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1.341 S3240 1 a pleasant new tune A Pleasant New Tune AS it fell upon a day,/ in the merry moneth of may: Richard Barnfield: noted as the author from whose ode this ballad is expanded Pepys 1.341 Rollins (1) I:186-189; STC 1487.5 [G. Eld] for J. W[right? c.1625]. Woodblock 1: under title and tune, above column 1: The right half of the cut is a hedged garderm surrounded by clipped shrubs that act as a wall. growing out of this private space, at the back of the cut, are several vines which wrap around stakes. Alongside the hege grow a row of flowering fruit trees. Behind these trees, to the far left of the cut, three people stand with their backs to the viewer, facing a rising or setting sun. They appear to be praying.: 56 x 70 Woodblock 1: under title and tune, above column 2: In a sun at the top right corner are the hebrew letters 'JAWAH' in glory. Standing below the sun and God's name are several figures, with their backs to the viewer, presumably the faithful in prayer. In the forground, in front of these people, a pregnant woman stands with her right hand on her stomach and her left hand holding hands with a small child. Her back is toward the sun, God's name, and the praying crowd. She wears a simple long dress with an apron a bonnet. She looks downward and her expression is sad. The child appears to be smiling. The pregnant woman and child are standing next to the wall of a house. The house is open so that the viewer can see into it ( the woman might be able to see this as well?). Inside the house is a domestic scene of a pregnant woman preparing to give birth. A fire in a hearth is at the left of the cut, a table with a candle at the right, in front of the bed. Tools or cookware hang from the ceiling. The pregnant woman stands facing the bed, with her left hand on her stomach. A woman stands on either side of her, holding her arm. She looks, with an expression of concern, to the woman at her right.: 56 x 70 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: 341 A Louers newest Curranto, or the Lamentation of a young mans folly. A Lovers newest Curranto, or the Lamentation of a young mans folly. A Lover's Newest Curranto, or the Lamentation of a Young Man's Folly. Barnfield, Richard 1/2 sheet folio, 237 x 150 damaged surface, uneven inking headpiece: 13 x 60, cast fleurons Printer 1625 printed at London for .I. W. I. W. Weinstein: STC

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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 1/1/2008 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Love Pleasant economics/trade trickery/deceit Ballads, English 17th century Broadsides, England 17th century 1/1/2008 Checker Jessica C. Murphy transcription re-checked, XML re-created, metadata updated 7/26/2007 Checker Eugene Hart transcription checked, XML created 2005 Transcriber Jeff Moorse original transcription 7/22/2004 Bibliographer Simone Chess Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
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AS it fell upon a day, in the merry moneth of may: Sitting in a pleasant shade, with a gowne of mertle made? Beasts did leape and birds did sing, trees they grow and plants they spring, Every bird sings bannish mone, save the Nightingale alone: She poore bird as all forlorne leanes her breast unto a thorne: Where she sung this mournefull ditty, that to heere it twas great pitty: Fie, fie, fie, now can she cry. to-ra-ra-ra-ra-ro-by and by: For to heare her thus complaine. scarse from teares I could refraine, For her griefe so lively showne, makes me thinke upon my owne. O thought I thou monest in vaine, none takes pitty of thy paine: Senselesse trees they cannot heere thee: retchles birds they will not cheere thee, King anoy he is dead, and all thy friends are clad in lead, All thy fellow birds do sing, carelesse of thy sorrowing: While that fickle fortune smiled, thou and I were both beguiled: Every one that flatters thee, is no friend in misery, When that I was prodigall, bountifull they did me call: And with such flattering, pitty but I were a King, But when fortune chanced to frowne, then farewell thy high renowne,
He is thy friend and friend in deed, that stickes to thee in time of need, When thou sorrowest he will weepe: when thou wakest he will not sleepe, Thus with every greefe in heart, he with thee will beare a part. First entised by many wiles, and by fortunes fickle smiles: Griefe it is my cheefest song, sorrow to me doth belong, Still I waite and moane to see, my hard hap and misery. When all my money it was spent, no credit unto me he lent: But straight they turnd me out of doore, to beg my bread among the poore. Thus fortune first on me did smile, and afterwards did me beguile, Wherefore I wish all youthes that see, to take warning heere by mee. How that they follow Venus trace. feare least they come to great disgrace, For she like Syrens will them intice, and afterwards will them despise,
FINIS.
printed at London for .J.W.