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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<DIV1 TYPE="ballad">
<PB N="162" REF="1" MS="y"><!-- PDF PAGE 8 -->
<HEAD>A FAIRING For Young-Men and Maids:</HEAD>
<ARGUMENT>
<L>If you'l take my advice,</L>
<L>this I would have you do,</L>
<L>Then every Young-man take his La&s;s,</L>
<L>and drink one Pot or two.</L>
</ARGUMENT>
<OPENER>To the Tune of, <HI>The Winche&s;ter Wedding.</HI></OPENER>
<BYLINE>By Tobias Bowne.</BYLINE>
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<DIV1 TYPE="license">
<P>This may be Printed,</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>R. P.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<LG>
<L>AS <HI>Thomas</HI> and <HI>Mary</HI> did meet,</L>
<L>it was on a Summers day,</L>
<L>With words they began to greet</L>
<L>each other upon the way:</L>
<L>Pray what are you bound for the Fair</L>
<L>this Young-man unto her did &s;ay,</L>
<L>And if that you be going there,</L>
<L>i'le be glad of your Company;</L>
<L>He &s;aid that he did love her.</L>
<L>as a young-man a Maid &s;hould do,</L>
<L>And every Stile they went over,</L>
<L>he gave her a ki&s;s or two.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>But when they came to the Fair,</L>
<L>they merrily &s;pent the day,</L>
<L>But me<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="missing" EXTENT="1 letter">ting with <HI>William</HI> and <HI>Betty,</HI></L>
<L>thus <HI>Thomas</HI> to them did &s;ay,</L>
<L>We'l drink before we part,</L>
<L>come give us a Bottle of Wine,</L>
<L>Since thou art with thy Sweet-heart,</L>
<L>and I am come here with mine:</L>
<L>The Maids were not unwilling,</L>
<L>as far as I under&s;tand,</L>
<L>But <HI>Will</HI> was for ki&s;&s;ing and feeling</L>
<L>a Maid upon every hand.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>And when they were full of Canary,</L>
<L>their &s;tomachs began for to ri&s;e</L>
<L>Then <HI>Thomas</HI> began to court <HI>Mary,</HI></L>
<L>with hand upon one of her thighs:</L>
<L>Said he art thou willing to Wed,</L>
<L>for I have &s;ome goods before hand,</L>
<L>Be&s;ides when my Father is dead,</L>
<L>he promis'd me all his Land,</L>
<L>And this is a good beginning,</L>
<L>be&s;ides I have more at home,</L>
<L>You may get a little by &s;pinning,</L>
<L>and I can both Weave and Comb.</L>
</LG>
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<LG>
<L>My Mother will give me a little,</L>
<L>if I get an hone&s;t Young-man,</L>
<L>She &s;aith I &s;hall have the Kettle,</L>
<L>and likewi&s;e the Warming-pan:</L>
<L>My Granum will give me a Cradle,</L>
<L>which is both firm and &s;trong,</L>
<L>Si&s;ter <HI>Margery</HI> will give me a Ladle,</L>
<L>the&s;e Goods comes in ding dong:</L>
<L>And this is a good beginning,</L>
<L>be&s;ides I have more at home,</L>
<L>I may get a little by &s;pinning,</L>
<L>and you can both Weave and Comb.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Then <HI>William</HI> &s;truck up to <HI>Betty,</HI></L>
<L>and thus unto her did &s;ay,</L>
<L>Since thou art a Girl that's pritty,</L>
<L>i'le give thee a Fairing this day,</L>
<L>Why &s;it you &s;o melancholly,</L>
<L>my pretty &s;weet <HI>Betty</HI> my Dove,</L>
<L>Though <HI>Thomas</HI> be all for <HI>Molly,</HI></L>
<L>it's thou art the Maid that I love,</L>
<L>And this unto thee I will promi&s;e,</L>
<L>then hang Sorrow ca&s;t away care,</L>
<L>We'l be as far forth as <HI>Thomas,</HI></L>
<L>before we get out of the Fair.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>If that you will change your condition,</L>
<L>and that you do fancy a Man,</L>
<L>I <UNCLEAR>pray</UNCLEAR> <HI>Bett<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="1 letter"></HI> have no &s;u&s;picion,</L>
<L>t<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="missing" EXTENT="1 letter">at you I do &s;eek to trappan,</L>
<L><UNCLEAR>My</UNCLEAR> tongue and my heart is united,</L>
<L>I &s;corn for to tell thee a lye,</L>
<L>Sure I have no cau&s;e to be &s;lighted,</L>
<L>then prethee love do not deny,</L>
<L>Though we have a &s;mall beginning,</L>
<L>as little as nothing I know,</L>
<L>You may get a little by &s;pinning,</L>
<L>and I can both Reap and Mow.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>And thus we may live in content,</L>
<L>as they that had a great deal more,</L>
<L>Then out of the door they went,</L>
<L>and walked the Fair all o're,</L>
<L>To buy each other a Fairing,</L>
<L>as young-men and Maids &s;hould do,</L>
<L>And when they were home repairing,</L>
<L>they walked away two and two,</L>
<L>It was <HI>Thomas</HI> and <HI>Mary</HI> together,</L>
<L>with <HI>William</HI> and <HI>Betty</HI> &s;o rare,</L>
<L>Pray what Man can &s;ay any other,</L>
<L>but that they had made a good Fair.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>What Maid can there be &s;o hard hearted,</L>
<L>an hone&s;t Young man to deny,</L>
<L>That is the cau&s;e many are parted,</L>
<L>without any rea&s;on why,</L>
<L>I would have you &s;trive to prevent it,</L>
<L>or el&s;e it may be to your lo&s;s,</L>
<L>I know that you are not contented,</L>
<L>when you one the other do cro&s;s,</L>
<L>And now my new Song it is over,</L>
<L>for I have no more to &s;ay,</L>
<L>But wi&s;h every Maid a true lover,</L>
<L>that I have &s;een here to day.</L>
</LG>
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<P>Printed for P. Brooksby, at the Golden Ball in Pye-Corner.</P>
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