%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> THE/ Bucksome Lass of Westminster,/ OR,/ Her kind proffer of two hundred pound, together with a Cargo of Coals from New-Castle, to any young-/ man, that would in kindness help her out at a dead lift. 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 04/01/2008 21255

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3.241 R227000 1 If Love's a sweet passion If Love's a Sweet Passion If Love's a Sweet Passion YOu lusty young Batchelors pray now attend,/ Here is joyf[u]l good tydings which to you I send; Any Young-Man may have it if he'll open her hole,/ But it lies at New=Castle, and all in Sea-Cole. [with variations] Pepys 3.241 Wing B6342 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: 241 THE/ Bucksome Lass of Westminster,/ OR,/ Her kind proffer of two hundred pound, together with a Cargo of Coals from New-Castle, to any young-/ man, that would in kindness help her out at a dead lift. THE Bucksome Lass of Westminster, OR, Her kind proffer of two hundred pound, together with a Cargo of Coals from New-Castle, to any young- man, that would in kindness help her out at a dead lift. The Bucksome Lass of Westminster, or, Her Kind Proffer of Two Hundred Pound, Together with a Cargo of Coals from Newcastle, to Any Young Man, That Would in Kindness Help Her out at a Dead Lift. 1/2 sheet oblong folio, 200 x 313 cropped right edge vertical rule and cast fleurons 1675-1696 Printed for P. Brooksby, J. Deacon, J. Blare,/ and J. Back. P. Brooksby, J. Deacon, J. Blare, J. Back. 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 4/1/2008 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Love Pleasant country/nation marriage sex/sexuality vulgarities/crasshumor 04/01/2008 Checker Patrick Ludolph metadata added, xtml created 02/17/2008 Checker Patrick Ludolph transcription checked 10/16/2007 Checker Catherine Zusky transcription checked 06/22/2007 Transcriber Pavneet Aulakh original transcription 08/30/04 Bibliographer Simone Chess Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
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Y Ou lusty young Batchelors pray now attend, Here is joyful good tydings which to you I send; In the City of Westminster lives a fair Maid, Who has two hundred pound to her Portion 'is said: Any Young-Man may have it if he'll open her hole, But it lies at New-Castle, and all in Sea-Cole. She told a young-man whom she lov'd as her life, That she had a desire to be his sweet Wife, And intreated that he would be loving and kind, Then an excellent Fortune of her he should find, If he would be but willing to open her hole, He should have all her Money likewise her Sea-Cole.
He fain would have finger'd her Money, we find; But to love her, alas! he was no ways inclind, Though she often had kiss'd him, and call'd him her Dear, Yet the innocent Damsel was never the near; He refused, it seems, for to open her hole, Though he might have her Money, and all her Sea-Cole. If any young Gallant her Love would obtain, For to languish and lye at her feet is in vain, Or to tell her you're wounded with Darts from her Eyes, Such a sort of fond wooing she'll scorn and despise; You must kiss her, and hug her, and open her hole, Then she'll give you her Money, and all her Sea-Cole.
It seems she is beautiful charming and fair, And as plump as a Doe, with fine delicate Ware; Should you search the whole City of Westminster round, A young Lass more delightful is not to be found; Come away then some Gallant and open her hole, You may have all her money, likewise her Sea-cole. She'll not have a Man that is aged and grey, That shall cause her, when marry'd, to wander astray; But she'll have a brisk Gallant, both brawny and stout, That at half an hours warning can yeck her about; That can hug her, and kiss her, and open her hole, He shall have all her Money, likewise her Sea-cole. Young Gallants why will you stand in your own light, When a beautiful Lass does so friendly invite, And intreat you to taste of those Amorous Charms, Which are now to be found in her soft melting Arms: Make no longer delaying, come open her hole, You shall have all her money, likewise her Sea-cole. That man that will pity her sorrowful moan, Though he has not a Groat in the World of his own, He shall soon be invested with her happy store, Though it was above twenty or thirty times more, If he will be but willing to open her hole, He shall have all her money, likewise her Sea-cole. Whoever comes to her may have the reward, Though a Tinker, nay, Cobler, or Taylor, good Lord, So he has but the absolute parts of a Man, And will do his indeavour as much as he can, For to kiss her, and hug her, and open her hole, He shall have all her money, likewise her Sea-cole.
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Printed for P. Brooksby, J. Deacon, J. Blare, and J. Back.