%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> A New delightful Ballad, Called, / Debauchery Scared; / OR, THE / Beggar-vvnch trund into a Devil: / Together with the Policy of Bumpkin; / Giving a peasant Account of Commical Passages between a Country Centle / man, and a London Beggar-wench. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1684-1700 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 08/22/2008 21968

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4.306 R234656 1 Ladies of London Ladies of London Ladies of London A Country Gentleman came up to Town, / to taste the delights of the City, Pepys 4.306 Wing N616 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: 306 A New delightful Ballad, Called, / Debauchery Scared; / OR, THE / Beggar-vvnch trund into a Devil: / Together with the Policy of Bumpkin; / Giving a peasant Account of Commical Passages between a Country Centle / man, and a London Beggar-wench. A New delightful Ballad, Called, Debauchery Scared; OR, THE Beggar-wnch trund into a Devil: Together with the Pollicy of Bumpkin; Giving a peasant Account of Commical Passages between a Country Centle man, and a London Beggar-wench. A New Delightful Ballad, Called, Debauchery Scared; Or, the Beggar-wench Turned into a Devil: Together with the Policy of Bumpkin; Giving a Peasant Account of Comical Passages between a Country Gentleman, and a London Beggar-wench. 1/2 sheet oblong folio, 198 x 320 cropped top, left and right edges, uneven inking vertical rule 1684-1700 Printed for I. Bissel at the Bible and Harp near the Hospital=Gate in West=Smithfield. J. Bissel 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 8/22/2008 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Various Subjects appearance London sex/sexuality trickery/deceit 08/22/08 Checker Rachel Mann Metadata updated, xml created 07/18/07 Checker Rachel Mann Ballad Checked 02/17/07 Transcriber Talya Meyers Original Transcription 9/7/2004 Bibliographer Maggie Sloan Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
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A Country Gentleman came up to Town, to taste the delights of the City, Who had to his Servant a jocular Clown, accounted to be very witty: His master one night got drunk as a Rat, and swore he would turn him away Sir, Lest he would get him a bit for his Cat, and into his Chamber convey her.
Some jolly Dame he was willing to have, and gave to his Bumpkin a Guiney, Who had the wit not to give it, but save the far better part of the money; To find out a Punck, he walkt in the street, and backwards and forwards kept trudging; At last a young beggar wench he did meet, who was in great want of a Lodging:
Sweet-heart (said he) if thou'lt give thy consent to go home, and lye with my master, I'le give thee half a Crown for thy content, and save thee from any disaster: It being late, she fearing the watch, Besides it was very cold weather; So that they quickly both made up the match, and trudg'd to his master together. Bumpkin was arch, as he homewards did come, he gave her a bout by the way sir; Then to his master he carried her home, who in a dark Chamber lay sir: He bid her be sure let his master not know, by any means she was a mumper, But bid her to rise before day-light, and go, or Ad-swounds he would heartily thump her. Bumpkin his Trull to the Chamber he led, and then to his Bed took his way sir, She quickly undrest, and gropt into the Bed, and close to the Gentleman lay sir.
Eager of Joy, he gave her a Kiss, and hug'd her with flaming desire: The Gentleman swore that she smell'd so of Cheese he could not indure to lye by her. He bid her get up to a place in the room, where a Bottle stood of Rose-water, And wash her Face to take away the fume, then come into Bed again after; A Bottle of Ink there happen'd to stand, and for the Rose-water she took it, Pouring a spoonful out into her hand, and over her face she did stroak it. Then to their Joys they eagerly fell, till at last it began to be Light sir, Then looking he thought her the Devil of Hell, and ran out of Bed in a fright sir; Crying, the Devil, the Devil was there, she being affrighted ran after, In a tatter'd old smock, crying where is he where which put all the street in a laughter.
Printed for J. Bissel at the Bible and Harp near the Hospital-Gate in West-Smithfield.