%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> The Seven/ London Lasses Lamentations/ For the Loss of SIMON:/ OR, A brief Account of a Bloody Battel fought upon New-years-Day, for the sake of Simon their Love:/ wherein they tore their Coiffs, Dressings, Hoods, and Top=Nots, Gowns and Petticoats, striving who shall have/ him, Simon himself having a taste of their Fury, at length escaped out of their hands, resolved to come near/ them no more. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1671-1702 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 03/05/2008 21350

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3.335 R187432 1 There is one black and sullen hour There is One Black and Sullen Hour There is One Black and Sullen Hour SImon the Salter, fine and trim,/ of lusty Limbs, and likewise fair, [repetition of lines 6 and 8 of each stanza] Pepys 3.335 Wing S2737A 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: 335 The Seven/ London Lasses Lamentations/ For the Loss of SIMON:/ OR, A brief Account of a Bloody Battel fought upon New-years-Day, for the sake of Simon their Love:/ wherein they tore their Coiffs, Dressings, Hoods, and Top=Nots, Gowns and Petticoats, striving who shall have/ him, Simon himself having a taste of their Fury, at length escaped out of their hands, resolved to come near/ them no more. The Seven London Lasses Lamentations For the Loss of SIMON: OR, A brief Account of a Bloody Battel fought upon New-years-Day, for the sake of Simon their Love: wherein they tore their Coiffs, Dressings, Hoods, and Top-Nots, Gowns and [P]etticoats, striving who shall have him, Simon himself having a taste of their Fury, at length escaped out of their hands, resolved to come near them no more. The Seven London Lasses' Lamentations for the Loss of Simon: Or, a Brief Account of a Bloody Battle Fought Upon New Year's Day, for the Sake of Simon Their Love: Wherein They Tore Their Coifs, Dressings, Hoods, and Top-knots, Gowns and Petticoats, Striving Who Shall Have Him, Simon Himself Having a Taste of Their Fury, at Length Escaped Out of Their Hands, Resolved to Come Near Them No More. 1/2 sheet oblong folio, 205 x 294 1671-1702 Printed for I. Deacon, at the Angel in Guiltspur-street. J. Deacon Spufford and 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 3/5/2008 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Love Unfortunate 03/05/08 Checker Kris McAbee Transcription corrected 9/11/07 Checker Rachel Mann Transcription checked, metadata updated, XML created; ESTC # found in bl.uk 8/14/06 Transcriber Eric Nebeker Original transcription 8/31/04 Bibliographer Simone Chess Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
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SImon the Salter , fine and trim, of lusty Limbs, and likewise fair, Seven young Maids that strove for him, whose Names in brief I will declare; Susan and Sarah they did love him well, Next Joan and Kate , with Isabel, Next Joan and Kate , with Isabel ; And Nancy , likewise bouncing Nell ; And Nancy , likewise bouncing Nell . These Maidens then on New-Years Day, invited Simon to a Feast, They being Youthful, Fine and Gay, Simon himself was not the least: But loe how they to him for Kisses call, Till they did Simons Stomach stall; Till they did , etc. Alas! what Man cou'd please them all? Alas! what man, etc. Sweet Charming humours they did form, so active was each loving Soul, And round about him they did swarm, like many Birds about an Owl: Some stroaking of his Curling Locks did stand,
While Susan set in Print his Band; While Susan , etc. And Kate she kiss'd and grasp'd his Hand; And Kate , etc. Simon alas! with them was Teaz'd, at rest they would not let him be, For they was never better pleas'd, than when he hugg'd them on his Knee: With pleasing Sonnets they his Easrs did fill, And thus they us'd their chiefest skill, And thus , etc. In hopes to gain his kind good-will; In hopes , etc. Fair Isabels most pleasing Charms, did win his heart from all the rest, But when they see her in his Arms, loe how they were with grief opprest: Ah, what have I done for him, then says Joan , Full ten times more then any one; Full ten times , etc. And yet he won't regard my moan; And yet , etc.
Isabel he gave a kind Embrace, and in the presence of their view, These Maids was in a woful case, because he did not hug them too: Young Kate and Joan they being in a rage, That nothing could their wrath asswage; That nothing , etc. Till they with Is'bel did ingage; Till they, etc. Joan was resolv'd she would not fail, but took fair Is'bel by the Crown, Thus they tell to it Tooth and Nail, and by the Head-gear pull'd her down: Now Joan and Kate they being strong and stout, The Coiffs and Dressings flew about; The Coiffs, etc. And thus began the Revel Rout; And thus , etc. Nancy and Nell for Simons sake, began to pitty Is'bels moan, I, and resolves her part to take, and straightways falls on Kate and Joan : And thus we see went on the loud Uproar, The Hoods and Top-Nots which they wore, The Hoods , etc. With Gowns, were all in pieces tore; With Gowns, etc. Their Laces they did then consume, besides their flesh they did not spare, Their Fillets all bestrow'd the Room, at length they seiz'd on Simon there: Some got him by the Heels, some by the Head, And vow'd they'd have him live or dead; And vow'd , etc. This fill'd poor Simons heart with dread; This fill'd, etc. These Maidens thus did seize on him, each Lass was loath to loose her share, They almost tore him Limb from Limb, but a the length he did get clear: His very Legs and other Limbs they tore, So that poor Simon is so sore, So that , etc. He vows he'l ne'r come near them more; He vows he'l ne'r come near them more.
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Printed for J. Deacon, at the Angel in Guiltspur-street.