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<NAME>John Pas</NAME>
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<HEAD>The Maidens &s;ad Complaint for want of a Husband</HEAD>
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<LG>
<L><HI>Wherein &s;he briefly doth declare,</HI></L>
<L><HI>The want of a Mate makes her de&s;pair:</HI></L>
<L><HI>She hath her portion all in Hou&s;hold goods</HI></L>
<L><HI>Yet none of tho&s;e that wear &s;carfs and Hoods.</HI></L>
<L><HI>For &s;he commends her &s;elf to any man,</HI></L>
<L><HI>That will but plea&s;e her all the be&s;t he can.</HI></L>
</LG>
</ARGUMENT>
<OPENER>To the new We&s;tcountry Tune: Or Hogh when &s;hall I be married?</OPENER>
<BYLINE>by L. W.</BYLINE>
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<LG>
<L><HI>O</HI> When &s;hall I be married,</L>
<L><HI>ho~gh be married?</HI></L>
<L>My beauty begins to decay:</L>
<L>'Tis time to find out &s;omebody,</L>
<L><HI>hogh &s;ome body,</HI></L>
<L>Before it is quite gone away.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>My Father hath forty good &s;hillings,</L>
<L><HI>hogh good &s;hillings.</HI></L>
<L>And never a daughter but I:</L>
<L>My mother is al&s;o willing,</L>
<L><HI>hogh &s;o willing</HI></L>
<L>That I &s;hall have all if &s;he dye,</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>I have gotten &s;ome money about me</L>
<L><HI>hogh about me</HI></L>
<L>For to help me in time of n&eacute;ed:</L>
<L>Five &s;hillings pray do not flout, me</L>
<L><HI>hogh not flout me</HI></L>
<L>For I will be married with &s;p&eacute;ed.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>My Father did give me a di&s;h,</L>
<L><HI>hogh and a &s;poon.</HI></L>
<L>And a Table made of an old board:</L>
<L>Some young men will for me with &s;tord,</L>
<L><HI>hogh will wi&s;h</HI></L>
<L>When they hear how bravely I'me</L>
</LG>
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<LG>
<L>My Mother &s;he gave me a Ladle</L>
<L><HI>hogh a Ladle</HI></L>
<L>And that for the pre&s;ent lies by,</L>
<L>My aunt &s;he hath promi&s;<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="UOM" EXTENT="1 letter"> a cradle</L>
<L><HI>hogh a cradle</HI></L>
<L>When any man with me does ly.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>A pipain my Vnkle he gave me</L>
<L><HI>hogh he gave me</HI></L>
<L>And milk porrage in it to make:</L>
<L>And Il let them burn too &s;o bravely,</L>
<L><HI>hogh &s;o bravely</HI></L>
<L>To &s;hew that a flut I do hate.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>I have got two &s;p<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="UOM" EXTENT="1+ letters">ns &amp; a trencher,</L>
<L><HI>hogh a trencher</HI></L>
<L>With por<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="UOM" EXTENT="3+ letters"> <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="UOM" EXTENT="1 word"> made of clay:</L>
<L>Some &s;quires <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="UOM" EXTENT="1 span"> is a wencher,</L>
<L><HI>hough a wencher</HI></L>
<L>I wi&s;h he would fetch me away.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>I have got a &s;oft bed to ly on</L>
<L><HI>hough to ly on</HI></L>
<L>With fearchers an all long I &s;ay</L>
<L>But the mo&s;t of all my &s;orrow</L>
<L><HI>hough my &s;orrow</HI></L>
<L>Is for want of Batchellors play.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Fine piggins &amp; noggins my cozen</L>
<L><HI>hogh my cozen</HI></L>
<L>Has gave me that are &s;o good:</L>
<L>With taps and <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="UOM" EXTENT="4 letters">ets a dozen</L>
<L><HI>hogh a dozen</HI></L>
<L>And a chamber pot made of wood.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Thus young men I have declared</L>
<L><HI>hogh declared</HI></L>
<L>My hou&s;ehold &s;tuff which do ly by:</L>
<L>The&s;e &s;even years I have de&s;paired</L>
<L><HI>hogh de&s;paired</HI></L>
<L>For fear I a maiden &s;hould dy.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>If any young man will have me</L>
<L><HI>hough will have me</HI></L>
<L>And no other maiden e&s;t&eacute;em</L>
<L>I will maintain him bravely</L>
<L><HI>hogh &s;o bravely</HI></L>
<L>And fea&s;t him with curds &amp; cream.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>For I'm a girle that's willing</L>
<L><HI>hogh is willing</HI></L>
<L>To <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="UOM" EXTENT="1 word"> my maiden name:</L>
<L>So with me he will be billing</L>
<L><HI>hogh he billing</HI></L>
<L>I don't care from whence he came.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Then <HI>Thomas, Robbin</HI> or <HI>Willy,</HI></L>
<L><HI>hogh or Willy</HI></L>
<L>Come any that is a man:</L>
<L>Let be <HI>Ralph,</HI> or <HI>Jarvis</HI> &s;illy</L>
<L><HI>hogh wi&s;e or &s;illy</HI></L>
<L>Come love me as well as you can.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>If any one will me marry,</L>
<L><HI>hogh me marry</HI></L>
<L>I'le love him wondrous well:</L>
<L>For if longer I &s;hould tarry,</L>
<L><HI>hogh &s;hould tarry</HI></L>
<L>I fear I &s;hould lead Apes in tell</L>
</LG>
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<P><HI><HI>Printed for</HI> F. Cole, T. Vere, J. Wright <HI>and</HI> J. Clark.</HI></P>
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