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<DATE>2007-12-05</DATE>
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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<DIV1 TYPE="ballad">
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<HEAD>The Fryer Well-fitted.
OR,</HEAD>
<ARGUMENT>
<L>A pretty J<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="missing" EXTENT="1 letter">&s;t that once befell,</L>
<L>How a Maid put a Fryer to cool in the Well.</L>
</ARGUMENT>
<DIV2 N="1" TYPE="part">
<OPENER>To a merry Tune.</OPENER>
<P><FIGURE>
</FIGURE><FIGURE>
</FIGURE><FIGURE>
</FIGURE></P>
<LG>
<L>AS I lay mu&s;ing all a lone,</L>
<L><HI>Fa, la, la, la, la.</HI></L>
<L>A pretty fea&s;t I thought upon,</L>
<L><HI>Fa, la, la, la, la.</HI></L>
<L>Then li&s;ten a while, and I will you tell,</L>
<L>Of a Fryer that lov'd a bonny La&s;&s;e well</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Fa, la, la, la, la.</HI></L>
<L><HI>Fa, la, la, lang-tre-down-dilly.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>He came to the Maid when &s;he went to bed</L>
<L><HI>Fa, la, la, la, la.</HI></L>
<L>De&s;iring to have her maiden-head,</L>
<L><HI>Fa, la, la, la, la.</HI></L>
<L>But &s;he denyed his de&s;ire,</L>
<L>And told him that &s;he fear'd Hell fire:</L>
<L><HI>Fa, la, &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Tu&s;h (quoth the Frier) thou n&eacute;ed'&s;t not doubt</L>
<L><HI>Fa, la, la, la, la.</HI></L>
<L>If thou wert in Hell, I coul'd &s;ing the out, reque&s;t,</L>
<L><HI>Fa, la, la, la, la.</HI></L>
<L>Then (quoth the Maid) thou &s;halt have thy</L>
<L>The Frier was glad as Fox in his ne&s;t.</L>
<L><HI>Fa, la, &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>But one thing (quoth &s;he) I do de&s;ire,</L>
<L><HI>Fa, la, la; la, la.</HI></L>
<L>Before you have what you require,</L>
<L><HI>Fa, la, la, la, la.</HI></L>
<L>Before that you &s;hall doe the thing,</L>
<L>An Angel in mony then &s;hall me bring,</L>
<L><HI>Fa, la, &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Tu&s;h, quoth the Fryer we &s;hall agr&eacute;e,</L>
<L><HI>Fa, la, la, la. la.</HI></L>
<L>No mony &s;hall part my Love and me,</L>
<L><HI>Fa, la, la la, la,</HI></L>
<L>Before that I will &s;&eacute;e the lack,</L>
<L>Ile pawn my grey Gown from my back.</L>
<L><HI>Fa, la, &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>The Maid bet bought her of a wile,</L>
<L><HI>Fa, la, la, la, la,</HI></L>
<L>How &s;he the Fryer might beguile,</L>
<L><HI>Fa, la, la, la, la.</HI></L>
<L>While he was gone the truth to fell,</L>
<L>She hung a cloath before the well,</L>
<L><HI>Fa, la, &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>The Fryer came as his covenant was,</L>
<L><HI>Fa, la, la, la, la.</HI></L>
<L>With mony unto his bonny La&s;&s;e,</L>
<L><HI>Fa, la, la la, la.</HI></L>
<L>Good morrow fair Maid, good morrow quoth he,</L>
<L>Here is the mony I promi&s;ed th&eacute;e.</L>
<L><HI>Fa, la, la, &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>She thankt the man, and &s;he took his mony</L>
<L><HI>Fa, la, la, la, la.</HI></L>
<L>Now let us go too't, quoth he, &s;w&eacute;et hony,</L>
<L><HI>Fa, la, la, la, la.</HI></L>
<L>Oh &s;tay, quoth &s;he, &s;ome re&s;pite make,</L>
