%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> JOANS Victory/ Over her Fellow-Servants./ A Young-man that with many Maids does dwell,/ Thought Joan the rest in beauty did excell;/ Mall was to coy, Jenny was too bold,/ Kate was to stale, and Nanny was a scold:/ That he dislikes them all, and would with none/ Be pleas'd, but with his fair and dearest Joan. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1664-1696 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 08/21/2007 21148

The University of California makes a claim of copyright only to original contributions made by Early Modern Center participants and other members of the university community. The University of California makes no claim of copyright to the original text. Permission is granted to download, transmit or otherwise reproduce, distribute or display the contributions to this work claimed by The University of California for non-profit educational purposes, provided that this header is included in its entirety. For inquiries about commercial uses, please contact:

Patricia Fumerton Early Modern Center - English Department University of California Santa Barbara, CA 93105 United States of America EMail: pfumer@english.ucsb.edu

3.137 R227225 1 My own sweet Nichol a Cod My Own Sweet Nichol a Cod I'Ue liv'd in this Town these 5 Years,/ but never the Lass could find then here's a good Health to Joan. Pepys 3.137 Wing J753 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: 137 JOANS Victory/ Over her Fellow-Servants./ A Young-man that with many Maids does dwell,/ Thought Joan the rest in beauty did excell;/ Mall was to coy, Jenny was too bold,/ Kate was to stale, and Nanny was a scold:/ That he dislikes them all, and would with none/ Be pleas'd, but with his fair and dearest Joan. JOANS Victory Over her Fellow-Servants. A Young-man that with many Maids does dwell, Thought Joan the rest in beauty did excel; Mall was too coy, Jenny was too bold, Kate was too stale, and Nanny was a scold: That he dislikes them all, and would with none Be pleas'd, but with his fair and dearest Joan. Joan's Victory Over Her Fellow Servants. A Young Man That With Many Maids Does Dwell, Thought Joan the Rest in Beauty Did Excel; Mall Was Too Coy, Jenny Was Too Bold, Kate Was Too Stale, and Nanny Was a Scold: That He Dislikes Them All, and Would With None Be Pleased, but With His Fair and Dearest Joan. 1/2 sheet oblong folio, 185 x 302 torn top edge, holed vertical rules 1664-1696 Printed for P. Brooksby, at the Gol-/ den-Ball, near the Hospital-gate,/ in VVest-smithfield. P. Brooksby BBTI

This document follows the guidelines specified for TEI.

XML Generated Automatically at 8/21/2007 10:20:49 AM Using EMC

XBallad Parsing Engine developed by Carl Stahmer.

TEI Template developed by Gerald Egan and Modified by Carl Stahmer

All apostrophes are encoded as '.

Any dashs occurring in line breaks have been removed;

All dashs are encoded as ‐ and all em dashes as —.

 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 8/21/2007 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Love Pleasant gender love sex/sexuality 08/21/2007 Checker Patrick Ludolph transcription and metadata checked, xml, ESTC ID found 07/24/2006 Transcriber Pavneet Aulakh Original Transcription 08/24/2004 Bibliographer Simone Chess Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
<seg n="1" rend="left"><hi rend="italic">JOANS Victory</hi></seg> <seg n="2" rend="left"><hi rend="italic">Over her Fellow-Servants.</hi></seg> <lb/> <seg n="3" rend="left"><hi rend="bold"><hi rend="italic">A Young-man that with many Maids does dwell,</hi></hi></seg> <seg n="4" rend="left"><hi rend="bold"><hi rend="italic">Thought</hi></hi> <hi rend="italic">Joan <hi rend="bold">the rest in beauty did excel;</hi></hi></seg> <seg n="5" rend="left"><hi rend="italic">Mall <hi rend="bold">was too coy</hi>, Jenny <hi rend="bold">was too bold,</hi></hi></seg> <seg n="6" rend="left"><hi rend="italic">Kate <hi rend="bold">was too stale</hi>, <hi rend="bold">and</hi> Nanny <hi rend="bold">was a scold:</hi></hi></seg> <lb/> <seg n="7" rend="left"><hi rend="bold"><hi rend="italic">That he dislikes them all, and would with none</hi></hi></seg> <seg n="8" rend="left"><hi rend="bold"><hi rend="italic">Be pleas'd, but with his fair and dearest</hi></hi> <hi rend="italic">Joan<hi rend="bold">.</hi></hi></seg> <lb/> <seg n="9" rend="left"><hi rend="italic">Tune of, <hi rend="bold">My own sweet</hi> Nichol a Cod</hi>.</seg>
I'Ve liv'd in this Town these 5 Years, but never the Lass could find That would prove so true a Lover, as constant and as kind: Now fortune has me befriended, at last to give me one; Whose true love I discover, then here's a good Health to Joan.
I once loved Kate and Jenny, and once I loved Mall; And then my love turned to Nancy, but now I dislike them all: For I have gotten a true love, whom I affect alone; 'Tis she best pleaseth my fancy, then here's a good health to Joan.
With Kate I[']de a short encounter, because she was plaguy old; Her letchery was so hasty, that my love soon grew cold; She proffered me Figgs of the best sort, but I told her i'de have none; Cause the strength of her breath was so nasty but here's a good health to Joan. At length a wonderful kindness as possible may be thought, Did pass betwixt me and Jenny, but this was her onely fault; She stradled so wide, and came on so fast, that she made me cry out, be gone, For I think the Devil is in you, then, etc. But then there was a secret Court there, betwixt our Mall and I; And she of her love was so tender, that I hated her Modesty: She was so much given to frowning, and killing glances prone; That on no terms she'd surrender, then here's a good health to Joan. At last I had a warm passion for Nanny my dear heart; But when ever her I courted, she was too brisk and smart: She'd gotten a Tongue with a tang in't, and a trick to her self alone; That she kick'd like a Colt when we sported then, etc. Then since i've gotten a sweet-heart, that is both loving and true; All old fish i'le defie, and learn to deal with new: For I hate to imbrace a Carcass that's nothing but skin and bone; And has never a whit of beauty, then, etc. Since Jenny then was so forward, and impudent withal; I thought it fit to leave her, and my kindness to recall:
For I hate such buxome Lasses, they'l Cuckold me ten to one; 'Twas po[licy] then to deceive her, then, etc. Now will I fix my heart on those Maids that are too coy; For Moll she was so squemish, that she my love did cloy: Then give me the Lass that is loving, and not so scrupulous grown; For that is the Lass without blemish, then, etc. Nor i'le have no more of this scolding, which will but end my days; She is worse then a smoaky Kitchin, which always plagues your eyes. Her tongues the worst part about her, for it is always prone To chatting, and damming, and itching, then, etc. Now 'twould be a thing that's needless, to tell how I dearly love She that my heart has wounded, and does my passion move: She has none of those damnable errors to which most Maids are prone: On her vertues my love is grounded, then, etc. She's neither old nor mouldy, she's neither coy nor bold, Nor has she faults of Nancy, she's neither Shrow nor Scold: Then she is the Maid that i'le marry, she has none of these faults of her own, Therefore she best pleaseth my fancy, then here's a good health to Joan.
FINIS.
Printed for P. Brooksby, at the Gol- den-Ball, near the Hospital-gate, in West-smithfield.