%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> Cupids Trappan: Or, Vp the green Forrest. / The Scorner Scorned, or Willow turn'd into Cornation. / Described in the ranting resolution of a forsaken Maid. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1663-1663 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 02/29/2012 31686

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R174466 1 To a pleasant new Northern Tune, Now all in fashon Cupid's Trepan To a pleasant new Northern Tune, Now all in fashion ONce did I love an a bonny bonny Bird, / thinking that he had been my own; & he has taken his flight, & he's flown, brave boyes / and he has taken his flight and he's flown. [with variation] Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 35 Cupids Trappan: Or, Vp the green Forrest. / The Scorner Scorned, or Willow turn'd into Cornation. / Described in the ranting resolution of a forsaken Maid. Cupids Trappan: Or, Vp the green Forrest. The Scorner Scorned, or Willow turn'd into Cornation. Described in the ranting resolution of a forsaken Maid. Cupid's Trappan: Or, Up the green Forrest. The Scorner Scorned, or Willow turned into Coronation. Described in the ranting resolution of a forsaken Maid. Printer E Crowch 1663-1663 F. Coles, T. Vere, and J. Wright

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ONce did I love an a bonny bonny Bird, thinking that he had been my own; But he lovd another far better then I, and he has taken his flight, & hes flown, brave boyes and he has taken his flight and hes flown. Up the green Forrest, & down the green Forrest, like one much destressed in mind, I hoopt and I hoopt, and I flung up my Hood, but my bonny Bird I could not find, brave boys but my bonny Bird, etc. But she that hath gotten my bonny bonny Bird, would the Devil had had her for me, It was not a Crown, nor a Noble so round, that should have bought my bonny Bird from me, brave boyes that should have, etc. He set me upon his dissembling knee and looked me all in the face, He gave unto me and a Judas Kiss, but his heart was in another place, brave boyes, but his heart was, etc. She that hath gotten my bonny bonney Bird, let her make as much oft as she can; For whether I have him, or I have him not, I will quaff with him now and than, brave boys I will quaff, etc.
He told me he lovd me far better then all the richest Temptation ith world, Then Treasure or Mony, he cald me his Hony; but now from his heart I am hurld, brave boys but now, etc. He could not indure to be out of my sight, he lovd me like Silver or Gold; His bloud was on fire with the flames of desire, but I find his hot love was soon cold, brave boys but I find, etc. His tongue was so tipd with Temptations that I could have sufferd him (without controul) To have done what he woud & have humord his bloud, had the venture been body and soul, brave boys had the venture been, etc. And now he requites me with scorn and disdain, some other hath got him from me; But let her take heed, at the last how she speed, least a third do prove better then thee, brave boys least a third, etc. One Man for one Maid, the Creator hath made, he that hath more, hath more then his due; Sure two is to many, hel never love any, for twenty Maids will be too few, brave boyes. for twenty, etc. Those Virgins that take him, I think are stark mad, for he that proves false unto one That loved him like life will be false to his wife I have cause to be glad that hes gone, brave boyes. I have cause, The Witchcraft of love, is enough to undoe the hearts of poore credulous Creatures, My freedom to me, is far sweeter then he; for Freedom is softer then Fetters, brave boys for Freedom is, etc.
If he had continud he mighta had all, his Carriage and Wit was so brave; Although he had like to have given me a fall, yet the Jewel of Jewels I have, brave boyes. yet the Jewel of, etc. Which still I will keep from such Gamsters as he, by such I will nere be betrayd; My Portion shall be, my Virginity, tis Dowry enough for a Maid, brave boyes. tis Dowry, etc. Ile Swagger and Rant, & Ile nere think upont, but bring Willow Garlands in fashon; Although for my part, my own merry heart shall turn Willow into Cornation, brave boyes shall turn, etc. I vow to be jolly, brisk, bonny and free, and march under Chastities Banners; Ile sing, and Ile dance, and my spirits advance in spight of all Cupids Trappanners, brave boys in spight of, etc. When he comes disfigurd & crippld from War Ile jeere him, and laugh him to scorn; His wife too will scoff, when he comes lamely off and give him a Night-cap of Horn, brave boys. and give him, etc. All you that are Virgins, and live at your wills be wise and take warning by me; Nere venture your hearts, to a tongue and good parts if the man have no fidelity, brave boyes if the man, etc. It is better to live in a Virgins degree, then marry a false hearted Mate; Their cunning shall nere, take me in their snare the Devil shall catch them for Kate. brave boyes the Devil shall catch them for Kate.
FINIS. London, Printed by E Crowch, for F. Coles, T. Vere, and J. Wright. With Alowance.