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5.43v R234554 1 Liggan Water Logan Water Logan Water OH cruel and unhappy [Fa]te,/ How fair a Maid wa[s I] of late, hinged broadsheet with recto: 'The Protestants Wish/ FOR/ King WILLIAM's/ Good Success in IRELAND.' date from imprint Pepys 5.43v Wing D159[a]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: 43 Damsels Complaint/ FOR THE/ Loss of her Maidenhead: Damsels ComplaintFOR THELoss of her Maidenhead: Damsel's Complaint for the Loss of Her Maidenhead: 1/2 sheet folio, hinged, 257 x 150 cropped right edge, creased, damaged surface, uneven inking, recto shows through vertical rules Printer T.M. 1690 London, Printed by T.M. 1690. Weinstein: imprint

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OH cruel and unhappy Fate, How fair a Maid was I of late, But loosing of my Maiden-head, My true Love he is from me fled. I fear my Fortune now is [sp]oild, Since that I am half gon with Child, It fills my heart with grief and woe, Because I don't the father know. How many Sweethearts Courted me And always loving, kind and free, They gave me Cakes and Kisses to, And often did Loves game renew. Kind William set me on his knee, Who did so kiss and smuggle me, That soon he did my heart betray, A [ass] no one could say him nay; Then after him n[ye] forty mo[r]e, Told me that they did [me] adore My pretty b[l]ack and charming eyes Untill they had obtein'd the Prize, But since I do begin to swell, In troth they bi'd me all farewell, There is not one the Child will own And I am left to [sigh] alone Their ttrades [&] callings [I] will name The [first] a Black smith in [?] He brought his hammer in his hand, I fell for want of strength to stand. When I was down he thump'd me Then [?] up [I scarce] could go. All this I took and never Cry'd Yet still the pain lies in my side A Jolly Joyner six foot high, He was the next that did come by, His tools he brought, one, two & three, And all to do a job for me.
Then smerking Dick the bakers man He promis'd me gloves, muff and fan If that I would but once prove kind [Then] straight he got me in the mind Am nimble Taylor brisk and brave Was full of [ringies] and did crav[e] One loving [kind] and tender kiss, What I gave more you all may guess Then he took measure with his yar[d] For Gown and mantua, but I fear'[d] He would mistake and vex me for In making them two short before. Then straight there was a bricklaye[r] came But I have quite forgot his Name I lik'd not very well his tricks, He laid me stones instead of Bricks To tell you all have wronged me, Too tedious to relate would bee, But since its gon and past who ca[n] [Undo] what here was done by man Then to the smith I went my way And unto him with Tears did say Alas the Child I have is thine, But still he was not of my mind. His Answer was to me again, Why should you thus disputing stand I'le own the Child for to be mine; If born with hammer in his hand. Thus all the rest [?] me so And who to [fix] on I don't know Its a hard [fate] now I'm defil'd No Dad I can get for my Child Now Virgins all before you part with [this] [same] Jewel next your heart Before you know your Lovers well, Or Fathers you will want like Nell .
London, Printed for T. M. 1690 .