%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> The VVest-Countrey Cheat upon Cheat; / OR, / No Jest like a True Jest. / Here in this Song you may behold and see, / What base deceit in chusing Mates there be, / Young-men and Maidens all henceforth be wary, / Stand fast to them you do intend to marry: / For in my mind, it seems strange and unkind, / That Lovers now should turn with every wind: / Butcher and Barber, both, pray live in peace, / And with your Wives let unity increase. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1674-1679 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 04/25/2008 21907

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4.247 R186372 1 Hy, Ho, my Honey Come Hither, My Own Sweet Duck; Hey, Ho, My Honey Hy, Ho, My Honey BRave West=Country blades come listen, / i'le sing you a harmless Song, But the Butcher he cheated the Barber, / and the Barber couzen'd his Brother; / Then was this handsomely done, for one man to cheat the other? When the Barber he perceived / the Butcher had stolen his Bride: But the Butcher he cheated the Barber, / and the Barber couzen'd his Brother: / Then was this handsomely done, for one man to cheat the other? imprint unclear: Printed for F. Coles, T. Vere, J. Wrig[ht,] / J. Clarke. Pepys 4.247 Wing W1395 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: 247 The VVest-Countrey Cheat upon Cheat; / OR, / No Jest like a True Jest. / Here in this Song you may behold and see, / What base deceit in chusing Mates there be, / Young-men and Maidens all henceforth be wary, / Stand fast to them you do intend to marry: / For in my mind, it seems strange and unkind, / That Lovers now should turn with every wind: / Butcher and Barber, both, pray live in peace, / And with your Wives let unity increase. The West-Countrey Cheat upon Cheat; OR, No Jest like a True Jest. Here in this Song you may behold and see, What base deceit in chusing Mates there be, Young-men and Maidens all henceforth be wary, Stand fast to them you do intend to marry: For in my mind, it seems strange and unkind, That Lovers now should turn with every wind: Butcher and Barber, both, pray live in peace, And with your Wives let unity increase. The West-Country Cheat upon Cheat; Or, No Jest Like a True Jest. Here in This Song You May Behold and See, What Base Deceit in Choosing Mates There Be, Young Men and Maidens All Henceforth Be Wary, Stand FAst to Them You Do Intend to Marry: For in My Mind, It Seems Strange and Unkind, That Lovers Now Should Turn with Every Wind: Butcher and Barber, Both, Pray Live in Peace, and with Your Wives Let Unity Increase. The second part, The second part, The Second Part, 1/2 sheet oblong folio, ?195 x 306 guard pasted over top edge, cropped all edges cast fleurons 1674-1679 Printed for F. Coles, T. Vere, J. Wright, / J. Clarke. F. Coles, T. Vere, J. Wright, J. Clarke Blagden

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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 4/25/2008 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Various Subjects advice family/procreation infidelity marriage trickery/deceit vulgarities/crasshumor 04/25/08 Checker Rachel Mann Metadata updated, xml created 07/05/07 Checker Rachel Mann Ballad checked 08/29/06 Transcriber Simone Chess Original transcription 9/1/2004 Bibliographer Maggie Sloan Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
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BRave West-Country blades come listen, i'le sing you a harmless Song, In troth it was not written, to do any one wrong. 'Tis of a Wanton Barber, that courted a handsome Maid, With Complements, Gloves and Ribbins, he woo'd her, as 'tis said: But the Butcher he cheated the Barber, and the Barber couzen'd his Brother: Then was this handsomely done, for one man to cheat the other? The Girl show'd love to the Barber, and friends gave their consent: The Wedding-day was appointed,
to be kept in merriment. Both Horse and Foot was invited, to meet'th Bride-groom and Bride: And the Wedding-dinner provided, this cannot be deny'd. But the Butcher, etc. Upon the appointed day, the guess came all to Town: 'Twas pritty for to see how they rid up and down. But a pox upon ill luck, the Barber had lost his Mate, For the Laundress of his Towels, was turn'd to Butchers meat: So the Butcher, etc.
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When the Barber he perceived the Butcher had stolen his Bride: He threw by his Sizzers and Rayzers, and readily thus reply'd: I wish the Butcher no harm, but would I were in the Stocks: So the Butcher he had horns, as large as ever had Oxe. For the Butcher, etc. The people that came to the wedding, went home just as they came: And all about the Countrey, this news they did proclaim: How that they was deceived, and made it forth in a word: That the Barber had beaten the bush, but the Butcher he catcht the Bird. So the Butcher, etc. Next day the Barber he, finding himself not well: Did promise faithfully, to marry Coffee Nell. But she was not good food, nor could him satisfie: He had rather feed upon a good fat Chicken-Pye. But the Butcher, etc. The Barber shakes off Nell and makes suit to another: As he was cheated before, he needs would cheat his Brother: Then was this handsomely done? to court his Brothers Bride, I wish that he hereafter, the Wooden-horse may ride. So the Butcher, etc. Now Butcher and Barber together, I give you this advice: Beware of the Bulls feather,
for it comes in a trice: One thing I had forgotten, which here my song doth lack, That is, I prethee Sam, lye closer to my back: But the Butcher, etc. More of the matter is, then my song will contain: Yet would I not have ye think, I any man disdain. Although the Proverbs so, the truth it may be blam'd: But this ye all do know, speak truth, it can't be sham'd. But the Butcher, etc. At Charde also a Miller, a Maiden there did court, Which now had made himself a laughing-stock of sport: He had no silver for her, nor had he any gold: But instead of leaving her the Bag, he left his Cloak to hold: But the Butcher, etc. God bless the fine town of Taunton, the Glory of the West, For in or near that place, was acted this pritty jest: So to conclude my song, I pray let it be so, Come Brother let's shake hands, and sing Cuckolds all a row For the Butcher cheated the Barber, the Barber couzened his Brother, Then was this handsomely done, for one man to cheat the other?
FINIS. Printed for F. Coles, T. Vere, J. Wrig[ht,] J. Clarke.