A new balled called Trap, or, The young lass to the tune of, Traps delight, or, I know what I know. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription B09575 of text R180881 in the English Short Title Catalog. 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. 7KB 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 B09575 Wing N557 ESTC R180881 ocm 62369497

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 eng Ballads, English -- 17th century eebo A new ballad, called, Trap, or, The young lass. To the tune of, Traps delight: or, I know what I know. n/a 1663 3 1110 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.01 B The rate of 9.01 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the B category of texts with fewer than 10 defects per 10,000 words. 2014-06 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2014-09 Sampled and proofread 2014-09 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2015-03 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
A New Balled , called , TRAP , Or , The Young Lass . To the Tune of , Traps Delight : Or , I know what I know .
woodcut: young woman framed by flowers
I ( A Young Lass , ) have béen courted by many , Of all sorts and trades , as ever was any : A spruce Habberdasher did first speak me fair , But I would have nothing to do with small ware ; My thing is my own , and I 'le keep it so still , Yet other young Lasses may do what they will . A Factor ( that lately come out of the Straights , And brag'd of his Riches , and of his Sea-Freights ) Had a mind to a Swop , or Bargain with me , But I would not barter my Commodity : My thing is my own , &c. And table Captain ( I ne'r saw the like ) would fain have bin charging me with his half pike But I put him by , from doing the feat , And then my brave Captain did make a retreat . My thing is my own , &c. A Sweet-sented Courtier did give me a Kiss , And promiss'd me Mountains if I would be his , But I 'le not believe him , for it is too true , Some Courtiers do promise , much more then they do : My thing is my own , &c. A fine man of Law , did come out of the Strand , To plead his own cause with a Fee in his hand ; He made a brave motion , but that would not do For I did dismiss him , and Non-suit him too : My thing is my own , &c.
The second Part , to the same Tune . NExt came a young fellow , ( a Notable Spark ) With gréen bag & ink-born ( a Iustices Clark ) He pul'd out his Warrant to make all appear , But I sent him away with a flea in his ear : My thing is my own , and I 'le keep it so still , Yet other young Lasses may do what they will . A Master of Musick came with an intent , To give me a Lesson on my Instrument ; I thankt him for nothing , and bid him be gone , For my little Fiddle should not be plald on : My thing is my own , &c. Then came a French Doctor in with a good grace , And would have béen féeling my Pulse i' th wrong place ; He talkt of a Glister , and then away stole , But he would have given it me at the wrong hole : My thing is my own , &c. An Vsurer came , with abundance of Cash , But I had no mind to come under his lash ; He profferd me Iewels , and great store of Gold , But I would not morgage my little Frée-hold : My thing is my own , &c. An Old Fornicator full sixty and seav'n , That had not a hair left betwixt him & heav'n ; Would fain have béen fumbling one night in the dark But he had the same sauce as the Iustices Clark : My thing is my own , &c. Then came a trim Barber ( a Notable Blade ) Who knew well enough what belong'd to the trade ; He would have been kissing , and clipping of me , But I had no mind to such Shavers as he : My thing is my own , &c. A blunt Lieutenant surprized my Placket , And fiercely began to rifle , and sack it , I mustred my spirits up , and became bold , And forc'd my Lieutenant to quit his strong hold ; My thing is my own , &c. A crafty young Bumpkin , that was very rich , And us'd with his Bargains to go thorough stich ; Did tender a sum , but it would not avail , That I would admit him my Tenant in Tayl : My thing is my own , &c. A fine dapper Taylor ( with 's yard in his hand ) Did proffer his service to be at at command ; He talk'd of a slit I had above my knee , But I 'le have no Taylor stitch that up for me : My thing is my own , &c. A Gentleman that did talk much of his grounds , His horses , his setting-dogs , and his grey-hounds , Put in for a course , and he us'd all his art , But he mist of his sport , for Puss would not start : My thing is my own , &c. A young Academick new come from the Schooles , ( Who thinks other people all asses and fooles ) Began to chop Logick , and gave me a Buss , But I put him quickly unto a Non plus : My thing is my own , &c. A fine man of Art would have taught me to dance , ( Who had béen in Flanders , as well as in France ) A Iigg A-la-mode , that I never learn't yet , But I had no mind to dance after his Kit : My thing is my own , &c. A pretty young Squire , new come to the Town , To empty his Pockets , and so to go down ; Did proffer a kindness , but I would have none , The same that he us'd to do to his Maid Jone : My thing is my own , &c. A brisk younger brother next entred the list , He came all in Querpo , and modishly kist , He sweetly did sing , and neatly did trip it , But could not prevail to turn up my Tippet : My thing is my own , &c. Now here I could reckon a hundred and more , Besides all the Gamesters recited b●fore ; That made their addresses in hopes of a snap , But as young as I was , I understood TRAP : My thing is my own , and I 'le keep it so still , Until I be marry'd , say men what they will .
FINIS .

With Allowance

Printed for F. Coles , T. Vere , and J. Wright .