%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> A new Ballad, Intituled, a warning to youth, / Shewing the lewd life of a Merchants son of London, and the misery that at the last / he sustained by his riotousnesse. 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 03/08/2016 35012

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R218166 IN London dwelt a Merchant man / that left unto his son, Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 1 A new Ballad, Intituled, a warning to youth, / Shewing the lewd life of a Merchants son of London, and the misery that at the last / he sustained by his riotousnesse. A new Ballad, Intituled, a warning to youth, Shewing the lewd life of a Merchants son of London, and the misery that at the last he sustained by his riotousnesse. A new Ballad, Entitled, a warning to youth, Showing the lewd life of a Merchant's son of London, and the misery that at the last he sustained by his riotousness. ?-?

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IN London dwelt a Merchant man that left unto his son, A thousand pound in Land a year to spend when he was gone: With coffers cram'd with golden crowns, most like a Father kind, To have him follow his own steps and bear the self same mind. Thus every man doth know, doth know and his beginning see, But none so wise can shew can shew, what will his ending be. No sooner was his father dead, and closed in his grave, But this his wild and wanton son his mind to lewdness gave. And being but of tender years, found out such company, Which prov'd his fatall overthrow and final misery. In gluttony and drunkenness, and filthy letchery, Of all the sins will soonest bring a man to misery. Within the Seas of wanton love, his heart was drownd so deep, A night he could not quietly without strange women sleep. And therefore kept them secretly, to feed his souls desire. Apparel'd all like gallant youths, in Pages trim attire: Their garments were of Crimson silk bedeckt with lace of gold, Their curled hair was white as milk most comely to behold: He gave then for their cognizance a purple bleeding heart; In which two silver arrows seemd, the same in twain to part.
Thus secret were his wanton sports, thus private was his pleasure, Thus Harlots in the shape of men, did waste away his treasure, O woe to lust and letchery, oh woe to such a vice, That buyes repentance all too late, and at too dear a price. Yet he repented not at all so wilfull was his mind, He could not see his infamy for sin had made him blinde. But in his heart desir'd a change of wanton pleasure so, That day by day he wishes still strange women for to know: And so discharging of his train, and selling of his Land, To travel into Countries strange he quickly took in band: And into Antwerp speedily, thus all afflaunt he goes, To see the dainty Flemish girls and gallant Dutchland Froes. For still quoth he the Dutchland Froes, are kind to Englishmen, Ile have my pleasure of those girls or never come again: And being arriv'd in Antwerp streets, he met a lovely Dame, That was a Widdows daughter dear of good report and fame. Her beauty like the purple Rose so glistered in his eye, That ravisht with the same, he crav'd her secret company, But she like to an honest Maid by no means would consent, To satisfie his lustfull eye, as was his false intent.