Bishop Percy's Folio Manuscript: Loose and Humorous Songs, Volume 4N. Trübner, 1867 - 127 pages |
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Page 91
... some pleasant springing well ; ffor now itts time of the yeere to decke , & bath , & trim ourselues both head , hands , ffeet & geere . " and ge ready . ffinis . A young man met a maiden , and offered her A FREINDE OF MINE . 91.
... some pleasant springing well ; ffor now itts time of the yeere to decke , & bath , & trim ourselues both head , hands , ffeet & geere . " and ge ready . ffinis . A young man met a maiden , and offered her A FREINDE OF MINE . 91.
Page 93
... that loues a dainty bitt , " I will not yeelde to Cupids lawes ! O nay ! O nay ! not yett ! " But if you'd win a woman , be quick , and don't mind her refusal . ffinis . I can't give up my love , and wish I O NAY , O NAY , NOT YETT . 93.
... that loues a dainty bitt , " I will not yeelde to Cupids lawes ! O nay ! O nay ! not yett ! " But if you'd win a woman , be quick , and don't mind her refusal . ffinis . I can't give up my love , and wish I O NAY , O NAY , NOT YETT . 93.
Page 95
... shee list , Her mill has plenty of water . but ffor sweet recreation . ffinis . 1 Grist , Corn ground , or fit for grinding ; Meal , Flower . Phillips . - F . Lillumwham . [ Page 461 of MS . ] WITH I CANNOTT BEE CONTENTED . 95.
... shee list , Her mill has plenty of water . but ffor sweet recreation . ffinis . 1 Grist , Corn ground , or fit for grinding ; Meal , Flower . Phillips . - F . Lillumwham . [ Page 461 of MS . ] WITH I CANNOTT BEE CONTENTED . 95.
Page 98
... Leg a derry , Leg a merry , met , mer , whoop , whirr ! driuance , Larumben , Grandam boy , heye ! ffinis . See Mr. Dyce's note in the Ballads and Romances of the Folio , ii . 46.-F. The sea Crabb . [ Page 462 of MS . 98 LILLUMWHAM .
... Leg a derry , Leg a merry , met , mer , whoop , whirr ! driuance , Larumben , Grandam boy , heye ! ffinis . See Mr. Dyce's note in the Ballads and Romances of the Folio , ii . 46.-F. The sea Crabb . [ Page 462 of MS . 98 LILLUMWHAM .
Page 100
... ioyned my wiffes tayle & my nose together ! " ging & c . They good man called his neigbors in with great wonder , 36 to part his wiues tayle & his nose assunder . ging & c . ffinis . 8 12 16 20 24 Last night I thought . 100 THE SEA CRABB .
... ioyned my wiffes tayle & my nose together ! " ging & c . They good man called his neigbors in with great wonder , 36 to part his wiues tayle & his nose assunder . ging & c . ffinis . 8 12 16 20 24 Last night I thought . 100 THE SEA CRABB .
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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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