%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> The West-Country DIALOGUE: / OR, A Pleasant Ditty between Anniseed-Robin the Miller, and his Brother Jack / the Plough-man, concerning Joan, poor Robin's unkind Lover. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton ?-? Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 06/19/2014 33882

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R227468 1 O folly, desperate Folly, &c. UNKNOWN O folly, desperate Folly, &c. WEll met my loving Brother Jack, / mind what I shall lay to thee, Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 1261 The West-Country DIALOGUE: / OR, A Pleasant Ditty between Anniseed-Robin the Miller, and his Brother Jack / the Plough-man, concerning Joan, poor Robin's unkind Lover. The West-Country DIALOGUE: OR, A Pleasant Ditty between Anniseed-Robin the Milller, and his Brother Jack the Plough-man, concerning Joan, poor Robin's unkind Lover. The West Country DIALOGUE: OR, A Pleasant Ditty between Anniseed Robin the Miller, and his Brother Jack the Plowman, concerning Joan, poor Robin's unkind Lover. ?-? P. Brooksby

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Robin. WEll met my loving Brother Jack, mind what I shall say to thee, My Mother tells me that I lack a Woman to wait on me: She tells me I'm big enough now for a Wife, And therefore must alter my Batchelor's life; But I am afraid of care, trouble, and strife: O Charges, Family-charges, makes me afraid to wed, Jack. 'Tis like you are loath to take a Bride, because that the Times are hard, Pray cast such careful thoughts aside, and never such things regard: For if you can live now when ev'ry thing's dear, Why then Brother Robin, I'll make it appear, In times of full Plenty much Moneys you'l clear O marry, prithee now marry, Joan is a pritty Girl.
Robin. I am not sure that honest Joan, will marry with me I swear; For she to such a height is grown, that if I by chance come there, And proffer to kiss her, she'll turn her about, And then with her Fists she'll batter my snout, Till bloud from the same came trickling out: O marry, if I should marry, How will she serve me then? Jack. 'Tis like you did not compliment, and give her a kind Embrace; But like some clownish Booby went with Hat hanging o'er your Face; And it may be, your Shoes and your Stockings unty'd, You look'd like a Lover that wanted a Bride; For some such like Reason she liquor'd your hide. O Robin Anniseed Robin, is it the truth or no?
Robin. Believe me as I am a Man, true Breeding I there exprest; And as you know full well I can, I went in Apparel drest. My Grandfather's Hat, and my Calve's-leather-cloaths, Then into her presence I merrily goes, And made her a Congee quite down to my Toes; yet Joaney angry Joaney kickt me about the Room, Jack. You shou'd have told her what you had, to bring a young Woman to; This would have made her Heart full glad, without any more ado With Kisses thou should'st have said, If thou'lt be mine, Why then all my Capons, my Turkies, and swine, And every thing else that I have should be thine: Then Robin, Anniseed-Robin, you wou'd have gain'd her Love. Robin. I was not wanting to declare, my Riches to her at Large, And how I was my Fathers, Heir, sure I could maintain a charge, And told her, that I had a Cow, and a Calf, And something likewise that would make her to laugh, As large, and as long as a Constables Staff: yet Joaney, Passionate Joaney, kickt me about the Floor. Jack. Go try your Fortune once again, and never be daunted so; Her love you may at length obtain, for Lasses are coy you know: But after a while they surrender and yield, For Love is a thing cannnot be conceal'd, And you may be Lord of the conquering Field, then Robin, tickle her Robin, she will at last be thine. Robin. To take your Council I'll not fail, but to her I'll go once more, I'll give her Custards, Cakes and Ale, which I did not do before; I'll spend a whole Shilling, and when it is done If she will not love me as sure as a Gun, I'll call her young Whore, and away I will run: so leave her, utterly leave her, never come there again,
Printed for P. Brooksby, in Pye-corner