%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> The MAIDEN'S./ Melancholly Moan/ For the Loss of her/ VIRGINITY:/ Having been playing the wanton Wagtail with Nineteen or/ Twenty Batchelors, who could not certainly say which was/ the Father of her Child, to her great Grief and Sorrow. 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 09/12/2007 21067

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3.68 R188529 1 Liggan Water Logan Water Logan Water I Was a fair young Maid of late,/ But now unhappy is my Fate, hinged broadsheet with blank verso; set off from another ballad, 'The Maidens Frollicksome Undertaking/ To Press Twenty Taylors,/ ...', see Pepys 4.277; original text faces left Pepys 3.68 Wing M270[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: 68 The MAIDEN'S./ Melancholly Moan/ For the Loss of her/ VIRGINITY:/ Having been playing the wanton Wagtail with Nineteen or/ Twenty Batchelors, who could not certainly say which was/ the Father of her Child, to her great Grief and Sorrow. The MAIDEN'S Melancholly Moan For the Loss of her VIRGINITY: Having been playing the wanton Wagtail with Nineteen or Twenty Batchelors, who could not certainly say which was the Father of her Child, to her great Grief and Sorrow. The Maiden's Melancholly Moan for the Loss of Her Virginity: Having Been Playing the Wanton Wagtail With Nineteen or Twenty Bachelors, Who Could Not Certainly Say Which Was the Father of Her Child, to Her Great Grief and Sorrow. 1/2 sheet oblong folio, hinged, 198 x 330 verso shows through vertical rules 1675-1696 Printed for P. Brooksby, J. Deacon, J. Blare, J. Back. P. Brooksby, 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 9/12/2007 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Love Pleasant marriage sex/sexuality vulgarities/crasshumor 09/12/2007 Checker Patrick Ludolph metadata added, xml created 09/09/2007 Checker Patrick Ludolph transcription checked 01/2007 Transcriber Catherine Zusky Original Transcription 08/19/2004 Bibliographer Simone Chess Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
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I Was a fair young Maid of late, But now unhappy is my Fate, For having lost my Maiden-head, My Sweet-hearts they are from me fled. My Fortune now I fear is spoil'd, I being Six Months gone with Child, Which fills my Heart with grief and woe, For I do not the Father know.
There many daily courted me Who was both loving kind and free, In giving Cakes and Kisses too, This did my pleasant Joys renew. Kind Robin me on his Knee, And did so kiss and cuddle me, That soon he did my Heart betray, No Lass alive could say him nay.
Then after him near Twenty more, Who told me that they did adore My pretty little charming Eyes, Untill they did obtain the Prize. But since I did begin to swell, I'faith they bid me all farewell, Not one of them the Child will own, But leaves me sighing all alone. Their Trades and Callings I'll unfold, The first a Blacksmith brisk and bold, Who brought his Hammer in his hand, I fell for want of Strength to stand. Then being down, he thump'd me so, That getting up, I scarce could go; Yet this I took, and never cry'd, But now the pain lies in my side. A jolly Joyner tall and trim, He was the next man after him; His Tools he brought one, two and three, And all to do a Job for me. Then smerking John the Baker's man, He promis'd me a Muff and Fan, If that I would but once be kind, Then strait I was to Love inclin'd, A nimble Taylor fine and brave, With Cap in hand did often crave A fine soft tender Kiss or two, What I gave more, I now may rue.
Then with his Yard he measur'd me, To make my Gown and Mantua free; But oh! the Knave has vext me sore, He has made them both too short before. Then after him a Bricklayer came, Geud faith I have forgot his Name, Such jolly Men there is but few, He did both Kiss and squeeze me too. I kindly set the Knave to work, But to me he prov'd a Shirk; I had no cause to like his Tricks, He laid me Stones instead of Bricks. By many more I have been wrong'd, Of what of late to me belong'd; But it is gone and past I see, And there is left no help for me. I to the Smith did go one day, And unto him did sighing say, Alas! I am with Child by thee, But Robin would not credit me. His Answer was immediately, I prithee don't disputing stand, I own the Child, if that it be born with the Hammer in his hand. Thus was I serv'd by all the rest, So that I solemnly protest, I am a Damsel here defil'd, That has no Father for my Child.
Printed for P. Brooksby, J. Deacon, J. Blare, J. Back.