%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> The Bristol Tragedy:/ OR, THE/ Unfortunate Bride and Bridegroom,/ He being Prest away on the Day of Marriage, and/ loosing his Life in the late Expedition, with Grief and Sorrow/ it broke the Heart of this young Bride, to the unspeakable/ Grief of her Friends and Relations. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1683-1703 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 04/22/2008 22147

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5.310 R173063 1 Languishing Swain He That Loves Best Must Suffer Most Languishing Swain ATtend you Loyal Lovers all, / A sad Relation here I shall Pepys 5.310 Rollins (1) VII:142-145; Wing B4800[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: 310 The Bristol Tragedy:/ OR, THE/ Unfortunate Bride and Bridegroom,/ He being Prest away on the Day of Marriage, and/ loosing his Life in the late Expedition, with Grief and Sorrow/ it broke the Heart of this young Bride, to the unspeakable/ Grief of her Friends and Relations. The Bristol Tragedy: OR, THE Unfortunate Bride and Bridegroom, He being Prest away on the Day of Marriage, and loosing his Life in the late Expedition, with Grief and Sorrow it broke the Heart of this young Bride, to the unspeakable Grief of her Friends and Relations. The Bristol Tragedy: or, the Unfortunate Bride and Bridegroom, He Being Pressed Away on the Day of Marriage, and Loosing His Life in the Late Expedition, With Grief and Sorrow It Broke the Heart of This Young Bride, to the Unspeakable Grief of Her Friends and Relations. 1/2 sheet folio, 270 x 154 creased surface, uneven inking horizontal rules, framed with funerary borders 1683-1703 LONDON: Printed for C. Bates, at the White-Hart in West-Smithfield. C. Bates 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 4/22/2008 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Love Unfortunate love marriage military/war violence 04/22/2008 Checker Patrick Ludolph metadata added, xml created 04/20/2008 Checker Patrick Ludolph checked transcription 02/22/2008 Checker Kris McAbee checked transcription 09/13/2006 Transcriber Paxton Hehmeyer original transcription 10/18/2004 Bibliographer Maggie Sloan Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
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ATtend you Loyal Lovers all, A sad Relation here I shall Give of two faithful Lovers dear, To whom the Fates was most severe. These Lovers did in Bristow live, Of whom a just Account I'll give; The one a Merchant's Daughter fair, Whose Beauty shin'd beyond compare. And he wealthy Squire's Son, Who had her Love and Favour won; Likewise their Friends were satisfi'd, In making her his lawful Bride. The Day appointed came at last, That they were to be linked fast, In wedlock Bonds of golden Love, Which none but Death could e'er remove. The Morning did with joy appear, But Sorrow soon brought up the Rear, Fortune was most unkind that day, He for the Seas was Prest away. No kind of Favour they'd afford, But hurry'd him straitways on board, And would not suffer him to send, One Letter to his dearest Friend. But at the length they came to know, That he was gone to face the Foe; And then this fair young charming Bride, She sight, she wrung her hands and cry'd, What could they take my Dear away? And just upon my Wedding-day; Was e'er such Cruelty before? Farewel, I ne'er shall see thee more.
Continually she did lament, Her Nights and Days in Tears was spent, No words of Comfort would she hear, From Friends or loving Parents dear. With bitter Sobs, she cry'd, I know That he can never undergo The Hardships of the roaring Seas, Who all his Life-time liv'd at Ease. Now if my dearest Love shall Dye, His Blood will on their Conscience lye, Who did by Violence alone, Compel my Dearest from his own. My Thoughts are in Confusion hurll'd, Farewel the Pleasures of the World, In Tears of Sorrow will I Mourn, Until his happy safe Return. At length a fatal Letter came, To this young Bride and Bristow Dame; So soon as she the Lines beheld, She found that he near France was kill'd. Her Colour then did come and go, Like Fountains her fair Eyes did flow; Her Parents they did likewise weep, For Life in her they could not keep. Her fainting Fits increas'd so fast, That with a dying Groan at last, No other Words than these she spoke, Farewel, farewel, my Heart is broke. Her Friends and Parents did lament, With Sighs and Tears of Discontent, As having lost their Darling dear, Their only Joy and Comfort here.
LONDON: Printed for C. Bates, at the White-Hart in West-Smithfield.