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3.338 R186510 1 Methinks the poor Town has been troubled too long Methinks the Poor Town Methinks the Poor Town Has Been Troubled Too Long WE Maids are undone, our Sweet=hearts are flown,/ And gone to the Army to get them renown, No Nation can shew us such Youths as are here,/ Such VVarelike brave Heros, such hearts void of fear. imprint unclear: Printed for C. Dennison, at the Statio[n/u?]ers=/ Arms within Aldgate.; date from content and license and licensing information (Monmouth Rebellion); original woodcuts and type (especially right edge), not heavily inked compared to facsimile Pepys 3.338 Wing W1861B; Rollins (2) 2945 (June 24, 1685, ii, 287, Chas. Denisson) 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: 338 THE/ White-Chappel Maids Lamentation/ For the loss of their Sweet-hearts, upon the Souldiers Depar-/ ting to the Army to fight for the King. THE White-Chappel Maids Lamentation For the loss of their Sweet-hearts, upon the Souldiers Depar- ting to the Army to fight for the King. The Whitechapel Maid's Lamentation for the Loss of Their Sweethearts, upon the Soldiers' Departing to the Army to Fight for the King. 1/2 sheet oblong folio, 200 x 330 cropped right edge, creased cast fleurons 1685 Printed for C. Dennison, at the Stationers=/ Arms within Aldgate. C. Dennison Weinstein: content and licence and licensing info This is an earlier date than what is listed in 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 9/12/2007 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Love Unfortunate historicalfigures&events love military/war royalty 9/12/07 Checker Rachel Mann Transcription checked, metadata updated, XML created 8/18/06 Transcriber Eric Nebeker Original transcription 8/31/04 Bibliographer Simone Chess Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
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WE Maids are undone, our sweet-hearts are flown, And gone to the Army to get them renown, To guard and preserve each County and Town, And fight for the safety of Kingdom and Crown, No Nation can shew up such Youths as are here, Such Warlike brave Heros, such hearts void of fear.
Our hearts are fire, and long till they come, To hear their sweet Fife, and to hear their loud Drum, To see our Delight, and our joy, and our life, Come home and Embrace his soft tender young Wife, No Nation can shew as such Youths as are here, Such War-like brave Heros, such hearts void of fear,
Each Mistris is kind, and softer then Down, And fairer then Jilts in their Gold-Flower'd Go[wn] So soft are our Charms, and sweet our delight, They long all the day like a Bride-groom for Nigh[t] No Nation can shew us such Youths as are here, Such War-like brave Heros, such hearts void of fear. Poor Cisly and Sue, and Bridget and Nell, Unpatiently wait for to hear their loves well: That John and sweet Thomas have gotten no harms, Will safely return to their Mistrisses arms, No Nation can shew us such Youths as are here, such War-like, etc. At parting I gave Sweet William a kiss, And bid him remember his Mistris by this, I gave him a present too large for to name, A present desir'd by the Cocks of the Game. No Nation can shew such Youths as are here, such Warlike, etc. 'Tis Honour and Love that makes them to run, Amid'st the sad dangers of Pikes and of Guns, Thus in every Field the Souldier gets fame, And get him a lasting eternal brave name. No Nation can shew us such Youths as are here, Such Warlike, etc. May Fortune prove kind, and may every one, With peace and with plenty return safely home, May all our kind wishes be crowned by Fate, That for their returning so earnestly wait, No Nation can shew us such Youths as are here, Such Warlike, etc. Thus every Lass new pleasures will find, And for to obliege them will always be kind, No Frowns nor denyals shall e're cloud our face, Each Nymph like the Sun shall appear in full grace, No Nation can shew us such Youths are here, Such War-like brave Heros, such hearts void of fear.
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Entred according to Order. Printed for C. Dennisson, at the Stationers- Arms within Aldgate.