%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> THE/ Wanton Maid of Lambeth/ AND/ The Couragious Waterman./ Being a pleasant new Song, showing how much young maids desire to be married and the dan-/ger of keeping their maiden-heads too long. As also the way how a Waterman's apprentice/ Courted his Masters Daughter, and is now like to be his Son-in-Law. whence every young-Man/ and maid may learn how to behave themselves towards their sweet=hearts. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1664-1703 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 08/17/2007 21834

The University of California makes a claim of copyright only to original contributions made by Early Modern Center participants and other members of the university community. The University of California makes no claim of copyright to the original text. Permission is granted to download, transmit or otherwise reproduce, distribute or display the contributions to this work claimed by The University of California for non-profit educational purposes, provided that this header is included in its entirety. For inquiries about commercial uses, please contact:

Patricia Fumerton Early Modern Center - English Department University of California Santa Barbara, CA 93105 United States of America EMail: pfumer@english.ucsb.edu

4.172 R187697 1 Tom the Taylor Daniel Cooper Tom the Tailor I Am a Maid both Brsik and Bold,/ both Hansome, Fair, and dainty; Pepys 4.172 Wing 714A 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: 172 THE/ Wanton Maid of Lambeth/ AND/ The Couragious Waterman./ Being a pleasant new Song, showing how much young maids desire to be married and the dan-/ger of keeping their maiden-heads too long. As also the way how a Waterman's apprentice/ Courted his Masters Daughter, and is now like to be his Son-in-Law. whence every young-Man/ and maid may learn how to behave themselves towards their sweet=hearts. THE Wanton Maid of Lambeth AND The Couragious Waterman. Being a pleasant new Song, showing how much young maids desire to be married and the dan- ger of keeping their maiden-heads too long. As also the way how a Waterman's apprentice Courted his Masters Daughter, and is now like to be his Son-in Law. whence every young-Man and maid may learn how to behave themselves towards their sweet-hearts. The Wanton Maid of Lambeth and The Courageous Waterman. Being a Pleasant New Song, Showing How Much Young Maids Desire to Be Married and the Danger of Keeping Their Maidenheads too Long. As also the Way How a Waterman's Apprentice Courted His Masters Daughter, and Is Now Like to Be His Son in Law. Whence Every Young Man and Maid May Learn How to Behave Themselves Towards Their Sweethearts. 1/2 sheet oblong folio, 200 x 310 cropped top and right edges, uneven inking cast fleurons 1664-1703 Printed for J. Blare at the Looking=Glass on London=Bridge. J. Blare BBTI

This document follows the guidelines specified for TEI.

XML Generated Automatically at 8/17/2007 2:57:06 PM Using EMC

XBallad Parsing Engine developed by Carl Stahmer.

TEI Template developed by Gerald Egan and Modified by Carl Stahmer

All apostrophes are encoded as '.

Any dashs occurring in line breaks have been removed;

All dashs are encoded as ‐ and all em dashes as —.

 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 Sea family/procreation love marriage sex/sexuality vulgarities/crasshumor 08/17/2007 Checker Eugene Hart Entered into X-Ballad 11/07/2006 Transcriber Cat Zusky Original Transcription 10/29/2004 Bibliographer Liberty Stanavage Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
<seg n="1" rend="left"><hi rend="italic">THE</hi> </seg> <seg n="2" rend="left"><hi rend="italic">Wanton Maid of Lambeth</hi> </seg> <seg n="3" rend="left"><hi rend="italic">AND</hi> </seg> <seg n="4" rend="left">The Couragious Waterman.</seg> <lb/> <seg n="5" rend="left"><hi rend="bold"><hi rend="italic">B</hi></hi> <hi rend="italic">eing a pleasant new Song, showing how much young maids desire to be married and the dan-</hi> </seg> <seg n="6" rend="left"><hi rend="italic">ger of keeping their maiden-heads too long. <hi rend="bold">A</hi> s also the way how a Waterman's apprentice</hi> </seg> <seg n="7" rend="left"><hi rend="italic">Courted his Masters Daughter, and is now like to be his Son-in Law. whence every young-<hi rend="bold">M</hi> an</hi> </seg> <seg n="8" rend="left"><hi rend="italic">and maid may learn how to behave themselves towards their sweet-hearts.</hi> </seg> <lb/> <seg n="9" rend="left"><hi rend="italic">To the Tune of,</hi> Tom the Taylor.</seg>
I Am a Maid both Brisk and Bold, both Hansome, Fair, and dainty; And now I find that I grow Old, I'm upward unto Twenty: Yet never a Man, do what I can, or Sweet-heart doth come to me; But Night and Day, I sigh and pray, for one to come and Wooe me: My Mother she hath promised, as soon as I do Marry, Two Pillows and a Feather Bed, to sleep till I be weary:
A pair of Grates: two Pewter-Plates, two Dishes, and a Ladle; A Dripping-Pan, a Wooden Can, a Joynt-stool, and a Cradle. I've twenty Shillings, and a Ring, ten Acres of good ground Sir; I likewise have a better thing, that's well worth thirty pound Sir: I'm all compleat, and Sugar-sweet, and soft to admiration: To sport and play, till it be Day, in pleasant Recreytion.
M Y Gown it is of darkish blew, my Petticoat's of Scarlet; I wear the Colour that is true, and hate the name of Harlet; My Maiden-head is turn'd to Lead, and like a Mill-stone heavy, Yet none at Night, with Candle-light, doth strive to come and ease me. Th'Apprentice of a Waterman, that was both brisk and ayry, He did intend me to trappan, and swore he would me marry; But he before had made a Whore of his own Masters Daughter, And Neighbours all, both great & small could not refrain from laughter Of Victory he was assur'd, e're he the fight did venter, He row'd his Wherry streight aboard and under Deck did enter: At twelve a Clock, he did unlock, the Cabbin of her pleasure, And with a jobb he did her rob, of all her hidden Treasure.
The young man he was always wild, yet he was well beloved; The maid she was but seeming mild, as by her belly's proved It mounts up high, and she doth cry, that e're she was enticed At game to play that thing away, which she so dearly prised. His Master doth commend his wit, his Dame she is inraged, And calls her daughter simple slut. so soon to be ingaged: But both intend the 'miss to mend, by covering her miscarriage, And joyn their hands in wedlock bands by solemnizing marriage. The maid hath whereupon to boast, in finding such a Lover, Who though her maiden-head be lost, her Credit doth recover: O that I could, I gladly would, even follow this new custome, There's nothing such as take a touch and try before you trust 'um.
Printed for J. Blare, at the Looking-Glass on London-Bridge.