%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> The Unfortunate Damsel. / Being an Excellent New SONG: / Shewing how a Maid Courted a Gardeners Apprentice; who after they had lived together on / parrol like a Man and VVife, a whole Months time, he turned her off; she now being forced to / go to Service again: VVhence every sober young Maid may learn VVisdome, Chastity, and / Sobriety. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1680-1690 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 05/19/2008 20999

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3.6 R187643 2 My Child must have a Father Daniel Cooper My Child Must Have a Father She got money by't She Got Money By It In Debtford liv'd a Bonny Lass, / both handsome brisk and airy, Pepys 3.6 Rollins (1) III:273-276; Wing U50C. 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. 3: 6 The Unfortunate Damsel. / Being an Excellent New SONG: / Shewing how a Maid Courted a Gardeners Apprentice; who after they had lived together on / parrol like a Man and VVife, a whole Months time, he turned her off; she now being forced to / go to Service again: VVhence every sober young Maid may learn VVisdome, Chastity, and / Sobriety. The Unfortunate Damsel. Being an Excellent New SONG: Shewing how a Maid Courted a Gardeners Apprentice; who after they had lived together onparrol like Man and Wife, a whole Months time, he turned her off; she now being forced to go to Service again: Whence every sober young Maid may learn Wisdome, Chastity, and Sobriety. The Unfortunate Damsel. Being an Excellent New Song: Shewing How a Maid Courted a Gardener's Apprentice; Who After They Had Lived Together onParole Like Man and Wife, a Whole Month's Time, He Turned Her Off; She Now Being Forced to Go to Service Again: Whence Every Sober Young Maid May Learn Wisdome, Chastity, and Sobriety. 1/2 sheet oblong folio, 200 x 320 uneven inking 1680-1690 Printed for C. Dennisson, at the Stationers-Arms within Aldgate. C. Denisson PBA

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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 5/19/2008 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Love Pleasant class love marriage rurallife servitude sex/sexuality 05/19/08 Checker Rachel Mann Metadata updated, xml created 07/23/2007 Checker Laura Miller Ballad checked, ESTC R227150 12/22/2006 Transcriber Cat Zusky Original Transcription 2004 Bibliographer Simone Chess Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
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IN Debtford liv'd a Bonny Lass, both handsome brisk and airy, For Money she was well to pass, and she was mad to marry; A Prentice she did bravely court, with Wine, Beer, Ale, and Brandy, And now and then gave him a kiss as sweet as Sugar-Candy.
The young man he did stand aloof, and bid her court another, Quoth he I am but young and thin, your Old, to be my Mother: If I should think upon a wife, my friends have freely told me, My Master and my Mistris both, they will both beat and scold me.
Sweet-heart the wench she did reply, ne'r think upon Indentures, The bravest Captains go to Sea, and to the Rudder venture: You see I am a lusty Lass, both handsome, brisk and airy, Therefore we will embrace a while, and afterwards we'l marry, My fancy it is set on fire, as Love-sick as another, I love to taste of Married joys, as well as did my Mother: You are the Engine that must quench the flames of my affection, If you will be my Husband dear, i'le follow your derection. He was a Gardner by his trade, as good's within the Nation, He took her to his Garden green, a while for Recreation: They did a thing the which I Blush to give you a Relation, She ruin'd both her name and Fame, and stain'd her Reputation.
He took her by the Nut-brown hand, and led her to his Mother, Where they did live at bed and board, like man and wife together: They could not marry at the Church, for both had never a farthing, And she was like to starve for want, and now repents her bargain. She call'd him Logarhead by name, and silly man like Monkey, But he in passion did reply, peace soon or else i'le thump ye: But when the brush was past and gon, they being tender-hearted, They sweetly hug'd and kiss'd a while, and afterwards they parted. She liveth now distress'd in mind, her sweet-heart did forsake her, And now she passeth for a Maid, to Service she did take her: You Debtford, Greenwich, London Maids be sober when you'r jolly, Remember still what Susan did, and be wise by her folly.
Printed for C. Dennisson, at the Stationers-Arms within Aldgate.