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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<ITEM>Proofed and reviewed as part of batch B080730.pdcc.</ITEM>
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<HEAD>THE Uncon&s;cionable Batchelors of <HI>DARBY:</HI></HEAD>
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<P>OR, THE Young La&s;&s;es Pawn'd by their Sweet-hearts, for a large Reck|ning, at <HI>Nottingham</HI> Goo&s;e-Fair; where poor <HI>Su&s;an</HI> was forced to pay the Shot.</P>
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<OPENER>To the Tune of, <HI>To thee, to thee,</HI> &amp;c.</OPENER>
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<L>YOu lovers of mirth attend a while,</L>
<L>a merry new Ditty here I write,</L>
<L>I know it will make you laugh and &s;mile,</L>
<L>for every line affords delight:</L>
<L>The La&s;&s;es of Darby with young Men,</L>
<L>they went to Goo&s;e-fair for recreation,</L>
<L>But how the&s;e Sparks did &s;erve them then,</L>
<L>is truly worth your ob&s;ervation,</L>
<L>Truly, truly, worth your ob&s;ervation,</L>
<L>therefore I pray ob&s;erve this Ditty;</L>
<L>The Maids did complain, they came there in vain,</L>
<L>and was not, was not that a pity.</L>
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<L>So <GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="missing" EXTENT="1 letter">oon as they came into the Fair,</L>
<L>the Batchelors made them conjues low,</L>
<L>And bid them a thou&s;and welcomes there,</L>
<L>this done, to a tipling-&s;chool they go:</L>
<L>How plea&s;ant was hone&s;t Kate and Sue?</L>
<L>believing they &s;hould be richly-treated,</L>
<L>But, Neighbours and Friends, as I am true,</L>
<L>no La&s;&s;es ever was &s;o cheated,</L>
<L>Cheated, cheated, very farely cheated,</L>
<L>as you may note by this new Ditty;</L>
<L>They were left alone, to make their moan,</L>
<L>and was not, was not that a pity?</L>
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<L>The innocent La&s;&s;es fair and gay,</L>
<L>concluded the Men was kind and free,</L>
<L>Becau&s;e they pa&s;s'd the time away,</L>
<L>a plenty of cakes and ale they &s;ee;</L>
<L>For &s;ider and mead they then did call,</L>
<L>and whatever el&s;e the Hou&s;e afforded,</L>
<L>But Su&s;an was forc'd to pay for all,</L>
<L>out of the mony &s;he had hoarded,</L>
<L>Hoarded, hoarded, mony &s;he had hoarded;</L>
<L>it made her &s;ing a doleful Ditty,</L>
<L>And &s;o did the re&s;t with grief oppre&s;t,</L>
<L>and was not, was not that a pity?</L>
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<L>Young Katy &s;he &s;eemed &s;omething coy,</L>
<L>becau&s;e &s;he would make them eager grow,</L>
<L>As knowing thereby &s;he might enjoy</L>
<L>what beautiful Dam&s;els long to know:</L>
<L>On complements they did not &s;tand,</L>
<L>nor did they admire their charming features,</L>
<L>For they had another game in hand,</L>
<L>which was to pawn tho&s;e pretty Creatures,</L>
<L>Creatures, Creatures, loving, loving Creatures,</L>
<L>which was &s;o charming, fair and pretty;</L>
<L>The Men &s;neak'd away, and nothing did pay,</L>
<L>and was not, was not that a pity?</L>
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<L>Though't out of the door they enter'd fir&s;t,</L>
<L>and left them tipling there behind,</L>
<L>Tho&s;e innocent Maids did not mi&s;tru&s;t,</L>
<L>that Batchelors could be &s;o unkind.</L>
<L>Quoth Su&s;an, I know their gone to buy</L>
<L>the fairings which we did &s;o require,</L>
<L>And they will return I know, for why,</L>
<L>they do our youthful charms admire;</L>
<L>Therefore, therefore, &s;tay a little longer,</L>
<L>and I will &s;ing a plea&s;ant Ditty;</L>
<L>But when they found they were catch'd in the pound,</L>
<L>they &s;igh'd and weep'd the more's the pity.</L>
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<L>Now finding the Men return'd no more,</L>
<L>and that the good People would not tru&s;t,</L>
<L>They pre&s;ently call'd to know the &s;core,</L>
<L>it chanc'd to be fifteen &s;hilling ju&s;t:</L>
<L>Poor Kate had but five pence in her pur&s;e,</L>
<L>but Sue had a crown be&s;ides a guinney;</L>
<L>And &s;ince the ea&s;e had happen'd thus,</L>
<L>poor Soul &s;he paid it e'ry penny,</L>
<L>Penny, penny, e'ry, e'ry penny,</L>
<L>tho' with a &s;ad and doleful Ditty</L>
<L>Said &s;he, For this I had not a ki&s;s,</L>
<L>and was not, was not that a <UNCLEAR>pity</UNCLEAR>?</L>
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<P>Printed for I. Bi&s;&s;el, in We&s;t-&s;mithfield.</P>
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