%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> The Country MAIDENS Lamentation/ For the Loss of her TAYLOR: Who after pretence of a great deal of Love, ran way with her Clothes, and left her destitute both of Cloathes and Sweetheart/ Maidens beware, who have not known/ The Tricks and Humours of the Town:/ For you will find that there are many,/ Who of a Maid will make a penny. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1682-1694 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 09/12/2007 21358

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3.343 R232951 1 Ladies of London Ladies of London Ladies of London THere came up a Lass from a Country/ (Town,/ intending to live in the City; Weinstein lists Wing C6542[C] for this ballad, which does not match the ESTC record. Pepys 3.343 Wing C6542B 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: 343 The Country MAIDENS Lamentation/ For the Loss of her TAYLOR: Who after pretence of a great deal of Love, ran way with her Clothes, and left her destitute both of Cloathes and Sweetheart/ Maidens beware, who have not known/ The Tricks and Humours of the Town:/ For you will find that there are many,/ Who of a Maid will make a penny. The Country MAIDENS Lamentation For the Loss of her TAYLOR: Who after pretence of a great deal of Love, ran away with her Clothes, and left her destitute both of Clothes and Sweetheart Maidens beware, who have not known The Tricks and Humours of the Town: For you will find that there are many, Who of a Maid will make a penny. The Country Maiden's Lamentation for the Loss of Her Tailor: Who After Pretence of a Great Deal of Love, Ran Away With Her Clothes, and Left Her Destitute Both of Clothes and Sweetheart Maidens Beware, Who Have Not Known the Tricks and Humors of the Town: For You Will Find that There are Many, Who of a Maid Will Make a Penny. 1/2 sheet oblong folio, ?210 x 280 creased horizontal and vertical rules, and cast fleurons 1682-1694 Printed for R. Kell at the blew An-/ chor near Py-corner. R. Kell 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 clothing/fashion family/procreation London love sex/sexuality 9/12/07 Checker Rachel Mann Transcription checked, metadata updated, XML created; ESTC # found in bl.uk 8/20/06 Checker Liberty Stanavage Transcription checked 8/18/06 Transcriber Eric Nebeker Original transcription 8/31/04 Bibliographer Simone Chess Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
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THere came up a Lass from a Country Town, intending to live in the City; In Steeple-Crown Hat, and a Paragon Gown who thought her self wondrous pretty: Her petticoat Serge, her stockings were green, her Smock was cut out of a sheet sir; And under it something was not to be seen, but that here I dare not repeat sir. With joyful heart and a pretty full purse she came to this City of London; Little expecting to meet with curse, by which she should quickly be undone: She had not been here a fortnight in Town, e're a Pricklouse began for to wooe her, who quickly made bold for to rumple her gown and take up her Petticoat too sir. It was in the season of Cucumber time, when Taylors were sharp as their Needles,
when ninety were scarce full as weighty as nine their bodies were grown so feeble. When their first progress was every day to their Chappel of ease in the Fields sir, There kneel down in clusters & heartily pray their stomachs may go to the Deal sir. But you shall hear how he served the wench, who thought he would never be fickle; He soon made her belly as plump as a Tench, that her Gown it was grown too little: He bid her one day she should keep in her bed, and send him her Gown to be alter'd, And he would enlarge it, and fit her he said; but now you shall hear how he faulter'd. But when he had got all her cloaths in his hand he quitted his Country baggage, And run from his lodging which was in the Strand thus cleverly rub'd with his cabbage, And left the poor wench in such a sad state,
who hardly believ'd he would fail her, Till three or four days she had spent at this rate then curst the sad Rogue of a Taylor. Therefore all Maidens you'd best have a care, when first you come up to the City, For Taylors and other such sharpers there are, will strive if they can to out-wit ye: And after they tell ye y'are pretty and fair, though with all protestations they wooe ye, If once you but let them come in for a share, you'l find they will quickly undo ye.
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Printed for R. Kell at the blew An- chor near Py-corner.