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2.141 1 Gentle and courteous Gentle and Courteous WHen Edward was in England King/ the first of all that name, tune unclear: Tune of, G[e]ntle and court[e]o[u]s; title unclear: [Th]e Lamentable fall of Queen Elenor, who for her Pride and wickedness, by Gods/ [I]udgements sunk into the ground at Charing-Cross, and rose and Queen-Hith. Pepys 2.141 Wing L271{C}; Rollins (2) 1407 (Mch. 13, 1656, ii, 37): Rollins (2) 1408 (Mch. 1, 1675, ii, 496) 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: 141 The Lamentable fall of Queen Elenor, who for her Pride and wickedness, by Gods/ Iudgements sunk into the ground at Charing-Cross, and rose at Queen-Hith. [Th]e Lamentable fall of Queen Elenor, who for her Pride and wickedness, by Gods [J]udgements sunk into the ground at Charing-Cross, and rose at Queen-Hith. The Lamentable Fall of Queen Eleanor, Who for Her Pride and Wickedness, by God's Judgements Sunk into the Ground at Charing-cross, and Rose at Queen-hith. 1/2 sheet oblong folio, folded, 213 x 352 cropped bottom edge, torn, creased and damaged left edge, uneven inking 0 imprint cropped?

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When Edward was in England King, the first of all that name, [Proud] Elenor he made his Queen, __________ Spanish Dame: [Whose] wicked life in sinful pride, th[e] [which] England did excel To dainty dames and gallant maids, ______ Queen was known ful well. ________ first that did invent in _____ brave to ride, ____________ first that brought this Land to deadl[y] Sin and Pride: ____ English Taylor here could serve to make her rich attire, ______ sent ____ Taylors into Spain, [?] ed [her] vain desire. They brou[gh]t in fashions strange and new with go[ld]en garments bright, The [farthing]gale and mighty Ruff, with [Go]wns of Rich delight: ____ Lon[d]on Dames in Spanish pride, _________ th every where; __________ =men like women then, _______ ong locks of Hair. _____nd Child, both Maid and wife, _____ oon'd in pride of Spain, _________ the Spanish Taylors there
our English men did stain: Whereat the Queen did much despite, to see our English men, In vestures clad as brave to see, as any Spaniard then. She crav'd the King that every man that wore long locks of Hair, Might then be cut and poled all or shaved very near: Whereat the King did seem content, and soon thereto agreed, And first commanded that his own, shou'd then be cut with speed. And after that to please his Queen, proclaimed through the Land, That every man that wore long hair should pole him out of hand: But yet this Spaniard not content, to women bore a spight, And then requested of the King, against all Law and right. That every woman=kind should have their right Breast cut away, And then with burning Irons sear'd, the blood to stanch and stay: King Edward then perceiveing well, her [s]pight to womenkind
Devised soon by policy, to turn her bloody mind. He sent for burning Irons streight, all sparkling hot to see, And said, O Queen come on thy way, I will begin with thee: Which words did much displease the Queen that pennance to begin, But askt him pardon on her knees, who gave her grace therein. But afterwards she chanc'd to pass along brave London streets: Whereas the Mayor of London wife, in stately sort she meets: With musick, mirth and melody, unto the Church they went, To give god thanks that to'th Lord Mayor a Noble Son had sent. It grieved much this spightful Queen, to see that any one, Should so exceed in mirth and joy, except herself alone For which she after did devise, within her bloody mind, And practis'd still most secretly, to kill this Lady kind.
UNto the Mayor of London then she sent her Letters straight, To send his Lady to the Court upon her Grace to wait: But when the London Lady came before proud Elenors face, She stript her from her Rich array, and kept her vile and base. She sent her unto Wales with speed, and kept her secret there, And us'd her still most cruelly, that every man did hear; She madt her wash she made her startch she made her drudge alway, She made her nurse up children small, and labour night and day. But this contented not the Queen, she shewed her most dispight, She bound this Lady to a Post, at twelve a clock at Night: And as poor Lady she stood bound, the Queen in angry mood, Did set two Snakes unto her Breast, that suckt away her blood. Thus dyed the Mayor of Londons wife, most grievious for to hear, which made the Spaniard grow more proud as after shall appear:
The food that fed this stately Dame, was boyl'd in costly Wines. The water that did spring from ground, she would not touch at all, But wash'd her hands with dew of Heaven, that one sweet Roses fall: She bath'd her body many a time, in Fountains fill'd with milk, And every day did change attire, in costly meadian Silk. But coming then to London back, within her coach of Gold, A tempest strange within the skies, this Queen did there behold, Out of which storm she could not go, but there remaind a space, Four Horses could not stir the coach, a foot out of the place. A judgment lately sent from Heaven, for shedding guiltless blood, Upon this sinful Queen that slew, the London Lady good: King Edward then as wisdom mil'd, accus'd her of that deed, But she deny'd and wisht that God would send his wrath with speed. If that upon so vile a thing, her heart did ever think, She wisht the ground might open wide, and she therein might sink: With that at Charing-Cross she sunk, into the ground alive, And after rose with life again, in London at Queen-hive. When after that she languisht sore, full twenty days in pain, At last confest the Ladies blood, her guilty hand had slain: And likewise how that by a fryer, she had a base born Child, Whose sinful Lusts and wickedness, her marriage bed defil'd. Thus have you heard the fall of pride, a just Reward of Sin, For those that will forswear themselves, Gods vengeance daily: Beware of Pride ye London Dames, both Wifes and Maidens all Bear this imprinted in your minds.