The court-miss converted: or the looking glass for ladies. Her former errours she doth now repent, and with unfeigned tears the [...] resolving now a godly life to lead, and in such wicked path no more to tread, vvhich may a good example be to all, to rise from sin, if they by fraility fall. Tune of Englands fair dainty dames. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription B20759 of text xxx in the English Short Title CatalogTextual 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 B20759 Wing C6587 Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.8[90] ESTC R228164 99887659 ocm99887659 183285 2240885315

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 Early English books online text creation partnership. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 2, no. B20759) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 183285) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books; Tract supplement ; A5:2[76b]) The court-miss converted: or the looking glass for ladies. Her former errours she doth now repent, and with unfeigned tears the [...] resolving now a godly life to lead, and in such wicked path no more to tread, vvhich may a good example be to all, to rise from sin, if they by fraility fall. Tune of Englands fair dainty dames. 1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. Printed for F. Coles, T. Vere, J. Wright, and J. Clarke, [London] : [between 1674-1679] Verse: "When Phoebus with his beams ..." On verso: "If thou dost but the least, at my laws grumble ..." Reproduction of original in the British Library. eng Ballads, English -- 17th century. eebo The court-miss converted: or the looking glass for ladies. : Her former errours she doth now repent, and with unfeigned tears the [...] resolving now n/a 1674 2 546 2 0 0 0 0 0 36.63 D The rate of 36.63 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the D category of texts with between 35 and 100 defects per 10,000 words. 2008-10 Assigned for keying and markup 2008-12 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2010-01 Sampled and proofread 2010-01 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2010-04 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
The Court-Miss Converted : OR , A Looking Glass fo● Ladies . Her former errours she doth now repent , And with unfeigned tears the same lament ; Resolving now a godly life to lead . And in such wicked paths no more to tread : Which may a good example be to all ; To rise from sin , if they by frailty fall . Tune of , Englands fair dainty Dames .

WHen Phoebus with his Beams , guilded the Christial Day , I heard a mournful voice , thus to lament and say , You Ladies of Renown , give ear unto my Song ; Because that unto you it chiefly doth belong . Of Noble Parentage 't is known that I was born , And those of low Degree , too much I held in scorn In my fresh blooming years , Pride did possess my mind ; For costly Rich attire , I sought alwaies to find . My Glass it was my Book , wherein I took delight ; ●●…t I us'd to look , from morning until night . And for to tell the truth , whilst I was in my prime ; My Beauty did excell most Ladies fo my time .

GAllants of high Degree , came me for to behold ; And oft presented me with Chains of beaten gold . Happy he thought himself , that could my favour gain ; For I was nice and coy , to all that ever came . At length my beauty bright , was noised in the Court ; A place of great delight , where Gallants do resort . Then was I sent for straight , by some of high degree , Who then did for me wait , and took delight in me . Such pleasure there I took , as did rejoyce my heart ; All vertue I forsook , which did procure my smart . The life I there did lead , grieves me to think upon , For every day I was treated by many one . Vntil my Conscience it began for to awake ; And put me in the mind , that lend life to forsake . Then from those vain delights , I did my self withdraw ; Resolving for to live , up to Gods Holy Law . In heart I do Repent , my youthful Vanities ; Praising the Lord that sent his light into my eyes . Now from all filthy vice , I purpose to refrain , And with Repentant tears , to wash away my stain . And in my Closet I daily will pardon crave , And to the Lord will cry , that he my Soul will save . Let my Example teach Ladies of each degree : Those sins for to avoid , which wrought my misery . For Pride will have a Fall , and Beauty is but vain : Strive on the Lord to call , and from all vice refrain . I wish all sinners they , do keep these words in mind : That so therein they may some comfort daily find .

Printed for V. Coles , T. Vere , J. Wright , and J. Clarke .