%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> The Honest VVoer, / His minde expressing in plaine and few tearmes / By which to his Mistris his loue he confirmes. W., R. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1632 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 06/07/2008 20142

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1.302-303 S126243 1 Lulling beyond her Lie Lulling Beyond thee Lulling Beyond Her FAirest mistris cease your moane, / spoile not your eyes with weeping, for it is I that loue you. AS the lost infant doth reioyce / when he hath found his mother, for it is I that loue you. Imprint: n of London is inverted, looks like u. Pepys 1.302-303 STC 25972.8 [E. Purslowe?] for H. Gosson 1632?]; Rollins (2) 1136 (May 24, 1632, IV, 278, Henry Gosson, Fran. Coles); Rollins (2) 1137 (July 16, 1634, IV, 323, Jno. Wright & partners). Woodblock 1: first 1/2 sheet, over column 1 : A bearded man stands with his right hand on his hip. He is dressed in a doublet with buttons, slops, ruff, hose, boots with spurs, and wears a hat with plumes and a brim. A cloak over his left shoulder conceals his left elbow and hangs behind him. He wears a sword belt and holds his left hand to his chest.: 85 x 66 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. : 83 x 54 Woodblock 3: second 1/2 sheet, over column 3: A bearded aristocratic man stands with his hand extended. He wears a narrow brim with a plume, a cloak, a baldric, a doublet or jerkin, short breeches, hose and low shoes. He carries a dagger and sword on his hips.: 80 x 61 Woodblock 4: second 1/2 sheet, over column 4: An elderly aristocratic woman stands with her right arm extended. She wears a hat, a dress with full sleeves, decorated with stripes, and a tall necked underdress. : 83 x 47 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: 302 1: 303 The Honest VVoer, / His minde expressing in plaine and few tearmes / By which to his Mistris his loue he confirmes. The Honest Woer, His minde expressing in plaine and few tearmes By which to his Mistris his love he confirmes. The Honest Wooer, His Minde Expressing in Plain and Few Terms by Which to His Mistress His Love He Confirms. The second Part, / Being an answer of the Maiden kinde, / Correspondent to the plaine Yongmans minde. The second Part, Being an answer of that Maiden kinde, Correspondent to the plaine Yongmans minde. The Second Part, Being an Answer of That Maiden Kind, Correspondent to the Plain Young Man's Mind. W., R. 1/2 sheet folio, originally left part, 267 x 143 1/2 sheet folio, originally right part, 248 x 150 cropped top and right edges, uneven inking cropped right edge, creased, damaged surface, uneven inking cast fleurons cast fleurons 1632 Londou, Printed 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 6/7/2008 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Love Pleasant love marriage 6/7/2008 Checker Charlotte Becker transcription checked, metadata updated, XML 7/19/2007 Checker Eugene Hart Ballad Checked 2006 Transcriber Summer Star Ballad Transcribed 7/21/2004 Bibliographer Liberty Stanavage Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
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F Airest mistris cease your moane, spoile not your eyes with weeping, For certainely if one be gone, you may have another sweeting: I will not complement with oathes, nor speake you faire to prove you, But save your eyes to mend your clothes, for it is I that love you. I will not boast of substance great, wherewith I can endow you, Nor what apparell, not what meat, I'm able to allow you: You know tis time that all things tryes, let then my affection move you, And weepe no more, but save your eyes, for it is I that love you. If I should say your golden hayres, I should both lye and flatter, Why should I say thine eyes are stars, when there is no such matter. Every like is not the same, yet none I prize above you, To sigh so sore y'are much to blame, for it is I that love you. With courtly words I cannot court, like one whose tongue is filed, By subtile speakers in that sort, poore women are oft beguiled.
I speake no more but what I meane, then doe as it doth behoove you, And doe not waste your teares in vaine, for it is I that love you. You may I know have choice of men, that many wayes excell me, But yet in love I passe all them, my conscience this doth tell me: Then let no riches buy my price, nor flattering words remove you, To sigh and sob you are very unwise, for it is I that love you. I am thy constant Pyramus , be thou my constant Thysbe , That such a match is made by us, let this a sealing kisse be: I never will revoke my vow, nor deeme any Lasse above you, Then dearest leave your sorrow now, for it is I that love you. Now if you doe my love deny, and bitterly refuse me, I will not say for love Ile dye, in that you shall excuse me: Some say so yet meane nothing lesse, but pitty I hope will move you Not to put me to that distresse, for it is I that love you.
<seg n="1" rend="left"><hi rend="italic">The second Part,</hi> </seg> <seg n="2" rend="left"><hi rend="italic">Being an answer of that Maiden kinde,</hi> </seg> <seg n="3" rend="left"><hi rend="italic">Correspondent to the plaine Yongmans minde.</hi> </seg> <seg n="4" rend="left"><hi rend="italic">To the same tune.</hi> </seg>
A S the lost infant doth rejoyce when he hath found his mother, So am I glad to heare the voyce of you my constant lover: Beleeve me Harry , if you will, Once I so true doe prove you, Come when you will and welcome still, for it is that I love you . I loved a false disloyall youth, which caus'd my thus lamenting, For in his words there were no truth But subtle circumventing: You use plaine dealing which is best, so still it doth behoove you, And therefore set your heart at rest, for it is that I love you. And now henceforth I will give ore to weepe for him that jeeres me, And his affection ile abhorre, for no true love he beares mee: With you I will rejoyce my deare, let no false tales remove you, Beleeve not every newes you heare, for it is I that love you. As Hypocrats of Pontus Queene did follow her Mithridates , Through uncouth woods and forrests great, so nothing shall separate us:
Ile circulate the world with you, nought the shall from me remove you, Thinke not that I speake more than's true for it is I that love you. Nor Lucre'e , nor Penelope shall bee more chast than I will, Ere Ile forsake my honesty ten thousand deathes I dye will: You need not to repent your choyce, but let me true still prove you, And so wee shall together rejoyce, for it is I that love you. Judge not amisse because so soone I yeeld to your requesting, Love is a thing that ought to be done without any fraud or jesting: You love plaine dealing as you say, then why should I disprove you? Against my minde I can't say nay, for it is I that love you. And thus with minde reciprocall this couple were well matched, The Parson told the Parish all and then twas quite dispatched: I hope the love that twixt them past unto delight will move you, Each of them ba'd this phrase to th'last, for it is I that love you.
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