%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> THE TRAPPAND VIRGIN / Or good Advice to Maidens, that they may not be drawn into Priminaryes by the specious / Pretences of their seeming Amorist's, who having once obtained their Wills, leave & / forsake their betray'd Mistresses. / Take my Advice while you are free, / And Young-Men do not trust, / They promise fare as fare can be, / But mean what is unjust. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1678-1678 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 04/27/2011 30929

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R228604 5 UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN When busie Fame Busy Fame When Busy Fame COme mourn with me you Ladies all, / whom Young men have betrayed, Roxburghe Ballads Editor None None None None Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 2: 455 THE TRAPPAND VIRGIN / Or good Advice to Maidens, that they may not be drawn into Priminaryes by the specious / Pretences of their seeming Amorist's, who having once obtained their Wills, leave & / forsake their betray'd Mistresses. / Take my Advice while you are free, / And Young-Men do not trust, / They promise fare as fare can be, / But mean what is unjust. THE TRAPPAND VIRGIN Or good Advice to Maidens, that they may not be drawn into Priminaryes by the specious Pretences of their seeming Amorist’s, who having once obtained their Wills, leave & forsake their betray’d Mistresses. Take my Advice while you are free, And Young-Men do not trust, They promise fare as fare can be, But mean what is unjust. THE Trepanned VIRGIN Or good Advice to Maidens, that they may not be drawn into Preliminaries by the specious Pretenses of their seeming Amorists, who having once obtained their Wills, leave & forsake their betrayed Mistresses. Take my Advice while you are free, And Young Men do not trust, They promise fair as fair can be, But mean what is unjust. 1678-1678 F. Cole. T. Vere. J Wright. J Clark. W. Thackery. and T. Passenger

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COme mourn with me you Ladies all, whom Young men have betrayed, I was belovd of great and small, and thought a virtuous Maid: At length a Young-Man to me came and he did me much wrong, For he betrayd a harmless Maid with his deludeing Tongue. Such vows and Protestations he did to me often use, With sighs, and Sobs that pittyed me, so that I could not chuse But condescend to his desire, by which I me ruind quite, In a haples hour he cropt the Flower wherein I took delight.
My Virgins Name I must disown. which grieves me to the Heart, And since my Maiden-head is flown I feele such deadly smart, That makes me oft desire to dye to be freed from that shame, All will bestow on me I know whoever hear the same. But this may somewhat me excuse, which brings me some content, Obstinately I did Refuse, and would not give consent, Till he did vow and swear to me he would make me his Wife, But now I find, he hath changd his mind, I am weary of my life.
ANd he from me is fled and gone a false and perjurd wretch, Whilst by my self I make my moan, and many a sigh do fetch, But tis in vain I plainly find since nothing will availe, Why should I sigh away my life unless I could prevail. Take warning by me Maidens fair and do not be Trappand, To their pretences give no Ear, for if they understand Your of a gentle Nature, and begin to them to yield, Theyl flatter on till your undone and they have won the Field. When they have got what they desire their passions at an End, Theyl coole that seeming fervent fire and you shall lose your Friend, But keep them at a distance, and youl find them stoop amain, So you may be from dangers free, and need not to complain. Such good Advice I once did want which makes me now lament, And when too late I think upont it breeds such discontent, That I do wish ten thousand times I had his Suit denyd, Who now I find doth prove unkind, and me hath terrified. False hearted men where ere you be think not for to Escape, For what you gain by Treachery is next kinn to a Rape, And will in time requited be with some most just reward Hereafter then prove honest Men, and faithful to your word.
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