%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> The Fryer Well-fitted: / OR, / A Pretty Jest that once befel, / How a Maid put a Fryer to cool in the Well. 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 07/09/2021 37478

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R236070 1 To a merry new Tune Friar in the Well, The To a Merry New Tune AS I lay musing all alone, / A pretty jest I thought upon, fa, la, la, la, la, | fa, la, la, la, la, | fa, la, la, la, la, / fal, la la lang-tree-down-dilly. British Library - Bagford Editor none none none none Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 2: 125 2: 126 The Fryer Well-fitted: / OR, / A Pretty Jest that once befel, / How a Maid put a Fryer to cool in the Well. The Friar Well-fitted: OR, A Pretty Jest that once befell, / How a Maid put a Friar to cool in the Well. Printer W.O. ?-? W.O. J. Walter

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AS I lay musing all alone, fa, la, la, la, la, A pretty jest I thought upon, fa, la, la, la, la, Then listen awhile, and I will you tell, Of a Fryer that lov'd a bonny Lass well, fa, la, la, la, la, fa, la, la, lang-tree-down-dilly. He came to the Maid when she went to bed, fa, la, etc. Desiring to have her Maiden-head, fa, la, etc.
But she denyed his Desire, And told him, that she feared Hell-fire; fa, la, etc. Tush, (quoth the Fryer) thou needst not doubt, fa, la, etc. If thou wert in Hell, I could sing thee out; fa, la, etc. Then, (quoth the Maid) thou shalt have thy Request The Fryer was glad as a Fox in his nest, fa, la, etc. But one thing (quoth she) I do desire, fa, la, etc.
Before you have what you require, fa, la, etc. Before that you shall do the thing, An Angel of Money thou shalt me bring, fa, la, etc Tush, (quoth the Fryer) we shall agree, fa, la, etc. No Money shall part my Love and me, fa, la, etc. Before that I will see thee lack, I'll pawn my grey Gown from my Back, fa, la, etc. The Maid bethought her of a Wile, fa, la, etc. How she the Fryar might beguile, fa, la, etc. While he was gone, the truth to tell, She hung a Cloth before the Well; fa, la, etc. The Fryer came as his Covenant was, fa, la, etc. With Money to his bonny Lass, fa, la, etc. Good Morrow, fair Maid, Good Morrow, quoth he Here is the Money I promised thee; fa, la, etc. She thankt the Man, and she took the Money, fa, la, etc. Now let us go too't, (quoth he) sweet Honey, fa, la, etc. Oh stay, (quoth she) some Respite make, My Father comes he will me take; fa, la, etc. Alas, (quoth the Fryer) where shall I run, fa, la, etc. To hide me till that he be gone? fa, la, etc. Behind the Cloth run thou (quoth she) And there my Father cannot thee see; fa, la, etc. Behind the Cloth the Fryer crept, fa, la, etc. And into the Well on sudden he leapt, fa, la, etc. Alas, (quoth he) I am in the Well;
No matter, (quoth she) if thou wert in Hell; fa, la, etc. Thou say'st thou could'st sing me out of Hell, fa, la, etc. Now prithee sing thyself out of the Well, fa, la, etc. The Fryer sung on with a pitiful sound, Oh help he out, or I shall be drown'd; fa, la, etc. I trow (quoth she) your courage is cool'd; fa, la, etc. Quoth the Fryer, I never was so fool'd, fa, la, etc. I never was served so before; Then take heed (quoth she) thou com'st no more fa, la, etc. Quoth he, For St. Franciss sake, fa, la, etc. On his Disciple some Pitty take, fa, la, etc. Quoth she, St. Francis never taught His Scholars to tempt young Maids to naught, fa, la, etc. The Fryer did intreat her still, fa, la, etc. That she should help him out of the Well, fa, la, etc. She heard him make such pitious Moan, She help him out, and bid him be gone; fa, la, etc. Quoth he, Shall I have my Money again, fa, la, etc. Which thou from me hast before-hand tane? fa, la, etc. Good Sir, (said she) there's no such matter, I'll make you pay for fouling my Water; fa, la, etc. The Fryer went along the Street, fa, la, etc. Drapping wet, like a new-wash'd Sheep, fa, la, etc. Both Old and Young commended the Maid, That such a witty Prank had plaid; fa, la, la, la, la, fa, la, la, lang-tree down-dily.
London: Printed by and for W.O. and sold by J. Walter, at the Hand and Pen in High-holbourn.