%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> Houshold Talke, OR; / Good Councell for a Married Man. / Deliuered in a Prittie Dialogue, By Roger a Batchelor, to Simon, / A (Iealous) Married-man. Parker, Martin University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1619-1619 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 04/21/2011 30094

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S119370 2 Buckle and Thong-a UNKNOWN Buckle and Thong-a the same Tune UNKNOWN The Same Tune NEighbour Roger woe is me, / I am sorely dicontented, TRuely neighbour Roger now, / I perceiue that you are leaning, My Cosen makes a Cuckold of me. | A Cuckold is a good mans fellow. [refrains alternate with speakers] My Cosen makes a Cuckold of me. | A Cuckold is a good mans fellow. [refrains alternate with speakers] Roxburghe Ballads Editor None None None None Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 148 1: 149 Houshold Talke, OR; / Good Councell for a Married Man. / Deliuered in a Prittie Dialogue, By Roger a Batchelor, to Simon, / A (Iealous) Married-man. Household Talke, OR; Good Councell for a Married Man. Delivered in a Prittie Dialogue, By Roger a Batchelor, to Simon, A (Jealous) Married-man. Household Talk, OR; Good Council for a Married Man. Delivered in a Pretty Dialogue, By Roger a Bachelor, to Simon, A (Jealous) Married-man. Parker, Martin Printer the Assignes of Thomas Simcocks 1619-1619 Francis Grove

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Simon. NEighbour Roger woe is me, I am sorely discontented, No redresse at all I see, more and more I am tormented, Night and Day, I pine away. Whilst my dearest friends doe scoffe me, to my face they (boldly) say, My Cosen makes a Cuckold of me. Roger. Neighbour Simon be not sad, let not Passion over-sway thee, If thy Wife will be so bad, that in such false coine sheele pay thee, Why therefore, Shouldst thou deplore, Or weare stockings that are yellow, tush be blith (man) grieve no more, A Cuckold is a good mans fellow. Simon. Ah, how can I chuse but be, grievd and vexed out of measure, When with mine owne eyes I see, him a Rivall in my pleasure, With sore sobs, My bosome throbs When I heare my Neighbours scoffe me, of all joy my heart it robs, My Cosen makes a Cuckold of me. Roger. Jealousies a mad disease, and upon the braine it worketh; Like tormenting Lice or Fleas, it in secret corners lurketh, But that he, Who ere he be, Shewes himselfe in wit but shallow, to be vext with Jealousie, A Cuckold is a good mans fellow.
Simon. Tis a saying long agoe, usd by those that know it truely, Every man can tame a Shroe, but he who hath a wife unruly, And he that weares, The Shooe declares, Best where it wrings him: doe not scoffe me, this report still fills mine eares, My Cosen makes a Cuckold of me. Roger. Tush, then it seemes tis bare report, not apparant by Probation, Neighbour I am sorry fort, that on such a weake foundation, You should frame, Such a Fame, Of your wife, tis nought I tell you, yet suppose she were to blame, A Cuckold is a good mans fellow. Simon. Alas deare neighbour you mistake, tis not on meere supposition, That I this relation make, I have grounds for my suspition, He and shee, So agree, That unto my face they scoffe me, any man may easily see, My Cosen makes a Cuckold of me. Roger. Presuppose that all be true, (as I hardly can beleeve it,) Yet it is but vaine for you, in the worst sence to conceive it, I dare say, (As I may) Its but flammes some Gossips tell you, yet if she have gone astray, A Cuckold is a good mans fellow.
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Simon. TRuely neighbour Roger now, I perceive that you are leaning, To defend (if you knew how) the knave and queane, I find your meaning, I suppose, Yare one of those, That behind my backe will scoffe me, now I finde the game howt goes, My Cosen makes a Cuckold of me. Roger. Jealous Coxcombe leave thy prate, doe not thus bewray thy folly, If Cornuting be thy fate, be not mad with Melancholy, I doe scorne, To subborne, He, or She in vice to wallow, yet Ide have thee hide thy horne, A Cuckold is a good mans fellow. Simon. Neighbour Roger when you come, into th row of neighbours married, I beleeve youle not be dumbe, if things be no better carried, Then they be, Now with me, Farre and neere the people scoffe me, like you I wish that I were free. My Cosen makes a Cuckold of me. Roger. Neighbour Sim I doe not know, what my Fate may be in choosing; But if I ere come ith row, Ime resolvd not to be musing, Whether she, Be true to me, I will not shew my selfe so shallow, for if I be like to thee, A Cuckold is a good mans fellow.
Simon. Honest Roger by my troth, thou hast given me satisfaction, From henceforth upon my oath, (unlesse I take them in the action) I will not My selfe besot, With Jealousie that made some scoffe me, yet twill hardly be forgot, My Cosen makes a Cuckold of me. Roger. Prethee Sim forget it quite, thinke thy wife is constant to thee, This is one thing, marke it right, many good turnes it will doe thee, If thou seeke, Her use to breake, Rather strive to stop a Billow of the Sea; tush never speake, A Cuckold is a good mans fellow. Simon. Now I am resolvd toth full, never more I will be Jealous, Nor will I mistrust my Scull, Ile be merry with good fellowes, Home Ile hie, By and by, Kisse my Wife (with due submission) thankes sweete Roger heartily, For thy holsome admonition.
M.P. FINIS. London, Printed for the Assignes of Thomas Simcocks, and are to bee sold by Francis Grove, dwel- ling upon Snow-Hill.