%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> The merry Forrester. / Young men and maides, in Country or in City, / I craue your aides with me to tune this Ditty, / Both new, and true it is, no harme in this is, / But is composed of the word cald, kisses. / Yet meant by none abroad loues to be gadding, Guy, Robert University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1635 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 05/15/2008 20101

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1.224-225 S126232 1 With a fadding With a Fading With a Fading OF late I chanst to be where I / did view an obiect worth delighting, for kisses. [with variations] I Know no Country Gentleman, / that hath but any good fashion or breeding, for kissing. [with variations] Pepys 1.224-225 Rollins (1) II:151-156; STC 12545.5 for H. Gosson [c.1635]. Woodblock 1: 1st 1/2 sheet folio, under title and tune, above column 1: A well-dressed man with a moustache and a brimmed hat with two plumes stands facing the right of the cut. He has his left hand on his hip, and reaches across his body with his right arm and hand. He has a small ruff, a flowing baldrick, pantaloons or slops, and knee-legnth hose held up with ribbon garters. He wears black shoes with a flower pattern. The tip of his sword is visible behind him. In the background are small plants and a hill.: 80 x 48 Woodblock 2: 1st 1/2 sheet folio, under title and tune, above column 2: The woodcut is a faded image of a woman wearing an elaborate gown. In her right hand she holds a large object, possibly a branch or a feather fan. Plants appear to be growing around her feet and there is a floral pattern on the front of her dress. She appears to be wearing a large ruff and her sleeves appear to be puffed and elaborately embroidered. Her left hand she holds in front of her. : 80 x 60 Woodblock 3: 2nd 1/2 sheet, under title and tune, above columns 3 and 4: An aristocratic couple stand, their hands extended towards each other. The woman stands to the right of the cut, her right hand, holding a fan, extended towards the man. She wears an elaborate dress with a wide skirt (supported by a french farthingale?) split to reveal her underskirt, and an additional short overskirt. The bodice of her dress is decorated with a stripe and diamond pattern, the arms of her gown are decorated with a large stripe, and the bottom of the gown is also decorated with a stripe. She wears an elaborate hat with a feather, a large ruff, gloves, and low shoes. Her right hand holds an indeterminate object. The man stands to the left of the woodcut, his left leg and arm extended towards the woman. He wears a buttoned doublet or jacket, decorated with stripes, short full breeches, tall boots, a frilled collar, and a tall brimmed hat with a band and feather. Both appear to be smiling.: 95 x 93 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: 224 1: 225 The merry Forrester. / Young men and maides, in Country or in City, / I craue your aides with me to tune this Ditty, / Both new, and true it is, no harme in this is, / But is composed of the word cald, kisses. / Yet meant by none abroad loues to be gadding, The merry Forrester.Young men and maides, in Country or in City, I crave your aides with me to tune this Ditty, Both new, and true it is, no harme in this is, But is composed of the word cald, kisses. Yet meant by none abroad loves to be gadding, The Merry Forester. Young Men and Maids, in Country or in City, I Crave Youre Aids with Me to Tune This Ditty, Both New, and True It Is, No Harm in This Is, But Is Composed of the Word Called, Kisses. Yet Meant by None Abroad Loves to Go Gadding. The second part, The second part, The Second Part, Guy, Robert 1/2 sheet folio, originally left part, 262 x 146 1/2 sheet folio, originally right part, 265 x 145 damaged surface, uneven inking, Manuscript verso shows through cropped left edge, damaged surface, uneven inking cast fleurons 1635 Printed at London for H. Gosson H. Gosson Weinstein: STC Weinstein lists I:224-225 under Henry Gosson. BBTI and Plomer confirm Gosson's activity ca. 1628.

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O F late I chanst to be where I did view an object worth delighting, Downe in a valley I did espy dame Venus with Adonis fighting for kisses. And looking about a little aside, downe in a Thicket adorn'd with Roses, AEneas with Queene Dido I spide, where they did take their sweet reposes, with kisses. Thought I, this sexe is wondrous kind, when Kings will venture their chiefest treasure, If they can but find one, unto their mind, who can content them with the sweet pleasure of kisses. For Philip Mace[d]onian King had not beene by Paus[enna] killed, Had not Olympa thought of a thing, that he faire Cleopatra willed to kisse him. Nor lovely Hero had not come to that apparant eminent danger, If with desire she had not showne the Hellispont to her Leander , for kisses.
The Merchant for his Mistris sake doth life & limbs, and goods adventure, If she on his love and labours approve, he doubtles will in dangers enter for kisses. Of gold as drosse he but esteemes to gaine her love and true affection, For unto him, a matchlesse Jem and Jewell rare, his hearts election for kissing. The neat and handsome Servingman a clownish mind he scornes to carry, His master dead, his mistris than gives her consent with him to marry for kissing. The Country Swaine, that goes to the plowe at wedings thinks himselfe much graced, If his sweet-heart will take his part to dance with him, or be embraced with kissing. What Duke, what Earle, what Lord, what Knight, in all this Land, but loves to be doing, If they but meet with beauties are bright, but will begin there amourous woing, with kissing?
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I Know no Country Gentleman, that hath but any good fashion or breeding, But he will endeavour, or doe what he can, to have a smug Lasse thats of his own feeding, for kissing. Thus kissing is an ancient thing, and gives content to many a Madam In loving sort, City or Country: Eve was the first beloved of Adam , for kissing. When friends with one another meete, it is a courtesie thats common, In house, in field, or in the streete, most lovingly to salute a woman with kissing. The Court thats cal'd the Commissary, doth punish with pennance that same pleasure, And yet in their woing, yongmen will be doing, still kindnes shewing their owne sweethearts with kisses. Kissing it gives no offence, nor danger brings to one or other: For in the vertuous sects that are, the sister will salute the brother with kissing. When discontent twixt man and wife, doth cause them one fall out with another, The onely meanes to make them friends, and silently their grieves to smoother, is kissing.
The hardy Soldier stout and strong, that honour gaines himselfe by fighting, In time of peace his joyes increase, he in his mistris takes delight in, for kissing. The beauteous girles that portions lacke, oft times rich husbands kind and loving, Doe them respect and still affect, their beauties are so bright and moving in kissing. The aged man of three-score yeeres, oft takes to wife a girle of twenty, The cause whereof you may suppose, which make him take this girle so dainty, is kissing. And widdowes many times doo dote, respecting not a pin their treasure, But marrie with Lads have never a groat, because in them they finde sweet pleasure, in kissing. Thus kissing is an ancient thing, and gives content to many a Madam, Many delightfull thing it doth bring. Eve was the first beloved of Adam for kissing.
Printed at London for H. Gosson. By Robert Guy Finis .