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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<HEAD>The Batchellors Fore-ca&s;t, OR, Cupid unble&s;t being an An&s;wer to Cupids Trappan or up the Green Forre&s;t.</HEAD>
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<L>Though many Zelots do in Love &s;eem holy</L>
<L>Yet he accounts it all to be but folly.</L>
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<OPENER>To the Tune of <HI>Cupis Trappan.</HI></OPENER>
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<LG>
<L>ONce did I love and a very pretty Girl,</L>
<L>Thinking to make her my own,</L>
<L>Although &s;he did look like the mother of Pearl,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Yet now am I fledg'd and flown brave Boys.</HI></L>
<L><HI>yet now am I fledg'd and flown.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>I wooed her and &s;ued her yet &s;he did deny,</L>
<L>She an&s;wered &s;he would have none,</L>
<L>The humor of love I defie,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>But now am I fleg'd and flown brave Boys,</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>I try'd my Art to make her to me &s;ure,</L>
<L>And &s;till I did call her my own,</L>
<L>At la&s;t &s;he'd indure to &s;toop to the lure,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>But now I am fledg'd and flown brave Boys,</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Since &s;he doth &s;o &s;corn me, with Sack i'l Adorn me</L>
<L><HI>I</HI> will be out witted by none,</L>
<L>The&s;e feminine creatures are ab&s;olute theaters</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>But now am I fleg'd and flown brave Boys.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>But &s;ince I for&s;ook her, what fancy hath took her</L>
<L><HI>In</HI> the Fore&s;t &s;he &s;&eacute;eks for her own,</L>
<L>She hoops &amp; &s;he howls like woodcocks or Owls</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Her bonny Birds fledg'd and flown brave Boys</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>My humour &s;ome Love, I could not approve,</L>
<L>Her humor was &s;ingle alone;</L>
<L>Now I have another that better than tother,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Her bonny Birds fledg'd and flown brave Boys</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
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<LG>
<L>ANd now <HI>I</HI> do here &s;he fain would draw near,</L>
<L>For now &s;he doth call me her own,</L>
<L>I care not for that i'l k&eacute;ep out of her trap,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Her bonny birds fledg'd and flown brave Boys,</HI></L>
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</LG>
<LG>
<L>Why &s;hould I be tyed her humour to hide.</L>
<L><HI>I</HI>'l never be linkt to one;</L>
<L>Count Maidens and Mauthers twenty to ten,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Her bonny birds fledg'd and flown brave Boys</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>I always did wait on my pretty Love <HI>Kate,</HI></L>
<L>Intending my Love for to marry,</L>
<L>But &s;ince &s;he is no better, I'm none of her debtor,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>The Devil &s;hall have her for Harry brave Boys.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>I might have had all, and have given her the fall,</L>
<L>Ther's nothing that would me hinder,</L>
<L>But &s;omething that wor&s;e Child, Cradle, &amp; Nur&s;e,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>I never would light the tinder brave Boys.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>If any one tax me of fal&s;hood in Love.</L>
<L>And &s;ay i'l prove true to none,</L>
<L>I pul'd out my Sickle becau&s;e &s;he was Fickle,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Her bonny birds fledg'd and flown brave boys,</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L><HI>If</HI> Love hath bewitcht her, what is it to me,</L>
<L>I wonder blind <HI>Cupid</HI> would let her,</L>
<L>Since &s;he is not &s;mutcht nor her hone&s;ty tutcht.</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Why &s;hould &s;he betyde in the fetter brave boys.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>So long as &s;he is fr&eacute;e, &s;he cares not for me,</L>
<L>Her Maiden head is her honor,</L>
<L><HI>If</HI> &s;he &s;ing and laugh i'l merelly quaff,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>And ne're &s;pend an idle thought on her brave boys</HI></L>
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</LG>
<LG>
<L>If &s;he &s;ing and &s;wagger, i'l drink till I &s;tagger,</L>
<L>The humor of Love, I defie it,</L>
<L>Turn Willow to wine therein I will pine,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Better live with it, then by it brave boys.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L><HI>I</HI>'m come from the wars without any &s;cars,</L>
<L>Although <HI>I</HI> was mo&s;t in the Action,</L>
<L>My mony doth think, and I mu&s;t have &s;ome drink,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>And a pox on this fooli&s;h love faction, &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Though <HI>I</HI> am no Cripple yet well <HI>I</HI> can Tipple,</L>
<L><HI>I</HI> &s;corn for to <UNCLEAR>bauk</UNCLEAR> my Liquor,</L>
<L>The Iuice of the Grape ta&s;ts better than <HI>Kate,</HI></L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>To the Tavern I am a clo&s;e &s;ticker.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>But yet <HI>I</HI> advi&s;e, let's be merry and wi&s;e,</L>
<L>To &s;hun many future di&s;a&s;ters,</L>
<L>Though young men may find that Maidens are kind</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Yet never let Love be your ma&s;ters.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>If I'd not marcht off, &s;he at me would &s;coff,</L>
<L><HI>I</HI>'d rather at Sea for to venture,</L>
<L>If I loo&s;e Leg or Arm 'tis not &s;o much harm,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>As &s;teering out Love to the center, &amp;c.</HI></L>
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</LG>
<LG>
<L>'Tis better for you to live as you be,</L>
<L>Then a fal&s;e hearted maid for to marry,</L>
<L>Not all the deceit of <HI>Be&s;<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter"> Sue</HI> and <HI>Kate,</HI></L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Could never Trappan hone&s;t <HI>Harry.</HI></HI></L>
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</LG>
<TRAILER>FINIS.</TRAILER>
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<P>Printed, by <HI>P. L.</HI> for <HI>R. Burton</HI> at the <HI>Hor&s;e-&s;hoe</HI> in <HI>We&s;t-&s;mith-field.</HI></P>
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