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3.24 R187202 1 The bonny Grey ey'd Morn The Bonny Grey Eyed Morn SWeet William, P[r]ithee tell me, wilt thou wed,/ And ease a Virgin of her Maiden-head? Pepys 3.24 Wing S6202A 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: 24 SUSAN's Courtship:/ OR,/ Sweet William Woo'd by the Farmer's Daughter of Devonshire. SUSAN's Courtship: Or, Sweet William Woo'd by the Farmer's Daughter of Devonshire. Susan's Courtship: Or, Sweet William Wooed by the Farmer's Daughter of Devonshire. 1/2 sheet oblong folio, 192 x 278 uneven inking 1671-1702 London: Printed for J. Deac[o]n, in Guilt-spur-street. Spufford and BBTI

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Sweet William, Prithee tell me, wilt thou wed, And ease a Virgin of her Maiden-head? Did you not promise me last Whitsontide That then you'd make me your Beloved Bride? Yet you have not; Why do you serve me so? Pray will you have me, tell me, ay, or no? Susan, quoth William, make not such a din, I han't a Hat for to be Marry'd in. If that be all, take thou no thought, my Dear, I have a high-crown'd Hat thou needst not fear, Which was my Grany's forty Years ago, The which on thee, my Billy, I'll bestow;
The Crown's torn out, but I'll mend that again: Now wilt thou Marry me, Love, tell me plain? Susan, quoth Billy, make not such a din, I han't a Neck Cloath to be Marry'd in. We will not balk or starve a Cause she cry'd, For of a truth thou may'st be satisfy'd, A Neck-cloath shall not part us, Love, quoth Sue, Ad's fut I have a Pudding-bag or two, With them I'll make a Cravat for my Dear: Wilt have me, now? Speak with a merry chear. Susan, quoth Billy, make not such a din, I han't a Coat for to be Marry'd in.
If thou the Mariage-state will but promote, Be of good Comfort, thou shalt have a Coat Made of a Blanket, Love, to keep thee arm; And theefore Billy, prithee now conform To my Desire; let us May'd be, Thou know'st I ever had a love for thee. Susan, quoth Billy, keep not such a din, I han't a Shirt for to be Marry'd in. Intoth, quoth Susan, that is something hard, I have two Smocks, cost me a groat a Yard And one of them, Love, with a free good will, If thou thy former Promise wilt fulfil, In taking Susan for thy loving Wife, Introth, I'm weary of a single life. Susan, quoth Billy, make not such a din, I have no Breeches to be Marry'd in. Hast thou no Breeches, that's a piteous case, Yet if thou wilt my proffer'd Love embrace, My under-petticoat, geud faith, I'll break, And with the same a pair of Breeches make; For I would fain be Marry'd out of hand, Let us no longer, Love, disputing stand. Susan, quoth Billy, talk of no such thing, I have no Coyn to buy a Wedding-ring Billy, quoth she, introth I would not scorn, For to be Marry'd with a Ring of Horn, Which you may with a penny buy fo me; 'Tis good enough for such poor Flocks as we: And theefore let us make no more delay, I long to see that happy joyful day: Susan, quoth Billy, such a Ring, I fear, The name of Horns I can't endure to hear. If e're I Marry, dearest Love, behold, It shall be with a precious Ring of gold; Why then, quoth Susan, such a one I'll buy, Tho' for to purchase it I do let fly Not only Bracelets, but my Hood and Fan, For if I live I must enjoy a Man. Why then, quoth Billy, since it must be so, Provide a Ring, then to the Kirk we'll go
London: Printed for J. Deacon, in Guilt-spur-street.