%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> You pretty little Ladies will do so. / Or, A Match made up against the VVhitson-Holidays. / This Dity was compos'd, the truth is so, / By a Young-man that did a Maiden wooe; / He met with her under a shady Bower, / And made a Lady of her in an hour. / All you Young-men that know not how to wooe, / Give ear to this, 'twill teach you what to do. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1678-1680 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 05/12/2008 21679

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4.12 R187776 1 Lusty Bacchus, &c. Wert Thou More Fairer Than Thou Art Lusty Bacchus, etc. FOrth walking in the Summers time, / When Flora's flowers were in their / (prime You pretty little Ladies will do so, [with variations] Pepys 4.12 Wing Y56C; Rollins (2) 3054 (March 12, 1656, ii, 35, Fran. Grove) 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. 4: 12 You pretty little Ladies will do so. / Or, A Match made up against the VVhitson-Holidays. / This Dity was compos'd, the truth is so, / By a Young-man that did a Maiden wooe; / He met with her under a shady Bower, / And made a Lady of her in an hour. / All you Young-men that know not how to wooe, / Give ear to this, 'twill teach you what to do. You pretty little Ladies will do so. Or, A Match made up against the Whitson-Holidays. This Dity was compos'd, the truth is so, By a Young-man that did a Maiden wooe; He met with her under a shady Bower, And made a Lady of her in an hour. All you Young-men that know not how to wooe, Give ear to this, 'twill teach you what to do. You Pretty Little Ladies Will Do So. Or, A Match Made up Against the Whitsun Holidays. This Ditty Was Composed, the Truth is so, by a Young Man That Did a Maiden Woo; He Met with Her Under a Shady Bower, and Made a Lady of Her in an Hour. All You Young Men That Know Not How to Woo, Give Ear to This, It will Teach You What To Do. 1/2 sheet oblong folio, 196 x 286 cropped bottom and top edges vertical rules 1678-1680 Printed for F. Coles, T. Vere, J. Wright, J. Clarke, W. Thackeray, / and T. Passinger. F. Coles, T. Vere, J. Wright, J. Clarke, W. Thackeray, T. Passinger. Blagden

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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 5/12/2008 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Love Pleasant and Unfortunate holidays/seasons love sex/sexuality 05/12/08 Checker Rachel Mann Metadata updated, xml created 7/21/2007 Checker Jessica C. Murphy finished transcription 8/23/2006 Transcriber Kris McAbee Original Transcription 2006 Bibliographer Jessica C. Murphy Bibliographic SQL Database Record Updated/Completed 8/24/2004 Bibliographer Liberty Stanavage Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
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FOrth walking in the Summers time When Flora's flowers were in their prime Under a sweet perfum'd shade, I saw a Young-man and a Maid, With complements he did her crave, Something which he desired to have, But to this question she said no, You pretty little Ladies will do so, The gallant Youth to her did say, I'le make of thee a Lady gay, I'le deck thy head like Loves fair Queen And Cloath thee in a Gown of green: Sweet Lady shall this bargain hold Kiss on condition make me bold, What though at first you said me no; You pritty little Ladies will do so.
Sweet sir, she thus reply'd again, Spend not your breath and time in vain, For any thing you crave of me, I will deny it certainly, And whatsoever you do say, I'le answer you another way, And when you ask me, I'le say no; Quoth he, you pretty Ladys will do so Lady said he, it is my choice, When I shall elevate my voice, For to record a true-Loves song: In which I mean no Goddess wrong, Will you deny to bear a part And forth-with break my love-sick heart, Will you; quoth he, she answered no; You pritty little Ladies will do so-
IIf I should ask you to do this To inrich my lips with on sweet kiss, It would better be ten thosand fold To me, than was great Craesus gold One hony kiss will end the strife If other wise 'twill cost my life, Shall I dye or live, say I or no: You pretty little Ladies can do so. My person pure, my heart and hand, Shall ever be at thy command; I'le ride and run at your desire, Through water cold, or flames of fire, What is't that i'le not undertake, If I could once but hear thee speak One loving word to ease my woe? You pretty Ladies, etc. This is the prime time of the year, This is time to make good chear, This is the time call'd Whitsontide, This time I will make thee my Bride, If you thereto will give consent, This match we never need repent, Both hand in hand, to Church wee'l go. You pretty Ladies will do so. Five hundred pound I have said he, All which I will bestow on thee, Besides Corn, sheep, and Cattle store And all that I have spoke before:
you shall have servants great and small, To wait on you when e're you call, What you'l have done command them do You pretty little Ladies will do so. You shall be fed with diet fine, Your drink shall be the purest wine, The rarest Musick can be had, Chearfully shall play to make you glad And when you hear the Musick sound, If't please you for to dance a round, And nimbly trip it with the toe, You pretty little Ladies can do so. When she had heard his complement, And he related his intent; About his neck her arms she clips, And with sweet kisses imbalm'd his lips And in requital of her pain He pay'd her with the like again: She left her note of answering no; You pretty little Ladies will do so. At length being ravished both with joy, One to the other seem'd not coy, But on a sudden down they fell, How he came of I cannot tell, But sure they drive some pretty trade, Cupid and Venus lent them aid: They did as other Lovers do: You pretty little Ladies will do so.
Printed for F. Coles, T. Vere, J. Wright, J. Clarke, W. Thackeray, and T. Passinger.