In the Merry Artist , 1716, as the “The Farmer’s Child out-of Merry Wakefield

Brand new Shepherd sate your off, The reasonable Maid she received nigh He pull’d away his Bagpipes wond’rous nice, And you can play’d Melodiously; The guy play’d their unique particularly a tune, Which he made which fair Maid Play, O! the latest Musick out of thy Bagpipes nice, Makes all my personal Anxiety to Ring.

O! Shepherd, O! Shepherd, quoth she, In case your time carry out however, permit they; I hope now get involved in it me personally o’er again, Having worry I should forget it, The guy play’d they once again, As he had complete in advance of, And you can offered it fair Housemaid much joy, They pleas’d their about.

My personal Dearest Swain quoth she, An excellent Thousand minutes adieu; And you will, when I possibility to eradicate my Means, To acquire it, I shall come to you.

Cf. Simpson, BBBM, p. 4 “Ah Horrible bloody fate” [4/4]; Moving Learn tune “Merry Milkmaids” [6/4]; Pamelia #75 [4/4]; SMM #373. A shorter song along side same traces are “The brand new Maid away from Tottenham” in Choyce Drollery , 1656 and you may variant type so you can “London area is actually an excellent Area” inside the Pills to Purge Depression , IV, 1719. Much the same are “This new Hazlebury Girl” when you look at the Cecil Sharp’s MSS and you may “This new Pros and cons” in Purslow’s Marrow Bones .

[There are various cuckolding stories regarding eron , Les Penny Nouvelles Nouvelles , and other Renaissance selections regarding prominent tales, that were pulled upon to the stories advised inside broadside ballads, hence are a greatest topic having broadside ballads. Here is one such story at which are placed into verse more than once.

Good Cuckold because of the Concur;

Brand new frollick miller that intic’d a housemaid, When he performed imagine, to help you resort in the lawless sleep; However, she decieved him away from their intent, And in their particular place their Wife-to-be she delivered. The latest Tune was, The brand new Bedrooms and then make

Nearest and dearest does it please one listen to me tell of a good merry jest that late befell, Because of the as good a beneficial miller as ever put brick, Yet wasn’t pleased together with own. However, he had been fooled in the dark, And you can got his personal for anothers mark.

Up on a period of time they chanced so, An actual maid toward factory japonais fГ©minin did wade, So you can work their particular father a batch regarding corn, This new miller’s center along with her did burn Yet the guy, &c.

And to receive their objective correct, The guy caused the maid to remain all day, And you will told you it might be nearly morn, In advance of he you’ll grin’d her corn: Yet he, &c.

So when a single day are over and spent, The place to find his household the brand new miller ran; He got the fresh housemaid having your with each other, To whom he ergo performed use his language. But he, &c.

Sweet=cardio, quoth the guy, We tell thee today, Which i make a secret guarantee, Which i which evening need to lay which have thee, And you will thou shalt possess thy grist tole-free. But the guy, &c.

Yourself You will find a key area, Where none however, my captain subscribers carry out come, Thy accommodations there by yourself might be, And that i may come to sleep to thee. But really he, &c.

The latest track listed here is from one of your solitary piece points, and there was copies of pay attention John Gay’s Brand new Begger’s Opera , Sky #forty five, 1728, and you will Charles Coffey’s New Merry Cobler , Sky #8, 1735

Nice soul We prithee become blogs, That have maidens silence brings agree, It’s mission to express no, Getting I’ve sworn it are going to be therefore. But really he, &c.

Upcoming so you’re able to their wife new miller told you, We elizabeth maid, And you may resort their unique about parlor lower than, To possess the woman is a great man’s child I’m sure: But he was misled in the dark, And you will grabbed his personal to have anothers draw.