%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> A most Excellent Ballad of Ioseph the Carpenter, and the sacred Virgin Mary, / who was the Mother of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ the ever blessed Redeemer / Man-kind. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1678-1680 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 06/23/2008 20650

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2.27 R228250 1 [not specified] IOseph an aged man truly, / Did marry a Virgin fair and free, then he chose for his dear his dear [with variations] AS I lay musing all alone, / I heard a voice that loud did cry even in the twinkling of an eye. title unclear: A [mos]t Excellent Ballad of Ioseph the Carpenter, and the sacred Virgin Mary, / who was the Mother of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ the ever blessed Redeemer / Man-[k]ind; tune not specified. Pepys 2.27 Wing ?M2880 [cols 1-2]; Rollins (2) ?1311 (Dec. 14, 1624, IV, 131) [cols 1-2]; Rollins (2) 1312 (Mch. 1, 1675, ii, 498) [cols 1-2]; Wing E3525 [cols 3-4]; Rollins (2) 2755 (1561-62, I, 180, Jno. Alde) [cols 3-4] 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. 2: 27 A most Excellent Ballad of Ioseph the Carpenter, and the sacred Virgin Mary, / who was the Mother of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ the ever blessed Redeemer / Man-kind. A [mos]t Excellent Ballad of Joseph the Carpenter, and the sacred Virgin Mary, who was the mother of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ the ever blessed Redeemer Man-kind. A Most Excellent Ballad of Joseph the Carpenter, and the Sacred Virgin Mary, Who Was the Mother of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ the Ever Blessed Redeemer Mankind. Even in the Twinkling of an Eye. Even in the Twinkling of an Eye. Even in the Twinkling of an Eye. 1/2 sheet oblong folio, ?215 x 295 cropped top and bottom edges, torn top left edge, uneven inking 2 headpieces: 64 x 20, 67 x 21 1678-1680 Printed for F. Coles, T. Vere, I. Wright, J. Clarke, W. Thackeray, and T. Passenger. F. Coles, T. Vere, J. Wright, J. Clarke, W. Thackeray, T. Passenger. Blagden

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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 6/23/2008 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Devotion & Morality advice Bible/biblicalfigures religiousconcepts religiousfigures 06/23/08 Checker Rachel Mann Metadata updated, xml created, ESTC # recorded / found in bl.uk 7/5/2007, 8/1/2007 Checker Soren Hammerschmidt Subsequently Checked Transcription, Prepared for XBallad, STAR ID: R228250 2006 Checker Simone Chess Originally Checked Transcription 7/23/2006 Transcriber Laura Miller Original Transcription 8/16/2004 Bibliographer Maggie Sloan/ Jessica C. Murphy Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
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JOseph an aged man truly, Did marry a Virgin fair and free, A purer Virgin did no man see, then he chose for his dear his dear. This Virgin was pure, there was no nay, The Angel Gabriel to her did say. Thou shalt conceive a boy this day, the which shall be our dear our dear. No sooner the Angel his message had said, But all in her she was afraid, How may this be? and I a pure maid, say unto me my dear my dear, The holy Ghost (Mary) shall come on thee, The power of Heaven shall shadow thee, And thou shalt bear a Son truly the which shall be our dear our dear, Then Joseph being a perfect man, Perceiving that Mary with Child was gone Said tell me Mary now and anon, who hath done this my dear my dear Then answered Mary meek and mild I know no Father to my Child, But God alone, and I undefil'd, he hath done this my dear my dear. Yet (thinking she had been unjust, Yielding her body to lawless lust, Out of his house he thought to thrust, his only love and Lady dear. And so put her from him quite, Who was his joy and hearts delight, That blessed Virgin fair and bright, whom [he] did love so dear so dear. And while in heart he thought the same To him the Angel Gabriel came,
Who said, fear not to take to thee, Thy true and faithful wife Mary, Most true and constant sure is she, turn not off thy dear thy dear. When Joseph rose from his sleep so sound, His love [f]o[r] Mary did more abound, He would not for a thousand pound, forsake his Love and Lady dear. They lived both in joy and bliss, But then a straight Commandment is, Through Judea land no man should miss, to go with his Love and Lady dear. Unto the Temple where they were born, And to the Emperor to be sworn, To pay a tribute duely known, both for himself and Lady dear, Then Joseph and his Mary free Who lookt each hour delivered to be, In Bethelem came that sweet City, with his true Love and Lady dear. But when to Bethelem they were come, The Inns were filled all and some, When Joseph intreating every groom, could get no bed for his dear his dear Then was he constrained presently, Within the Stable all night to lye, Wherein they did Oxen and Asses tye, with his true love and Lady dear. The Virgin fair thought it no scorn, To lye in such a place forlorn, Which night she had a young-Son born, even Jesus Christ our dear our dear Thou King of Peace, in Bethelem born That wore for our sake a crown of thorn, [?]ing and morn[,] [?]
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AS I lay musing all alone, I heard a voice that loud did cry Come give account now every one even in the twinkling of an eye. With that I heard a trump did blow, and one said with a voice so high, Destroy all things both high and low, even in the twinkling of an eye. Go forth, he said, and do not stint, throughout the world even by and by, And bring them all to my judgment even in the twinkling of an eye. Destroy both Pallace, Park and Game. Castles and Towers that be so high, To all things living do the same even in the twinkling of an eye, The Giant proud, the Tyrant fell, wo, and alas then shall they cry, For I will throw them down to hell even in the twinkling of an eye. With that I saw a Cloud was bent, and one siting on it so high, Prepared for to give judgment even in the twinkling of an eye. Then all that in the earth did rest, stood up before him by and by, The Books opened and nothing prest, even in the twinkling of an eye,
Divided were without delay the good from ill continually, Sentence was given that same day, even in the twinkling of an eye. The good on his right hand did stand, praising him still most joyfully, With Psalms of victory in their hand, even in the twinkling of an eye. The evil on his left hand did go, crying out most lamentably, Saying alas! come is our woe, even in the twinkling of an eye. Unto the good the Lord did say, speaking to them most joyfully Take thou the Kingdom that lasteth for aye, even in the twinkling of an eye, Unto the evil the Lord did turn, saying to them most lamentably, Go to the fire that ever shall burn, even in the twinkling of an eye. O Lord we pray for Christ his sake, that shed his blood upon a tree, To keep us from that fiery lake, even in the twinkling of an eye.
FINIS. Printed for F. Coles, T. Vere, J. Wright, J. Clarke, W. Thackeray, and T. Passenger.