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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<DIV1 TYPE="ballad">
<PB REF="1" MS="y"><!-- PDF PAGE 16 -->
<HEAD>The Merry Mans Re&s;olution OR, His la&s;t farewell to his former acquaintance,</HEAD>
<ARGUMENT>
<L>Declaring how hee rambled up and down,</L>
<L>Through all the Suburbs of fair London Town,</L>
<L>Where pretty wenches hee did plenty find,</L>
<L>But &s;ome of them agreed not with his mind,</L>
<L>Till at the la&s;t by chance hee found out one,</L>
<L>Which pleas'd him be&s;t, &s;o left the re&s;t alone,</L>
<L>To her hee then cling'd clo&s;e as I heard tell,</L>
<L>Made her his mate and bid the re&s;t farewell.</L>
</ARGUMENT>
<OPENER>To a gallant new Tune, called the Highlanders new Rant.</OPENER>
<DIV2 N="1" TYPE="part">
<P><FIGURE>
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<LG>
<L>NOw farewell to Saint <HI>Gile&s;es</HI></L>
<L>that standeth in the fields</L>
<L>And farewell to <HI>Turnbull-&s;treet</HI></L>
<L>for that no comfort yeilds,</L>
<L>Farewell unto the Grey-hound,</L>
<L>and farewell the Bell,</L>
<L>And farewell my land-lady,</L>
<L>whom I do love &s;o well</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>With a come Love,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Stay Love,</HI></L>
<L><HI>go not from mee,</HI></L>
<L><HI>For all the world ile for&s;ake for thee.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Farewell to <HI>Long Acre,</HI></L>
<L>that &s;tands neer to the <HI>Mews</HI></L>
<L>And farewell unto <HI>Drury-Lane</HI></L>
<L>where pretty wenches u&s;e,</L>
<L>And farewell unto <HI>Sodom</HI></L>
<L>and all her painted Drabs,</L>
<L>And farewell unto <HI>Bloomsbury</HI></L>
<L>and all their vapouring &s;cabs</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>And come love,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Stay Love,</HI></L>
<L><HI>go not from me,</HI></L>
<L><HI>For all the world ile for&s;ake for thee,</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Farewell to <HI>Cro&s;e-lane.</HI></L>
<L>it here lives &s;ome babes of graces</L>
<L>Farewell to <HI>Common-garden,</HI></L>
<L>and all her wanton places,</L>
<L>Farewell unto <HI>We&s;t-min&s;ter</HI></L>
<L>and farewell to the <HI>Strand</HI></L>
<L>Where I had choyce of mop&s;eis even</L>
<L>at my own command,</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Sing come Love,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Stay Love,</HI></L>
<L><HI>go a long with mee,</HI></L>
<L><HI>For all the world ile for&s;ake for thee.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Farewell to the <HI>Bank &s;ide</HI></L>
<L>farewell to <HI>Black-mans &s;treet,</HI></L>
<L>Where with my bouncing la&s;&s;es,</L>
<L>I oftentimes did meet,</L>
<L>Farewell to <HI>Kent&s;treet</HI> Garri&s;on,</L>
<L>farewell to <HI>Hor&s;ey-down,</HI></L>
<L>And all the &s;mirking Wenches,</L>
<L>that dwells in <HI>Redrif</HI> Town,</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>And come Love,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Stay Love,</HI></L>
<L><HI>go a long with mee,</HI></L>
<L><HI>For all the world ile for&s;ake for thee.</HI></L>
</LG>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="2" TYPE="part">
<HEAD>The &s;econd part</HEAD>
<OPENER>to the &s;ame tune.</OPENER>
<P><FIGURE>
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<P><FIGURE>
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<LG>
<L>NOw farewell unto <HI>Wapping</HI></L>
<L>and farewell to <HI>Blackwall,</HI></L>
<L>Farewell to <HI>Ratclife</HI> high-way,</L>
<L><HI>Ro&s;emary lane</HI> and all,</L>
<L>And farewell unto <HI>Shore-ditch,</HI></L>
<L>and <HI>More-fields</HI> eke al&s;o,</L>
<L>Where mobs to pick up cullies,</L>
<L>A night walking do go,</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Then come Love,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Stay Love,</HI></L>
<L><HI>go along with mee,</HI></L>
<L><HI>For all the world ile for&s;ake for thee.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>In <HI>White-cro&s;e &s;treet</HI> and <HI>Goldenlane</HI></L>
<L>do &s;traping la&s;&s;es dwell,</L>
<L>And &s;o there do in every &s;treet</L>
<L>twixt that and <HI>Clarken well,</HI></L>
<L>At <HI>Cowcro&s;e</HI> and <HI>Smithfield,</HI></L>
<L>I have much plea&s;ure found,</L>
<L>Where wenches like to Fayeries,</L>
<L>did often trace the round,</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Yet come Love,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Stay Love,</HI></L>
<L><HI>go not from mee,</HI></L>
<L><HI>For all tho&s;e girles ile for&s;ake for thee.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Yet &s;omething more ile &s;peak off</L>
<L>which &s;eems to many &s;trange.</L>
<L>There's &s;tore of pretty wenches,</L>
<L>lives neer to the <HI>Exchange;</HI></L>
<L>And many more there are &s;ure,</L>
<L>that dwelleth in <HI>Cheap&s;ide,</HI></L>
<L>And other &s;treets in <HI>London,</HI></L>
<L>which are both broad and wide,</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Yet come Love,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Stay Love,</HI></L>
<L><HI>go not from mee,</HI></L>
<L><HI>For all tho&s;e girles ile for&s;ake for thee.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>To all the Country mop&s;eis</L>
<L>where ever they do dwell,</L>
<L>In this my la&s;t conclu&s;ion,</L>
<L>I like wi&s;e bid farewell,</L>
<L>Though they were u&s;ed in former time</L>
<L>to come when I did call,</L>
<L>I take thee for the bolde&s;t,</L>
<L>and be&s;t among them all,</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Then come Love,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Stay Love,</HI></L>
<L><HI>go not from mee,</HI></L>
<L><HI>For all the world ile for&s;ake for thee.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>At <HI>Bri&s;toll</HI> and at <HI>Gloce&s;ter</HI></L>
<L>I had of Loves great &s;tore:</L>
<L>But now I find enough of thee,</L>
<L>I will de&s;ire no more.</L>
<L>And what I have &s;aid to thee</L>
<L>thou &s;halt find true and right:</L>
<L>He do thee tru&s;ty &s;ervice</L>
<L>at morning and at night</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Then come Love,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Stay Love,</HI></L>
<L><HI>go not from mee,</HI></L>
<L><HI>For all the world ile for&s;ake for thee.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Farewell black patches,</L>
<L>and farewell powdered locks,</L>
<L>And farewell <HI>Luthners</HI> Ladies</L>
<L>for they have got the pox,</L>
<L>Farewell the Cherry-garden,</L>
<L>forevermore adue</L>
<L>And farewell to <HI>Spur-Alley,</HI></L>
<L>and all that wanton crew,</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>And come Love,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Stay Love,</HI></L>
<L><HI>go not from mee,</HI></L>
<L><HI>For all tho&s;e girles Ile for&s;ake for thee.</HI></L>
</LG>
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<CLOSER><SIGNED>I. P.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
<TRAILER>Finis</TRAILER>
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<DIV1 TYPE="colophon">
<P>London printed for F. Grove on Snow-hill,</P>
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