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3.271 R187451 2 Love's a sweet Passion: If Love's a Sweet Passion If Love's a Sweet Passion Fond Boy Fond Boy Fond Boy GOod People I pray now attend to my moan,/ I'm an honest Shooemaker, 'tis very well known, I was nice in my choosing, dear Friends, I declare,/ And at length I was marry'd, the more is my care. {with variations} Pepys 3.271 Wing S3523A 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: 271 The Shooemaker Out-witted:/ OR,/ The Gentlecraft's Man cunningly Catch'd by a Crafty Lass of SURRY. The Shooemaker Out-witted: OR, The Gentlecraft's Man cunningly Catch'd by a Crafty Lass of SURRY. The Shoemaker Outwitted: Or, the Gentle Craftsman Cunningly Catched by a Crafty Lass of Surrey. 1/2 sheet oblong folio, 190 x 313 cropped left and right edges, creased, uneven inking 1684-1700 London: Printed for J. Bissel, in West-smithfield. J. Bissel 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 9/10/2007 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Love Pleasant class marriage trickery/deceit 9/10/07 Checker Liberty Stanavage Checked transcription, x-balladed 7/28/06 Transcriber Eric Nebeker Original Transcription 8/30/04 Bibliographer Simone Chess Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
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G Ood People I pray now attend to my moan, I'm an honest Shooemaker, 'tis very well known, Who was minded to marry my Fortune to raise; On the charming young Beauties I often would gaze: I was nice in my choosing, dear Friends, I declare, And at length I was marry'd, the more is my care. In Surry I courted a dozen or two, Finding them without Portions, I bid them adieu, For ambitious of Money I was evermore, Which above any Beauty I still did adore: Yet at length I was fitted, dear Friends, I declare, And am marry'd, the more is my sorrow and care.
I knowing myself a brave Crispin by trade, Was unwilling my Fortune to spoil and degrade; For to wed a poor Servant my thoughts I did scorn, Since a Shooemanker's Son is a Gentleman born: Yet at length I was fittted, dear Friends, I declare, And am marry'd, the more is my sorrow and care. The News being spread thro' the neighbouring Towns, That I would take no less then two hundred Pounds With a Wife, and she must be a Beauty likewise, Rosie Checks and fair delicate sparkling Eyes: Yet I'faith I was fitted, dear Friends I declare, And I'm marry'd, the more is my sorrow and care.
It was my hard fortune to light of a Lass, Who had learned her trade, she for currant did pass For to be one that had store of Silver and Gold, Yet no more then three Farthings I e'er did behold: Thus I faith now I am fitted, dear Friends, I declare, And I'm marry'd, the more is my sorrow and care. The thoughts of her Portion soon puft me with Pride, I was straightways for keeping my Gelding to ride Out a Hunting, and likewise have men at command, And was thinking of purchasing Houses and Land; This was building a Castles aloft in the air, For she had but three Farthings, dear Friends, I declare. I found I was cunningly catcht in a snare, For she had not a Garment nor Smicket to wear, Only what she had borrow'd to make her look gay, And the People came for them the very next day: Thus I saith I am fitted, dear Friends, I declare, And am marry'd, the more is my sorrow and care. She laughs in Derision and calls me her Fool, And declares that I have but a pittiful Tool; Therefor she swears she wll make me a hornified Knight, Yet if any one does that it must be for spight; For she is a meer Tatterdemallion I swear, I am marry'd, the more is my sorrow and care. I see my own folly, now, now, 'tis too late, Wou'd I had took poor Nancy , Joan , Bridget , or Kate , Then with Blessings and Comforts I might have been crown'd, But I aim'd at a Portion of three hundred Pound, Therefore I am well fitted, dear Friends, I declare, And I'm marry'd, the more is my sorrow and care. You Batchelors pray now take warning by me, If you marry a Fortune, whoever she be, Get the Mony before you to wed are enclin'd, Or perhaps it may come when the Devil is blind; For I have been thus fitted, dear Friends, I declare, And am marry'd, the more is my sorrow and care.
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