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1.450-451 S3359 1 To him Bunne To Him Bunne GReat Mars and Venus,/ vpon a time meeting [l]et your Hound range some ground,/ and swiftly follow him,/ Hunt the Bun take the Bunne,/ but doe not swallow him. [not final stanza] QUoth one the match is made,/ now thers no flinching, Due to damaged surface, transciption supplemented with Rollins (1) II:104-109. Pepys 1.450-451 Rollins (1) II:104-109; STC 4087.7 A. M[athewes c.1620] (?ent. to J. White 20 au. 1614 as 'a ballet of hunting'). Woodblock 1: first 1/2 sheet folio, under title and tune: A hunting scene. A light-colored dog with floppy ears chases a dark rabbit or conney toward the right of the cut. The dog wears a collar and seems to be smiling. The rabbit's profile shows one large eye and whiskers. Between the running animals is a flower.: 76 x 162 Woodblock 2: second 1/2 sheet folio, under cast fleuron, title and tune: A hunting scene. At the left of the cut, the hunter walks forward, holding a staff and sounding a horn. He wears a buttoned jacket or doublet, short full breeches, hose, low shoes, and a hat with a feather. In the center of the cut, a large dog wearing a collar pursues the (extremely large) rabbit or conney fleeing to the right of the cut. In the background stands a tree.: 72 x 154 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: 450 1: 451 To him Bun, take him Bun: Or,/ The hunting of the Conney. To him Bun, take him Bun: Or,The hunting of the Conney. To Him Bun, Take Him Bun: or, the Hunting of the Conney. The second part, The second part, The Second Part, 1/2 sheet folio, originally left part, 275 x 164 1/2 sheet folio, originally right part, 275 x 162 cropped and torn left edge, creased, damaged surface, uneven inking, Manuscript verso shows through cropped right edge, damaged surface, uneven inking cast fleurons cast fleurons Printer A. M. 1620 Printed at London by A.M. Weinstein: STC initials

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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 10/13/2007 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Humour, Frollicks &c 05/21/2008 Checker Kris McAbee Made corrections to transcription 10/13/2007 Checker Kris McAbee Made corrections to transcription 8/29/2007 Checker Katy Trumbull Transcription Checked, Metadata Updated, XML Created 7/13/2006 Transcriber Eric Nebeker Original Transcription Created 7/23/2004 Bibliographer Simone Chess Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
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G Reat Mars and Venus , upon a time meeting, In Cupids shady Bowers, after some greeting: Many words passed then, but their chiefe argument Was how that Summers day, should be in pleasure spent: He said Warres, Brawles and Jarres, these she denied, Milder sport fits each sort, thus shee replyed. [L]et your Hound range some ground, and swiftly follow him, [H]unt the Bun take the Bunne, but doe not swallow him. If than Apollo pleasd, Mars was contented, They shooke hands and agreed, so both consented: Phaebus beames warmes the streames, where Nymphs doe bath them, Boras playes with their locks, and gently waves them; The gods did give consent, mortals should sport and play, In a most decent sort, keeping it Holiday. Let your Hound range some ground, and switly follow him, Hunt the Bunne, take the Bunne, and doe not swallow him.
Flora with Flowers sweet, spred all the Mountaines, Valles were fresh and greene, swift ranne the Fountaines: Phylomel sweetly sung, to entertaine the Spring, On each branch sits a Bird, making the Groves to ring: Pan pipeth on his Reede, whilst that his Lambes doe play, Every thing seemes to spring, welcomming pleasant May . Let your Hound range some ground, and switly follow him, Hunt the Bunne, take the Bunne, but doe not swallow him. Foorth went the Countrey Youthes, every one leading His nimblest footed Dogge, ore the Lawnes treading: Through each bush doe they rush, and open way doth make, A Hunters path is free, be it through Brake or Lake, Over Hill over Dale, with shoute and hallow, Whilest that their nimble Hounds, poore Bunne doth follow. Let your Hound range some ground, and swiftly follow him, Hunt the Bunne, take the Bunne, and doe not swallow him.
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Q Uoth one the match is made, now thers no flinching, Ile not give out for nought, Hang up all pinching: Since w'are within the Chase, weele have about Lad, Encourage up thy Dogge, why dost thou pout Lad, Faire play Ile see thee have, flye Bunny faint not, Pretty Bunne nimbly runne, and see thou plaint not. Let your Hound range some ground and swiftly follow him: Hunt the bun take the bun, but doe not swallow him. Nimbly she leapes and skips, ore Hill and Valley, Holes she takes, creepes through brakes, seeming to dally: Cries of Hounds makes the grounds, eccho like Thunder: Making each silly beast mazed with wonder: Take the Earth, let not death so soone ore take thee, For if he catch thee Bun, hele soundly shake thee. Let your Hound range some ground, and swiftly follow him: Hunt the Bun, take the Bun, and doe not swallow him.
For all the shift she made, quickely they caught her, And full low on the ground, sodenly brought her: She did sqeeke, they did sheerke, thus they usd Bunny, Hard hearted Hounds to use, so a poore Conny: Hunters came in apace, to see the slaughter, And each one did rejoyce, that they had caught her. Let your Hound range some ground, and swiftly follow him: Hunt the Bun, take the Bun, and doe not swallow him. This being done, then the Sunne Westward declined, And pale-fac't Cynthya , in the East shined: Every man with a Leash, up his Dogge tied, And when their sport was done, homeward they hied: So farewell. yet a Knell, Ile ring for Bunny. Which was a harmelesse beast, poore pretty Conney. Ding dong ding thus I ring, poore Bun is buried, That with so many Doggs, was at once weried.
Finis.
Printed at London by A. M.