%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> A dainty new Dialogue between Henry and Elizabeth./ Being the good Wives Vindication, and the bad Husbands Reformation./ This new composed gallant Ditty, Is to be sung in Town and City./ This Ballad is both compriz'd and penn'd,/ To teach bad Husbands how their lives to mend:/ All you good Wives, the which bad Husbands have,/ For your own good, let me this favour crave;/ One Penny on this Ditty to bestow,/ And carry it to your Husbands for to show;/ It may in time make you twice over-glad,/ When as you see him good that was so bad, 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 08/17/2007 21740

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4.76 R174493 1 the Tyrant Bonny Sweet Robin; My Robin is to the Greenwood Gone The Tyrant COme hither sweet Husband,/ and listen to me, uneven inking, imprint: Printed for F. Coles, T. V[e]re I. Wright I. Clarke, W. Thackeray,/ and T. Passi[ng]er. Pepys 4.76 Wing D121[A] 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: 76 A dainty new Dialogue between Henry and Elizabeth./ Being the good Wives Vindication, and the bad Husbands Reformation./ This new composed gallant Ditty, Is to be sung in Town and City./ This Ballad is both compriz'd and penn'd,/ To teach bad Husbands how their lives to mend:/ All you good Wives, the which bad Husbands have,/ For your own good, let me this favour crave;/ One Penny on this Ditty to bestow,/ And carry it to your Husbands for to show;/ It may in time make you twice over-glad,/ When as you see him good that was so bad, A dainty new Dialogue between Henry and Elizabeth. Being the good Wives Vindication, and the bad Husbands Reformation. This new composed gallant Ditty, Is to be sung in Town and City: This Ballad is bold compriz'd and penn[']d, To teach bad Husbands how their lives to mend: All you good Wives, the which bad Husbands have, For your own good, let me this favour crave; One Penny on this Ditty to bestow, And carry it to your Husbands for to show; It may in time make you twice over-glad, When as you see him good that was so bad, A Dainty New Dialogue Between Henry and Elizabeth. Being the Good Wife's Vindication and the Bad Husband's Reformation. This New Composed Gallant Song, is to be Sung in Town and City. This Ballad is Both Comprised and Penned, to Teach Bad Husbands How Their Lives to Mend: All You Good Wives, the Which Bad Husbands Have, for Your Own Good, Let Me This Favor Crave; One Penny on This Song to Bestow, and Carry it to Your Husbands for to Show; It May in TIme Make You Twice Over-glad, When as You See Him Good That was so Bad. 1/2 sheet oblong folio, ?210 x 297 cropped top edge, uneven inking vertical rules 1678-1680 Printed for F. Coles, T. Vere I. Wright I. 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 8/17/2007 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Marriage alcohol economics/trade marriage vice virtue 08/17/07 Checker Rachel Mann Transcription checked, Metadata updated, XML created 08/17/06 Transcriber Jessica Murphy Original Transcription 9/13/2004 Bibliographer Liberty Stanavage Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
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Bess. COme hither sweet Husband, and listen to me, Thou know'st I have always been faithful to thee: A Noble mind to thee, I ever did carry, Since first I come acquainted with my loving Harry: Moreover thou know'st, I lov'd of my Life, To keep thee alive, since thou mad'st me thy wife. Harry. Methinks Bess your tongue runs a little too large, That you should lay such bitter things to my charge: As to say that my life, you did preserve and save, Or else I had been dead, and so laid in my Grave: Pray tell me the reason, why you did say so, That people may hear it, before we do go.
Bess. Then in the first place, I will tell thee my mind, To me and my Children, thou hast been unkind: And what should have serv'd us, at home to maintain, Thou hast in the Ale-house wasted in vain: Amongst merry fellows, and such as thou art, Whilst I sit at home, with a sorrowful heart. Harry. Why this of a truth Bess, is far and near known, I never spent any mans Goods, but mine own: Nor are they alive, that of me can say, That I have took from them one penny away: I never did stranger, nor Neighbour no wrong, With thought of my heart, or with word of my tongue.
Bess. In spending thy own Goods, thou also spend'st mine, Which has done much injury, to thee and mine: Thou [hast] p[a]wn'd our best Cloaths, when thou money didst lack, The Cloak from thy shoulders, and the Gown from my back: Thou hast spent all thy money, thou get'st, in excess, In Dicing and Drinking, and foul Drunkenness. Harry. Indeed it is true, I have sometimes been Drunk, Amongst honest Good-fellows, but I never lov'd Punk: Though my Credit be crackt, and my Garments be poor, It came not with spending my means on a Whore: Therefore speak the best, and the worst that you can, I have been, and will be a true honest man.
Bess. WHen as in the Counter, for Debt thou did'st lye, Thy friends all forsook thee, save onely I: Thou know'st I took pains, and did every day strive, To comfort my Harry, and keep him alive: And now let the world judge, between you and me, If I was not faithful and honest to thee. Harry. Why now loving Wife, I am forc'd to confess, When I was in prison, in woe and distress: Thou didst work to maintain me, like a true hearted Wife, Thou wrought'st my Redemption, and sav'd my Life: And now demand of me what ever thou will, I'le do my endeavour, thy mind to fulfill. Bess. Then thus I would have thee, wherever you be, Remember your Children, and think upon me, Look well to thy business, take heed what you spend, And have a care how you, do borrow or lend: At no time be idle, but follow thy labour, And so thou shalt see, God will bless thy endeavour.
Harry. Thy counsel is good Wife, a course I will take, All kind of good fellowship, quite to forsake: If I by chance peep in at the Ale-house door, When I have spent two-pence, I will spend no more: I know that Ale-wives like Bees will suck Honey, But they shall henceforth have but little of my Money. Bess. Keep promise sweet Harry, and see to thy self, When poor men spend all, Ale-wives get the more wealth: But if all Good-fellows. will be ruled by me, Some Ale-wives should not go, so fine as they be: They should work for their Livings as other folks do, Both Knit, Sow, and Spin, and do other things too. Harry. Indeed some proud Hostesses, wear Gay Gold Rings, Their Gowns lac'd with Silver, and other rare things: Which honest pain-takers do travel about, With the Knees of their breeches, and elbows worn out: But to conclude, Betty, to make thee amends, I'le be a good Husband, let's kiss and be friends.
Printed for F. Coles, T. V[e]re, J. Wright, J. Clarke, W. Thackeray, and T. Passi[ng]er.