Bishop Percy's Folio Manuscript: Loose and Humorous Songs, Volume 4N. Trübner, 1867 - 127 pages |
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Page 62
... take heede & c . When that he heard his wiffe say soe , his anger waxed hotte : 40 Quoth he , " thou drabb ! thou filthy Queane ! thy councell likes me not ! belike some match is made betwixt some knaue & thee 44 to make me a scorne ...
... take heede & c . When that he heard his wiffe say soe , his anger waxed hotte : 40 Quoth he , " thou drabb ! thou filthy Queane ! thy councell likes me not ! belike some match is made betwixt some knaue & thee 44 to make me a scorne ...
Page 63
... take heere your victualls , " hee sayd , 80 84 " & grudg not me my meate ; & where I thinke that welcome I am , I cannott forbeare to eate . " take heede & c . The time drew on when euerye man vnto his rest did goe ; but Paunch lay ...
... take heere your victualls , " hee sayd , 80 84 " & grudg not me my meate ; & where I thinke that welcome I am , I cannott forbeare to eate . " take heede & c . The time drew on when euerye man vnto his rest did goe ; but Paunch lay ...
Page 64
... take heede & c . " Alas ! " quoth shee , " content you must bee till breakfast time to stay ; for none in the house is risen , you see , to giue you meate any way . " " tush ! tell not me of that ! my belly must be fedd ! " & with that ...
... take heede & c . " Alas ! " quoth shee , " content you must bee till breakfast time to stay ; for none in the house is risen , you see , to giue you meate any way . " " tush ! tell not me of that ! my belly must be fedd ! " & with that ...
Page 65
... take heed & c . The woman was windye , & fisled againe within a litle space , which made him to sweare , if shee blew any more , to fling all in her face . but shee , being fast asleepe , did ffisle without regard . then flung he the ...
... take heed & c . The woman was windye , & fisled againe within a litle space , which made him to sweare , if shee blew any more , to fling all in her face . but shee , being fast asleepe , did ffisle without regard . then flung he the ...
Page 66
... take heede & c . 13 [ 1.1 ་ ་ Tow silly fryers , on the kitchin flore1 all night asleepe dyd lye ; whose shauen crownes , by the Moonelight then , Sir Panch he did there espye . to one of them he comes , supposing his pate a stone ...
... take heede & c . 13 [ 1.1 ་ ་ Tow silly fryers , on the kitchin flore1 all night asleepe dyd lye ; whose shauen crownes , by the Moonelight then , Sir Panch he did there espye . to one of them he comes , supposing his pate a stone ...
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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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Page 39 - After him succeeded, by the general council, one Cock Lorrell, the most notorious knave that ever lived.' . . By trade he was a tinker, often carrying a pan and hammer for shew ; but when he came to a good booty, he would cast his profession into a ditch, and play the padder.
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