The politick maid. Or, A dainty new ditty, both pleasant and witty vvherin you may see, the maides policie. To a pleasant new tune. Crimsal, Richard. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A19011 of text S108786 in the English Short Title Catalog (STC 5428). 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. 5 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 2 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2018 A19011 STC 5428 ESTC S108786 99844441 99844441 9252 2240861696

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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A19011) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 9252) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 1627:18) The politick maid. Or, A dainty new ditty, both pleasant and witty vvherin you may see, the maides policie. To a pleasant new tune. Crimsal, Richard. 1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. for Thomas Lambert, at the signe of the Hors-shoe in Smithfield, Printed at London : [1637?] Signed at the end: R.C., i.e. Richard Crimsal. Publication date suggested by STC. Verse - "There was a knight was wine drunke,". In two parts; woodcuts at head of each part. Reproductions of the original in the British Library. eng Ballads, English -- 17th century. eebo The politick maid. Or, A dainty new ditty, both pleasant and witty: vvherin you may see, the maides policie. To a pleasant new tune. Crimsal, Richard 1637 2 750 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2006-08 Assigned for keying and markup 2006-09 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2006-10 Sampled and proofread 2006-10 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2007-02 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
The politick Maid . OR , A dainty new ditty , both pleasant and witty : Wherein you may see , the maides policie . To a pleasant new tune .
THere was a Knight was wine drunke , as he rode on the way , And there he spide a bonny Lasse , among the Cocks of Hay : Sing loud , whistle in the winde , blow merry merry , Vp and downe in yonder dale , with hey tro nonney nonney . This gallant Knight vnto the Lasse , did present take his way , But it séem'd he had a shame face , he did not Court and play : Sing loud , whistle in the winde , blow merry merry , Vp and downe in yonder dale , with hey tro nonney nonney . When he came to this bonny Lasse , he found she was not coy , His courtesie she did imbrace , and did not say him nay : Sing loud , whistle in the winde , blow merry merry , Vp and downe in yonder dale with hey tro nonney nonney .
If we should sit vs downe here , vpon the grasse so gréene , Here s neither shéet nor couering , to kéepe our cloathes cleane : Sing loud , whistle in the winde , blow merry merry , Vp and downe in yonder dale , with hey tro nonney nonney . And if we should sit downe quoth he , among the Cockes of hay , Then would come forth the Kings Pinder , and take our stéedes away : Sing loud , whistle in the winde , blow merry merry , Vp and downe in yonder dale , with hey tro nonney nonney . I haue rings on my fingers , made of the purest gold , That will release our stéedes againe out of the Kings pinfold : Sing loud , whistle in the winde , blow merry merry , Vp and downe in yonder dale , with hey tro nonney nonney .
The second part To the same tune .
SIR Knight if you will goe with me , into my Fathers Bowers , There may you sit and talke with me , this thrée or foure houres : Sing loud , whistle in the winde , blow merry merry , Up and downe in yonder dale , with hey tro nonney nonney . When she came to her Fathers Bowers , they were moted round about , Then she slipt in at a wicke . and left Sir Knight without : Sing loud , whistle in the winde , blow merry merry , Up and downe in yonder dale , with hey tro nonney nonney . Now I am here a maide within , and you Sir Knight without , You may lay straw vnder your féete to kéepe you from the gout : Sing loud , whistle in the winde , blow merry merry , Up and downe in yonder dale , with hey tro nonney nonney . Henceforth when you doe méet a maide a mile out of the towne , Sir Knight you must not be affraid , of soyling of her gowne : Sing loud , whistle in the winde , blow merry merry , Up and downe in yonder dale , with hey tro nonney nonney .
And if you chance to méet a maid , amongst the Cockes of hay , Sir Knight you must not be affraid , with her to Court , and say Sing loud , whistle in the winde , blow merry merry , Up and downe in yonder dale , with hey tro nonney nonney . It is a prouerb many say , and truth it is in tryall , He that will not when as he may , shall after haue denyall : Sing loud , whistle in the winde , blow merry merry , Up and downe in yonder dale , with hey tro nonney nonney . And thus Sir Knight now fare you well , to you I bid adieu , Now you hereafter wards may tell how I haue serued you . Sing loud , whistle in the winde , blow merry merry merry , Up and downe in yonder dale , with hey tro nonney nonney . FINIS . R. C.

Printed at London for Thomas Lambert , at the signe of the Hors-shoo in Smithfield .