%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> The LOVERS Pastime. / OR, / Sport upon Sport under a Haycock. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1682-1703 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 03/06/2008 22068

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

5.233 R188497 1 As I went to Tatnum upon a Market-Day London Is a fine Town As I Went To Tatnum Upon A Market Day A broad as I was walking in a Summers day, / By a little and a little By a little and a little / And a very very little, [lines 2-3 of every stanza; with variations] For the space of a very little while, / Oh! for the space of a very little while [lines 5-6 of every stanza; with variations] Pepys 5.233 Wing L3256[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: 233 The LOVERS Pastime. / OR, / Sport upon Sport under a Haycock. The LOVERS Pastime. OR, Sport upon Sport under a Haycock. The Lover's Pastime. Or, Sport Upon Sport Under a Haystack. 1/2 sheet folio 280 x 174 cropped top, left and right edges, damaged surface vertical rules 1682-1703 Printed for A. Milbourn in Green-Arbour- / Court in the Little-Old-Baily. A. Milbourn PBA

This document follows the guidelines specified for TEI.

XML Generated Automatically at 3/6/2008 11:37:34 AM 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 3/6/2008 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Love Pleasant economics/trade entertainment holidays/seasons love rurallife sex/sexuality 03/06/08 Checker Rachel Mann Metadata updated, xml created 07/23/07 Checker Summer Star Ballad checked 08/2006 Transcriber Liberty Stanavage Original transcription 9/21/2004 Bibliographer Margaret K. Sloan Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
<seg n="1" rend="left"><hi rend="italic">The LOVERS Pastime. </hi></seg> <seg n="2" rend="left"><hi rend="italic">OR,</hi></seg> <seg n="3" rend="left"><hi rend="italic">Sport upon Sport under a Haycock.</hi></seg> <lb/> <seg n="4" rend="left"><hi rend="italic">Tune of, As I went to <hi rend="bold">Tatnum</hi> upon a Market-Day. Licensed according to Order.</hi></seg>
Abroad as I was walking in a Summers day, By a little and a little And a very very little, There I spid a Fair-Maid come a long the way; For the space of a very little while, Oh! for the space of a very little while Fair Maid quoth he, what shall I give to the, For to do a lettle and a little, And a very very little; Fair maid quoth he, what shall I give to thee: For the space of a very little while, etc. Twenty good pence kind Sir, said she, For to do a little and a little, And a very very little: Twenty good pence kind Sir said she, For the space of a very little while, etc. Fair maid quoth he, will not one penny do, For to do a little and a little, And a very very little: Fair maid quoth he, will not one penny do, For the space of a very little while, etc. The maid she seemed angry, and then she went her way: by a little and a little, and a very very little; The Maid she seemed angry, and then she went her way for the space of a very little while, etc. She had not walked over fields one or tween; by a little and a little, and a very very little: but unto her Chap-man she turned back again; for the space of a very little while, etc. Kind Sir, quoth she, if I do your one penny take, For to do a little and a little, and a very very little: 'Tis only for my handsel sake, for the space of a very little while, etc.
Then house nor barn they could find none, for to do a little and a little, and a very very little, But into a Haycock there they went alone, for the space of a very little while, etc. And then with one consent, they straight were both agreed, for to do a little and a little, and a very very little, For one penny at that time, forthwith to do the deed; for the space of a very little while, etc. This bargin being made, the Haycock was their Bed, for to do a little and a little, and a very very little, Where she for a penny parted with her Maiden-head in the space of a very little while, etc. The gig it being ended, she being in the Vain, for to do a little and a little, and a very very little: She gave him back his penny, for to play the other strain, for the space of a very little while, etc. Then straightway she went too't, for to play it o're a gain, to do a little and a little, and a very very little; Quoth he, expect no more sweet-heart, for why it is in vain for the space of a very little while, etc. And then they straightway parted, & on their way they went after doing little and a little and a very very little: They both being pleased and very well content, for the space of a very little while, Oh! for the space of a very little while.
Printed for A. Milbourn in Green-Arbour- Court in the Little-Old-Baily.