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5.125v R234558 1 March, Boys March, Boys March, Boys A Taylor, good Lord, who liv'd in the Strand, / [A]nd h[ea]ring his Trade so much revil'd Lasses, [L]asses, pritty young Lasses, / Do not [th]e stitching Trade disdain, / For a T[a]ylor is prov'd a Man, / And fi[t] for any Maids Embraces. date from imprint; hinged broadsheet with recto: 'France Out-witted:/OR/The Duke of Richmond's/ Welcome into ENGLAND.' {see 5.125} Pepys 5.125v Wing R212[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: 125 The Rampant Taylor,/ OR THE/ Nineteen Lasses in Distress The Rampant Taylor, OR THE Nineteen Lasses in Distress The Rampant Tailor, or the Nineteen Lasses in Distress 1/2 sheet folio, hinged, 228 x 168 cropped left edge, creased, damaged surface, uneven inking, recto shows through Printer J.W. 1692 LONDON, Printed by J.W. in White-Friars, 1692. Weinstein: imprint matches address for Jeremiah CTG

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A Taylor, good Lord, who liv'd in the Strand, [A]nd hearing his Trade so much revil'd To[pr]ove that Toylar was a Man He [nin]eteen Maids has got with Child. He'd [h]umour their Smiles, and quell their Frowns, And [?]kle with Kisses their handsome Faces: Whilst he was fitting on their Gowns He'd slip his Needle into their Cases. Lasses, [L]asses, pritty young Lasses, Do not the stitching Trade disdain, For a T[a]ylor is prov'd a Man, And f[it] [fo]r any Maids Embraces. To [eac]h fair Lass he offers his Love, And swears by his Needle and his Thred, If she his Affections will approve, He'll [m]end all Flaws in her Maidenhead. He V[o]ws by his Thimble He'll make her a Gown, If M[o]ney she offers He ll scorne to take it: But if she chance to tumble down, He'll stick his Bodkin into her Placket. Lasses, Lasses, pritty young Lasses, Do not the stitching Trade disdain, For a Tayor is prov'd a Man, And fit for any Maids Embraces. About him he alwaies carries his Yard, To measure the Stuff you bring unto him: By Nineteen Lasses 'tis declared, No Taylor yet could ere out do him: He handles your Waste with so much care, And measures your Pettycote with so much Pleasure, Were you to try him, you would swear He was a Man compleat at Measure. [L]asses, Lasses, pritty young Lasses, Do not the stitching Trade disdain, [F]or a Taylor is prov'd a Man, And fit for any Maids Embraces.
Nine Taylors to a Man we tell, But he by his Deeds has alter'd the Case, In making Nineteen Bellies swell, It shows that he no Botcher was: At wooing he so expert was grown He'd Cog and Flatter, Ly and Whedle, And nere let a Maid alone, Until he had prick'd her with his Needle. Lasses, Lasses, pritty young Lasses, Do not the stitching Trade disdain, For a Taylor is prov'd a Man, And fit for any Maids Embraces. He greatly was by all belov'd; He was so Youthful, Brisk, and, Nimble: By each Maid he was approv'd, The prittyest Lad ere handled Thimble: But now his Trade is given ore, He's gone to Sea to see new Fasheons: Longer he dare not stay on Shore, He s stuft so many Maids Cusheons; Lasses, Lasses, pritty young Lasses, Do not the stiching Trade disdain, For a Taylor is prov'd a Man, And fit for any Maids Embraces: The Nineteen Lasses are all in Tears, Now Father of their great Bellies is gone: He sends them Letters to ease their Cares, And writes these following Words in one: For to excuse my going away, This Letter kindly I have sent ye, To tell you I'm troubled I could not stay, To make the Number even Twenty: Lasses, Lasses, pritty young Lasses, Do not the stitching Trade disdain, For a Taylor is prov'd a Man, And fit for any Maids Embrace.
LONDON, Printed by J.W. in White-Friars, 1692.