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3.36 N69950 1 Fond Boy Fond Boy Fond Boy NEar Mitchel 'ever, now as I heard them say, / There lives a brisk Damosel both frollick and gay; Pepys 3.36 Wing C6524[B] 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: 36 The Country Blacksmith: / OR, / The young Damosel's Desire to be comforted and court- / ed by the jolly Son of Vulcan. The Country Blacksmith: OR, The young Damosel's Desire to be comforted and court- ed by the jolly Son of Vulcan. The Country Blacksmith: Or, the Young Damsel's Desire to Be Comforted and Courted by the Jolly Son of Vulcan. 1/2 sheet oblong folio, ?200 x 290 cropped right edge, damaged surface horizontal rules 0 LODON: Printed for J. Bowyer. J. Bowyer

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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 5/25/2008 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Love Pleasant 05/25/2008 Checker Kris McAbee Transcription corrected 08/30/2007 Checker Patrick Ludolph Transcription and Metadata checked, xml created 07/26/2006 Transcriber Summer Star Original Transcription 08/19/2004 Bibliographer Simone Chess Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
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NEar Mitchel 'ever, now as I heard them say, There lives a brisk Damosel both frollick and gay; This Damosel she's handsome both proper and tall, And Lo[y]al at Heart, the best Vertue of all: But in Private she weeps, and makes pitiful moan For the loss of the Blacksmith, she's clearly undone. But as she walk'd out, one Evening very late, For to fet[c]h up her Ducks, the truth to relate, There she met a young Thrasher, both crafty and wise, And his Hands it flipt up between her too Eyes; This young Man declaredm truth now of all, That this Damosel was handsome, but her C-y was ball'd. But as this young Damosel, to Wood-me-cut came, There she met with a Black-smith, that was right for the game; He took this young Damosel by the lilly white Hand,
And he told her, that he had both House and good Land, And he lov'd her so dear, as he did his own life, And was in hope, for to have her to be his kind Wife. But when she came home, she was troubl'd in Mind, For thinking of the Blacksmith she had left behind; Then to her loving Brother these words she did relate, For the love of sweet William my Heart it will break; There she sigh'd, and she cry'd and made pitiful mo[an] For the Love of the Blacksmith, I am clearly undone: But as this young Damosel was making sad moan, There came two young Fellows walking along; They stept to this Damosel, and to her they said, Why make you such moan, you well favoured Maid; Then presently to them these words she did relate, For the Love of the Blacksmith, my heart it will break.
Sweet heart, quoth the young Men, a Letter we'll send To this jolly Blacksmith and make him thy Friend; Then needs I must thank you, the Damosel reply'd, And if he's but willing to make me his Bride, On my pleasant Anvil, the Blacksmith shall beat, And we'll kiss together at every heat. When this she had said, then to writing they went, And these very lines to the Blacksmith they sent: Good Fellow, the Damosel does weep and complain, As fearing she never shall see you again; Return and be kind, for poor Creature she longs For to have a brisk touch with her Hammer and Tongs. Her Forge it is ready, then make no delay But pack up your Tools now and hasten away, 'Tis fit you shou'd strike, while the Iron is hot; Pray let not her kindness, and love be forgot; Return now with speed, for poor Creature she longs, For to have a brish tou[c]h, etc. When this jolly Bl[a]cksmith the Letter had read, An Answer he sent declaring he'd wed, If she was but willing, and thump it about, For he was a Blacksmith couragious and stout; That knew how to give a young Damosel content, O! this was the answer which to her was sent: She blamed the Bearer, that brought her the news, Yet nevertheless, she at length did excuse That fault, a[n]d began to be merry at Heart, As knowing the Blacksmith cou'd play well his part: To please a young Woman, he had the best skill, Therefore she adores and admires him still. When this to a happy Conclusion is brought, And he for a while at her Anvil has wrought, We'll give you a farther account of his Blade, For his is an Artist, and good at his Trade; He'll thump it about in a froli[c]ksome vein, She will have no cause in the least to complain.
Licens'd according to Order. LODON: Printed for J. Bowyer.