The lamentation of a new married man briefely declaring the sorrow and grief that comes by warrying [sic] a young wanton wife to the tune of, Where is my true loue, This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A05042 of text S119848 in the English Short Title Catalog (STC 15186). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 9 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2018 A05042 STC 15186 ESTC S119848 99855054 99855054 20524 2240914756

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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A05042) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 20524) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 767:07) The lamentation of a new married man briefely declaring the sorrow and grief that comes by warrying [sic] a young wanton wife to the tune of, Where is my true loue, 1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. Printed by the assignes of Thomas Symcock, [London] : [1629] Place of publication from STC, which has publication date 1628-1629. Verse - "You batchelors that braue it". In two parts; woodcuts at head of second part. Reproduction of the original in the British Library. eng Ballads, English -- 17th century. eebo The lamentation of a new married man, briefely declaring the sorrow and grief that comes by warrying [sic] a young wanton wife to the tune of, Where i [no entry] 1629 2 1381 9 0 0 0 0 0 65.17 D The rate of 65.17 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the D category of texts with between 35 and 100 defects per 10,000 words. 2002-06 Assigned for keying and markup 2002-08 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2002-09 Sampled and proofread 2002-09 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2002-10 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
The Lamentation of a new married man , briefely declaring the sorrow and grief that comes by marrying a young wanton wife To the tune of , Where is my true Loue , YOu Batchelors that braue it So gallant in the stréet , With Muske & with Rose water , Smelling all so sweet : With shooes of Spanish leather , So f●a●ely to your feet , Behold me a married man . Before that I was wedded , I liued in delight , I went unto the dancing schoole , I learnd at Fence to fight : With twenty other pleasures , That now are banisht quite , I being a &c. When I liued single , I knew no cause of strife , I had my heart in quiet , I led a pleasant life - But now my chiefest study Is how to please my Wife , I being a married man . Quoth she , You do not loue me , To leaue me all alone , You must goe a gadding , And I must bide at home , While you among your minions , Spend more then is your owne : This life leads a &c. Do you think to keep me So like a drudge each day , To toile and moile so sadly And lame me euery way ? I le haue a Maid , by Lady , Shall work while I do play , This life &c , Then must I giue attendance Upon my Mistris heeles , I must wait before her , While she doth walk the Fields , Shee●l eat no meat but Lobsters , And pretty Girgs and Eeles , This life &c Then must I get her Cherries , And dainty Rathern Peares , And then longs for Codlings , She breedeth Childe she sweares When God knowes t is a cushion That she about her beares , This life &c. She must haue Rabbet suckers , Without spot or specke , I must buy her Pescods At sixteen groats the Pecke She must haue Egs & white wine To wash her face and neck : This life &c. If once to passe it commeth , That she is brought to bed , Why then with many dainties She must be dayly fed , A hundred toyes and trifles Comes then within her head : This life &c. Against that she is churched , A new Gowne she must haue : A daintie fine Rebato About her neck so braue : French bondies , with a Farthingale She neuer linnes to craue This life &c. Abroad among her Gossips Then must she daily go : Requesting of this fauour A man must not say no , Lest that an unkinde ●uarrell About this matter grow This life &c. To offerings and to Wedings : Abroad that she must prance , Whereas with lusty youngsters This gallant dame must dance : Her husband must say nothing , What hap soeuer chance : This life &c. And then there is no remedy , She must go to a play , To purge abounding Choller , And driue sad dumps away : She tarries out till midnight , She sweates she will not stay , This life &c. When home at last she commeth , To bed she gets her soone , And there she sleeps full soundly , Till the next day at noon , Then must she eat a Cawdle With a siluer spoone This life &c. Therefore my friends be warned , You that unwedded be , The troubles of a married man You do most plainly see , Who likes not of his liuing , Would he would change with me , That now am a &c. Where I was wont full often Good companie to keepe . Now I must rocke the Cradle , And hush the childe asleep , I had no time nor leasure Out of my doores to peep . Since I was a married man ,
The Second part . To the same Tune . An answer sent to the young married man . Written most friendly by his gentle Wife Nan.
ALacke wherefore lament you , your happy wedded state : Therein you shew great folly , repentance come to late To make your self a mocking stock with euery scoffing mate Now you are a married young man . In youth , do well remember , Your minde was all on pride : Deceiuing sport and pleasure , Your lauish thoughts did guide , 'T is time such foolish fancies should now be laid aside , Now you are &c , When you liued single , Your time , you vainely spent : Unto unlawfull pastime . Your youngling wits were bent But now you must learn wisedome , discredit to preuent , Sith you are &c , An alas to estimation , Longs to a single life , What were you but skip Iacke , Before you had a wife , A ma●e for euery madcap , a stirrer up of strife , Till you were &c , A Wife hath won you credit , A Wife makes you esteem'd An honest man through marriage Now are you surely deem●d . And you shall finde at all times ; A wife your dearest friend , Now you are &c. Then is it right and reason , Your wife should pleased be , It is a happy houshold Where couples do agree , It hath delight the Angels , such Concord for to see , Then blest is the &c. If I do blame your gadding It is for loue , be sure , Bad company doth alwaies Ill counsell still procure The man that will be thrifty , must at his worke endure , While he is &c. This works his commendations Amongst the very best . The chiefe men of the Parish , his quaintance will request , And then he shall be called To office with the rest When he is a &c. He shall be made a Head●orough Unto his credit great , At what time all the neighbours , His friendship will entreat , And then it is most decent , he should goe fine and neat . Uuhen he is a married young man , Then bareheaded unto him , A number daily flocks : To help him by his office , from many stumbling blocks : Then comes he to be Constable , and set knaues in the stocks : Thus riseth a &c. His wife shall then be seated in Church at her desire , Her husband he is sideman , and sits within the Quire , Then he is made Churchwarden and placed somewhat hier , Great ioy to a &c. Then seeing all this credit by marriage you do finde , Unto your wife t is reason , you should be good and kinde And sometimes wait upon her according to her minde As best fits a &c. If friendly you go with her to walke out of the Towne , Why then you may haue pleasure . to giue her a green Gowne . To haue so great a fauour , some m●● would giue a crowne UUhich 〈◊〉 &c. As for the Peares and Apples , you giue me in the stréet . The Cherries or the Codlings , for prety women meet , At night I giue you kindely a thousand kisses sweet Great ioy to a &c. A hundred other pleasures . I do you then beside , In bringing forth your Children great sorrow I doe bide . For twentie Gownes & Kirtles , the like would not be tride , By any fine young married men . Why should your scorn the Cradle I tell you sir most plaine , There is not any pleasure . but sometimes breedeth paine , If you will not be troubled . why then good sir refraine to play like a married young man FINIS .

Printed by the Assignes o● Thomas Symcock .