%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> The Seamens Wives Frolick OVER/ A BOWL of PUNCH;/ Shewing how a Jolly Company of Seamens Wives met together to be Merry with a Bowl of PUNCH, and/ the Delicate pastime that happened thereupon. With their Merry Song in praise of PUNCH./ The Jolly Dames were Merry bent,/ And to be Brisk was their intent:/ Then to the Ale-house they did go,/ Their Love to Nobleness to show./ For a lusty Bowl of PUNCH they joyn,/ Which empts their Pockets of their Coin. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1680-1690 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 08/17/2007 21846

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4.184 R187420 1 The Country Farmer King James's Jig; The Country Farmer The Country Farmer COme all you brave Gallants and listem to me,/ That love mirth and Pastime, and good jollity; see also Pepys 4.185 Pepys 4.184 Wing S2200A 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: 184 The Seamens Wives Frolick OVER/ A BOWL of PUNCH;/ Shewing how a Jolly Company of Seamens Wives met together to be Merry with a Bowl of PUNCH, and/ the Delicate pastime that happened thereupon. With their Merry Song in praise of PUNCH./ The Jolly Dames were Merry bent,/ And to be Brisk was their intent:/ Then to the Ale-house they did go,/ Their Love to Nobleness to show./ For a lusty Bowl of PUNCH they joyn,/ Which empts their Pockets of their Coin. The Seamens Wives Frolick OVER A BOWL of PUNCH; Shewing how a Jolly Company of Seamens Wives met together to be Merry with a Bowl of PUNCH, and the Delicate pastime that happened therupon. With their Merry Song in praise of PUNCH. The Jolly Dames were Merry bent, And to be Brisk was their intent: Then to the Ale-house they did go, Their Love to Nobleness to show. For a lusty Bowl of PUNCH they joyn, Which empts their Pock[e]ts of their Coin. The Seamen's Wives' Frolic over a Bowl of Punch; Showing How a Jolly Company of Seamen's Wives Met Together to Be Merry with a Bowl of Punch, and the Delicate Pastime That Happened Therupon. With Their Merry Song in Praise of Punch.The Jolly Dames Were Merry Bent, and to Be Brisk Was Their Intent: Then to the Alehouse They Did Go, Their Love to Nobleness to Show. For a Lusty Bowl of Punch They Join, Which Empties Their Pockets of Their Coin. 1/2 sheet oblong folio, 210 x 312 vertical rule 1680-1690 Printed for C. Dennisson, at the Sign of the Stationers-Arms / with-in Aldgate. C. Dennisson. 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 8/17/2007 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Sea alcohol gender maritime 05/22/2008 Checker Kris McAbeel Transcription Corrected 08/17/2007 Checker Eugene Hart Entered into X-Ballad 09/18/2006 Transcriber Summer Star Original Transcription 10/29/2004 Bibliographer Liberty Stanavage Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
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C Ome all you brave Gallants and listen to me, That love Mirth and Pastime, and good jollity; Here is the best Sport that you ever did see, Where all the good Wives of their Purses are free: Not long ago, as I understand, The Seamen had newly left the Land; When their merry Wives, who all did command, Did drink the good Liquor and Punch hand to hand. At an Ale-house near London , the place where they meet Each other with kind loving Complements greet; then said a brisk Dame, let'd ha' something thats sweet A blind Man, says the other, most gladly would see't; Come then what you do let us do with a jerk, We have no time for Pig nor Pork; Most briskly and merrily ply to the Work, And Sing, though our Husbands be got with the Turk .
For forty good Pots of Stale Beer I am debtor, But now a good Bowl of choice Punch will do better; Then drink Ale or Punch Girls, I do not care whether, Or a Gill of a good Brandy to make my Nose redder: They all then agreed with Mother Bunch , Were clearly for a good Bowl of Punch , 'Twill make a Man hear though this fourteen years dunch But what shall we do for some Toast for to munch? Then good Sister Boson , I pray you give ear, Good Punch is a jewel, there's no better cheer; For Ale it is Gouty, I love no Stale Beer, And for kicking the Guts, I have left it off cleer: Come, I have a declicate Holland Cheese, Which my Good Man brought over the Seas; I'le run home and fetch it all here, if you please, Most briskly and merrily on it we'l seize.
Well done Sister Boson, the company said, Then Landlord with speed let the Liquor be made; For she that refuseth good Punch is a Jade, And Brandy and Sugar doth want half her Trade: The Liquor was made, and the Cheese brought in, And now the good Wives most briskly begin, To eat Toast and Cheese must needs be no Sin, O this is the way our hearts for to win. SONG. T Hen fill us a Bowl, and Rouzing Bowl, As large as our Capacious Soul; Good Punch is the Liquor without controul, Exceedeth all other that's under the Pole: Then make is as great as our Thirst doth crave, And deep enough to be our Grave; The Grave we do mean of all our Care, For we do intend to Bury it there. Good Punch is a dainty fine pleasing Liquor, And mighty to make our Noddles the quicker: Our Husbands are now on the Ocean wide, And have it we will what ever betide; For Flip , my Dear, we care not a Fart, 'Tis Punch alone that comforts the heart; And love it we will until we depart, Then here's to thee Neighbour with all my heart. To e'ry good Bowl they told it it's doom, And Merrily Danc'd it about the Room; With many a pleasant New Song and Catch, And lastly concluded to welcome the Watch; Who seeing their Dames in this humour, were glad, Then Drink you Rogues until you be Mad; Good Punch is before you why should you be sad, Come, here's a full Bumper unto thee my Lad. We Seamens brisk Wives are bonny and glad, While our Men on the Ocean are sorry and sad; We love our Liquor to drink it all up, None of us but love a full Glass or a Cup: For though our Husbands in many a Storm, Endure the worst Toyl that e're was bourn; Yet when they come home they are more forlorn, Because they are forc'd to Drink out of a Horn.
FINIS. Printed for C. Dennisson, at the Sign of the Stationers-Arms, within Aldgate.