Bishop Percy's Folio Manuscript: Loose and Humorous Songs, Volume 4N. Trübner, 1867 - 127 pages |
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... wedding goe . 1 A Droll old Song , rather vulgar . - P . 2 There is a tag like an s at the end . -F . 3 dimer in the MS.-F. and she promises her two capon pies for her wedding . feast . Panche's wife 4 One stroke too few in the first ...
... wedding goe . 1 A Droll old Song , rather vulgar . - P . 2 There is a tag like an s at the end . -F . 3 dimer in the MS.-F. and she promises her two capon pies for her wedding . feast . Panche's wife 4 One stroke too few in the first ...
Page 62
... wedding there will bee my vnckle Iohn , & my cozen Gylee , 1 & others of good degree ; then stay you at home , my dere , [ then stay you ' at home , my dere , ] " ffor if yo [ u ] come there , you vtterlye shame [ page 239 ] yor selfe ...
... wedding there will bee my vnckle Iohn , & my cozen Gylee , 1 & others of good degree ; then stay you at home , my dere , [ then stay you ' at home , my dere , ] " ffor if yo [ u ] come there , you vtterlye shame [ page 239 ] yor selfe ...
Page 63
... wedding he went ; great cheare was there prepared ; the Bridsgroome father & mother both sate there with good regard . furst to the table was brough [ t ] a course of furmitree , & Panche had a dish , a galland1 I - wiss , that fitted ...
... wedding he went ; great cheare was there prepared ; the Bridsgroome father & mother both sate there with good regard . furst to the table was brough [ t ] a course of furmitree , & Panche had a dish , a galland1 I - wiss , that fitted ...
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... weddings to make , neuer bidden shold he bee ! & thus I make an end of this my merry Iest , wishing to euerye honest man . all happinesse & rest . take heede of hot furmitree ! take heed of hot furmitree ! the people down stairs ...
... weddings to make , neuer bidden shold he bee ! & thus I make an end of this my merry Iest , wishing to euerye honest man . all happinesse & rest . take heede of hot furmitree ! take heed of hot furmitree ! the people down stairs ...
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BALLADS and ROMANCES belly BOKES Cambridge cannott Cock Lorell codlings Colchester Castle cold copy Cupid dad ont dance delight devill doth Dulcina edited euery F. J. Furnivall father ffinis ffins ffor ffrom ffull FITZEDWARD HALL FLORIS AND BLANCHEFLOUR Folio frere.-P friar fryar fryer furmitree gaue ging &c giue Grandam boy hart hath haue heere hey &c heyda heye HUMOROUS SONGS Iacke Jack Jonson's kisse leaue lett Lillumwham &c litle liue LOOSE and HUMOROUS loue louers maid Masques mayd meate melio shance merry neuer night Officiall Panche Percy Folio Percy's Phillips.-F PIERS PLOWMAN pipe pleasure Poems printed quoth shee sate sayd shee cryes shee wold shold stanza sweet take heede &c tell thee thou Tom Longe tune vnder vnto vpon W. W. Skeat wench Wheatley wiffe woman yett
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