%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> The DYERS Destiny: / OR, The Loving Wife's Help in time of Need. / Two Trades is better far than one, / sweet Husband, then, said she; / Then if thou wilt let me alone, / I'll be a help to thee. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center English Broadside Ballad Archive (EBBA) Director Patricia Fumerton Associate Director Carl G Stahmer 1685-1685 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 10/15/2018 35636

The University of California makes a claim of copyright only to original contributions made by Early Modern Center participants and other members of the university community. The University of California makes no claim of copyright to the original text. Permission is granted to download, transmit or otherwise reproduce, distribute or display the contributions to this work claimed by The University of California for non-profit educational purposes, provided that this header is included in its entirety. For inquiries about commercial uses, please contact:

Patricia Fumerton Early Modern Center - English Department University of California Santa Barbara, CA 93105 United States of America EMail: pfumer@english.ucsb.edu

R227119 1 Why are my Eyes still flowing, &c. Why Are My Eyes Still Flowing Why Are My Eyes Still Flowing, etc. A Dyers Wife she was a dainty curious Doe, / But with her Friend she a Gadding would go, Thou art a Cuckold and so thou shalt dye. [with variation] Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. : The DYERS Destiny: / OR, The Loving Wife's Help in time of Need. / Two Trades is better far than one, / sweet Husband, then, said she; / Then if thou wilt let me alone, / I'll be a help to thee. The DYER'S Destiny: OR, The Loving Wife's Help in time of Need. Two Trades is better far than one, sweet Husband, then, said she; Then if thou will let me alone, I'll be a help to thee. 1685-1685 J. Blare

This document follows the guidelines specified for TEI.

XML Generated Automatically at 10/15/2018 5:49:17 PM Using EMC

XBallad Parsing Engine developed by Carl G Stahmer.

TEI Template developed by Gerald Egan and Modified by Carl Stahmer

All apostrophes are encoded as '.

Any dashs occurring in line breaks have been removed;

All dashs are encoded as ‐ and all em dashes as —.

 Early Modern Center Ballad Project Keyword Taxonomy advice affliction / health alcohol Americas animals / nature Bible / biblical figures buildings / architecture catastrophe children class clothing / appearance country / nation crime death economics / commerce entertainments family Featured folklore gender holidays / seasons infidelity labor / craft law London love maritime marriage military / war monstrosity mythology / Classical news nobility / court politics / government procreation punishment race / ethnicity religious concepts religious figures religious groups royalty rural life servitude sex / sexuality supernatural / magic travel trickery / deceit urban life vice violence virtue vulgar humor youth / age Library of Congress Subject Heading Taxonomy 10/15/2018 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America economics / commerce infidelity marriage Ballads, English 17th century Broadsides, England 17th century 10/15/2018 5:49:17 PM XBallad Sintura, Maria Created XML Version of Ballad 10/15/2018 5:49:17 PM Transcription Supervisor McCants, Kristen Transcription of ballad manuscript 10/15/2018 5:49:17 PM Double-Key Comparison and Merging Levinson-Emley, Rachel Transcription of ballad manuscript 10/15/2018 5:49:17 PM Transcriptionist Two Gudino, Amy Transcription of ballad manuscript 10/15/2018 5:49:17 PM Transcriptionist One Le, Kim Transcription of ballad manuscript 8/13/2018 Checker Minh Hua Edited Ballad Catalogue Record 10/12/2016 Bibliographer Rachel LevinsonEmley Initial Ballad Catalogue Record Created
<seg n="1" rend="left"><hi rend="italic">The DYERS Destiny:</hi></seg> <seg n="2" rend="left"><hi rend="italic"><hi rend="bold">OR,</hi> The Loving Wife's Help in time of Need.</hi></seg> <lb/> <seg n="3" rend="left"><hi rend="italic">Two Trades is better far than one,</hi></seg> <seg n="4" rend="left"><hi rend="italic">sweet Husband, then, said she;</hi></seg> <lb/> <seg n="5" rend="left"><hi rend="italic">Then if thou wilt let me alone,</hi></seg> <seg n="6" rend="left"><hi rend="italic">I'll be a help to thee.</hi></seg> <lb/> <seg n="7" rend="left"><hi rend="italic">To the Tune of,</hi> Why are my Eyes still flowing, <hi rend="italic">etc.</hi></seg> <lb/> <seg n="8" rend="left"><hi rend="italic">This may be Printed</hi>, R.P.</seg>
A Dyers Wife she was a dainty curious Doe, But with her Friend she a Gadding would go, Alas he could not keep his handsome wife at home, For with her Gallant abroad she would roam, And when she came to her Husband each night, Then like two Tygers together they'd fight, And at each blow she would often reply, Thou art a Cuckold and so thou shalt dye. You know full well I take the greatest care of all, Or else your substance would soon be but small, For why should I depend upon your Trade alone, Is not two Callings far better than one;
Therefore i'de have thee be contented still, For I protest I will have my own will, 'Tis but a folly the same to deny, Thou art a Cuckold and so thou shallt dye. Huswife, said he, and have you now the wanton plaid, So that your Husband is a Cuckold made, What flesh and blood is able for to bear with this? You shall, quoth she, though you take it amiss: For I declare it is nothing but true. Which I have oftentimes hinted to you, Nay I do hate to be found in a lye thou art a Cuckold and so thou shalt dye.
A Shooe-maker I own to be my chiefest friend, There does the most of my hopes still depend, Against we meet he is a Man that does provide, Not only Money, but something beside: Therefore you have no great cause to complain, Because to you I still bring home the gain, As for your Anger, I still do defie, Being a Cuckold and so thou shalt dye. The Dyer then, alas was in a cruel rage, That nothing scarce could his Anger asswage Do not I bring to you my Wages e'ry week, What need have you any Gallants to seek; At this his Wife she was straight in a huff, Saying your Wages is not half enough, Therefore be patient, said she, do not cry, For thou'rt a Cuckold and so thou shalt dye. It is well known our Cloaths were all at pawn of late, And we reduc'd to a very mean state, But now you see we make a very handsome shift, Thus I was forc[']d to help at a dead lift; I brought home Coyn by my industry, The which I gave you all pawns to set free, The truth of this sure you cannot deny, As you are a Cuckold, and so you shall dye. Pray now did you e're flourish so in all your Life, As now you do by the help of your Wife, Therefore my Crime you may very well here excuse, Tell me I pray, do you ever want Shooes? Yet know you not the price of those you wear, I get them by my industrious care, The truth of this sure you cannot deny, As you are a Cuckold and so you shall dye. A Country-Man of mine you sent me with one day, Who in Apparel was gallant and gay, To me he gave a Golden Guinea and no less, But yet for what I will leave you to guess: But for your comfort take this by the way, You shall dig Gravel the next Horn-Fair-day, Basket and Pit-Axe I reckon to buy, For you are a Cuckold, and so you shall dye,
Printed for J.Blare, at the Looking-Glass on London- Bridge.