<L>My Father comes, he will me take.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L><HI>Fa, la, la, la, la.</HI></L>
<L><HI>Fa, la, la, lang-tre-down-dilly</HI></L>
</LG>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="2" TYPE="part">
<PB REF="1"><!-- PDF PAGE 10 -->
<HEAD>The &s;econd part,</HEAD>
<OPENER>to the &s;mae tune.</OPENER>
<P><FIGURE>
</FIGURE><FIGURE>
</FIGURE></P>
<LG>
<L>ALas (quoth the Frier) where &s;hall I run,</L>
<L><HI>Fa, la, la, la, la.</HI></L>
<L>To hide me till that he be gone,</L>
<L><HI>Fa, la, la, la, la.</HI></L>
<L>Behind the cloath run thou, quoth &s;he,</L>
<L>And there my Father cannot th&eacute;e &s;&eacute;e.</L>
<L><HI>Fa, la, la, la, la.</HI></L>
<L><HI>Fa, la, la, lang-tre-down-dilly.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Behind the cloath the Frier crept</L>
<L><HI>Fa, la, la, la, la.</HI></L>
<L>And into the Well on the &s;udden he leapt,</L>
<L><HI>Fa, la, la, la, la.</HI></L>
<L>Alas quoth he, I am in the Well,</L>
<L>No matter quoth &s;he, if thou wert in Hell.</L>
<L><HI>Fa, la, la, &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Thou &s;aie&s;t thou could&s;t &s;ing me out of Hel</L>
<L><HI>Fa, la, la, la, la.</HI></L>
<L>Now I preth&eacute;e &s;ing thy &s;elf out of y^e Well</L>
<L><HI>Fa, la, la, la, la.</HI></L>
<L>The Fryer &s;ung on with a pittifull &s;ound</L>
<L>Oh help me out; or I &s;hall be drown'd.</L>
<L><HI>Fa, la, la, la, &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>I trow quoth &s;he, your courage is cool'd</L>
<L><HI>Fa, la, la, la, la.</HI></L>
<L>Quoth the Frier, I never was &s;o cool'd</L>
<L><HI>Fa, la, la, la, la.</HI></L>
<L>I never was &s;erved &s;o before</L>
<L>Then take h&eacute;ed quoth &s;he, thou com'&s;t there no more</L>
<L><HI>Fa, la, &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Quoth he, for &s;w&eacute;et Saint <HI>Francis</HI> &s;ake</L>
<L><HI>Fa, la, la, la, la.</HI></L>
<L>On his Di&s;ciple pitty take</L>
<L><HI>Fa, la, la, la, la.</HI></L>
<L>Quoth &s;he Saint <HI>Francis</HI> never taught</L>
<L>His Schollers to tempt young Maids to naught.</L>
<L><HI>Fa, la, &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>The Fryer did intreat her &s;till</L>
<L><HI>Fa, la, la, la, la.</HI></L>
<L>That &s;he would help him out of the Well</L>
<L><HI>Fa, la, la, la, la.</HI></L>
<L>She heard him make much pitious moan</L>
<L>She helpt him out and bid him be gone.</L>
<L><HI>Fa, la, &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Quoth be, &s;hall I have my mony again</L>
<L><HI>Fa, la, la, la, la.</HI></L>
<L>Which thou from me ha&s;t before-hand tane</L>
<L><HI>Fa, la, la, la, la.</HI></L>
<L>Good &s;ir, &s;aid &s;he, there's no &s;uch matter</L>
<L>Ile make you pay for fouling my water.</L>
<L><HI>Fa, la, &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>The Fryer went all along the &s;tr&eacute;et,</L>
<L><HI>Fa, la, la, la, la.</HI></L>
<L>Droping wet like a new wa&s;ht &s;h&eacute;ep</L>
<L><HI>Fa, la, la, la, la.</HI></L>
<L>Both old and young commended the Maid,</L>
<L>That &s;uch a witty prank had plaid.</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Fa, la, la, la, la.</HI></L>
<L><HI>Fa, la, la, lang-tre-down-dilly.</HI></L>
</LG>
<TRAILER>FINIS.</TRAILER>
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