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3.46 R188130 1 The English Travelers The English Travelers COme hither my Daughter, come hither I pray, / I swear I'll embrace you, then do not say nay, Dear Betty, I intreat thee, Oh! do not deny [stanzas 2, 5, 7, 11, 13; with variations] Pepys 3.46 Wing G1081[A] 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: 46 Good Sport for Protestants; / In a most pleasant Dialogue / Between an Old Bawdy Priest, and a wanton young Nun. Good Sport for Protestants; In a most pleasant Dialogue Between an Old Bawdy Priest, and a wanton young Nun. Good Sport for Protestants; In a Most Pleasant Dialogue Between an Old Baudy Priest, and a Wanton Young Nun. 1/2 sheet oblong folio, ?210 x 314 damaged surface horizontal rules and cast fleurons Printer J. Wallis 1682-1700 London, Printed and Sold by J. Wallis in White-Friars. J. Wallis BBTI

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P. COme hither my Daughter, come hither I pray, I swear I'll embrace you, then do not say nay, I love, I adore thee, I hold thee most dear, Then let me injoy thee, there's no body near. I cannot contain my Passion's so strong, And I have concealed it from the too long. Some comfort, or else I shall surely die Dear Betty, I entreat thee, Oh! do not deny. N. Oh Father you amaze me, what is it you'd do? Or what is the cause you thus earnestly woe? For what do you love me, and why do you pray? Or to what Request must I not say nay? Explain your dark meaning, your Passion declare, Your great desires make known what they are
And I shall be ready to grant your request, To serve and obey you, as you shall think best. P. You know that the Convent in sleep are all dead, Then let us together go quickly to Bed; There's none shall discover, there's none can espy Dear Betty, I intreat thee, Oh! do not deny. N. Oh Heavens! what Frenzy has enter'd your Brains? Or what is the cause you cannot contain? Oh! Why would you force me? you are to be blam'd; Why should I commit such a sin to be damn'd? P. The Act I believe to be no sin at all; Or if it is any, it is wonderous small; I can forgive you, my Power is high, Dear Betty, I intreat you, Oh! Do not deny.
N. I fear 'tis a Sin, I dare not offend; Besides it will turn to disgrace in the end: I understand not, what Love Dalliances are, Therefore, Holy Father, you Courtship forbear. P. Thou needest not fear no disgrace, I do say You in duty are bound, my Commands to obey; In my folded Arms all in night thou shalt lie Dear Betty, I intreat thee, Oh! do not deny. N. Your lawful Commands, I ought to obey; But what is unlawful, I ought to gainsay: Therefore I dare not grant what you require, Stand off, and be quiet, I humbly desire. P. I'll give thee ten Guineas, a Watch and a Ring, I'll always befriend thee in every thing, And Pardon thy Sins when thou com'st to die, Dear Betty, I intreat thee, Oh! do not deny. N. But if it should prove, the disgrace would be great, I should be the Object of all Peoples hate; My Friends would forsake me, my Foes would deride With the trouble, the care, and the sorrow beside. P. Shu'd you prove with child, you may murther the brat With a Dose of the Doctor, next door to the Cat; If you do not love me, I swear I shall die; Therefore my dear Betty, Oh! do not deny. N. I yield to your Will, and obey your Command, Your words do bewitch me, I cannot withstand; You force me with Reasons, I yield to your Will, I will be most Obedient and Dutiful still. P. To Bed then with speed, dear Betty let's haste Swift time flies away, and insensibly wasts; We'll put out the Candle, that none may espie, None shall be so happy as Betty and I. Let Fools and Mad-men, go bauling to Mass, We'll not let a good opportunity pass; With Kissing and Clipping, we'll make the time fly, And none be so happy as Betty and I. N. Then put out the Candle, it gives too much light, And let us be silent and still as the Night; Dark Deeds should be always done in a dark place, Least the Wicked espie, and we come to disgrace. P. Oh! now's the blest time, my Planets grow kind, The Saints are a sleeping, and Justice is blind, We both shall be happy if none do espie The Love and Imbraces of Betty and I.
London, Printed and Sold by J. Wallis in White-Friars.