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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<HEAD>The VVe&s;tmin&s;ter Frolick: Or, The Cuckold of his own procuring.</HEAD>
<ARGUMENT>
<P>Being a true Relation of a Vintener, who for a con&s;iderable quantity of Guinnies undertook to per&s;wade his Servant Maid to pro&s;titute her &s;elf to a young Spark,  pretending to her that it was no other but him&s;elf; whereupon &s;he &s;eemingly complying, di&s;covered it to her Mi&s;tri&s;s, who &s;upplying her place, grafted her Husbands Head.</P>
<LG>
<L>Thus may we see how &s;curvy ill-Star'd fate</L>
<L>Does cro&s;s &s;ome men, nay how they do create</L>
<L>Their own misfortunes, yet for to be bold</L>
<L>The Vintener got his Horns well tipt with Gold.</L>
</LG>
</ARGUMENT>
<OPENER>Tune of, <HI>Hey boys up go we.</HI></OPENER>
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<LG>
<L><HI>A</HI> Frolick &s;trange I'le to you tell,</L>
<L>the like you ne'r did hear:</L>
<L>A Vintener at We&s;tmin&s;ter</L>
<L>(as is will plain appear)</L>
<L>A hand&s;ome &s;ervant Maid did keep,</L>
<L>Which makes him now to rue,</L>
<L>For by mi&s;take his head was Horn'd;</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>this &s;tory it is true.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>This beautious maid inflam'd a Spark</L>
<L>both comely, rich, and gay,</L>
<L>Who her in vain &s;olicited</L>
<L>with him to go a&s;tray,</L>
<L>And offer'd her great &s;tore of Gold</L>
<L>bu<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter"> all that would not do,</L>
<L>&s;he would not yield to Lawle&s;s Love:</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI><GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="page cropped" EXTENT="1 line"></HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Which he perceiving, was the more</L>
<L>de&s;irous of his will,</L>
<L>And many waies he ca&s;t about</L>
<L>his purpose is fulfill:</L>
<L>At length he thought her Ma&s;ter might</L>
<L>oblige her to come to,</L>
<L>Tho by it he did Horn his head:</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>this &s;tory it is true.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>To him he then reveal'd his mind</L>
<L>with promi&s;es of Wealth;</L>
<L>If that he could his Maid per&s;wade</L>
<L>to yield him love by &s;tealth.</L>
<L>After &s;ome pau&s;e and Gold in hand</L>
<L>he undertook to do</L>
<L>The thing that after Horn'd his pate:</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI><GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="page cropped" EXTENT="1 line"></HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
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<LG>
<L>Then <UNCLEAR>kindly</UNCLEAR> to his Maid he &s;poke,</L>
<L><UNCLEAR>and after</UNCLEAR> on her &s;mil'd,</L>
<L><UNCLEAR>That</UNCLEAR> <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 word"> the better by &s;uch means</L>
<L><UNCLEAR>might quickly</UNCLEAR> be beguil'd;</L>
<L>Watching his time he undertakes</L>
<L>then for him&s;elf to wooe,</L>
<L>By which de&s;ign he Horn'd his pate:</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI><GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">his &s;tory it is true:</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L><UNCLEAR>At first &s;he mighty</UNCLEAR> &s;trange did &s;&eacute;em,</L>
<L><UNCLEAR>as coy as coy</UNCLEAR> could be;</L>
<L><UNCLEAR>But after</UNCLEAR> many tempting words</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">he &s;eemed to agree:</L>
<L>But what he did it was re&s;olv'd</L>
<L><UNCLEAR>in darkne&s;s</UNCLEAR> he &s;hould do;</L>
<L>And there alas he Horned was:</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>the &s;tory it is true.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>For whil&s;t he to the Gallant went</L>
<L><UNCLEAR>to tell</UNCLEAR> him how he &s;ped,</L>
<L>The Crafty La&s;s her Mi&s;tri&s;s told</L>
<L>what proffers he had made;</L>
<L>Who highly did commend her for't,</L>
<L>and undertook to do</L>
<L>The thing which hornd her husbands head</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>the &s;tory it is true.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>The Room  appointed private was,</L>
<L>and made exceeding dark,</L>
<L>When at the hour appointed came</L>
<L>the over-joyful Spark</L>
<L>His long-wi&s;ht joys for to po&s;&s;e&s;s,</L>
<L>and plea&s;ure to pur&s;ue;</L>
<L>But by mi&s;take the Vintener Horn'd;</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>the &s;tory it is true.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>For why? The Mi&s;tri&s;s was conveyed</L>
<L>upon the bed there placed;</L>
<L>And feigned the Virgins voice &s;o well,</L>
<L><UNCLEAR>that</UNCLEAR> kindly he embrac'd</L>
<L>His &s;uppos'd lovely Charmer fa&s;t,</L>
<L>and &s;port did oft renew,</L>
<L>He bravely Horned the Vinteners head,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>the &s;tory it is true.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Whil&s;t in one corner of the Room</L>
<L>the Virgin &s;he did &s;tand</L>
<L>And heard what pa&s;t, the Vintener eke</L>
<L>was ready there at hand</L>
<L>To keep the door but little thought</L>
<L>what after he did rue;</L>
<L>Which was the Horning of his pate:</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>the &s;tory it is true.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>For why? with oft embraces tired,</L>
<L>at la&s;t they taking re&s;t,</L>
<L>The Lady who had &s;ported long.</L>
<L>her &s;elf in words expre&s;t:</L>
<L>I plainly &s;ee, &s;aid &s;he aloud,</L>
<L>you if you li&s;t can do</L>
<L>The feats of love, though not with me:</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>the &s;tory it is true.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>I find you can; ungrateful man,</L>
<L>&s;ee how you are deeciv'd:</L>
<L>You thought your Maid was in your arm<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter"></L>
<L>when you &s;o clo&s;ely cleav'd,</L>
<L>But you'r mi&s;taken it is plain;</L>
<L>at this the Gallant knew</L>
<L>That he the Vintener Horned had:</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>the &s;tory it is true.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>When between pleasd and vexd he ca&s;te</L>
<L>him &s;traitway in to &s;ee</L>
<L>How he had finely fool'd him&s;elf</L>
<L>in &s;uch a high degree;</L>
<L>At which Horn-mad he cur&s;t and &s;wore</L>
<L>and much di&s;tracted grew,</L>
<L>Becau&s;e he by mi&s;take was horn'd</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>the &s;tory it is true.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>But &s;eeing that his Horns were tipt</L>
<L>he re&s;ted &s;atisfied,</L>
<L>And pocketed them in&s;tantly</L>
<L>his infamy to hide;</L>
<L>And vowed he'd never more procure,</L>
<L>what ever he did do,</L>
<L>Since by his own procurement Horns</L>
<L>upon his Forehead grew.</L>
</LG>
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