%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> The Nightingales Song; Or The Souldiers rare Musick,/ and Maids Recreation./ The Song adviseth Maids to have a care,/ And of a Souldiers Knap-sack to beware. 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 08/13/2007 21707

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4.41 R234629 1 No, no, not I; Or, Peggy and the Souldier Peg and the Soldier No, No, Not I; Peggy and the Soldier AS I went forth/ one Suu-shining Day, and hear Nightingals sing. [stanzas 4-16; with variations] uneven inking, imprint: Printed for J. Wright J<.> C<larke W.> Thackeray, and T. Passinger, Pepys 4.41 Wing N1157[a]B; Rollins (2) 1945 (Mch. 1, 1675, ii, 499). 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: 41 The Nightingales Song; Or The Souldiers rare Musick,/ and Maids Recreation./ The Song adviseth Maids to have a care,/ And of a Souldiers Knap-sack to beware. The Nightingales Song; Or The Souldiers rare Musick, and Maids Recreation. The Song adviseth Maids to have a care, And of a Souldiers Knap-sack to beware. The Nightingale's Song; Or, the Soldier's Rare Music, and Virgin's Recreation. The Song Advises Virgins to Have a Care, and of a Soldier's Knapsack to Beware. 1/2 sheet oblong folio, 200 x 265 torn bottom edge, creased 1681-1684 Printed for J. Wright, J. Clarke, W. Thackeray, and T. Passinger. J. Wright, J. Clarke, W. Thackeray, T. Passinger. Blagden

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AS I went forth one Sun-shining Day, A dainty young Couple were gathering May: The one a fair Damosel, of beauty most clear, The other a Souldier, as it doth appear. With kisses and compliments, to her he said, Good morrow sweet honey thou well favour'd Maid, I think my self happy, I met with you here As you are a Virgin, and I a Souldier. And now if you pleased be, I will you bring, Wheras you shall hear the sweet Nightingal sing: With other rare pastimes, my skill shall be try'd If you will walk with me, to the merry green-wood side.
Sweet Sir (said the Damosel If you will do so, Then hand in hand with you, along I will go, It is recreation for maids in the Spring, To see Flowers grow, and hear Nightingals sing. And having thus spoken, together they went, Unto a merry green-wood, where some time they spent, In walking and talking, of many an odd thing, But yet could not hear the Nightingal sing. A dainty clear river, was running them by, A Bank of sweet Violets, and Primroses nigh: Then said the young Gallant, sit down by this spring, We'l here take out pleasure till the Nightingal sing.
The Maid seem'd unwilling, and said she'd be gone, And yet she was loath for to leave him alone, At last she resolved her self to this thing, To stay till they heard, the sweet Nightingal sing. Amongst the sweet Flowers they straightway sat down, The young-man in kindness, gave her a green Gown, He also presented to her a Gold Ring, 'Cause she should stay there, till the sweet Nightingal sing. And having thus done, he took her about the middle, And forth of his Knap-Sack, he pull'd a rare Fiddle, And plaid her a fit, made the Vallies to ring, Oh now, (quoth she) I hear the Nightingal sing.
THen now said the Souldier 'tis time we give ore, Nay prithee (quoth she) play me one Lesson more: I like boht the setting, and tuning the string, Far better than hearing the Nightingal sing. He struck up his musick, unto a high strain, And plaid the tune over again and again: Gramercy brave Souldier. (quoth she that did bring Me hither to hear the rare Nightingal sing. Their sport being ended, then homeward they went, Each one thought the time, to be very well spent: It was quoth the Damosel, a very rare thing. Whilst thou playd'st thy part, to hear the Nightingal sing. At last with a deep sigh, these words spake she; I pray thee good Souldier wilt thou marry me:
Else my hasty pleasure, sweet Sorrows will bring, And I may repent I heard the Nightingal sing, Oh no, quoth the Souldier, I may not do so, Along with my Captain, tomorrow I must go, But if I come this way, again the next Spring, We'l walk once more to hear the sweet Nightingal sing. You Maids of the City, and Country that be Addicted to pleasure, take warning by me: Let no flattering Young-men, tempt ye to this thing. To go to the wood to hear the Nightingal sing. Make bargain before hand, for fear you miscarry, Know whether or no they are minded to marry: If I had been wise, and had done such a thing, I need not repent I heard the Nightingal sing.
Printed for J. Wright, J. C[larke, W.] Thackeray, and T. Passinger.