%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> JOHN and BETTY: / OR, / The Vertue of Cherry-Stones. / Some Lads and Lasses dwelt in Kent, / To gat her Cherrys lately went: / And underneath the Cherry-Tree, / They were as kind as kind could be. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1678-1680 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 09/04/2007 21049

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3.52 R188332 1 I am a Maid, and a very good Maid I Am a Maid, and A Very Good Maid NOw the weather grows warm, / let's laugh and be merry, imprint unclear: Printed for F. Coles, T. Vere, J. Wri[ght,] / J. Clark, W. Thackeray, and T.P. Pepys 3.52 Wing J762[a]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: 52 JOHN and BETTY: / OR, / The Vertue of Cherry-Stones. / Some Lads and Lasses dwelt in Kent, / To gat her Cherrys lately went: / And underneath the Cherry-Tree, / They were as kind as kind could be. JOHN and BETTY: OR, The Vertue of Cherry-Stones. Some Lad and Lasses dwelt in Kent, To gather Cherrys lately went: And underneath the Cherry-Tree, They were as kind as kind could be. John and Betty: Or, the Virtue of Cherry Stones. Some Lad and Lasses Dwelt in Kent, to Gather Cherries Lately Went: And Underneath the Cherry Tree, They Were as Kind as Kind Could Be. 1.2 sheet oblong folio, ?205 x 280 cropped right edge, torn bottom left corner, damaged surface headpiece: 32 x 96, vertical rules 1678-1680 Printed for F. Coles, T. Vere, J. Wri[ght,] / J. Clark, W. Thackeray, and T.P. F. Coles, T. Vere, J. Wright, J. Clark, W. Thackeray, T.P. Blagden

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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 sex/sexuality trickery/deceit 09/04/2007 Checker Patrick Ludolph transcription and metadata checked, xml created 08/02/2006 Transcriber Summer Star Original Transcription 08/19/2004 Bibliographer Simone Chess Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
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NOw the weather grows warm, let's laugh and be merry, My Betty we'l go and we'l taste of the Cherry: Then be not affrighted, for thus I will do, Thou shalt have the Cherrys and Cherry-stones too. Oh use me not roughly, but prithee be kind, I thought to these tricks thou had'st not been inclin'd; And since thou to me dost thy mind now declare, We'l walk to the place, where the Cherry-trees are,
No sooner they came to sit under the Boughs, But Betty she tar'd him with breaking of Vows Which he formerly made, and as quickly forgot; But one Vow he had made, that brake he would not. And this was the Vow, he resolved to keep, That he would have a Maiden-head, e're he did sleep, Which when he inform'd her, she quickly was won, And under the Cherry-tree, there it was done.
SOme Lads and some Lasses, there then was so near, And these loving Creatures they did over-hear; And came to behold, that which when they did see, They were all set a gagg, at the trade for to be. Then under the trees, each Lad took his Lass, And laid her down softly, upon the green Grass, Such work there was done, the like was never known, While Robert kiss'd Marget, then Thomas kiss'd Joan. And what follow'd these joys, you may easily guess, Their Bellies did swell, as they all did confess: Which brought their disgrace, for it quickly was known, Each Lass had a Child, but husband had none. Such sighing and groaning amongst them was then, They said they would never pick Cherrys agen: Though the Cherrys they likt yet the stones more did please, And caused their Bellies to swell by degrees But when these young-men, did this thing understand,
They all fed together, quick out of the Land: And left these poor Damosels, at home to lament, Who of their past follies did sorely repent. You Maidens of Kent, take warning by us: And be not too forward to hugg and to buss, Which are the fore-runners of mischief indeed, And for such like Follies, our hearts now do bleed. And were we again, as we was hertofore, Or could sighs and tears, our Honour restore: We'd weep to the Deluge, and sigh to a Storm, But now we poor Souls, must be laughed to scorn. For one minutes pleasure must we pay so dear? And what's done in secret, so plainly appear: We thought that at once we might venture at all, Or should have been so loath on our backs for to fall.
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Printed for F. Coles, T. Vere, J. Wri[ght,] J. Clark, W. Thackeray, and T.P.