The down-ight [sic] vvooing of honest John & Betty. To the tune of, Cold and raw. This may be printed, R.P. E. W. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription B06560 of text R227115 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing W16). 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 B06560 Wing W16 Interim Tract Supplement Guide EBB65H[81] 99887108 ocm99887108 181831 2264218553

This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. Searching, reading, printing, or downloading EEBO-TCP texts is reserved for the authorized users of these project partner institutions. Permission must be granted for subsequent distribution, in print or electronically, of this EEBO-TCP Phase II text, in whole or in part.

 Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 2, no. B06560) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 181831) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books; Tract supplement ; A2:3[81]) The down-ight [sic] vvooing of honest John & Betty. To the tune of, Cold and raw. This may be printed, R.P. E. W. 1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. (woodcuts). Printed for J[onah]. Deacon, at the Angel in Guiltspur-street., [London] : [between 1685-1688] Verse: Well met my pritty Betty ..." Place, date of publication, and publisher's name from Wing. Wing CD-ROM, 1996 gives range of dates, 1685-1688. Reproduction of original in the Harvard University, Houghton Library. eng Broadsides -- England -- London -- Early works to 1800. Love poetry, English -- England -- Early works to 1800. Ballads -- England -- 17th century. eebo The down-right vvooing of honest John & Betty. To the tune of, Cold and raw. This may be printed, R.P. E. W. 1688 1 641 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. 2008-02 Assigned for keying and markup 2008-07 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2009-01 Sampled and proofread 2009-03 Rekeyed and resubmitted 2009-04 Sampled and proofread 2009-04 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2009-09 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
The Down-ight WOOING of Honest JOHN & BETTY . To the Tune of , Cold and Raw.

This may be Printed ,

R. P.

depiction of a man with staff and money purse

depiction of a man and a woman

WEll met my pritty Betty happy be our Meeting , I prethee on me take pitty , and thus he fell a Greeting : Thou art she whom I love so dear , above all worldly Treasure , There 's no Love with mine can compare , I love thee beyond all measure . Bettys Reply to John. I wonder John , how it came about , that you should love so dearly , I fear you do but jeer and flout , I prethee don't come near me ; And don't stand prating at this rate , but I prethee now be going , Or with my Ladle i 'le break thy Pate , for I like no deceitful Wooing . I prethee Betty be not Coy , but let 's enjoy the Blessing , I 'le tell thee what thou st enjoy , of Goods I have possessing : I have got a Yow and Lamb with a Cow and Calf together , have that will bravely stand , will make thee a glad Mother ,

depiction of a man, hat in hand, and a woman with fan

depiction of musicians playing on a balcony above people sitting at table, with more people standing in an adjoining room

I have a Cupboard and three Chairs , with Dishes and a Ladle , Beside a Barrel to hold good Beer , also a Nursing Cradle : I have Spindles , Whirls and Reels , with Feather-Bed and Bedding , And a new Spinning-Wheel , which thou shalt have at our Wedding . I have a little Dog to Bark , if any come to fright thee , My House is as safe as Noahs Ark , in which I will delight thee : The pritty Crickets they do sing , whilst I am in the Barn a Thrashing , They 'l be Pleasing when thou dost Spin , or Bake , Brew , or Washing . My Mother left me twenty hives of Bees which will yield good store of Honey , We 'l gather up all and none we 'l leese , it will bring us good store of Money : I have eight Pigs and a Sow , with Hens and Chickens plenty , I have beside all this , I vow , two Brood-Geese and Gossins twenty . I have got a gay Gold Ring , for my pritty Betty , And i 'le please thee in every thing , then I prethee on me take pitty : A black Scarf spick and span New , Gloves and Ribbons , newest Fashion , If thou wilt have me tell me now , and don 't put me into a passion . The Maid began of smile at this , and was pleas'd at his Fancy , The Bargain she Seal ▪ d with a Kiss , and said , John's the Man I sancy Thou shalt be my hearts delight , and I will be thy Honey , We 'l work together day and night , and I hope we shall ne'r want Money . The day appointed was with speed , when they was to be Marry'd , Their Friends likewise did agree , that nothing should be miscarry'd : There was both Wine , Ale and Beer , all sorts of Provision plenty , A Noise of Musick their hearts to chear , Strawberries and Cream most dainty . Then they to Dancing went , each Lad then with their Lasses , They kiss'd each Lass with their consent , so the time away they passes : The Fidler sung them a Merry Song , which caused much Laughter , And John began for to think long , for the Pastime he should have after . By E. W.

Printed for J. Deacon , at the Angel in Guiltspur-Street .