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3.265 R228105 1 Woman Warrier Let the Soldiers Rejoice Woman Warrior PRitty Nancy my love,/ I adore thee above Pepys 3.265 Wing C5943 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: 265 The Constant Country-Man./ Or, A Loving Dialogue between honest Thomas and his True-Love/ Nancy. The Constant Country-Man. Or, A Loving Dialogue between honest Thomas and his True-LoveNancy. The Constant Countryman. Or, a Loving Dialogue Between Honest Thomas and His True Love Nancy. 1/2 sheet oblong folio, 200 x 303 cropped right edge, creased, uneven inking horizontal rules and cast fleurons 1675-1696 Printed for P. Brooksby, I. Deacon, I. Blare, and/ I. Back. P. Brooksby, I. Deacon, I. Blare, I. 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 8/29/2007 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Love Pleasant infidelity love marriage virtue 8/29/07 Checker Liberty Stanavage Checked transcription, x-balladed 7/26/06 Transcriber Eric Nebeker Original Transcription 8/30/04 Bibliographer Simone Chess Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
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Man . P Ritty Nancy my love, I adore thee above All Lasses that e-e-e-e-e-e-e-ver I courted; For thy bright shining eyes Does my senses surprize, And thy glory, thy glory, I long have reported. Maid. Nay, but Thomas , she cry'd. Then it seems you have tryd Young Maids, having fla-a-a-a-a-a-a-tered many, Which discovers that you Are both false and untrue; And will never, will never, be faithful to any.
Man. I must need speak the truth, In the days of my Youth With Damsels I th-e-e-e-e-e-e-en took my pleasure, But I'm now wiser grown, And I love thee alone, O, I love thee, I love thee, my dear out of measure, Maid . Men are crafty when young, With a flattering tongue. They commonly str-i-i-i-i-i-ive to deceive us, When our hearts they have won, To another they run, Thus ungraceful, ungrateful, young Batchelors leave us
Man . They are more than unkind, That can be of that mind, But for mine own p-a-a-a-a-a-a-art I am loyal. As a Token, I bring Thee a delicate Ring, Nancy therefore, O therefore, make no more denyal. Maid . Nay, your Ring you may keep, Who have caus'd Maids to weep, For my part i'm lo-o-o-o-o-ath to receive it, You have long us'd the Trade Of deceiving each Maid, And I'm fearful, I'm fearful you never will leave it. Man . Loyal love, I declare, And most solemnly swear, No Creature now l-i-i-i-i-i-iving shall sever My dear Jewel and I, Then my Suit don't deny, For I love thee, I love thee, I love thee for ever. Maid . Was I certain that you Would be loyal and true, My heart I would str-a-a-a-a-a-aight ways surrender, And a promise I'd give, That as long as I live, I would honour, I'd honour, and love my pretender. Man. Love, I vow and protest, As I hope to be blest, I never inte-e-e-e-e-e-nd to deceive thee, But will love thee as life, And thou shalt be my Wife, As a Jewel, a Jewel, or Pearl I'll receive thee. Maid . By the Powers above, I believe thee my love, Therefore I my F-a-a-a-a-a-avours am showing, Here is hand, heart and all, In thy Arms do I fall, Where a Million, a Million of Pleasures are flowing.
Printed for P. Brooksby, J. Deacon, J. Blare, and J. Back.