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5.166 R188087 1 Let Cesar live long Let Caesar Live Long Let Caesar Live Long YOung Men shall be blam'd for their lewdness no more, / Since Old Men turn Leachers at Sixty and Four. date from imprint Pepys 5.166 Wing F2236[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: 166 The Frolicksome Bricklayer / OF / Mile-End TOWN, / Or the / Old Leachers Lamentation for the Loss of his Gold. The Frolicksome Bricklayer OF Mile-End TOWN, Or the Old Leachers Lamentation for the Loss of his Gold. The Frolicsome Bricklayer of Mile-End Town, or the Old Lecher's Lamentation for the Loss of His Gold. 1/2 sheet folio, 325 x ?195 cropped top, left and bottom edges, uneven inking, creased, damaged surface Printer A. Chambers 1693 London, Printed for A. Chambers in White-Friers near the Gate-way. 1693. A. Chambers Weinstein: imprint

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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 2/5/2008 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Love Pleasant sex/sexuality trickery/deceit vice vulgarities/crasshumor 02/05/08 Checker Rachel Mann Metadata updated, xml created 07/06/07 Checker Summer Star Transcription checked, metadata created 07/06 Transcriber Liberty Stanavage Original transcription 10/26/2004 Bibliographer Simone Chess Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
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1. YOung Men shall be blam'd for their lewdness no more, Since Old Men turn Leachers at Sixty and Four. A Rich Aged Bricklay'r paid well for his time, Who in Bawdyhouse was got twixt two Whores at a time. Like a Tumbler he sported with his couple of Coneys, Till it cost him good store of broad pieces and Guineas 2. Tho' a Mason's near Kin to a Bricklayers Trade, Yet they made him pay dear for his Stones being laid. The Jocular Jilts with their Cully made sport, And told him his Trowell was inches too short. Like a Tumbler he dally'd with his couple of Coneys, Till it cost him good store of broad pieces and Guineas. 3. By Vent'ring on Two, mighty Courage was shown, Since most that deal with them, are worsted by one. They pleased the Old Fool with their Canting and Jears, They told him he had nothing stood stiff but his Ears. They hug'd him, and charm'd him, with the title of honey, Till they got all his Gold and the rest of his Money. 4. Sure the old Man had never been made such a fool, Had he kept within's Compass or walk'd by his Rule[.] For his dealing in Stews he is serv'd a right Trick, He'd had nere had this loss had he kept to his Brick. He must now drudge again like a Foolish old Tony. To Recover the loss of his Gold and his Money.
5. Like True Cuning Jilts they entic'd him to Bed, His Bretches and Gold he laid under his Head. But when he began at the Old Game to play, The other to's Pockets soon found out the way, Thus they drill'd by degrees every Cross of his Money's Full Forty broad Pieces and Fourscore good Guineas. 6. The old Man to please them took wonderful pains, Till he Tyr'd his feeble cold impotent Veins. Then drowsiness soon on his Eyelids did creep, And charm'd the poor weary Old Leacher to sleep. Now, now, is the time for the Jilts who were Cronies, To arise and rub off with his Gold and his Money's. 7. They slip'd out of Bed, and with silence got up, And carri'd off their Booty, as round as a hoop. When the old Man awaked and found all was gone, He cry'd out, O my Gold, good Lord, I'm undone. He call'd up old Beleam and Rav'd for his Moneys, But no tydings could have of broad pieces or Guineas. 8. He found 'twas to no purpose for to stay there, But homewards he went full of Envy and Care. Soon after he met with his Ladies again, Into Newgate he put them where now they remain. But has no manner of hopes to recover his Moneys. They will rather be flog'd then return him his Guineas.
London, Printed for A. Chambers in White-Friers near the Gate-way. 1693.