%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> A New Western BALLAD,/ Of a Butcher that Cuckolded the Farmer./ Good Husbands all be loving to your wives,/ For that's the way to live contented lives;/ But if you'r negligent, you may be sure/ They'l ne'r want that they can elsewhere procure University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1682-1694 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 09/06/2007 21017

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3.22v R188669 1 Ladies of London Ladies of London Ladies of London A Farmer of Tanton-dean Town in the West/ had a Wife both obliging and w[i]t[t]y; title unclear: "[A N]e[w W]e[st]ern [BALLAD], / Of a Butcher that Cuckolded the Farmer. / Good Husbands all be loving to your wives, / For that's the way to live contented lives; / But if you'r negligent, you may be sure / They'l ne'r want that [they] can elsewhere procure; hinged broadsheet with recto: 'The Frantick LOVER; / Or, The Wandring Young-Man. / With Grief and Care he is opprest, / no comfort can he find; / In Nights he is disturb'd of Rest, / caus'd by his Love unkind." (see Pepys 3.22r) Pepys 3.22v Wing N795[C] 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: 22 A New Western BALLAD,/ Of a Butcher that Cuckolded the Farmer./ Good Husbands all be loving to your wives,/ For that's the way to live contented lives;/ But if you'r negligent, you may be sure/ They'l ne'r want that they can elsewhere procure A New Western BALLAD, Of a Butcher that Cuckolded the Farmer[,] Good Husbands all be loving to your wives, For that's the way to live contented lives; But if you'r negligent, you may be sure They'l ne'r want that [th]ey can elsewhere procure A New Western BALLAD, Of a Butcher That Cuckolded the Farmer, Good Husbands All Be Loving to Your Wives, For That's the Way to Live Contented Lives; But if You're Negligent, You May Be Sure They'll Never Want That They Can Elsewhere Procure 1/2 sheet oblong folio, hinged, 200 x 320 cropped top edge, damaged surface, recto shows through vertical rules and cast fleurons 1682-1694 Printed for R. Kell at the Anchor in Py=Corner. R. Kell BBTI

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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 9/6/2007 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Love Pleasant gender infidelity rurallife sex/sexuality vulgarities/crasshumor 05/25/2008 Checker Kris McAbee Transcription Corrected 09/06/2007 Checker Laura Miller xml verified, metadata edited 09/06/2007 Checker Laura Miller Transcription Checked 12/04/2006 Transcriber Cat Zusky Original Transcription 2004 Bibliographer Simone Chess Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
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A Farmer of Tanton-dean Town in the West had a Wife both obliging and witty; Acute with her tongue, and when e'er she was drest was thought to be wonderful pretty. But the good man was so lazy in bed, that he often neglected to touch her; Which made the good woman place Horns on his head [?] the help of a lusty young Butcher.
One morning the Farmer by break of the day, got up (as his custom was) early, And call'd up his Servants, who hasted away to mow down an Acre of Barley: In the mean time the Butcher he came, and got to his Wifes bed-side, Sir, Where quickly he plough'd up my Country-mans Dame without ever being deny'd, Sir.
SEcure they lay in the midst of their joys, and had what each other desired; Kissing and clasping and other such toys, till at last the poor Butcher was tired: She trotted so hard, he dismounted his Mare, which is very well worth the relating, How the Butcher got up on the sweat like a Bear, as if he'd been at a Bull-baiting. He kist her, and lovingly bid her good-by, and said that he must be returning; Whilst she with kind looks bid him not to deny to come thither again the next morning: The butcher reply'd, he could not refuse to come to so charming a Creature, But when he was gone, he swore first he would use to be hang'd before ever he'd meet her. The Butcher was never so set in the Stocks, nor ty'd up so hard to his labour; For he swore half the strokes would have knockt down an Ox that he in one hour had gave her. But rather than she the pastime wou[l]d lack, when the good man was out of the way, Sir, My Country-man John he came in for a snack, when he should have been making of Hay, Sir. Therefore take every man care of his Dame, and not think too much of his labour, If you do, she will still get a bit of that same, though she borrows it of a kind Neighbour But be ye loving be sure to your wife, and then you'l be free from the danger, Of living a Henpeckt and Hornified life, and be always at Rack and Manger.
Printed for R. Kell at the Anchor in Py-corner.