pleasant 8/8/2007 Checker Jessica C. Murphy re-checked transcription, found 3 errors, fixed in Word and in XML 6/25/2005 Transcriber Unknown original transcription 2006 Checker Jessica C. Murphy transcription checked 8/7/2007 Checker Jessica C. Murphy metadata updated, ESTC ID entered 07/26/2007 Checker Eugene Hart Ballad Checked, XML created, ESTC S5214 7/22/2004 Bibliographer Simone Chess Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
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O Nce busie in study betwixt night and day, with choyse of inventions I had in my minde, And many odde matters my minde did assay, but any to please me I could not well finde: Then suddenly casting the nose in the winde, I smelt out a Medicine both precious and plaine, How to help silly Maydens that had been somwhat kind to get by good order their Mayden-head againe. First the Mayde must be brought into a sleepe, for three houres together before she awake, And seven dayes after this dyet must keepe, with these kind of compounds the which shee must take, She must eate neyther rost-meate, sod, neyther bake, but all kinde of dainties shee must refraine, Save onely this medicine, the which if shee take, then it will restore her Mayden-head againe. The first day give her the slime of an Eele, blowne through a Bag-pipe with the wind of a bladder, With two or three turnings of a spinning wheele, boyld in an Egge-shell, and streind through a ladder: The tongue of an Urchin, the sting of an Adder, boyld in a blanket in a showre of raine, With seven notes of musicke to make her the gladder, and it will restore her mayden-head againe. The second day give her the peeping of a Mouse, with three drops of thunder that fals from the skie, And temper it with three leapes of a Louse, and put therein three skips of a Flye, With a gallon of water of a Widdowes eye, that weepes for her husband when death hath him slaine, Let her take this medicine and drinke by and by, and it will restore her mayden-head againe.
The third day give her the chattering of a Sparrow, rosted in Mitten of untan'd Leather, Give it her with the rumbling of a wheele-barrow, and baste it with three yards of a blacke Swans feather, The juyce of a Whetstone thereto put together, with the fart of a Fryer brought hither from Spaine Let her lay all these in an ell of Louse leather, and lay warme to her belly to helpe her great paine. The fourth day give her the song of a Swallow, well tempered with Marrow wrung out of a log, With three pound and better of Stock-fish tallow hard fryed in the left horne of a Butchers blue dog, With the gaggling of a Goose, & the friskes of a Frog the bill of a shovell, or a Humble-bees braine: Give her this tasting, with the grunting of a Hog, and it will restore her mayden-head againe. The fift day give her betwixt eight a clocke and nine, some gruell of Grantum made for the nonce, The braines of a birdbolt powdred very fine, and beat in a Morter of Ginne-wrens bones, Boyld in a nut-shell betwixt two mill-stones: with the guts of a Gudgin before she be staine: Let her be sure to drinke all this at once, and it will restore her mayden-head againe. Now marke well the sixt day what must be her trade, she must have a Woodcocke, a Snipe, or a Quaile, Bak'd fine in an Oven before it be made, and mingle it with the blood of a Snaile, With foure or five Inches of a Jacke-an apes taile: what though for a while it put her to paine, Yet let her take it without any faile, and it will restore her mayden-head againe. The seventh day give her a pound of Maydes mothes, brayd in a basket of danger and blame, With conserves of Coleworts bound in a boxe, to comfort her stomacke with the sirrup of shame: Although she be past all hope of good name, and unto her honestie a very great staine. Let her take it to remedy the same, and it will restore her mayden-head againe. Loe these are our Medicines for Maydens each one, which in their Virginitie amisse somewhat fell, Pray you if ever you hear them make moane, and gladly would know the place where I dwell, At the signe of the Whip and the Eg-shell, neere Pancake ally on Salisbury Plaine, There shall they finde remedy using this well or else never to recover their mayden-head againe.
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