%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> The SEAMANs Folly / In Marrying One so quickly; and for which he has / Cause to Repent at leisure. Martin, Joseph University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center English Broadside Ballad Archive (EBBA) Director Patricia Fumerton Associate Director Carl G Stahmer 1686-1686 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 09/18/2018 35859

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R228543 1 Cloris awake Ah! Chloris Awake Cloris Awake THere was a stout Seaman / as I understand, Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. : The SEAMANs Folly / In Marrying One so quickly; and for which he has / Cause to Repent at leisure. The SEAMANs Folly In Marrying One so quickly; and for which he has Cause to Repent at leisure. The SEAMAN's Folly In Marrying One so quickly; and for which he has Cause to Repent at leisure. Martin, Joseph 1686-1686 P. Brooksby

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THere was a stout Seaman as I understand, That lately came Sayling into fair England, And for to be merry it was his intent And now you shall hear he has cause to repent. His Mess-Mates and he did together agree To go to the Tavern some pastime to see, Where he met with a lass that so pleased his mind That he vowed unto her he'd be loving and kind.
This maid being willing together they went. Where some howrs in pleasure together they spent, But at last all the Creame of the jest will appear When this couple in private together was there. He kindly imbrac'd her and thus to her said I greatly do fear that thou wilt dye a maid; Now I am resolved whatever betide If thou art but willing to make thee my Bride.
Ile leave all the Seas the Rocks & the storms And kindly embrace thee all night in my arms, Then pray thee sweetheart be thou not so coy For soon thou shalt see I will get thee a boy, The Maids Answer. For to marry kind sir I am loath to begin, For all sorts of Charges comes tumbling in, Yet I am resovled whatever betide Ile have a stout Seaman to lye by my side. A Seaman I love him as dear as my life And I am resolv'd to be a Seamans wife: Then why should I stay now I am in my prime For we will be marryed now it is high time. The Seamans answer. The young man at this began to rejoyce To think he had met with so happy a choice.
They straightway was married the truth for to say, But she made him a Cuckold the very next day. He presently finding his wife's pollicy, He then was resolved a trick for to try And strait did disguise himself as some people say He pick'd her up walking in Ratcliff highway. To the Tavern they went where full merry they were But she little mistrusted her husband was there, Come lets drink a health without any delay My Cuckold at home all the reckoning shall pay. Her husband at this in a passion strait fell And with a good stick he lamfatted her well, So taking his leave he bid England adieu Since one has proov'd false he did think had been true.
London Printed for P. Brooksby at the Golden Ball in West-smithfield.