%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> The Couragious Plow-man, or, The Citizens Misfortune. / Being an incouragement to all Plow-men, to exercise themselves in their Youth with a Cudgel, / that they may the better know how to handle a sharper weapon, if need require. / I shall not stand the Subject to repeat, / Because the Verses do it so compleat, / To hear how meekly the Citizens came off, / I think it cannot chuse but make you laugh; / The Parties here I must forbear to name, / For fear the Author chance to bear the blame. 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 06/25/2014 33785

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R228155 1 Dick and Nan, Or, The Tyrant. Bonny Sweet Robin; My Robin is to the Greenwood Gone Dick and Nan, Or, The Tyrant. THere was a brave Citizen / walkt forth of late, Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 1122 The Couragious Plow-man, or, The Citizens Misfortune. / Being an incouragement to all Plow-men, to exercise themselves in their Youth with a Cudgel, / that they may the better know how to handle a sharper weapon, if need require. / I shall not stand the Subject to repeat, / Because the Verses do it so compleat, / To hear how meekly the Citizens came off, / I think it cannot chuse but make you laugh; / The Parties here I must forbear to name, / For fear the Author chance to bear the blame. The Courageous Plow-man, or, The Citizens Misfortune. Being an encouragement to all Plow-men, to exercise themselves in their Youth with a Cudgel, that they may the better know how to handle a sharper weapon, if need require. I shall not stand the Subject to repeat, Because the Verses do it so complete, To hear how meekly the Citizens came off, I think it cannot choose but make you laugh; The Parties here I must forbear to name, For fear the Author chance to bear the blame. ?-? F. Coles, T. / Vere, J. Wright, and J. Clark.

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THere was a brave Citizen walkt forth of late, From London to th' Country to chuse him a mate; His Eloquent Complements and his success To you in these Verses I'll plainly express. He then was attired handsom and neat, In a Sute and a Cloak and a Beaver compleat; In his pockets he had twenty pieces of Gold, Which he had provided to make himself bold. He then took his journey to Nottingham Town, And there he alighted and drank at the Crown; Whereas a young Damosel appeared in his sight, Which caused the Young-man to tarry all night.
Citizen. With Eloquent speeches he thus did begin; Fair Lady could I but your favour now win: If you grant me your love that's the thing I desire, By reason my heart with love is set on fire. Maid. 'Tis strange quoth the Maiden love should be so hot; Such love I'm perswaded will soon be forgot; But I wish that the heat thereof might be asswag'd, For I to another am deeply ingag'd. Citizen. There's no man on earth that shall sever us twain; If thou wilt but yield for to love me again. And I for thy sake now will venture my life By reason I purpose to make thee my wife.
Plow-man. Then came in a Plow-man and heard him say so: 'Tis well spoken (quoth he) but I know what I know; To tell you the truth Sir, the Girl is mine, And if thou canst win her then she shall be thine. Let us take two weapons and go into the field, And never give out until, one of us yield; It shall not be spoken upon an Ale-bench, That a Plow-man was fearful to fight for a Wench. Citizen. Art thou so audacious to dare me to fight? I'll make thee an example before it be night: Thou art but a Bumpkin bred at the Plow-tail, And ne'r used no weapon but only thy Flail.
Therefore be thou trudging and stand not to prate, Lest I with this Flaggon, knock thee on the pate; Except thou art willing to stand to thy words, Then our controversie we'll end with our Swords. All things then provided this Combate began, They both try'd their valours which was the best man; They fought half an hour as people do say, Yet none knew which would be beaten that day. The Plow-man most bravely himself did behave, By tracing the ground, that himself he did save; At last he with fury laid on such a stroke, With the strength of his arm, that his weapon it broke. He then clos'd within him and gave him the fall; Oh now quoth the Plow-man, you shall pay for all: I'll make you acknowledge before you depart, That a Plow-man will fight ere he'll lose his Sweet-heart. O hold thy hand Plow-man, peccavi I cry,
O let me not here in a strange Country die; Take my gold, cloak, and rapier and all that I have, The Damosel's thy own if my life thou wilt save. The Plow-man obtained the conquest that day, And twenty Gold pieces he carried away: He furnisht his pockets, his back and his side, and gained him a Damosel to make him a Bride. The Cockney with sorrow lamented his loss, And home he returned but by weeping Cross: His mother these Verses at leisure may read, And give him good counsel to take better heed. Concluding my Ditty I thus make an end, I with some honest Plow-man would now stand my friend, And give me some liquor for I am very dry, If I tell you the truth then I tell no lie. Whoop Cockney, where's your twenty Pound?
Finis. London, Printed for F. Coles, T. Vere, J. Wright, and J. Clark.