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1.376-377 S126285 1 How shall a good Husband How Shall a Good Husband VVIfe, prethee come hither & sit thee down by me, / For I am best pleased when yu art most nie me COme Dame I will tell you, for I cannot hold / No longer, but tell thee that thou art turn'd Scold, irregular stanzaic structure: 1 x 2, 1 x 4, 1 x 2, 1 x 4, 1 x 2, 5 x 4 Pepys 1.376-377 STC 16765 for H. G[osson c.1630] Woodblock 1: below title and cast fleuron, above first column: A well-dressed man stands on some type of tiled floor. He wears a plumed hat or helmet and possibly has a mustache or beard. He wears an ornate waistcoat and breeches, and has some sort of collar or ruff around his neck. A ribbon is tied across his chest and he wears a heavy cape. A sword swings from his waist and points in the direction of the man's left. Another object appears to be attached to his waist on the right side. His left hand holds his waist and his right hand is extended to his side.: 78 x 60 Woodblock 2: below title and cast fleuron, between woodcuts 1 and 3: A lady stands with her body facing forward and her head looking to her right. In her right hand, she holds a large feather fan. The lady wears a stiff ruff and a necklace or chain. Her full skirt and the front of her dress are decorated with a row of large flowers. : 81 x 50 Woodblock 3: below title and cast fleuron, above second column: A man stands looking to his right with his feet shoulder width apart. He wears an ornately embroidered jerkin and slops. His left hand is on his left hip and he holds his right hand out to the side. His sword is attached to his left hip and the tip of the sword points off to the right behind him. He wears a flat hat and a mustache.: 74 x 41 Woodblock 4: : A well-dressed man stands on some type of tiled floor. He wears a plumed hat or helmet and possibly has a mustache or beard. He wears an ornate waistcoat and breeches, and has some sort of collar or ruff around his neck. A ribbon is tied across his chest and he wears a heavy cape. A sword swings from his waist and points in the direction of the man's left. Another object appears to be attached to his waist on the right side. His left hand holds his waist and his right hand is extended to his side.: 76 x 60 Woodblock 5: : 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. : 79 x 60 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: 376 1: 377 A pleasant new Ballad, both merry and witty, / That she weth the humours, of the wiues in the City. A pleasant new Ballad, both merry and witty, That she weth the humours, of the wives in the City. A Pleasant New Ballad, Both Merry and Witty, That She Weth the Humors, of the Wives in the City. The second part: The second part: The Second Part: 1/2 sheet folio, originally left part, 257 x 172 1/2 sheet folio, originally right part, 258 x 170 cropped right edge, torn top left corner, uneven inking, Manuscript verso shows through cropped right edge, creased, uneven inking vertical rule and cast fleurons vertical rule and cast fleurons 1630 Printed at London for H. G. H. G. 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 6/26/2008 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Marriage 06/26/08 Checker Rachel Mann Metadata updated, xml created 7/03/2007? Checker Katy Trumbull Ballad Checked 2006 Transcriber Jeff Moorse Original Transcription 8/1/2004 Bibliographer Maggie Sloan Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
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Husband. WIfe, prethee come hither & sit thee down by me, For I am best pleased when yee art most nie me. Wife. I scorne to sit by such a blockheaded Clowne, No thou shalt not touch the worst hem of my Gowne, For I could have had men both proper and good, That would have maintaind me even as I wood. Husband. Wife pray you forgive me if I have offended, Let me know my fault Love, and all shall be mended. Wife. Away you base Rascall, get out of my sight, Thou shalt not come neere me by day nor by night, For dost thou not see it, even to my disgrace, My neighbours exceed me in dressings and Lace. Husband. If that be the matter wife, let it not move thee, Thou shalt have as good as they; come kisse & love me. Wife. I will have a silke Gowne, a Maske and a Fanne, I will never walke abroad without my man,
And he shall be handsome to, with a good face, Not such a Clowne as You, me to disgrace. Husband. Wife I will attend thee if that may suffice, And lay all things ready against you doe rise, And then if you please to walke and take the ayre, Wife I will waite on thee, be it foule or faire, Wife. Nay, thou art not worthy to carry my Fan, I will be supplied by a propperer man: And hee'l have our Coach and horse to ride at pleasure And thou shalt run by on foot, and wait our leisure. Husband. Wife thou shalt have horses and Coach, and a man To drive for thy pleasure through Cheapside & Strand, And I will goe with thee, and alwayes attend thee, My care shall be such Love, as none shall offend thee. Wife. Ile not be attended by any such Foole. No, thou art not worthy to empty my close stoole, For thou hast no complement, Courtship nor wit, And therefore not worthy to kisse where I sit.
<seg n="1" rend="left"><hi rend="italic">The second part: To the same tune.</hi></seg>
Husband. COme Dame I will tell you, for I cannot hold No longer, but tell thee that thou art turn'd Scold, For I have borne long with your blockhead and foole, Not worthy you say, for to empty your stoole. Wife. Why so I say still, if you mend not your manners, It were better you lived among Brewers or Tanners. Husband. Come Huswife Ile teach you to use your tongue better Or else I will tye it up with such a fetter; Shalt cause you to wish you never had used it, With such ill-be-fitting tearmes and so abusing it. Wife. Why what have I said now you take in such dudgeon, Which makes you to grumble so like a Curmudgeon. Husband. Dame Ile make you know how that I am your head, And you shall be ready at board, or in bed, To give me content, or else be sure of this, Both gowne and lace, horse & Coach all you shall misse. Wife. Alas Sir, you wrong me, to use me so ill, In not giving way to my humour and will:
For tis for your credit man, all this I crave, And you are esteemed for my going brave. Husband. I like no such credit Dame, let them that will, Retaine it and hold it, twill give them their fill, But as for your selfe Wife, Ile cause you to know, What duty and service to me you doe owe. Wife. I pray you be quiet, if I have offended, Forgive me my fault Love, and all shall be mended: And here I doe promise and give my consent, To doe whatsoever may give you content. Husband. Well, that I will try ere you part from my sight, Fetch up all the Candles, and see you doe light Every one of them, even at the wrong ends, And then pinne the basket, and so we are friends. Wife. All this am I willing, and more I will doe, To shew my respect, thus I stoope to your shooe. Husband. Why that's a good Wench, now come kisse & be friends Put out all the Candles Ile make thee amends.
Printed at London for H. G. Finis.