%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> The Merry Mans Resolution: / OR, / His last farewel to his former acquaintance, / Declaring how hee rambled up and down / Through all the Suburbs of fair London Town / But some of them agreed not with his mind, / Till at the last by chance he found out one, / Which pleas'd him best, so left the rest alone / To her he then clinged close as I heard tell, / Made her his mate and bid the rest farewell. Price, Lawrence University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1624-1624 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 04/27/2011 30892

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R216180 3 a gallant new Tune UNKNOWN A Gallant New Tune the Highlanders new Rant UNKNOWN The Highlander's New Rant the same Tune UNKNOWN The Same Tune NOw farewel to Saint Gileses / that standeth in the fields NOw farewel unto Wapping / and farewell to Black-wall With a come Love, / Stay Love, / go not from mee, / For all the world ile forsake for thee. [with varation] Then come Love, / Stay Love / go along with me / For all the world ile forsake for thee. [with variation] Roxburghe Ballads Editor None None None None Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 3: 242 3: 243 The Merry Mans Resolution: / OR, / His last farewel to his former acquaintance, / Declaring how hee rambled up and down / Through all the Suburbs of fair London Town / But some of them agreed not with his mind, / Till at the last by chance he found out one, / Which pleas'd him best, so left the rest alone / To her he then clinged close as I heard tell, / Made her his mate and bid the rest farewell. The Merry Mans Resolution: OR, His last farewel to his former acquaintance, Declaring how hee rambled up and down Through all the Suburbs of fair London Town Where pretty wenches he did plenty find But some of them agreed not with his mind, Till at the last by chance he found out one, Which pleas’d him best, so left the rest alone To her he then clinged close as I heard tell, Made her his mate and bid the rest farewell. The Merry Man's Resolution: OR, His last farewell to his former acquaintance, Declaring how he rambled up and down Through all the Suburbs of fair London Town Where pretty wenches he did plenty find But some of them agreed not with his mind, Till at the last by chance he found out one, Which pleased him best, so left the rest alone To her he then clinged close as I heard tell, Made her his mate and bid the rest farewell. Price, Lawrence 1624-1624 Francis Grove

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NOw farewel to Saint Gileses, that standeth in the fields And farewel to Turnbulstreet, for that no comfort yeilds Farewel unto the Grey-hound, and farewel to the Bell And farewel to my land-lady whom I do love so well, With a come Love, Stay Love, go not from mee, For all the world ile forsake for thee. Farewel to Long-Acre that stands neer to the Mews And farewel to Drury-Lane, where pretty wenches use And farewel unto Sodom, and all her painted Drabs And farewel unto Bloomsbury, and all their vapouring scabs And come Love, Stay Love, go not from me, For all the world ile forsake for thee.
Farewel to Crosse-lane where lives some babes of graces Farewel to Common-garden and all her wanton places, Farewel unto West-minster, and farewel to the Strand Where I had choice of Mopseis even at my own command Sing come Love, Stay Love, go along with me, For all the world ile forsake for thee. Farewel to the Bank-side farewel to Blackmans-street Where with my bouncing lasses, I oftentimes did meet, Farewel to Kent-street Garrison farewel to Horsy-down And all the smirking wenches that dwells in Redrif Town And come Love, Stay Love, go along with me For all the world ile forsake for thee.
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NOw farewel unto Wapping and farewel to Black-wall Farewel to Ratclife High-way, Rosemary-lane and all, And farewell unto Shore-ditch and More-fields eke also, Where Mobs to pick up Cullies, a night walking do go, Then come Love, Stay Love go along with me For all the world ile forsake for thee. In White-crosse-street and Golden-lane do straping lasses dwell And so there do in every street twixt that and Clarken-well At Cow-crose and Smith-field I have much pleasure found Where wenches like to Fayeries, did often trace the round, Yet come Love, Stay Love go not from me For all those girles ile forsake for thee Yet something more ile speak off. which seems to many strange Theres store of pretty wenches, lives neer to the Exchange And many more there are sure that dwelleth in Cheap-side And other streets in London which are both broad and wide, Yet come Love Stay Love go not from me For all those girles ile forsake for thee
To all the Country Mopseis, where ever they do dwell In this my last conclusion I likewise bid farewel Though they were used in former time to come when I did cal I take thee for the boldest, and best among them all Then come Love, Stay Love go not from me For all the world ile forsake for thee. At Bristol and at Glocester I had of Loves great store, But now I find enough of thee I will desire no more, And what I have said to thee thou shalt find true and right Ile do thee trusty service at morning and at night Then come Love Stay Love, go not from me. For all the world ile forsake for thee. Farewel unto black patches, and farewell powdered locks And farewel Luthners Ladies for they have got the pox, Farewel the Cherry-garden for evermore adue And farewel to Spur-Alley and all that wanton crew And come Love Stay Love go not from me For all those girles ile forsake for thee
London Printed for Francis Grove on Snow Hill. FINIS. L.P.