%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> The Country Cuckold: / OR, / The Buxome Dames Frollick in a Field of RIE, / with her Lusty Gallant. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1675-1696 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 05/09/2008 21803

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4.139 R174289 1 Soldier's Departure The Doubting Virgin Soldier's Departure THere's an honest man of Labour, / has a fair young Buxome Wife, in another Neighbour's Rie. [with variations] cropped title: [Th]e Country Cuckold: / OR, / The Buxome Dames Frollick in a Field of RIE, / with her Lusty Gallant. Pepys 4.139 Wing C6527[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: 139 The Country Cuckold: / OR, / The Buxome Dames Frollick in a Field of RIE, / with her Lusty Gallant. The Country Cuckold: OR The Buxome Dames Frollick in a Field of RIE, With her Lusty Gallant. The Country Cuckold: Or the Buxom Dame's Frolic in a Field of Rye, with Her Lusty Gallant. 1/2 sheet oblong folio, 210 x 320 cropped all edges, torn top and bottom edges 1675-1696 Printed for P. Brooksby. I. Deacon, I. Blare, I. Back P. Brooksby, J. Blare, J. Deacon, J. Back PBA

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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 5/9/2008 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Marriage crime infidelity love marriage 05/09/08 Checker Rachel Mann Metadata updated, xml created 06/28/07 Checker Jessica C. Murphy Ballad checked 2006 Transcriber Cat Zusky Original transcription 2006 Transcriber Kris McAbee Original transcription 2006 Transcriber Jessica C. Murphy Original transcription 2006 Bibliographer Jessica C. Murphy Bibliographic SQL Database Record Updated/completed 10/25/2004 Bibliographer Liberty Stanavage Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
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THere's an honest man of Labour; has a fair young Buxome Wife, Who, it seems, a lusty Neighbour lov'd allways as dear as life; And they often would be sporting when her Husband was not by; Like two wanton Lovers courting in another Neighbour's Rie. As the good man walked once early, being grieved and forlorn, There he see his sweet Wife fairly in the midst of all the Corn, And her Gallant lying by her; then her Husband thus did cry, O sweet Wife, I do admire that you'll spoil my Neighbour's Rie!
I with Tears have often told you, that you should these ways forsake, Yet no words could e'er withhold you, but those Rambles still you take, Here you both do rowl and tumble, while the Corn is rank and high; He that owns the field will grumble, If he see you spoil his Rie. You a Trespass have committed, as the World may plainly see, And I shall be finely fitted, should he take a Course with me: In the Corn you have caressed, this my Dear you cann't deny, I for this may be arrested, 'cause you spoil my Neighbour's Rie.
E'ery morning Love you leave me, to enjoy your Gallant here; This can now no less than grieve me, and doth cost me many a Tear: Do but think on the Distraction which I undergo thereby, How shall I make satisfaction for your spoiling of this Rie? Tell me, pray now, is it reason, that I should to ruine run, And be hurried to a Prison for the fault which you have done? No, I ne'er will undergo it, I'll first from your presence flye, Therefore if you love me show it, and don't spoil my Neighbour's Rie. Husband, 'tis the gentile fashion for to have a Friend in store, Yet pray be not in a passion, I ne'er did the like before: Here my friend will never fail you, but most readily comply; If need be to come and Bail you, for my spoiling of the Rie.
Now I have my Bail provided, and with that pull'd out his Knife, E'er I will be thus derided, Rascal I will have thy Life. Then her Friend with tears beheld him; and did strait for Mercy cry, But he swore he strait would geld him, for his spoiling of the Rie. I'll deprive him of that Talent, which doth wanton Women please; Then the good Wife and her Gallant both upon there bended knees, He cry'd Neighbour, she sweet Honey, do not act such cruelty, Spare the Tools, and take this Money, for the spoiling of the Rie. Then he gave him forty Shilling, all the Coin he had in store, And the Good man he was willing, to excuse the Crime therefore; Then her Friend this promise made him, and protested solemnly That if he would not degrade him, never more to spoil the Rie.
Licensed according to Order. Printed for P. Brooksby. J. Deacon. J. Blare. J Back.