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4.116 R187166 1 Ladies of London Ladies of London Ladies of London AS I was abroad one night with a friend,/ he told me a pretty Relation, Uneven inking, tune: Tune o[f] Ladies of London. Pepys 4.116 Wing S4717B 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: 116 The Sorrowful Wife:/ OR,/ LOVE in a TUB. The Sorrowful Wife: OR, LOVE in a TUB. The Sorrowful Wife: Or, Love in a Tub. 1/2 sheet oblong folio, 200 x 316 cropped top, left and right edges, uneven inking vertical rules 1664-1703 Printed for J., Blare at the Looking-glass on London-bridge. J. Blare BBTI

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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 8/22/2007 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Marriage infidelity love marriage 8/22/07 Checker Rachel Mann Transcription checked, Metadata updated, XML created 12/2/06 Transcriber Jessica Murphy Original Transcription 10/20/2004 Bibliographer Liberty Stanavage Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
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AS I was abroad one night with a friend, he told me a pretty Relation, Which you shall hear if you'l stay till the end, it is the best now in the fashion: But take my advice before I begin, I'd have you take care of your Purses; For if a Minow by chance should slip in, I'm sure you'l have none of my Verses.
There was a Cooper a huffing young blade had got a good Wife with a Portion; Oh! how did she wish she was still a Maid, or that there mi[g]ht be a Divo[r]tion! For why? he alwaies did rant about, still seeking the Ladies of London, Whilst his poor Wife at home did cry out, alas! I am utterly undone.
I Have been married many a year, yet cannot have that which is common: Though I did entreat him, I'm never the near, still he will lye by a strange woman. Let him alone, he roving goes on, he takes a full swing of his pleasure; If you'l believe me, before he comes home, I'le make him repent it at leisure. Now Tom the Prentice was working alone, and heard all these passionate speeches; He threw down his Tools and to her did come, and joyfully shov'd up his Breeches. Mistris (quoth he) am I not your man? be pleas'd for to tell me your sorrow, And I will cure it if that I can, nay, if I shall dye for't to morrow. Ah Tommy, thou art a brisk young Youth, I like well thy amorous Ditty; My duty (quoth he) is to please you forsooth, when my Master is void of all pitty. Since my Master a bulling is gone, O let us make much of this hour; But what if he in the mean time should come? he certainly would us devour.
He hardly had spoke, but some body came, who mad-man like did fall a bouncing; O Fire and Gunpowder! how they both ran, poor Tommy at this fell a flouncing; O Mistris, quoth he, where shall I go? the fright did make them to quarrel: O Tommy, quoth she, I do not well know; O creep into that empty Barrel. The Cooper as he was standing without did hear all this deadly clutter; Now when he came in, quoth he, whats the rout [Wife.] Ah! the Cat has been at the Butter; I no sooner perceived the jade, but I most hideously cries out; I ran and thought for to make her afraid, but the Witch almost pissed my eyes out. Now Tommy my cruel shriekings did hear, and came to revenge my poor quarrel. But he ran away with a flea in his ear, and ran into that empty Barrel. Then quoth the Cooper, Tommy come out, here's a shilling to make thee and I friends For he did think something else was the rout, till that they did play Master by-ends.
Printed for J. Blare at the Looking-glass on London-bridge.