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1.260-261 S95209 1 I can nor will no longer lie alone. Or, Falero lero lo. Walking in a Country Town I Can Nor Will No Longer Lie Alone, or Falero Lero Lo O Mine owne sweet heart, / and when wilt thou be true: More sweeter then the hunny, / that comes from the Bee. [cols 1-2: stanzas 1,3,5,8; cols 3-4: stanzas 1,4,5,6,8; with variations] And fresher then the Blossomes, / that bloomes on the tree. [cols 1-2: stanzas 2,4,6,7,9; cols 3-4: stanzas 2,3,7,9; with variations] THou shalt haue thy Caudles, / before thou dost arise: More sweeter then the hunny, / that comes from the Bee. [cols 1-2: stanzas 1,3,5,8; cols 3-4: stanzas 1,4,5,6,8; with variations] And fresher then the Blossomes, / that bloomes on the tree. [cols 1-2: stanzas 2,4,6,7,9; cols 3-4: stanzas 2,3,7,9; with variations] title cropped: A Country new Iigge betweene Simon and Susan, to be sung in merr[y] . . .; uneven inking: To the tune of / I c[a]n, nor will no longer lye alone: Or, Falero lero lo.;uneven inking: O Mine owne sweet heart, / [a]nd . . .; uneven inking: Impri[nt]ed at London for H. Goss[on.]; another edition at 1.278-279 Pepys 1.260-261 STC 22556 [M. Flesher] for H. Gosson [c.1625] Woodblock 1: first 1/2 sheet, over column 1: An armed man holds a spear in his left hand. He is dressed in a breastplate, morion helmet with plumes, slops, hose, and low shoes. His elbows and forearms are covered with armor and he wears gauntlets on his hands. He wears a sash or baldric across his chest, and a swordbelt and sword, visible on his left hip.: 81 x 43 Woodblock 2: first 1/2 sheet, over column 2: A lady stands facing towards her right. In her right hand, she holds a large feather fan (or a branch?). The lady wears a large stiff ruff and a necklace or chain. Her full skirt (supported by a french farthingale?) and the front of her dress is decorated with a row of large flowers. Her dark overskirt is elaborately decorated. The woodcut appears to be broken into two parts.: 84 x 58 Woodblock 3: second 1/2 sheet, over column 3 : A bearded man in a long coat and flat cap bends to look at a plant on a slope. He is framed by an archway.: 70 x 50 Woodblock 4: second 1/2 sheet, over column 4: A woman stands framed in an archway. With her right hand she gestures back at herself. She wears a simple buttoned dress and a cloak or shawl that she grips with her left hand. Two indeterminate objects are visible at her feet.: 68 x 46 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: 260 1: 261 A Country new Iigge betweene Simon and Susan, to be sung in merry / pastime by Bachelors and Maydens. A Country new Iigge betweene Simon and Susan, to be sung in merr[y]pastime by Bachelors and Maydens. A Country New Jig between Simon and Susan, to Be Sung in Merry Pastime by Bachelors and Maidens. The Second part. The Second part. The Second Part. 1/2 sheet folio, originally left part, 281 x 133 1/2 sheet folio, originally right part, 280 x 136 cropped left and right edges, torn left edge, torn and damaged surface, uneven inking torn, holed, uneven inking cast fleurons cast fleurons 1625 Imprinted at London for H. Gosson. H.Gosson Weinstein: STC

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Simon. O Mine owne sweet heart, and when wilt thou be true: Or when wil the time come, that I shall marry you, That I may give you kisses, one, two or three, More sweeter then the hunny, that comes from the Bee. Susan. My father is unwilling that I should marry thee, Yet I could wish in heart, that so the same might be: For now me thinks thou seemest, more lovely unto me: and fresher then the Blossomes, that bloomes on the tree. Simon. Thy mother is most willing, and will consent I know, Then let us to thy Father now both together goe: Where if he give us his good will, and to our match agree: Twill be sweeter then the hunny that comes from the Bee. Susan. Come goe, for I am willing, good fortune be our guide: From that which I have promised, deare heart, Ile never slide: If that he doe but smile, and I the same may see, Tis better then the blossomes, that bloomes upon the tree. Simon. But stay heere comes my Mother, weele talke with hhr a word: I doubt not but some comfort, to us she may afford:
If comfort she will give us, that we the same may see, Twill be sweeter then the hunny, that comes from the Bee, Susan. O Mother we are going my Father for to pray, That he will give me his good will, for long I cannot stay. A young man I have chosen a fitting match for me, More fayrer then the blossomes that bloomes on the tree. Mother. Daughter thou art old enough to be a wedded wife, You maydens are desirous to lead a marryed life. Then my consent good daughter shall to thy wishes be, For young thou art as blossomes that bloome upon the tree. Simon. Then mother you are willing your daughter I shall have: And Susan thou art welcome Ile keepe thee fi[n]e and brave. And have those wished blessings bestowed upon thee, More sweeter then the honey that comes from the Bee. Susan. Yet Simon I am minded to lead a merry life, And be as well maintained as any Citie wife: And live a gallant mistresse of maidens that shall be More fayrer then the blossomes that bloome upon the tree.
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Simon. THou shall have thy Candles, before thou dost arise: For churlishnesse breeds sicknesse and danger therein lies. Young lasses must be cherisht with sweets that dainty be, Farre sweeter then the honey that commeth from the Bee. Mother. Well said good Son and Daughter, this is the onely dyet To please a dainty young wife, and keepe the house in quiet. But stay, here comes your father, his words I hope will be More sweeter then the blossomes that bloome upon the tree. Father. Why how now daughter Susan doe you intend to marry? Maydens in the old time did twenty winters tarry. Now in the teenes no sooner but you a wife will be And loose the sweetest blossome that bloomes upon thy tree. Susan. It is for my preferment good father say not nay, For I have found a husband kinde and loving every way: That still unto my fancy will evermore agree, Which is more sweet then honey that comes from the Bee. Mother. Hinder not your daughter, good husband, lest you bring Her loves consuming sicknesse, or else a worser thing. Maydens youngly married loving wives will be
And sweet as is the honey which comes from the Bee. Simon. Good father be not cruell, your daughter is mine owne: Her mother hath consented and is to liking growne. And if your selfe will give then, her gentle hand to me, Twill sweeter be then honey that comes from the Bee. Father. God give thee joy deare Daughter, there is no reason I Should hinder thy proceeding, and thou a mayden d[y]e: And after to lead Apes in hell, as maidens doomed be: That fairer are then blossomes that bloome upon the tree. Simon. Then let's unto the Parson and Clerke to say Amen: Susan. With all my heart good Simon, we are concluded then, My father and my mother both doe willingly agree My Simon's sweet as honey that comes from the Bee. All together sing. You Maidens and Bachelors we hope will lose no time, Which learne it by experience that youth is in the prime, And daily in their hearts desire young married folkes to be More sweeter then the blossomes that bloome upon the tree.
F I N I S. Imprinted at London for H. Goss[on].