%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> THE / Merry Gossips Vindication, / To the Groats worth of good Councel Declaration. / Some Women can drink and be drunk / night and day, / For all the fault is laid most on the Men, / they do say. / For if a Man do intend to thrive. / Then He must be sure to ask leave of his (Wife. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center English Broadside Ballad Archive (EBBA) Director Patricia Fumerton Associate Director Carl G Stahmer ?-? Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 06/20/2014 33539

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R180552 1 Digbies Farewel. Digby's Farewell Digby's Farewell. A Company of Gossips that love strong bub / that met at an Alehouse and there they did club, Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 282 THE / Merry Gossips Vindication, / To the Groats worth of good Councel Declaration. / Some Women can drink and be drunk / night and day, / For all the fault is laid most on the Men, / they do say. / For if a Man do intend to thrive. / Then He must be sure to ask leave of his (Wife. THE Merry Gossips Vindication, To the Groats worth of good Councel Declaration. Some Women can drink and be drunk night and day, For all the fault is laid most on the Men, they do say. For if a Man do intend for to thrive. Then he must be sure to ask leave of his Wife. THE Merry Gossip's Vindication, To the Groats worth of good Counsel Declaration. Some Women can drink and be drunk night and day, For all the fault is laid most on the Men, they do say. For if a Man do intend to thrive. Then He must be sure to ask leave of his Wife. ?-? P. Brooksby

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A Company of Gossips that love strong bub that met at an Alehouse and there they did club, They called for the short Pot and likewise the long come Tapster be quick for we soon must begon, They cupt it about and they made such great hast till their nose and their face were all of a blaze, A man he may work all the days of his Life, But he must aske his wife leave if he intends for to thrive What i'st for a man to marry a Wife if she proves a drunkard hee'l be weary of his Life As there is in London and England all or'e they'l take it so sweetly till they lye on the floor When a knot of merry Gossips are gotten together they then take no care for fare or foul Weather There's many a Husband takes pains and do's thrive But he must ask his Wife leave if he intends for to thrive.
When the Ale and the Brandy doth work in their head they care not a pin how there Children are fed Then one saies here Sister il'e drink unto thee our Husbands are bound to maintain us truly, I have a shilling saies one, I have two saies another wee will let it fly now we are met together, And thus you may see although a Man strive He must ask his Wife leave if he intend for to thrive. When their Bellies are full they are bound to give o're they have drunken so much they can drink no more, Then they'l hast to go home when they hardly can stand, you laugh for to see them then go hand in hand, A Man he is mad that hath got such a Wife, he may work and may toyl all the days of his Life. There's many a Husband.
THey tottor and wattor and fall in the Dirt then the Boys they will shout and them will make sport Sometimes cry a Hare and sometimes cry a Whore to see them so drunk then they cry out the more, It's a inconvenience for a Women do so to take so much drink that she hardly can go, There's many a Husband, There is some that is known that will drink all the day & within night come home drunk & not a word they can say I'le promise you true there so heavy ith head they lye on the Stairs, and they cannot go Bed, It needs now must be a great shame unto those, for a Woman drunk so she cannot put of her Cloaths. There's many a Husband, Some Women will set there Husbasd 'oth Skore more then they are able to pay to be sure, When they are absent and taking of Pains, thus they lye at the Ale-house and consume all their gains Which makes many a man to fret all his life because he is tide to such a careless Wife. There's m[a]ny a Husband. But for civil good Women I have nothing to say they deserve a great praise though all these go astray They are a great shame to the rest of their Sex and many a good Woman to see them thus vext For a Woman to bring herself in such a snare, and of Husband and Children have no better care. There's many a Husband
It is good for a Woman live in a good way & keep at home with her Family that nothing go astray Then her Husband will love her the better sure and let her want nothing what he can procure For a Women thats giving to wast and consume makes many a honest man be not for home. Th[e]re's many a Husband. What is't for a Woman to drink and to swill and never be satisfied till her belly be full, And then there, one husband they straight will abuse with all the base names that they ever can use And then if her Husband but strike her a blow she ready cry murther all this we may know, Then the neighbours are all put in a fear, when a Woman gets drink she for none will care. There's many a Husband. And now all good women that heareth this Song, I pray you forgive me, if I have done you any wrong I will not condemn all for half askore I dare say in our Parish, wee have a great many more Beside other places God send them to mend and then I do hope they take me for their Friend. And now to conclude there is no more to be said I wish that this Song it often be read. Amongst the good Women that loves for to club and spendeth their mony in Brandy and Bub, And then you shall see what brave days they will be your House-keeping will be better in every Degree,
Printed for P. Brooksby at the Golden-Ball in Pye Corner.