%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> Love Overthrown. / The Young Man's Misery; / And the / MAID'S RUINE: / Being a True Relation, How a Beautiful Hereford-shire Damsel / (who coming to Live in London, and being greatly Beloved by / her Master's Son) was, by her Mistress, Sold to Virginia: And / of the Great Lamentation her Disconsolate Lover makes for her. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 0 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 08/12/2008 22143

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5.307 R234511 1 All Happy Times when free from Love, &c. He That Loves Best Must Suffer Most All Happy Times When Free From Love, etc. THere was a Maiden Fair and Clear, / The which came out of Hereford-shire, another edition at 5.305 Pepys 5.307 Rollins (1) VII:136-138; Wing L3211[D] 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: 307 Love Overthrown. / The Young Man's Misery; / And the / MAID'S RUINE: / Being a True Relation, How a Beautiful Hereford-shire Damsel / (who coming to Live in London, and being greatly Beloved by / her Master's Son) was, by her Mistress, Sold to Virginia: And / of the Great Lamentation her Disconsolate Lover makes for her. Love Overthrown. The Young Man's Misery; And the MAID'S RUINE: Being a True Relation, How a Beautiful Hereford-shire Damsel (who coming to Live in London, and being greatly Beloved by her Master's Son) was, by her Mistress, Sold to Virginia: And of the Great Lamentation her Disconsolate Lover makes for her. Love Overthrown. The Young Man's Misery; And the Maid's Ruin: Being a True Relation, How a Beautiful Herefordshire Damosel (who coming to Live in London, and Being Greatly Beloved by Her Master's Son) Was, by Her Mistress, Sold to Virginia: And of the Great Lamentation Her Disconsolate Lover Makes for Her. 1/2 sheet folio, 265 x 162 cropped left edge horizontal and vertical rules 0 imprint cropped?

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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 8/12/2008 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Love Unfortunate love maritime 8/12/2008 Checker Kris McAbee Transcription Checked; Metadata Updated; xml Created; duplicate ESTC found: R188489 9/13/2006 Transcriber Paxton Hehmeyer Original Transcription 10/18/2004 Bibliographer Maggie Sloan Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
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THere was a Maiden Fair and Clear, The which came out of Hereford-shire, A Serving-Maid now for to be, That fitted best to her Degree. Her Skin the Lillie did invite, To try which was the better White: Her Cheeks were of Vermilion Red, Like fragrant Beds of Roses spread. At length this fair Damsel came, As Servant, to live in the Strand, With a Tradesman of great Renown, Whose Wealth and Riches did abound. This Tradesman had a youthful Son, Whose Heart to Love had not begun; But pritty Betty was so Fair, She soon did draw his Heart in Snare. He oftentimes did Betty try, But she always did him deny, Saying, Good Sir, it is in Vain, My Honour you shall never stain. One Night he watching of his Time, He unto Betty told his Mind, How that he dearly did her Love, And nothing sure could it remove. Therefore my dearest Dear (quoth he) If that thou wilt consent with me, On Sunday next, to end all Strife, My Dearest, thou shalt be my Wife.
His Mother chanced them to hear, Who hid her self in a Place near; She strait resolved in her Mind To Frustrate her Son's Design. Then in the Morning she did say, Come Betty dress you speedily; For in the Country you must go With me for One Day or Two. And so away she did her bring Unto a Captain of her Kin, Whose Ship that time lay in the Downs, And he was for Virginia Bound. And so away this Damsel's gone, Unto Virginia sailing on. O Heavens unto her prove Kind, And grant she may some Comfort find. But when her Mistress was come Home, You are Welcome Mother, said her Son; But where is Betty now, I pray, That she so long behind doth stay. I understand, my Son, quoth she, How great your Love is to Betty; But your Designs are all in Vain, For Betty's sailing on the Main. And now this Young-Man's grown so Sad, No sort of Mirth can make him glad; But oft in slumbring Sleep doth cry, O Betty, Betty, I must Dye!