%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> The Invincible / PRIDE of Women: / OR, / The London Tradesman's Lamentation, / For the Prodigality of his Wife, whith doth daily pillage his Purse. 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 08/14/2008 21817

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4.153 R227335 1 the Spinning=Wheel The Spinning Wheel I Have a Wife, the more's my Care, / who like a gaudy Peacock goes, MS annotation: Sea Warrs [pencil ms. on mounting page]; verso pasted down Pepys 4.153 Wing I287 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: 153 The Invincible / PRIDE of Women: / OR, / The London Tradesman's Lamentation, / For the Prodigality of his Wife, whith doth daily pillage his Purse. The Invincible PRIDE of Women: OR, The London Tradesman's Lamentation, For the Prodigality of his Wife, whith doth daily pillage his Purse. The Invincible Pride of Women: Or, the London Tradesman's Lamentation, for the Prodigality of His Wife, Who Daily Pillages His Purse. 1/2 sheet oblong folio, 188 x 298 creased surface, ms verso shows through vertical rules 1675-1696 Printed for P. Brooksby, J. Deacon, J. Blare, J. Back. P. Brooksby, J. Deacon, J. Blare, 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 8/14/2008 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Marriage appearance clothing/fashion economics/trade marriage vice 08/14/08 Checker Rachel Mann Metadata updated, xml created, ESTC # recorded / found in bl.uk 7/4/2007 Checker Jessica C. Murphy ESTC ID is R227335, not in the records they gave us 6/2007 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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I Have a Wife, the more's my Care, who like a gaudy Peacock goes, In Top-knots, Patches, Powder'd Hair, besides she is the worst of shrows; This fills my Heart with grief and care To think I must this burthen bear.
It is her forecast to Contrive, to rise about the hour of Noon, And if she's Trimm'd and Rigg'd by five why this I count is very soon; Then goes she to a Ball or Play To pass the pleasant night away.
And when she home returns again, conducted by a Bully Spark, If that I in the least Complain, she does my words and actions mark; And does likewise my Gullet tear, Then Roars like Thunder in the Air. I never had a Groat with her most solemnly I here declare, Yet she's as proud as Lucifer and cannot study what to wear In sumptuous Robes she still appears, While I am forc'd to hide my Ears. The lofty Topknots on her Crown, with which she sails abroad withal, Makes me with Care alas! look down, as having now no hope at all, That ever I shall happy be In such a flaunting Wife as she. In debt with ev'ry Shop shop she runs for to appear in gaudy Pride, And when the Millener she duns, I then am forc'd my Head to hide Dear Friends, this proud imperious Wife She makes me weary of my Life.
Sometimes with words both kind and mild I let her know my wretched state, For which I streightways am Revil'd: says she, I will appear more Great Than any Merchant's London Dame, Tho' thou art ruin'd for the same. 'Tis true she is both fair and young and speaks Italian Greek and Dutch, Besides she hath the scolding Tongue, which is, in faith, a Tongue too much; I dare not speak nor look awry, For fear of her severity. My worldly glory, joy and bliss, is turn'd to sorrow grief and care He that has such a Wife as this needs no more torment I declare; To buy those Trinkets which they lack Both Stock and Credit goes to Rack. There's many more as well as I, in famous London-City fair Whose Wives with Prodigality doth fill their Husbands Hearts with care: I pity those with all my Heart Since I with them do bear a Part.
Printed for P. Brooksby, J. Deacon, J. Blare, J. Back.