%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> The Lady Isabella's Tragedy; / OR, / The Step-Mothers Cruelty. / Being a Relation of a most Lamentable and Cruel Murder, committed on / the Body of the Lady Isabella, the only Daughter of a Noble Duke, occasioned / by the means of a step-Mother and the Master-Cook, who were both adjudged / to suffer a Cruel death, for committing the said Horrid act. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1672-1672 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 04/20/2011 30746

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R228329 5 UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN The Ladys Fall In Peascod Time The Lady's Fall THere was a Lord of worthy fame / and a hunting he would ride, Roxburghe Ballads Editor None None None None Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 2: 278 The Lady Isabella's Tragedy; / OR, / The Step-Mothers Cruelty. / Being a Relation of a most Lamentable and Cruel Murder, committed on / the Body of the Lady Isabella, the only Daughter of a Noble Duke, occasioned / by the means of a step-Mother and the Master-Cook, who were both adjudged / to suffer a Cruel death, for committing the said Horrid act. The Lady Isabella’s Tragedy; OR, The Step-Mothers Cruelty. Being a Relation of a most Lamentable and Cruel Murder, committed on the Body of the Lady Isabella, the only Daughter of a Noble Duke, occasioned by the means of a Step-Mother and the Master-Cook, who were both adjudged to suffer a Cruel death, for committing the said Horrid Act. The Lady Isabella’s Tragedy; OR, The Stepmother's Cruelty. Being a Relation of a most Lamentable and Cruel Murder, committed on the Body of the Lady Isabella, the only Daughter of a Noble Duke, occasioned by the means of a Stepmother and the Master Cook, who were both adjudged to suffer a Cruel death, for committing the said Horrid Act. 1672-1672 P. Brooksby

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THere was a Lord of worthy fame and a Hunting he would ride, Attended by a noble Train, of Gentry by his side. And whilst he did in chase remain, to see both sport and play, His Lady went as she did feign, unto the Church to pray. This Lord he had a daughter fair whose beauty shind so bright: She was belovd both far and near of many a Lord and Knight. Fair Isabella was she calld, A Creature fair was she, She was her fathers only joy, as you shall after see.
But yet her Cruel step-Mother, did envy her so much, That day by day she sought her life her Malice it was such. She bargaind with the Master-Cook to take her life away, And taking of her Daughters Book she thus to her did say. Go home sweet daughter, I thee pray go hasten presently. And tell unto the Master-Cook these words that I tell thee. And bid him dress to Dinner straight, that fair and milk white Doe, That in the Park doth shine so bright, theres none so fair to show.
THis Lady fearing of no harm, obeyd her Mothers will, And presently she hasted home, her mind for to fulfill. She streight into the Kitchin went, her message for to tell; And there the Master Cook she spyd, who did with Malice swell. You Master-Cook it must be so, do that which I thee tell, You needs must dress the milk white doe, which you do know full well. Then streight his cruel bloody hands, he on the Lady laid, Who quivering and shaking stands, whilst thus to her he said. Thou art the Doe that I must dress; see here behold my Knife For it is pointed presently, to rid thee of thy life. O then cryd out the Scullen boy as loud as loud might be, O save her Life good Master-Cook, and make your Pies of me, For pity sake do not destroy, my Lady with your Knife, You know she is her fathers Joy, for Christs sake save her life. I will not save her life he said, nor make my Pies of thee, But if thou dost this deed bewray, thy Butcher I will be,
But when this Lord he did come home for to sit down and eat, He called for his Daughter dear, to come and carve his meat. Now sit you down his Lady said, O sit you down to meat, Into some Nunnery she is gone, your Daughter dear forget. Then solemnly he made a vow, before the company, That he would neither eat nor drink, untill he [di]d her see, O then bespake the Scullen-boy, with a loud voice so high, If that you will your Daughter see, my Lord cut up that Pye. Wherein her flesh is minced small and parched with the fire: All caused by her Step-Mother, who did her death desire. And cursed be the Master-Cook, O cursed may he be, I proffered him my own hearts blood, from death to set her free. Then all in black this Lord did mourn, and for his Daughters sake, He judged for her Step-mother, to be burnt at a Stake Likewise he judgd the Master-Cook, in boyling Lead to stand; And made the simple Scullen Boy, the Heir to all his Land.
Printed for P. Brooksby at the Golden-Ball in Pye-Corner.