%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> The Lamentation of / Seven Journey-men Taylors, / Being sent up in a letter from York=Shire, and writen in verse by a wit. / Giving a true Account of a Wench, who being with Child, laid it to seven Journy-men / Taylors, who at length was forc'd to contribute each Man his Penny a day to defray the / extraordinary Charge; with other circumstances which this had like to have incurred / upon the seven distressed Journey-men-Taylors: This being published for the good of / all Journey-men Taylors, lest they unhappily do fall in the like distress. 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 05/19/2021 37757

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R234468 1 I am the Duke of Norfolk I Am the Duke of Norfolk I Am the Duke of Norfolk ATtend and you shall hear, / New News from York=shire, Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 136 The Lamentation of / Seven Journey-men Taylors, / Being sent up in a letter from York=Shire, and writen in verse by a wit. / Giving a true Account of a Wench, who being with Child, laid it to seven Journy-men / Taylors, who at length was forc'd to contribute each Man his Penny a day to defray the / extraordinary Charge; with other circumstances which this had like to have incurred / upon the seven distressed Journey-men-Taylors: This being published for the good of / all Journey-men Taylors, lest they unhappily do fall in the like distress. The Lamentation of Seven Journeymen Tailors, Being sent up in a letter from Yorkshire, and written in verse by a wit. Giving a true Account of a Wench, who being with Child, laid it to seven Journeymen Tailors, who at length was forced to contribute each Man his Penny a day to defray the extraordinary Charge; with other circumstances which this had like to have incurred upon the seven distressed Journeymen Tailors: This being published for the good of all Journeymen Tailors, lest they unhappily do fall in the like distress. ?-? J. Deacon

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ATtend and you shall hear, New News from York-shire, Of a Letter that was sent up in Rhime; Wherein they plainly show, Seven Taylors Overthrow, And this was in Cowcumber time. These Taylors they agreed, And a Wench it seems they see'd, That they might have a finger in the Pye, Their Wits they were so wild, They got a Wench with Child, And belive me it is no Lye. Then the Taylors and their Miss, Went before the Justice, And all along the Streets as they went, Then the People they did jeer, And the Taylors srunk for fear, O there was a most horrid Scent.
O but when they did come near, Before the Justice to appear, Their hearts they began for to fail, With many cruel fears, Hanging down their Ears, Like a Dog that had burnt his tayl. The Wench she made it out, That each Taylor had a bout, But yet could not certainly say, Whether William, Tom, or Dick, Or who might do the trick, So the Child to them all she did lay. The Justice to them said, You have wronged this poor Maid, Therefore then without any fail, You must bring to me, Some good Security, Or else you must all to a Jale.
The Taylors answer To the JUSTICE. Goid Sir hear us what we say We work for a Groat a day, And like your Worship we can earn no more, Though we have done amiss, I pray excuse us this, For we never did the like before. That's neither here nor there, For the Child you shall take care, And also the woman too indeed, They sent and got a friend, And soon did make an end, The Taylors with the Wench they agree'd. As we do understand, Each Taylor set his hand, To give each man his penny a day, And thus among them all, Their Charges was but small, They went most contentedly away. But when they did come home, Their Wives did fret and fome, For it seems they had heard of the thing; Their tongues they did not spare But like thunder in the ayr, They did make the whole town for to ring.
Their Wives did puff and snuff, They did both kick and cuff, That the Taylors was almost undone, Then all about the town, They did kick them up and down The poor Taylors knew not where to run. Then to their Wives they bow'd, And Solemnly they vow'd, If they would their Fury refrain, then they would spend their lives, In pleasing of their Wives, And would never do the like again. Thus by this sad Disaster, Their Wives became their Master[s] Which makes the poor Taylors now to [mourn] For as we understand, Their Wives they bear command, Now they dare not say their soul's their [own]. This Letter it was sent, With an honest good intent, To all the poor Taylors far and near, That they might mend their Lives And prove honest to their Wives, Least the like of this fall to their share.
Printed for J. Deacon, at the Angel in Guilt-spur-street, without Newgate.