The scolding wives vindication: or, An answer to the cuckold's complaint. Wherein she shows what just reasons she had to exercise severity over her insufficient husband. To the tune of, The cuckold's complaint. Licensed according to order. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription B06053 of text R227365 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing S935). 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. 4 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 B06053 Wing S935 Interim Tract Supplement Guide EBB65H[79] Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.8[410] 99887286 ocm99887286 183531 2248540057

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 Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 2, no. B06053) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 183531) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books; Tract supplement ; A2:4[79]; A5:2[322]) The scolding wives vindication: or, An answer to the cuckold's complaint. Wherein she shows what just reasons she had to exercise severity over her insufficient husband. To the tune of, The cuckold's complaint. Licensed according to order. 1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. (woodcuts). Printed for P. Brooksby, J. Deacon, J. Blare, J. Back., [London] : [1689] Place and date of publication suggested by Wing. Verse: "I have been abus'd of late ..." Item at A5:2[322] trimmed. Reproduction of original in the Harvard University, Houghton Library and the British Library. eng Broadsides -- England -- London -- Early works to 1800. Scolds -- Early works to 1800. Cuckolds -- Early works to 1800. Ballads -- England -- 17th century. eebo The scolding wives vindication: or, An answer to the cuckold's complaint. Wherein she shows what just reasons she had to exercise severity over her in anon 1689 2 523 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. 2008-10 Assigned for keying and markup 2008-12 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2009-04 Sampled and proofread 2009-04 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2009-09 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
The Scolding Wives Vindication : OR , An ANSWER to the CUCKOLD'S COMPLAINT .

Wherein she shows what just Reasons she had to exercise Severity over her insufficient Husband .

To the Tune of , The Cuckold's Complaint .

Licensed according to Order .

I Have been abus'd of late , by some of the Poet's Crew , Who says , I broke my Husband's Pate , but this I did never do . 'T is true I his Ears did cuff , and gave him a Kick or two ; For this I had just Cause enough , because he would nothing do . He 's lain like a Log of Wood , in Bed , for a year or two , And wont afford me any good , he nothing at all would do . I am in my blooming Prime , dear Neighbours I tell you true , I am lost to loose my Teeming Time , yet nothing at all he 'll do . He says that I keep a Friend , but what if I did keep two , There 's no one can me discommend , for nothing , &c. I make it full well appear , to be both just and true , I kept my Maiden-head Two Year , for nothing at all he 'd do .

Sometimes he 'd give me a Kiss , and I wou'd return him two , But when he comes to farther Bliss he nothing at all wou'd do . I am a young Buxome Dame , and fain would my Ioys renew , But my poor Cuckold is to blame , he nothing , &c. He says I have him abus'd , but what if this same be true ? For this I may be well excus'd , since nothing , &c. Sure never was Wife so fool'd as I , for a year or two ; I did for him whate'er I could , yet nothing , &c. I feasted him e'ery day , with Lamb-stones and Cock-broths too , Yet all this Cost was thrown away , he nothing , &c. I feed him with Ielly of Chicks , and curious Egg-Caudles too , I 'se good feed him with Fagget-sticks , for nothing , &c. He lyes like a lump of Clay , such Husbands there is but few , 'T would make a Woman run astray , when nothing , &c. Now now let him take his ease , and sleep while the Skye looks blue , I have a Friend my mind to please , since nothing , &c. Long , long , have I liv'd at strife , I kick'd , and I cuff'd him too , He 's like to live no better Life , since nothing at all he 'll do . I solemnly do declare , believe me this is true , He shall dig Gravel next Horn-Fair , and that he is like to do .

Printed for P. Brooksby . J. Deacon . J. Blare . J. Back .