%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> Chastities Conquest; / OR, No Trusting before Marriage. A New Song, / You Virgins that your Fame and Honour prize, / Learn here by saving both, how to be the wise; / Secure your Treasure till you have secur'd / The Purchaser, and then you are insur'd / A thing that forehand-freeness ne'r procur'd. D'Urfey, Thomas University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1672-1696 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 05/19/2008 21146

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3.135 R234428 1 Canst thou not weave Bone-lace Canst thou not weave Bone-lace Canst Thou Not Weave Bone-lace CAnst thou not weave Bonelace? / yea by=Lady that I can, author name noted by Simpson as possibly adapted by D'Urfey from an earlier text Pepys 3.135 Wing C3730 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: 135 Chastities Conquest; / OR, No Trusting before Marriage. A New Song, / You Virgins that your Fame and Honour prize, / Learn here by saving both, how to be the wise; / Secure your Treasure till you have secur'd / The Purchaser, and then you are insur'd / A thing that forehand-freeness ne'r procur'd. Chastities Conquest; OR, No Trusting before Marriage. A New Song, You Virgins that your Fame and Honour prize, Learn here by saving both, how to be wise; Secure your Treasure till you have secur'd The Purchaser, and then you are insur'd A thing that forehand-freeness ne'r procured. Chastities Conquest; Or, No Trusting Before Marriage. A New Song, You Virgins That Your Fame and Honour Prize, Learn Here by Saving Both, How to Be Wise; Secure Your Treasure Till You Have Secured the Purchaser, and Then You Are Insured a Thing That Beforehand Freeness Never Procured. D'Urfey, Thomas 1/2 sheet oblong folio, 180 x 288 creased, set-off from opposite page visible cast fleurons 1672-1696 Printed for P. Brooksby at the Golden ball in Pye-Corner. P. Brooksby BBTI

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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 5/19/2008 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Love Pleasant marriage sex/sexuality virtue 05/19/08 Bibliographer Rachel Mann Metadata updated, xml created, ESTC # recorded 07/31/2007 Checker Patrick Ludolph Ballad checked, ESTC ID: R234428 07/21/2006 Transcriber Pavneet Aulakh Original Transcription 8/24/2004 Bibliographer Simone Chess Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
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CAnst thou not weave Bonelace? yea by-Lady that I can, Canst thou not lisp with Grace? yea as well as anyone, Canst thou not Card and Spin? yea by Lady that I can And do the other thing? wee I'se do what I can Come then, and be my sweet to Bed I'le carry thee No in geud faith not a-bit, unless you marry me.
Marriage is not the mode, then I'se will make it so, Duce o'the common Road I'le ne're forsake it so Thou shalt in me possess all Joys that can be had Then give a consenting Kiss, then wed me first my Lad Let us but gang to the Priest so dear I tender thee; Then kiss on, and do what you list faith I'se not hinder thee,
We shall soon weary grow change will soon tyre you, Ah! do not tell me so since I admire you For when I touch thy Breasts thy charms so fire me Yet needless is a Priest, then come no nigher me, For when you tempt me to bed I'se no sick silly Fool, But if you'l buckle and wed, then kiss your Belly full. If as you say you Love make I'se your wedded Mate, And you shall freely have whatever you'd be at Will you not then my Joy without you'r wedded strike No by my troth not I Such lovins I'se not like But wedded my Arms shall bless thy passion to the light And with a consenting kiss my Love to his Joys invite.
Let's no kind minutes wast I'le lead thee to my Bed, Where Loves delights we'l tast and so to morrow be wedded Geud Faith I'se not agree, I'se venture no such thing 'Troth your deceiv'd in me and must begin again Come lay this Bashfulness by your blushes I will hide What harm is it it now to try If you'r to mor'n my Bride. I'se never yield to that O don't desire me To do the Dee'l knows what who'd then admire me Well thou hast won my Heart, thy Virtues fire me I'le wed and never part, as you require me Soft murmurs & Sighs shall prove what Joys you render me O kiss then and surfeit one Love faith I'se not angry be.
Printed for P. Brooksby at the Golden ball in Pye-corner.