%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> THE FOVR--LEGG'D ELDER / OR, / A horrible Relation of a Dog and an Elders Maid. Birkenhead, Sir John 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 03/02/2016 34953

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R210623 1 The Lady's fall In Peascod Time The Lady's fall ALL Christians and Lay-Elders too / for shame amend your Lives, Help House of Commons, House of Peeres, / oh now or never help, / Th' Assembly hath not sate four yeares, / yet hath brought forth a Whelp. [with variation] Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 1 THE FOVR--LEGG'D ELDER / OR, / A horrible Relation of a Dog and an Elders Maid. THE FOUR--LEGG’D ELDER OR, A horrible Relation of a Dog and an Elders Maid. THE FOUR-LEGGED ELDER OR, A horrible Relation of a Dog and an Elder's Maid. Birkenhead, Sir John ?-?

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ALL Christians and Lay-Elders too for shame amend your Lives, I'le tell you of a Dog-trick now, which much concernes your Wives: An Elder's Maid neare Temple-Barre (ah what a Queane was she) Did take an ougly Mastive Curre where Christians use to be; Help House of Commons, House of Peeres, oh now or never help, Th Assembly hath not sate four yeares, yet hath brought forth a Whelp. One Evening late she stept aside, pretending to fetch Eggs, And there she made herselfe a Bride to one that had foure leggs: Her Master heard a rumblement, and wonder'd she did tarry, Not dreaming (without his consent) his Dog would ever marry: Oh house of Commons, house of Peeres, etc. He went to peep, but was affraid and hastily did run To fetch a Staffe to helpe his Maid, not knowing what was done, He tooke his Ruling Elders Cane, and cry'd out helpe, helpe here, For Swash our Mastive and poore Jane are now fight Dog fight Beare. Oh house of Commons, house of Peeres, etc. But when he came he was full sorry, for he perceiv'd their strife, That 'cording to the Directory they two were Dog and Wife: Oh (then said he) thou errant queane, why hast thou me beguil'd, I wonderd Swash was growne so leane, poore Dog hee's almost spoyl'd. Oh house of Commons, house of Peeres, etc. I thought thou hadst no carnall sence but what's in other Lasses, And could have quench'd thy cupiscence according to the Classes,
But all the Parish see it plaine since thou art in this pickle, Thou art an Independent queane, and lov'st a Conventicle. Oh house of Commons, house of Peeres, etc. Alas now each Malignant Rogue will all the World perswade That she that's Spouse unto a Dog may be an Elders Maid, They'l jeere us if abroad we stirre, good Master Elder stay, Sir, of what Classis is your Curre? and then what can we say? Oh house of Commons, house of Peeres, etc. They'l many gracelesse Ballads sing of a Presbyterian, That a Lay-Elder is a thing made up halfe Dog halfe Man; Out, out, said he, and smote her downe, was mankind growne so scant? There's scarce another Dog in towne had tooke the Covenant. Oh house of Commons, house of Peeres, etc. Then Swash began to looke full grim, and Jane did thus reply, Sir, you thought nought too good for him, you fed your Dog too high, Tis true, he tooke me in the lurch, and leapt into my arme, But as I hope to come to Church I did your Dog no harme. Oh house of Commons, house of Peeres, etc. Then she was brought to Newgate gaole and there was naked stript, They whipt her till the cord did faile, as Doggs use to be whipt: Poore City Maids shed many a teare when she was lash'd and bang'd, And had she bin a Cavalier surely she had been hang'd, Oh house of Commons, house of Peeres, Her's was but Fornication doomd, for which she felt the lash,
But his was Buggary presumd, therefore they hanged Swash: What had become of Bishops then, or Independency, For now we find both Doggs and Men stand for Presbytery. Oh house of Commons, house of Peeres etc. She might have tooke a Sowgelder with Synod-men good store, But she would have a Lay-Elder with two leggs and two more: Go tell th' Assembly of Divines, tell Adoniram Blew, Tell Burgesse, Marshall, Case, and Vines, tell Now-and-anon-too. Oh house of Commons, house of Peeres, etc. Some said she was a Scotish Girle, or else (at least) a Witch, But she was borne in Colchester, was ever such a Bitch! Take heed all Christian Virgins now, the Dog-star now prevailes, Ladies beware your Monkeys too, for Monkeys have long tailes. Oh house of Commons, house of Peeres, etc. Blesse King & Queen and send us peace as we had seven yeares since, For we remember no Dog-dayes while we enjoy'd our Prince: Blesse sweet Prince Charles, two Dukes, three Girles, Lord save His Majestie, Grant that his Commons, Lords & Earles may lead such Lives as He. Oh House of Commons, House of Peeres, Oh now or never helpe, Th' Assembly hath not sate four yeares, yet hath brought forth a Whelp.
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