%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> The Buxome Lass of Bread-street;/ OR,/ A Lamentation for the Loss of her Maiden=head:/ Which was stoln from her by Twelve several Tradesmen. Toge-/ gether with her Resolution, after all, to marry her old Love. 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 08/16/2007 21310

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

3.295 R173348 1 City Rant The Rant; Give Ear to a Frolicsome Ditty City Rant I have been a Twelve=month at London/ now neither made Widow nor Wife, title unclear: The Buxome Lass of Bread-street;/ OR,/ [A] Lamentation for the Loss of her Maiden=head:/ Which was stoln from her by Twelve several Tradesmen. Toge-/ gether with her Resolution, after all, to marry her old Love. Pepys 3.295 Wing B6341[B] 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: 295 The Buxome Lass of Bread-street;/ OR,/ A Lamentation for the Loss of her Maiden=head:/ Which was stoln from her by Twelve several Tradesmen. Toge-/ gether with her Resolution, after all, to marry her old Love. The Buxome Lass of Bread-street; OR,Lamentation for the Loss of her Maiden-head: Which was stoln from her by Twelve several Tradesmen. Toge-gether with her Resolution, after all, to marry her old Love. The Buxom Lass of Bread Street; or, Lamentation for the Loss of Her Maidenhead: Which Was Stolen from Her by Twelve Several Tradesmen. Together with Her Resolution, After All, to Marry Her Old Love. 1/2 sheet oblong folio, 188 x 320 torn left edge headpiece: 40 x 154 1675-1696 Printed for P. Brooksby, J. Deacon, J. Blare, J. Back. P. Brooksby, J. Deacon, J. Blare, J. Back PBA

This document follows the guidelines specified for TEI.

XML Generated Automatically at 8/16/2007 4:03:58 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 8/16/2007 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Love Pleasant 8/15/08 Checker Kris McAbee transcription corrected 8/16/07 Checker Liberty Stanavage fixed faulty tabs 8/15/07 Checker Liberty Stanavage transcription checke, metadata updated, xml file created 8/03/06 Transcriber Eric Nebeker Original Transcription 8/31/04 Bibliographer Simone Chess Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
<seg n="1" rend="left"><hi rend="italic">The Buxome Lass of <hi rend="bold">Bread-street</hi> ;</hi> </seg> <seg n="2" rend="left"><hi rend="italic">OR,</hi> </seg> <seg n="3" rend="left">Lamentation for the Loss of her Maiden-head:</seg> <seg n="4" rend="left"><hi rend="italic">Which was stoln from her by Twelve several Tradesmen. Toge-</hi> </seg> <seg n="5" rend="left"><hi rend="italic">gether with her Resolution, after all, to marry her old Love.</hi> </seg> <lb/> <seg n="6" rend="left"><hi rend="italic">To the Tune of the</hi> City Rant. <hi rend="italic">Licensed according to Order.</hi> </seg>
I have been a Twelve-month at London now neither made Widow nor Wife, Yet I cannot say, I am undone, for I have been done to the Life. A Fortnight after last Easter , I then lost my Virginity; I Value it not of a Teaster, for it was a Torment to me.
I spent all the Summer in pleasure, I being both wanton and wild, And kiss'd the Young men out of measure, at length they have got me with Child. I cannot tell who is the Father, no, if ye would give me a Crown; For as we did cuddle together, with many I'd laugh and lye down.
I think, I have more than a dozen young Batchellors, Tradesmen I mean; Besides my old Friend Robin 's Cousin, who gave me the Top-knot of Green. The first I enjoyed was a Baker, who had a most delicate Brow; The second was Tom the Shoo-maker; I could not deny them, I Vow. The third was stout Anthony Grissell , who was a brisk Carpenter bold, He came with his Mallet and Chisel, and would by no means be controul'd The fourth was a Jovial Shop-keeper, who did many Favours afford; The fifth was a black Chimney-sweeper; the sixth was a Taylor, Good Lord! A Seaman came next to my Harbour. and there he cast Anchor a while; Next day came young Johnny the Barber, and begg'd for a kiss and a smile. The ninth was a Double Refiner, who followeth most Excellent Rules The Tenth was young William the Joyner a Spark which can handle his Tools. The Eleventh he was a stout Serjeant, who marches with the Warlike Train;
The Twelfth was a skilfull Chyrurgion, and he touch'd me in the right Vein. I sometimes would seem to defie 'em, then straightway my Person they praise Now what flesh and bloud could deny 'em when they had such sweet winning ways. I being concern'd with so many my Sorrow and Grief is severe As fearing I shall not find any that will a kind Father appear. I'll go to them all with submission, and tell them of this my Disgrace So when they have heard my Condition perhaps they may pity my Case. But if that these Gallants won't pity a Damsel in Grief and Distress I have an old Love in the City to whom I will make my Address. Who gave me a Cornet and Tower and fain would have made me his Bride Yet I would both fret frown and lower, and all his kind proffers defy'd Yet now I will marry him rather than languish in Grief and Despair, I know that he will be a Father, in less than five Months, I declare.
Printed for P. Brooksby, J. Deacon, J. Blare, J. Back,