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5.216 R174152 1 The Milking-pale The Milkmaids; The Merry Milkmaids; The Milking Pail The Milking Pail YOung Nelly, my Heart's delight, / Be loving, and do not slight For I am a Farmer's Son. [with variations] imprint unclear: '[Lon]don: Printed for J. Blare, at the Looking-glass on London-bridge.' Pepys 5.216 Wing C5893[A] 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. 5: 216 The Conquer'd Lady: / OR, / The Country Wooing between ROBIN, the rich Far- / mer's Son, and Madam NELLY, a Nobleman's Daughter, as they / met together by chance in the Town of Bath. The Conquer'd Lady: OR, The Country Wooing between ROBIN , the rich Far-mer's Son, and Madam NELLY, a Nobleman's Daughter, as they met together by chance in the Town of Bath. The Conquered Lady: Or, the Country Wooing Between Robin, the Rich Farmer's Son, and Madam Nelly, a Nobleman's Daughter, as They Met Together By Chance in the Town of Bath. 1/2 sheet folio, 248 x 153 all edges cropped, uneven inking 1664-1703 London: Printed for J. Blare, at the Looking-glass on London-bridge. J. Blare BBTI

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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 3/6/2008 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Love Pleasant class economics/trade love marriage rurallife virtue 03/06/08 Checker Rachel Mann Metadata updated, xml created 07/17/07 Checker Summer J. Star Ballad checked 07/2006 Transcriber Liberty Stanavage Original transcription 9/21/2004 Bibliographer Margaret K. Sloan Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
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YOung Nelly , my Heart's delight, Be loving, and do not slight The Proffer I make, For Modesty's sake, I'll honour thy Beauty bright; For, Love, I profess, I can do no less, Thou hast my Favour won, E'er since I see Thy Modesty; Therefore agree, And fancy me, For I am a Farmer's Son. But I am a Lady gay; 'Tis very well known I may Have M[e]n of Renown, In City and Town; Then, Robin , without delay, Court Bridget or Sue, Kate, Nancy or Prue , Their Love will soon be won; But don't you dare To speak me fair, As if I were At my last Prayer, To Marry a Farmer's Son. My Father has a Treasure store, Two Hundred a Year and more, With Seventy Cows, Carts, Harrows and Plows, His Age is above Threescore; When e'er he shall die, The verily I Shall have what he has won; Then all that's mine, Both Land and Kine, Shall so[o]n be thine, I[f] thou'd incline To Marry a Farmer's Son.
A Fig for your Cows and Corn, Your proffered Love I scorn, 'Tis known very well, I am Mistress Nell , And you're but a Bumkin born. Well, if it be so, Quoth he, I will go, I hope no harm is done: Farewel, Adieu, I hope to wooe As good as you, And win her too, Tho' I am a Farmer's Son. Are you in such haste? quoth she, Perhaps we may still agree; For, Love, I protest I was but in jest, And therefore sit down by me, For thou art the Man, That verily can Perform what must be done, Both straight and tall, Large Limbs withal; Th erefore I shall Be at thy call, And Marry a Farmer's Son. Sweet Lady believe me now, I solemnly swear and vow, No Lords in their Lives E'er pleasur'd their Wives Like Fellows that drives the Plow, Our Labour and Pains New Vigour regains; We don't to Harlots run, As Courtiers do, I never knew A City Beau, That could out-do A Country Farmer's Son.
London : Printed for J. Blare , at the Looking-glass on London-bridge .