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<DATE>2009-01-03</DATE>
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<NAME>John Pas</NAME>
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<DIV1 TYPE="ballad">
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<HEAD>Blevv Cap for me. OR,</HEAD>
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<P>A Scotti&s;h La&s;&s;e her re&s;olute chu&s;ing Shee'l have bonny blew-cap, all other refu&s;ing.</P>
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<OPENER>To a curious new Scotti&s;h tune called Blew-cap.</OPENER>
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<LG>
<L>COme hither the merri'&s;t of all the nine,</L>
<L>come fit th&eacute;e down by me and let vs be iolly,</L>
<L>And in a full cup of <HI>Apollo's</HI> wine,</L>
<L>w&eacute;e'll drowne our old enemy mad melancholy:</L>
<L>Which when wee haue done,</L>
<L>wee'll betweene vs deni&s;e</L>
<L>A dainty new ditty,</L>
<L>with Art to compri&s;e,</L>
<L>And of this new ditty,</L>
<L>the matter &s;hall be,</L>
<L><HI>Gif ever I have a man,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Blew-cap for me.</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>The~re liues a blithe La&s;&s;e in <HI>Fa<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">keland</HI> towne,</L>
<L>and &s;hee had &s;ome &s;uitors I wot not how many,</L>
<L>But her re&s;olution &s;he had &s;et downe,</L>
<L>that &s;h&eacute;e'd haue a Blew-cap gif e're &s;he had any:</L>
<L>An Engli&s;h man</L>
<L>when our good King was there,</L>
<L>Came often vnto her</L>
<L>and loued her d&eacute;ere:</L>
<L>But &s;till &s;he replide, Sir,</L>
<L>I pray let me be,</L>
<L><HI>Gif ever I haue a man,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Blew-cap for me.</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>A Welch man that had a long &s;word by her <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="3 letters">e,</L>
<L>red pritches, red Tublet red Coat, &amp; red Peard,</L>
<L>was make a creat &s;hew with a creat deal of pride</L>
<L>and tell her &s;trange tale that the like was <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">ere heard:</L>
<L>Was<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"> reckon her pedigr&eacute;e.</L>
<L>long before Prute,</L>
<L>No body was by her</L>
<L>that can her confute:</L>
<L>But &s;till &s;he replide, Sir,</L>
<L>I pray let me be,</L>
<L><HI>Gif ever I have a man&punc;</HI></L>
<L><HI>Blew-cap for me.</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>A French-man that largely was booted and &s;purd,</L>
<L>Long lock't, with a Ribon, long points and br&eacute;eches,</L>
<L>H&eacute;e's ready to ki&s;&s;e her at euery word,</L>
<L>and for further exerci&s;e his fingers i<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">ches:</L>
<L>You be pritty wench</L>
<L>Mitris, par ma foy,</L>
<L>Be gar me doe loue you,</L>
<L>then be not you coy:</L>
<L>But &s;till &s;he replide, Sir.</L>
<L>I Pray let me be,</L>
<L><HI>Gif ever I have a man,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Blew-cap for me.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>An Iri&s;h man with a long skea<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">e in his ho&s;e,</L>
<L>did <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">inke to obtaine her it was no great matter,</L>
<L>Vp &s;tayres to her chamber &s;o lightly he g&ograve;es,</L>
<L>that &s;he ne're heard him vnti<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters">he came at h&eacute;e:</L>
<L>Quoth he I, doe loue you,</L>
<L>by fate and by trofe,</L>
<L>And if you will haue me,</L>
<L>experience &s;hall &s;hote:</L>
<L>But &s;till &s;he replide, Sir,</L>
<L>I pray let me be,</L>
<L><HI>Gif ever I have a man,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Blew-can for me.</HI></L>
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<DIV2 N="2" TYPE="part">
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<HEAD>The &s;econd part.</HEAD>
<OPENER>To the &s;ame tune.</OPENER>
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<L><HI>A</HI> Dainty &s;pruce Spanyard with haireblack as &s;ett,</L>
<L>long cloak with round cape, a long Rapier &amp; Ponyard</L>
<L>Hee told her if that &s;h&eacute;e could <HI>Scotland</HI> forget,</L>
<L>h&eacute;e'd &s;hew her the Vines as they grow in the Vineyard.</L>
<L>If thou wilt abandon</L>
<L>this Country &s;o cold,</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">le &s;hew th&eacute;e faire <HI>Spaine,</HI></L>
<L>and much Indian gold,</L>
<L>But &s;til &s;he replide, Sir,</L>
<L>I pray let me be&punc;</L>
<L><HI>Gif ever I have a man,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Blew-cap for me.</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>A haughty high German of <HI>Hamborough</HI> towne,</L>
<L>a proper tall gallant with mighty mu&s;tachoes:</L>
<L>He w&eacute;epes it the La&s;&s;e vpon him doe but frowne,</L>
<L>yet h&eacute;e's a great Fencer that comes to ore-match vs.</L>
<L>But yet all his fine fencing</L>
<L>could not get the La&s;&s;e,</L>
<L>She deny'd him &s;o oft,</L>
<L>that he wearyed was:</L>
<L>For &s;till &s;he replide, Sir,</L>
<L>I pray let me be,</L>
<L><HI>Gif ever I have a man,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Blew cap for me.</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>A Netherland Mariner there came by chance,</L>
<L>Who&s;e ch&eacute;ekes did re&s;emble two ro&s;ting Pomwaters:</L>
<L>To this Cany La&s;&s;e he his &s;ute did aduance,</L>
<L>and as taught by nature he cunningly <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters">atters:</L>
<L>Ask will make th&eacute;e, &s;aid he,</L>
<L>&s;ole Lady o'th Sea,</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">oth Span<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">rds and Engli&s;hmen</L>
<L>&s;hall th&eacute;e obey,</L>
<L>But &s;till &s;he replide, Sir,</L>
<L>I pray let me be,</L>
<L><HI>Gif ever I have a man,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Blew-cap for mee.</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>The&s;e &s;undry Sufors of &s;euerall Lands,</L>
<L>did daily &s;olicite this La&s;&s;e for her fauour,</L>
<L>And euery one of them alike vnder&s;tands</L>
<L>that to win the prize they in v<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">ine did endeauour.</L>
<L>For the had re&s;olued</L>
<L>(as I before &s;aid)</L>
<L>To haue bonny <HI>Blew-cap.</HI></L>
<L>or el&s;e dee a maid.</L>
<L>Vnto au her &s;uppliants</L>
<L>&s;till replyde &s;he,</L>
<L><HI>Gif ever I have a man,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Blew-cap for mee.</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>At la&s;t came a Scotti&s;h man (with a <HI>blew-cap</HI>)</L>
<L>and he was the party for whom &s;he had tarry'<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"></L>
<L>To get this blithe bonny La&s;&s;e 'twas his gu<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">e hap,</L>
<L>they gangd to the Kirk &amp; were pre&s;ently marry'd.</L>
<L>A ken not weele whether</L>
<L>it were Lord or Leard,</L>
<L>They caude him &s;ome &s;ike</L>
<L>a like name as I heard,</L>
<L>To chu&s;e him from an,</L>
<L>&s;he did gladly agr&eacute;e.</L>
<L><HI>And &s;till &s;he cride Blew-cap</HI></L>
<L><HI>th'art welcome to mee.</HI></L>
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<TRAILER>FINIS.</TRAILER>
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<P>Printed at London for <HI>Thomas Lambort.</HI></P>
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