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S117265 THis present yeere of our Lord. M.D.Lxvi the .vii. day of June one Helene Jermin the wife of John / Jermin Husbandman Dwelling in the parishe of Micheham was deliuered of a Woman Childe Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 32 The true discripcion of a Childe with Ruffes borne / in the parish of Micheham in the Countie of Surrey in the yeere of our Lord. M.D.LXvi. The true description of a Child with Ruffs born in the parish of Micheham in the County of Surrey in the year of our Lord. M.D.LXvi. Printer John Allde and Richarde Johnes ?-?

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THis present yeere of our Lord. M.D.Lxvi the .vii. day of June one Helene Jermin the wife of John Jermin Husbandman Dwelling in the parishe of Micheham was delivered of a Woman Childe named Christian beeing after this maner & fourme following. That is to say, the Face comly & of a cheerful countenaunce. The Armes and hands, Leggs and Feet of right shape, and the Body with all other members therunto apperteining, wel proporcioned in due fourme & order, saving that it is as it were wunderfully clothed with suche a Flesshy skin as the like at no time hath ben seene. For it hath the said flesshy skin behinde like unto a Neckerchef growing from the reines of the Back up unto the neck as it were with many Ruffes set one after another and beeing as it were something gathered, every Ruf about an inche brode having here growing on the edges of the same, & so with Ruffes comming over the Shoulders and covering some part of the Armes proceding up unto the nape of the neck behinde and almoste round about the neck, like as many womens Gownes be, not cloce togither before: but that the throte beeing (with a faire white skin) bare betweene bothe the sides of the ruffes, the said ruffes about the neck beeing double and as it were thick gathered, muche like unto the Ruffes that many do use to weare about their necks. This Childe beforsaid (the day of the date underwritten) was to be seene in Glene Alley in Suthwark beeing alive and x weeks olde and iiii. dayes not unlikly to live long. An Admonition unto the Reader,
THis picture prest in paper white? our natures dooth declare: Whose fourme so straunge by na-tures spite may lerne us to beware. By natures spite, what doo I saye? dooth nature rule the roste? Nay god it is say wel I may: by whom nature is tost. The face ful faire, the members all, in order stand and place: But yet too muche: by natures thrall, dooth woork a great disgrace. This ruffeling world in ruffes al rolde, dooth God detest and hate: As we may lerne the tale wel tolde, of Children borne of late. What meanes this childe by natures woork: thus Ruffed for to be? But by these Ruffes our natures spurk, we might beholde and see.
Her squares our squaring dooth set out, this here our heres dooth checke: This monstrouse monster out of dout, agreeth in eche respect. Our filthy lives in Piggs are shewd, our Pride this Childe dooth bere: Our raggs and Ruffes that are so lewd, beholde her fleshe and here. Our Beasts and Cattel plagued are, all monstrouse in their shape: And eke this Childe dooth wel declare, the pride we use of late. Our curled here her here dooth preche? our ruffes and gises gaie: Our straunge attire wherto we reche, our flesshe that plese we may. The poet telleth how Daphenes was, transformd into a tree: And Io to a Cow did passe, a straunge thing for to see.
But poets tales may passe and go, as trifels and untrueth: When ruffes of fleshe as I doo trowe, shall move us unto ruthe. Deformed are the things we were, deformed is our hart: The Lord is wroth with all this geere, repent for fere of smarte. Pray we the Lord our harts to turn, whilest we have time and space: Lest that our soules in hel doo burn, for voiding of his grace. And that O England whose womankinde, in ruffes doo walke to oft: Parswade them stil to bere in minde, this Childe with ruffes so soft. In fourme as they in nature so, a maid she is indeed: God graunt us grace however we go, for to repent with speed.
FINIS. quod HB. Imprinted at London by John Allde and Richarde Johnes and are to be solde at the Long Shop adjoining unto S. Mildreds Churche in the Pultrie and at the litle shop adjoining to the Northwest doore of Paules Churche. Anno domini. M.D.Lxvi. the .xx. of August