EBBA 38261
Chapin Library, Williams College - Huth Ballads
| The VVestminster Frolick: / Or, The Cuckold of his own procuring. / Being a true Relation of a Vintener, who for a considerable quantity of Guinnies / undertook to perswade his Servant Maid to prostitute her self to a young Spark, / pretending to her that it was no other but himself; whereupon she seemingly / complying, discovered it to her Mistriss, who supplying her place, grafted her / Husbands Head. / Thus may we see how scurvy ill-Star'd fate / Does cross some men, nay how they do create / Their own misfortunes, yet for to be bold / The Vintener got his Horns well tipt with Gold. | |
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| Date Published | 1681-1684 |
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| Imprint | Printed for J. Wright J. Clark W. Thackery & T. Passenger |
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| Collection | Chapin Library, Williams College - Huth Ballads |
| Location | Chapin Library, Williams College |
| Shelfmark | Ballads |
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| Title | The VVestminster Frolick: / Or, The Cuckold of his own procuring. / Being a true Relation of a Vintener, who for a considerable quantity of Guinnies / undertook to perswade his Servant Maid to prostitute her self to a young Spark, / pretending to her that it was no other but himself; whereupon she seemingly / complying, discovered it to her Mistriss, who supplying her place, grafted her / Husbands Head. / Thus may we see how scurvy ill-Star'd fate / Does cross some men, nay how they do create / Their own misfortunes, yet for to be bold / The Vintener got his Horns well tipt with Gold. |
| Tune Imprint | Tune of, Hey boys up go we. |
| First Lines | A Frolick strange I'le to you tell, / the like you ne'r did hear: |
| Refrain | this story it is true. |
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| Notes | Printed on the verso of EBBA 38260, "Neptune's Raging Fury: / OR, THE / Gallant Seaman's Sufferings." |