%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> THE / Lusty Friar of Dublin: / With an Account how he was catch'd a Bed with another Man's Wife, and for / that Cause was adjudg'd to part with his Codlings to his great Grief. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1675-1696 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 09/04/2007 21039

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3.43 R188519 1 Old Simon the King Old Simon the King Old Simon the King THere was an old Fryar of late, / that liv'd in Dublin City, This was an Irish Friar, / This was an Irish Friar, / who every day the VVanton did play / And Cuckold his Landlord the Squire. [not final stanza] Pepys 4.43 Wing L3504[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: 43 THE / Lusty Friar of Dublin: / With an Account how he was catch'd a Bed with another Man's Wife, and for / that Cause was adjudg'd to part with his Codlings to his great Grief. THE Lusty Friar of Dublin: With an Account how he was catch'd a Bed with another Man's Wife, and for that Cause was adjudg'd to part with his Codlings to his great Grief. The Lusty Friar of Dublin: With an Account How He Was Caught a Bed With Another Man's Wife, and for That Cause Was Adjudged to Part With His Codlings to His Great Grief. 1/2 sheet oblong folio, ?205 x 308 cropped right edge, uneven inking vertical rules 1675-1696 Printed for P. Broksby, I. Deacon, I. Blare, I. Back. P. Broksby, J. Deacon J. Blare, J. Back. 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 9/4/2007 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Love Pleasant infidelity punishment religiousfigures sex/sexuality trickery/deceit violence 09/04/2007 Checker Patrick Ludolph Transcription and metadata checked, xml created 07/27/2006 Transcriber Summer Star Original Transcription 08/19/2004 Bibliographer Simone Chess Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
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THere was an old Fryar of late, that liv'd in Dublin City, And hard by the Castle great gate, now pray now attend to this Ditty: He lodg'd at the House of a Squire, whose Lady wou'd often presume, To suffer this bald-pated Fryar, to put his old Pope into Rome. This was an Irish Friar, This was an Irish Friar, who every day the Wanton did play And Cuckold his Landlord the Squire. His Landlord one Morning did fetch, a Walk which he lov'd as his life, Returning again he did catch, the Friar a Bed with his Wife:
He run to the Covent, behold! this Friar in hopes to degrade, And there a sad Story he told, how he a poor Cuckold was made. This was an Irish Friar, etc. His brethren all by Consent, this Friar they there did beslave, Alloting him that Punishment, the Squire would covet or crave. The Landlord couragious and stout, declar'd to the Friary crew, That both his Stones should be cut out, that he no more mischief might do, This was an Irish Friar, This was an Irish Friar, who every day the Wanton did play, etc.
They strait for a Surgeon did send, and gave him an hundred Pound, That he might the Friar befriend, and smother this terrible Wound: For though her astray then did run, such things we must often excuse, For surely he wou'd be undone, if he should those Play-fellows loose. This was an Irish Friar, etc. That day, that you must do the thing, we in the next Room will abide, A pair of Dog-stones you may bring, the which will the Mystery hide. He must on a Table be bound, and while you this work are about, Tho' you never give him a Wound, yet order him then to cry out. This was an Irish Friar, etc. The Landlord began to draw near, when they had bid the Surgeon prove true, And tho' he's a Friar ne'er fear, to make him an Eunuch too. Here take up your hundred pound, here Silver Guineas gullore, His Landlord said, I will be bound, when done, to give half as much more. This was an Irish Friar, etc. The day being come, he was ty'd fast down with a strong hempen-band, His Arms and his Legs open wide, he could nat stir head, foot or hand. The Friars, and Landlord likewise, sate waiting all in the next Room;
To hear the most horrible crys, when Guelding was to be his Doom. This was an Irish Friar, etc. The Frier no fear had at all, but there did most patiently lye; And oft to the Surgeon did call, to Counsel him when he should cry, The Surgeon he thus did reply, you need not to keep such a roat, I'll warrant you by and by, you'll find when 'tis time to cry out. This was an Irish Friar, etc. The Friar was never at rest, but still would be acting of Groanes, He counted they were but in jest, but the Surgeon strait whipt off his Stones. As soon as this mischief befel him, though he was both lusty and stout, The Surgeon, he need not to tell him, he found it was time to cry out. This was an Irish Friar, etc. The Friars all running with speed, as soon as his Crys they did hear, And seeing their Brother to bleed, the Rogues they did tremble for fear, The Surgeon said, 'twas but Discretion, to Gueld all, were there many more, Then Lasses might come to Confession, And they not debauch them no more, The Friar he cursed the Knife, The Friar he cursed the Knife; He sighs and he groans for the loss of his Stones He had rather have parted with Life.
Printed for P. Broksby, J. Deacon, J. Blare, J. Back.