%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> THE/ LONDON Lasses Lamentation:/ OR,/ Her Fear she should never be MARRIED. 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 09/27/2007 21253

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

3.239 R228339 1 I marry and thank ye too Aye, Marry, and Thank You Too Aye Marry and Thank You Too ALas I am in a Rage,/ and bitterly weep and cry, yet cannot be married not I. [with variations] Pepys 3.239 Wing L2903 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: 239 THE/ LONDON Lasses Lamentation:/ OR,/ Her Fear she should never be MARRIED. THE LONDON Lasses Lamentation: OR, Her Fear she should never be MARRIED. The London Lass's Lamentation: Or, Her Fear She Should Never Be Married. 1/2 sheet oblong folio, 200 x 290 cropped right edge, torn top and left edges, creased vertical rules 1675-1696 Printed for P. Brooksby, J. Deacon, J. Blare, and J. Back. P. Brooksby, J. Deacon, J. Blare, J. Back. BBTI Back for the beginning date Brooksby for the ending date

This document follows the guidelines specified for TEI.

XML Generated Automatically at 9/27/2007 1:00:37 PM 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 9/27/2007 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Love Pleasant affliction/health appearance marriage 9/27/07 Checker Cat Zusky Checked transcription and metadata, created XML 6/21/07 Transcriber Pavneet Aulakh Original transcription 8/30/04 Bibliographer Simone Chess Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
<seg n="1" rend="left"><hi rend="italic">THE</hi></seg> <seg n="2" rend="left"><hi rend="italic">LONDON</hi> Lasses Lamentation:</seg> <seg n="3" rend="left"><hi rend="italic">OR,</hi></seg> <seg n="4" rend="left"><hi rend="italic">Her Fear she should never be MARRIED.</hi></seg> <lb/> <seg n="5" rend="left">[<hi rend="italic">T</hi>]<hi rend="italic">o the Tune of <hi rend="bold">I marry and thank ye too.</hi> Licensed according to Order.</hi></seg>
ALas I am in a Rage, and bitterly weep and cry, Because I'm nineteen years of age, yet cannot be married not I. No Gallant regards my moan, for Love I am like to dye, It grieves my Heart to lye alone, yet cannot be Marry'd not I.
Mine Eyes do's like Fountains flow, as I on my Pillow lye, There's none knows what I undergo, yet cannot be married not I. There's Margery, Sue, and Kate, has Husbands with them to lye, Yet none regards my wretched State, yet cannot be married not I.
Young-men I must tell ye true, I scorn to report a Lye, I am both fair and handsome too yet cannot be married not I. My Father is gray and old, And surely e'er long will dye, and though he'll leave me all his Gold, I cannot, etc. Oh! this is my Grief and Care, the which I cannot pass by, To think I am my Father's Heir, yet cannot, etc. I am in Distraction hurl'd, and do for a Husband cry, It's more to me than all the World, yet cannot, etc. I am a poor Love-sick Girl, and ready with Grief to Dye, I proffer'd Jewels, Gold and Pearl, yet cannot, etc.
In Silks I am still array'd, and e'ery New Fashion buy, Because I'm loth to dye a Maid, yet cannot, etc. As fine as the Queen of May, I flourish with gallantry, I wear my Top-knot e'ery day, yet cannot, etc. I paint, and I powder still, to tempt all that I come nigh; But yet let me do what I will, yet cannot, etc. There's never a Lass in Town, for Beauty, can me come nigh; But Fortune she has sent a Frow[n] I cannot be married not I. The Gold which I have in store, I value no more than Clay, I'd give all, had I ten times mo[re] so I might be Married today.
Printed for P. Brooksby, J. Deacon, J. Blare, and J. Back,