Loves mistery: or, A parcel of clouded waggery. 'Tis all mens fancy to commend, that which is smooth and witty; more pleasant lines were never penn'd, they are so wondrous pretty. Tune is, She lay naked in her bed, &c. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription B26284 of text R216188 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. 6KB 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 B26284 Wing L3273 Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.9[254] Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.9[255] ESTC R216188 ocm99884702

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 Early English books online text creation partnership. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 2, no. B26284) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 192745) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books; Tract supplement ; A6:1[146]) Loves mistery: or, A parcel of clouded waggery. 'Tis all mens fancy to commend, that which is smooth and witty; more pleasant lines were never penn'd, they are so wondrous pretty. Tune is, She lay naked in her bed, &c. 1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. (woodcuts). Printed for William Kenrick at the Black-spread Eagle in the Old Baily, London, : [1663?] Date of publication from Wing CD-ROM, 1996. Verse: "All in the merry month of May,". In two parts, printed side by side. Copy cut and mounted. Reproduction of original in the British Library.

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 eng Ballads, English -- 17th century. Bawdy poetry -- Early works to 1800. Broadsides -- England -- 17th century. eebo Loves mistery: or, A parcel of clouded waggery. : 'Tis all mens fancy to commend, that which is smooth and witty; more pleasant lines were never penn' n/a 1663 2 884 5 0 0 0 0 0 56.56 D The rate of 56.56 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the D category of texts with between 35 and 100 defects per 10,000 words. 2014-05 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2014-07 Sampled and proofread 2014-07 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2015-03 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
Loves Mistery : OR , A parcel of clouded Waggery . 't is all Mens Fancy to commend , That which is smooth end witty ; More pleasat Lines were never penn'd , They are so wondrous pretty . Tune is , She lay naked in her Bed , &c.

woodcut of Cupid and lovers

ALl in the merry Month of May , the prime time of the Year ; A young man walk'd upon a day , with one he lov'd most dear : And as these Lovers secretly , within the Woods did walk ; Where Bears and Lyons lurking lye , and Sprites do nightly walk . This young man's will , was by his skill to find her Pulse to beat ? That he in love , his art 〈…〉 to quench a furious heat : Which she felt glowing in her veins , most ready to surprize ; Which caus'd him for to spare no pains , but fréely to advise , This Damsel gay , a while to stay , under that pleasant shade ; 't was so obscure , they might be sure , they could not be betraied : Nor did they fear , what prying Ear , might listen with pretence ; Since what they spoke , might still be took into a double sense . Her pretty tempting Foot and Legg , h●s Senses so did charm ; He said , My Dear , if I draw near , thou néedest fear no harm : She bid him fréely use his mind , so that he would not slatter ; He joy'd to sée she was so kind , and long'd for to be at her . He took her in his Arms so smooth , in truth I do not mock ; Not meaning any harm at all , he strait took up her — Block Whereon she sate , poor silly Maid , to rest her wearied bones ; But she , being no whit afraid , caught hold upon his — Thumbs Which made him then for to cry Oh! that all his face did wrinkle ; But she being not at all dismaid , catch'd hold upon his — Pimple Which then was growing on his face ; But let this Pimple pass , For there is none but may suppose , she was a jovial Lass .
The second part , to the same Tune .
stock woodcut of couple on bed
HEe venture'd lowly , being tall , and in his Spéeches blunt , He made no more , but took up all , and catch'd her by the — Plump — Red Chéeks , so comely that did shew ; which caus'd him still to pluck her : Likewise he had a mighty mind , to Kiss , to Cull , and — Duck her . Pish fre away , she then did say , what néedeth all this doeing ? If you will now be ruled by me , wée'l use small time in Woein● : I 'le lay me down upon the ground , amongst these slideing Seggs , And all my Coats I 'le tuck up round , and spread abroad my Eggs — Which I have in my Basket here , fast to my Girdle tuck'd ; Then I shall ●e in handsome Géere , and ready ●o be — Duck'd — Into some pleasant running Stream , for now 's the time o' th year , To wash and scoure every thing , both Hands , Face , Eyes and Eare . He presently with might and main , finding his Girle so quick ; Resolving for to ease her pain , pull'd out of a standing — Stick — Which he had growing in that place , it was so smooth and good : He put fresh colour in her face , and swéetly stirr'd her blood . She cry'd , O fye , you are so rude , unless you make an end , We are so close together Glew'd ; I shall be forc'd to — Rend — My Smock in sunder to be gone , or else I am beguild ; If we should stay together long , I sure should be with — Wild — Beasts sore affrighted , in these Woods , for there the danger lyes ; I féele the little streaming Flouds , run trickling down my — Eyes — For fear of dangers that ensue , such pretty wanton play ; Therefore leave off , I have my due , and dare no longer stay . He courteously took up his Mate , that sported underneath ; And lovingly this Couple sate , for to recover breath : And sure they might without offence , exchange some harmless Kisses , Hée 's not alive , that will not strive , for to enjoy such Blisses . Let none these modest Lines mistake , nor put themselves to trouble ; By false constructions for to make , this pleasant sense séem double : If any Evil here lye hid , 't is but imagination ; For what this Couple said or did , was for their Recreation .
FINIS .

London , Printed for William Kenrick at the Black-spread Eagle in the Old-Baily .