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4.85 R227904 1 an Excellent new Court Tune Ladies of London An Excellent New Court Tune LAdies of London both wealthy and fair,/ whom every Town Fop is pursuing, see also 4.86, 4.87 Pepys 4.85 Wing D2697A 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: 85 Advice to the Ladies of/ LONDON, In the Choice of their Husbands. Advice to the Ladies of LONDON, In the Choice of their Husbands. Advice to the Ladies of London, in the Choice of Their Husbands. D'Urfey, Thomas 1/2 sheet oblong folio, folded, 200 x 340 cropped right edge, uneven inking horizontal rule and cast fleurons 1675-1703 LONDON: / Printed for J. Back, at the Black Boy, near the/ Draw-Bridge on London-Bridge. J. Back Simpson; BBTI, PBA

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LAdies of London both wealthy and fair, whom every Town Fop is pursuing, Still of your Persons and Purses take care the greatest deceit lies in Wooing: From the first rank of the bonny brisk sparks their Vices I here will discover Down to the basest mechanick Degree that so you may chuse out your Lover. First for the Courtier look to his Estate before he to far be proceeding, He of Court Favours and Places will prate, and settlements make of his Breeding:
Nor wear the yoak of dull Country Clown, although they are fat in their Purses; Brush you with Brissles and toping full Fowls make Love to their Dogs and their Horses. But above all, the rank Citizen hate; the Court or the Country chuse rather; Would you have a Blockhead that gets an Estate by the Sins of the Cuckold his Father? The sneaking Clown intreaging does mar, the Prentices huffing and ranting, Cit[?] puts on his Sword, when without Temple-Bar and goes to Whitehall a Gallanting.
Let no spruce Officer keep you in awe, the Sword is a thing Transitory; Nor be blown up by the Lungs of the Law, a World has been cheated before you: Soon you will find your Captain grow bold and then 'twill be hard to get from him, But if the Lawyer touch your Copy-hold the Devil can ne'r bring you from him. Fly like the Plague from the huffing brave Boys that Court you with many Bravadoes, Tyr'ing your sences with Bumbast and Noise and Stories brought from the Barbadoes: And besides, ever the Doctor, that Fool, who seeking to mend your Condition, Tickles your Pulse, peeps in your Close-stool, then sets up a famous Physitian. Chuse not a spark that has known the Town, who makes it his Practice to Bully, You'd better take up with a Country Clown he'l make an officious Cully; You with a word may his Passion appease and make him a Cuckold at leasure; Give him but money to live at his ease, you may follow Intregues at your Pleasure.
Neither admire much a Man that is wise, if e're you intend to deceive him, He cunning Plots and Intreagues will devise and trap you, e're you shall perceive him. Therefore beware that he never disclose your Tricks, if he do's he will slight you; He'l keep a gay Mistriss under your nose, if it be but on purpose to spight you. But if you'd thrive, and grow wealthy apace, then marry a doting old Sinner; What if you view there Old Time in his Face, you will by that bargain be winner; You may have lusty Gallants good store, if you can produce but th' Guinea, And those young Coxcombs your Face will adore if this don't please, Old Nick is in you.
LONDON: Printed for J. Back, at the Black Boy, near the Draw-Bridge on London-Bridge.