Robin and Kate: or, A bad husband converted by a good wife in a dialogue betweene Robin and Kate. To the tune of Blew cap. Robin and Kate. M. P. (Martin Parker), d. 1656? This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A08977 of text S119382 in the English Short Title Catalog (STC 19265). 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. 7 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 A08977 STC 19265 ESTC S119382 99854589 99854589 20016 2240913391

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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A08977) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 20016) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 1607:26) Robin and Kate: or, A bad husband converted by a good wife in a dialogue betweene Robin and Kate. To the tune of Blew cap. Robin and Kate. M. P. (Martin Parker), d. 1656? 1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. printed for Thomas Lambert, London : [1634] Signed: M.P., i.e. Martin Parker. Verse - "Farre in the north countrey (as I haue heard tell)". Publication date from STC. In two parts; woodcuts at head of each part. Reproductions of the original in the British Library. eng Ballads, English -- 17th century. eebo Robin and Kate: or, A bad husband converted by a good wife, in a dialogue betweene Robin and Kate. To the tune of Blew cap. M. P. 1634 2 1096 4 0 0 0 0 0 36.5 D The rate of 36.5 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the D category of texts with between 35 and 100 defects per 10,000 words. 2007-08 Assigned for keying and markup 2007-08 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-09 Sampled and proofread 2007-09 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
Robin and Kate : or ,

A bad husband converted by a good wife , in a dialogue betweene Robin and Kate.

To the tune of Blew Cap.

FArre in the North Countrey ( as I haue heard tell ) there lines a blithe couple cau'd Robbin and Kate : This Robbin doth loue nappy liquor so well , that hée 'll be at th' Alehouse both early and late The wife to her husband i' th morning doth say , I prethée swéet Robin at home with me stay , Thou wastest thy time , and spendest thy chinke , Turne backe agen Robin , and ga not to drinke Man . I prethee swéet honey be patient and quiet , I 'me sure thou want'st nothing that s fit for thy state , Thou lackst neither money , apparell , nor diet , if any thou dost , doe but speake and thou 'st ha' te : Thou hast all the good that a wife can desire , Tha 'st seruants to ' tend thée , and I pay their hire : Then for my good-fellowship doe not thou prate , For I must and I will have my humour sweet Kate. Wife . T is chiefly thy company that I doe want , besides , though we now haue sufficient to liue , Yet if thou the Alehoule thus dayly doe haunt , we may become fitter to take than to giue : Swéet husband consider and take my aduice , Let not thy companions thus lewdly intice Thy heart from thy Kate , but vpon my words thinke , Turne back agen Robin , and ga not to drinke . Out , out , hold thy twattle and doe not thus preach , I le not be ruld by thée whateuer thou say , Séeke not by perswastons my minde to ouer-reach , for I le to the Ale-house as fast as I may ▪ If thither thou follow , thou welcome shalt be , So thou wilt be quiet and pleasant with me , Stay here or ga with me , t is both of a rate , But I must , and I will have my humour sweet Kate. Wife . Waes me bonny Robin , that ere I was marrids , vnto sike a husband that séekes my vndoing , I wou'd with my mother at home I had tarryde , or thought vpon this when thou first cam'st a wooing ▪ I thinke in my conscience , ( and I haue cause why , ) That thou lou'st some other , farre better than I : Thou hat'st to stay with me , then what may I thinke , Turne back agen Robin and ga not to drinke . Man . Nay now I finde Kate whereabout thy shooe wrings , by this I perceiue that of me thou art iealous , But I for my part neuer dreame of sike things , I séek not for wenches , but honest good fellowes : A pipe of Tabacco , a Pot or a Iugg , These are the swéet honies that I kisse and hugg : All wenching delights are with me out of date , But I must and I will have my humour sweet Kate.
The second part To the same tune .

Wife I Prethée my ioy doe not take at the worst the words that I speake in the heat of affection , No euill conceit in my bosome is nurst , I de haue thee be rul'd by my louing direction : It thinke thou art honest to me in thy heart , But company ill may draw thee apart : To wastefull expences thy minde doe not linke : Turne back agen Robin , and ga not to drinke . Man . Gude wife be perswaded , and let me alone , forall thy vaine prattle will proue but mere folly , I tell thee my heart will be cold as a stone , if I stay at home I shall be melancholy I le make my selfe merry as long as I 'ue store Tush Kate neuer thinke on 't wee'st neuer be poore : Shall I stay at home on thy fancy to waite , No I must and I will have my humor sweet Kate. Wife . Why Robin when first thou didst marry with me , thou thoughtst thy self best when thou ●●…idst with me longest , How comes the case thus to be alter'd with thée , true loue by much usage will grow to be strongest : But now thou art weary of my company , And canst not be merry , I prethée Loue why ? Thou giu'st me occasion strange matters to thinke , Turne backe agen Robin , and ga not to drinck . Man . Oh who wou'd be troubled thus with a foole , I prethée swéet-heart take one word for thy learning , I scorne that my wife ouer me should beare rule : why Kate , doe I sp●nd any thing of thy earning ? I loue thée as well as I did the first day , And yet when I list I will goe or I le stay , To be at command of my wife , I doe hate , For I must and I will , haue my humor sweet Kate. Wife Alas my deare Lui● thou mistakest me much , I doe not command thee , that s not my intention , For my humble duty vnto thee is such , that one word of anger to thée I le not mention Examine thy heart , and thou shalt vnderstand I giue thee good counsell , I doe not command : Then with due discretion , vpon my words thinke , Turne backe agen Robin , and ga not to drinke . Man . Ah now my sweet Kate I perceiue very well , thy words doe procéed from a hearty affection , Now all my delight in thy bosome ▪ shall dwell , I le euer be orderd by thy direction My former ill husbandry , I will repent , And in thy swéet company , rest well content : Strong Liquor no more , shall impaire my estate , Now I le stay at home with my bonny sweet Kate.
M. P. FINIS .

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