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3.363 R187599 1 The Ruined Virgin: or, Franklin is fled away Franklin Is Fled Away The Ruined Virgin, Or, Franklin is Fled Away IN Flint-shire liv'd, we hear, a 'Squire young,/ Who wrong'd a Damsel dear, by his fair Tongue, first line unclear: IN Flint-sh[i]re liv'd, we hear, a 'Squire young,. Pepys 3.363 Wing T3543A 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: 363 The two Unfortunate Lovers:/ OR, THE/ Flintshire 'SQUIRE and Shropshire MAID's Misfortunes,/ as you shall find in this following Treatise. The two Unfortunate Lovers: OR, THE Flintshire 'SQUIRE and Shropshire MAID's Misfortunes, as you shall find in this following Treatise. The Two Unfortunate Lovers: Or, the Flintshire Esquire and Shropshire Maid's Misfortunes, as You Shall Find in this Following Treatise. 1/2 sheet oblong folio, 185 x 300 cropped left edge, uneven inking 1671-1702 London: Printed for J. Deacon, 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 9/13/2007 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Love Unfortunate death London love sex/sexuality trickery/deceit 9/13/07 Checker Rachel Mann Transcription checked, metadata updated, XML created 8/22/07 Checker Liberty Stanavage Transcription checked 8/21/06 Transcriber Summer Star Original transcription 9/9/04 Bibliographer Simone Chess Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
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I N Flint-shire liv'd, we hear, a 'Squire young, Who wrong'd a Damsel dear, by his fair Tongue, The solemn Vows he made, Her yielding Heart betray'd, So that she soon was laid, low in the Grave. In her fair Beauty bright, he did pretend To place his whole delight, never did Friend Such Protestations make, That he would never break His Vows, but freely take her for his Bride.
Set not your Love on me, kind Sir, she said, Who am of low Degree, a silly Maid, Unworthy of the place, Ladies you may embrace, Of a right noble Race, therefore forbear. No Lady in the Land I love like thee, Though thousands at command, all's one to me, Thy Charms are manifold, Beyond the price of Gold; Grant Love, and then, behold, I ask no more.
Such honourable Love, who could deny, Thinking he'd loyal prove, she did reply, By all the Powers divine, My Heart I do resign, In Wedlock to be thine, while Life doth last. So soon as she did yield, Joys to compleat, Their loyal Love they sea[r]'d with kisses sweet, Never to prove unkind, But bear a faithful Mind, But yet at last we find, ruin'd was she. Now when his Parents knew their true intent, They in a Passion grew, for to prevent Their league of Loyalty, The Lovers then did cry, Alas! where shall we fly for refuge now? The young Man then reply'd, To London go, Where thou shalt be my Bride, and likewise know That I will follow thee, In Love and Loyalty; Thus they did both agree, like Lovers kind. Then to fair London -town, straight she was brought, Like one of high Renown with pleasure frought; But her unhappy State, Prov'd most unfortunate, As I shall here relate, therefore attend. He never follow'd her as it appears, Though she had Travel'd far, therefore her Tears, In multitudes did flow, So that in Grief and Woe, She cry'd, My Overthrow now is at hand. His coming not to Town, like a keen Dart, Straitways did cast her down, so that her Heart Soon was with Sorrow broke, Death gave the fatal Stroke As this last word she spoke, Dearest, farewel. In Saint Martins she dy'd, near to White-hall , Where loyal Lovers cry'd to see her Fall; Her last lamenting Moan, To such a highth was grown, That any Heart of Stone needs must relent.
London: Printed for J. Deacon , in Guiltspur-street .