%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> The Swimming Lady:/ Or, A Wanton Discovery,/ Being a true Relation of a gay Lady (betrayed by her Lover) as she was stripping her/ self stark naked, and Swimming in a River near Oxford. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1681-1684 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 09/26/2007 21687

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Patricia Fumerton Early Modern Center - English Department University of California Santa Barbara, CA 93105 United States of America EMail: pfumer@english.ucsb.edu

4.20 R187206 1 I'le never l ve thee more. I'll Never Love Thee More I'll Never Love Thee More THe four and twentieth day of May,/ of all times in the Year; Inverted letter, uneven inking, tune: Tune of, I'le [n]ener l[o]ve thee more. Pepys 4.20 Wing S6259A 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: 20 The Swimming Lady:/ Or, A Wanton Discovery,/ Being a true Relation of a gay Lady (betrayed by her Lover) as she was stripping her/ self stark naked, and Swimming in a River near Oxford. The Swimming Lady Or, A Wanton Discovery, Being a true Relation of a gay Lady (betrayed by her Lover) as she was stripping her self stark naked, and Swimming in a River near Oxford. The Swimming Lady or, a Wanton Discovery, Being a True Relation of a Gay Lady (Betrayed by Her Lover) as She Was Stripping Herself Stark Naked, and Swimming in a River near Oxford. 1/2 sheet oblong folio, ?205 x 326 uneven inking 1681-1684 Printed for I. right, I. Clark, VV. Thackeray, and T. Passenger. J. Wright, J. Clark, W. Thackeray, T. Passenger. 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 9/26/2007 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Love Pleasant and Unfortunate appearance gender holidays/seasons sex/sexuality 9/26/2007 Checker Jessica C. Murphy metadata updated, transcription rechecked 7/25/2007 Checker Jessica C. Murphy XML created, transcription checked 8/28/2006 Transcriber Kris McAbee Original Transcription 2006 Bibliographer Jessica C. Murphy Bibliographic SQL Database Record Updated/Completed 8/25/2004 Bibliographer Liberty Stanavage Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
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T He four and twentieth day of May, of all times in the Year; A Virgin Lady bright and gay, did privately appear, Close by the Rivers side which she did single out the rather, Cause she was sure she was secure, and had intent to bath her. With glittering glance, her jealous eyes did slily look about, To see if any lurking Spies were hid to find her out: And being well resolv'd that none, could view her nakedness, She puts her Robes off one by one, and doth her self undress.
A purple Mantle (fring'd with Gold) her Ivory hands unpin, It would have made a coward bold, or tempt a Saint to sin: She turns away, and looks about, (quoth she) I hope I'm safe, And then a Rosie Petticoat, she presently put off. The snow white smock which she had on, transparently so deckt her, It lookt like a Cambrick Lawn, upon an Alablaster Picture: Through which your Eye might faintly spy her Belly and her back, Her Limbs were strait, and all was white but that which should be black.
T He part which she's asham'd to see, without a bashful blush, Appear'd like curious Tiffany display'd upon a Bush: But that posterior extream limb, she cannot look upon, Did like a twisted Cherry seem, before the white was gone. As when a Masquing Scene is drawn, and new lights do appear: When she put off her Smock of lawn, just such a sight was there: The bright reflection of her eyes, on every limb was strow'd As when the Radient Sun doth rise, and guild each neighbouring Cloud. Into a fluent Stream she leapt, which lookt like liquid Glass, The Fishes from all quarters crept to see what Angel 'twas: She did so like a Vision look, or fancy in a Dream. 'Twas thought the Sun the sky forsook, and dropt into the stream. Each Fish did wish him self a man, about her all were drawn, And at the sight of her began to spread about their Spawn: She turn'd to swim upon her back and so displaid her Banner, If love had then in Heaven been, he would have dropt upon her.
Thus was the Rivers Diamond head with Pearl and Saphir crown'd, Her Legs did shove, her Arms did move her Body did rebound: She that did quaff the juice of joys, (fair Venus Queen of Love) With Mars did never in more ways of melting motions move. A Lad that long her love had been, and could obtain no grace, For all her prying, lay unseen, hid in a secret place: Who having been repuls'd when he did often come to wooe her. Pull'd off his cloaths and furiously did run and leap in to her. She shrieks, she strives, & down she dives, he brings her up agen, He got her o're upon the Shore, and then, and then, and then: As Adam did old Eve enjoy, you may guess what I mean, Because she all uncovered lay, he covered her agen. With watry eyes she pants and crys, I am utterly undone; If you'l not be wedded to me, e're the next Morning Sun: He answered I'le never stir out of thy sight till then, We'l both clap hand in wedlock bands, Marry and too't agen.
Printed for J. right. J. Clark, W. Thackeray, and T. Passenger.