%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> VVell met Neighbour: / OR, / A dainty discourse betwixt Nell and Sisse, / of men that doe use their wives amisse. / Then all you good women their cases pitty, / the cause you shall heare if you list to this ditty. Parker, Martin University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1633-1633 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 04/25/2011 30314

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S1616 6 UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN Ragged and Torne Old Simon the King Ragged and Torn the same tune Old Simon the King The Same Tune VVHither away good neighbour, / what makes you to trudge so fast? I Pray you how happened that, / what would be the cause of this strife? O such a Rogue would be hangd. O such a Rogue would be hangd. Roxburghe Ballads Editor None None None None Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 468 1: 469 VVell met Neighbour: / OR, / A dainty discourse betwixt Nell and Sisse, / of men that doe use their wives amisse. / Then all you good women their cases pitty, / the cause you shall heare if you list to this ditty. Well met Neighbour: OR, A dainty discourse betwixt Nell and Sisse, of men that doe use their wives amisse: Then all you good women their cases pitty, the cause you shall heare if you list to this ditty. Well met Neighbor: OR, A dainty discourse between Nell and Sisse, of men that do use their wives amiss: Then all you good women their cases pity, the cause you shall hear if you listen to this ditty. Parker, Martin 1633-1633 Thomas Lambert

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WHither away good neighbour, what makes you to trudge so fast? Im going to Margeryes Labour, Im sent for in very great hast: Yet for all this your speed, I pray you goe softly a while, For I have a thing in my head that will hold us talking a mile: Heard you not lately of Hugh, how soundly his wife he bangd, He beat her black and blew O such a Rogue would be hangd. Ist possible neighbour Sisse, that they doe no better agree? Nay I have more newes then this of others as bad as he: And seeing wee both goe one way, weel give to our hast some scope, Though you from the labour doe stay sheel doe well enough I hope: Know you not Laurence the Miller, O he is as good as ere twangd, His wife sayes he threatens to kill her, O such a Rogue would be hangd. O fye on these dastardly Knaves, for those that will beate their wives They dare not with swords or staves meet men in the field for their lives: But if that my husband should not use mee so well as he ought;
My hands I should hardly hold for ide give him as good as he brought: But know you not Kett the Baker o he is as good as ere twangd, Hee threatens his wife to forsake her O such a Rogue would be hangd. Why what is his reason for that? in troth neighbour I doe not know, But when hees as drunke as a Rat, then sheel act the part of a shrow: Tush, thats such a catching disease few women their silence can keepe, Let every one say what they please but a shrews better then a sheepe: But know you not Ralph the plummer, I hee is as good as ere twangd: He walkes with a wench every summer O such a Rogue would be hangd. What does his poore wife the meane while? at home she doth sadly remaine, And at his returne she will smile, and lovingly him entertaine: In troth then he serves her but right, but if that it were my case, The wench that hee kept but one night, should goe with no nose on her face: But know you not Sam the Turner, o hee is as good as ere twangd, He throws his wife ith fire to burn her O such a Rogue would be hangd.
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I Pray you how happened that, what should be the cause of this strife? A man brought a new Beaver hat, unto his next neighbours wife, And she spoke unto her good man, to buy such another for her, Which made him to curse and to ban, and thus began all the stir. But know you not Franke the Glover, o he is as good as ere twangd, His wife sayes he doth not love her, O such a Rogue would be hangd. But what doe you thinkes the occasion that separates them in affection? Hees led by a queanes perswasion to bring his poore wife in subjection, Should my good man use me thus Ide feritt both him and his minion, To love them that love not us is folly in my opinion: But know you not Ned the painter? o he is as good as ere twangd, Hee[]s turnd a great Tavern haunter O such a Rogue would be hangd. This seemes a great wonder to mee, and a thing which I hardly can think For lately so strict was he, that you hardly could get him to drink Tush, thats a thing commonly seene, theres many that seeme so civill: In a place convenient have beene as bad as whos most evill:
But know you not Stephen the weaver o he is as good as ere twangd, Has deceivd my maide, now heel leave her O such a Rogue would be hangd. Why neighbour I hope you but jest, has he your maid Nan beguild? Tis true neighbour Nell I protest, and I doubt now she will run wild: Tis pitty that maids are so kind to trust them that are so fickle, For now you may well understand, she is left in a very bad pickle: But know you not George the felmon-ger o he is as good as ere twangd, He let his first wife dye for hunger, O such a Rogue would be hangd. In sadnesse neighbour Sisse you have made me my time oreslip, If Margery should doe amisse twould make mee to bite my lip: And therefore in hast farewell, o Margery now I come, Adiew sweet neighbour Nell, hush, say no more but mum. For staying from Madge tis true, I confesse I deserve to be bangd: And this is all long of Hugh, O such a Rogue would be hangd.
M.P. FINIS. Printed at London for Thomas Lambert.