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4.15 R228442 2 The beginning of the World, Or, Sellingers Round, Sellenger's Round; The Beginning of the World The Beginning of The World, Or, Sellingers Round Or, Great Boobe The Great Booby Or, Great Booby O Mother chave been a Batchellor / This twelve and twenty years, cropped title: [THE] / Merry Wooing . . . Pepys 4.15 Wing M1877 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: 15 THE / Merry Wooing of Robin & Ioan / The West-Country Lovers. THE Merry Wooing of Robin & Joan The West-Country Lovers. The Merry Wooing of Robin and Joan the West Country Lovers. 1/2 sheet oblong folio, 198 x 334 cropped top and right edges vertical rules 1664-1689 Printed for J Conyers at the Raven in Duck-lain. J. Conyers BBTI

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O Mother chave been a Batchellor This twelve and twenty years, And Ize have often been a wooing: And yet cham never the near: Joan Gromball cheel ha[ve] none of me Ize look so like a Lowt: But I vaith cham as proper a Man as she Zhe needs be Zo stout. She Zaies if ize could dance and sing, As Thomas Miller con, Or cut a Cauper, as little Jack Taylor O how cheed love me then; But zoft and fair, chil none of that, I vaith cham not Zo nimble The Taylors have nought to trouble his thoughts But his needle and his thimble. O Zon th' art of lawful Age And a jolly tide Boy Ide have thee try her one again She can but say nay:
Then O Gramarcy Mother Chill Zet a good Vaces of the matter Chill dress up my Zelf as fine as a Dog, And chill have a fresh bout at her. And first chill put on my Zunday Parrel, that lac'd about the Quarters; With a pair of Buckram Slops And a Vlanting pair of Garters With my Sword tide vast to my Zide And my Grandfathers Dugen Dagger And a Peacocks Veather in my Capp, Then ah how Ise shall swagger. Nay take the Lockrum Napkin Son, To wipe thy snotty nose, Tis no matter vor that chilll Snort is out And Vlurt it athwart my Cloaths: Od's bodkins nay fie away I prethee Son do not so, Be mannerly Son till thou canst tell Whether sheel ha thee or no.
But Sirrah Mother hark a while, Whos that that comes so near: 'Tis Joan Gromball, hold thy peace For fear that she do hear: Nay out be she chilll dress my words, In Zuch a Scholards Grace, But virst of all shall take my Hands, And lay them athwart her Vace. Good morrow my Honey my Sugar-Candy My little pretty Mouse, Cha hopes thy Vather and Mother be well At home at thine own House Ich am come Vart to show my mind Cham Zure, thou knowest my Arrant: Zum say Jug that I mun ha thee, O no good Sir, I warrant. You must (Sir Clown) is for the King, And not for such a mome, You might have said by your leave fair Maid And let your (must) alone. Ich am no more a Clown that vlat Cham in my Zunday Apparel Ich came vor Love and I pray so tak't Che hopes che will not quarrall. Joan. Robin dost thou love me so well, Robin. I vaith abomination, Why then you should have fram'd your words Into a finer fashion.
Vine Vashions and Vine Speeche s[?]i[?], As Schollards Volks can Utter, Chat wrather speak but two words plain Than half a score and stutter. Robin. Chave Land, chave House, chave twa v[?] Bea[?] That's better then fine speeches, Joan. 'Tis a sign that Fortune favours Fools, She let them have such Riches, Robin. Hark how she comes upon me now, I do wish it be a good Zine, Joan. He that will steal any wit from thee Had need to rise betime. Ise, Vaith Ise am no vool Ise Zay Ise think you Zud know better: Dost thou think Ise not know I pray, Good speech and manners better: 'Tis sure you know not if you did You'd nee'r have been a Lover. Nay nay, my Dear, nay nay udzlid Why mun not I discover. What long in secret i'se ha kept And would ha longer done it Had not my Passion been Zo heap'd Ise had no more Room for it. And are you in Love as you Zay Yes Vaith and Troth Ise Zware it Then prithee Robin set the day And wees ee'n both be Married.
Printed for J Conyers at the Raven in Duck-lain.