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<HEAD>THE Crafty La&s;s of the We&s;t:</HEAD>
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<P>Or, A Plea&s;ant Ditty of a mode&s;t Maid, who Mortgag'd her Maiden-Head for a High-Crown'd Hat.</P>
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<OPENER>Tune of <HI>Liggan-Water.</HI> Licen&s;ed according to Order.</OPENER>
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<LG>
<L>HEre is a Ie&s;t I do prote&s;t,</L>
<L>Of a young Dam&s;el in the <HI>We&s;t,</HI></L>
<L>Who&s;e wit and beauty did excell</L>
<L>Mo&s;t Maids that in tho&s;e parts did dwell.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Therefore my Friends I pray attend,</L>
<L>To this new Ditty which is penn'd;</L>
<L>Then if you do not own the &s;ame,</L>
<L>In troth you will be much to blame.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>One Morning, Sirs, it happen'd &s;o,</L>
<L>She to the Market Town would go,</L>
<L>With Pur&s;e of Money great and &s;mall,</L>
<L>To buy a High-Crown'd Hat withall.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>No &s;ooner was this La&s;s come there,</L>
<L>But &s;he did to a Shop repair,</L>
<L>VVhereas her Charms did &s;oon en&s;nare</L>
<L>The Batchelor that lived there.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Sweet Sir, &s;aid &s;he, a Hat I<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="UOM" EXTENT="1 letter">d have,</L>
<L>And let it be as I &s;hall crave,</L>
<L>One that is Rich, and light to wear,</L>
<L>He &s;oon did fit her to a Hair.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Tell me the Price, &s;he then reply'd,</L>
<L>Said he, Ten Shillings I deny'd;</L>
<L>But I'll befriend thee, Love, he &s;aid,</L>
<L>Becau&s;e thou art a hand&s;ome Maid.</L>
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<LG>
<L>Thou &s;halt enjoy it for a Crown,</L>
<L>If thou wilt let me lay thee down,</L>
<L>Vpon a &s;oft fine Feather-bed,</L>
<L>And there obtain thy Maiden-head.</L>
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<LG>
<L>The Dam&s;el pau&s;ing, &s;tood a while,</L>
<L>At length &s;he an&s;wer'd with a Smile,</L>
<L>VVhat Maiden-head, and Money too?</L>
<L>I'faith kind Sir, that will not do.</L>
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<LG>
<L>He &s;treightways beckn'd her a&s;ide,</L>
<L>Saying, If &s;he would but abide</L>
<L>VVith him, till the next Morning light,</L>
<L>He'd give her this new Hat out-right.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>She did no more di&s;puting &s;tand,</L>
<L>But &s;truck the Bargain out of hand;</L>
<L>And having given the Youth content,</L>
<L>The Hat &s;he took, and home &s;he went.</L>
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<LG>
<L>Now as &s;he tripped on the way,</L>
<L>The Dam&s;el to her &s;elf did &s;ay,</L>
<L>I with a High-Crown'd Hat am &s;ped,</L>
<L>For a meer &s;illy Maiden-head.</L>
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<LG>
<L>VVhen to her Mother coming &s;treight,</L>
<L>This precious Bargain to relate;</L>
<L>Said &s;he, Dear Mother, as I'm true,</L>
<L>A Hat I have and Money too.</L>
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<LG>
<L>VVhy &s;awcy Slut, her Mother &s;aid,</L>
<L>How was the good Shop-keeper paid?</L>
<L>He had my Maiden-head, quoth &s;he,</L>
<L>VVhich has been long a Plague to me.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>The Mother then began to raive,</L>
<L>And did her Daughter there be &s;lave;</L>
<L>Likewi&s;e &s;he thra&s;h'd her out of Door,</L>
<L>Prote&s;ting &s;he'd ne'er own her more.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>If this new Hat &s;he did not take,</L>
<L>And with all ha&s;t a Iourney make,</L>
<L>To give it him to whom &s;he'd lain,</L>
<L>And fetch her Maiden-head again.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Much ha&s;t to Town this Dam&s;el made,</L>
<L>And to the Hatter thus &s;he &s;aid;</L>
<L>My Maiden-head you mu&s;t re&s;tore,</L>
<L>Or el&s;e I'm ruin'd evermore.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Here take your Hat again &s;he &s;aid,</L>
<L>For I mu&s;t have my Maiden-head:</L>
<L>Come hither, and lye by my &s;ide,</L>
<L>I'll give it thee again, he cry'd.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Now as the youthfull Shop-keeper,</L>
<L>He was re&s;toring that to her,</L>
<L>Thru&s;t it in further Sir, I pray,</L>
<L>For fear I loo&s;e it by the way.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Said he, 'Tis well, thou need'&s;t not fear:</L>
<L>The&s;e words her drooping Heart did ch<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters">r,</L>
<L>She made him Cour<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters">&s;ies to the Ground,</L>
<L>Becau&s;e &s;he had &s;uch kindne&s;s found.</L>
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<LG>
<L>She to her Mother went with &s;peed,</L>
<L>And told her that he was indeed</L>
<L>An hone&s;t Man, for why, &s;aid &s;he,</L>
<L>He never made a word with me.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>But Hou&s;ewife, had he not been &s;o,</L>
<L>It would have prov<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">d your overthrow;</L>
<L>But &s;ince he did it thus re&s;tore,</L>
<L>Be &s;ure you play the Fool no more.</L>
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<P>Printed for <HI>P. Brooksby, J. Deacon, J. Blare, J. Back.</HI></P>
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