Seldome cleanely, or, A merry new ditty, wherein you may see, the tricke of a huswife, in every degree ... : to the tune of, Vpon a summers time. L. P. (Laurence Price), fl. 1625-1680? 1635 Approx. 6 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2008-09 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A10071 STC 20322 ESTC S1646 20243677 ocm 20243677 23917

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Seldome cleanely OR, A merry new Ditty, wherein you may ſee, The tricke of a Huſwife, in every degree: Then lend your attention while I doe unfold, As pleaſant a ſtory as you have heard told, To the tune of, Vpon a Summers time.

DRaw néere you Countrey Girles, and •• ſſen unto me, Ile tell you here a new conceit concerning Huſwifery, concerning Huſwifery, Thrée Aunts I had of late, good Huſwifes all were they: But cruell death hath taken the beſt of them away, O the beſt of them away. O this was one of my Aunts, the beſt of all the three: And ſurely though I ſay it my ſelfe A cleanly woman was ſhe, A cleanly woman was ſhe. My Vncle careleſſe was, in waſting of his ſtore: Which made my Aunt to have a care To looke about the more, To looke, &c. • hen Winter time drew on, nee • e to • lthollon day: My Aunt did caſh her wits about To ſave her Straw and Hay, To ſave, &c. And like a provident woman, As plainely did apeare: She ſtarv'd her Bullockes to ſave her Hay, Vntill another yeare, O this was one of my Aunts, the beſt of all the three, And ſurely though I ſay't my ſelfe a provident woman was ſhee. But as ſhée went to fée her cattell in the fields: When ſhee comes home two pound of durt, Hang d • ngling at her heeles, O this was one of my Aunts, &c. And there ſhée let it hang from Candlemas till May: And then ſhée tooke a hatchet in hand, And chopt it cleane away, O this was one of my Aunts, &c. In making of a chéeſe my Aunt ſhewed her cunning: Such perfit skill ſhée had at will, Shée never uſed running, O this was one of my Aunts, &c. For having ſtrained her milke. in turning once about, Shée had the beſt curd that ever you ſaw, By the ſent of the ſtrayning clout, O this was one of my Aunts, the, &c.
The ſecond part, To the ſame tune.

SHée was the choyſeſt Nurſe, that lived in all the Weſt: Her face was white as the charcoale flower So was her neck and breſt, O this was one of my Aunts, the beſt of all the three And ſurely though I ſay't my ſelfe, a cleanly good Nurſe was ſhe. The garments which ſhe did weare, did ſhine like the br • zen Crock▪ And where ſhée went ſhe bore ſuch a ſent, That • he flyes b • ew in her frock, O this was one of my Aunts, &c. My Aunt ſo cu • ious was, as I to you may tell▪ Shee u • ed to make • at puddings, In markets for to ſell O this was one of my Aunts, &c. The ſmalleſt candles end, my Aunt would never looſe: It would helpe to make her puddings fat, With the droppings of her noſe, O this was one of my Aunts, &c. Another trick ſhe had, as I ſhall • ow declare, Shée never ſwept the houſe, About ſome times a yeare, O this was one of my Aunts, &c. And when ſhée ſwept the Hall, the Parlor or the Spence: The duſt was worth to her at leaſt, A ſhilling or 14. pence O this was one of my Aunts, the, &c. One day my Aunt was ſet by the fier ſi • e a ſpi • ning: As ſhe knew well what was to doe, To wollen or to linnen, O this was one of my Aunts, &c. A change came in her minde, her worke being in great haſt: She burn'd her Tow her Whéele and all, Becauſe ſhe would make no waſt, O this was one of my Aunts, &c. My Aunt ſo patient was, of this I dare be bold That with her neighbours ſhée Was never knowne to ſcold, O this was one of my Aunts, &c. Her lips with lothſome words, ſhee ſeldome would defile: But ſometimes ſhe would whiſper ſo loud, You might heare her halfe a mile, O this was one of my Aunts, &c. Yet one condition more, unto you I will thow: Shee waſht her diſhes once a moneth, And ſet them on a row, O this was one of my Aunts, &c. If other wiſe ſhe had, but of a diſhclout faile, She would ſet them to the Dog to lick. and wipe 〈◊〉 with his tayle. O this was one of my Aunts, &c, But to conclude in haſt, I hold it not amiſſe: I love a cleanly huſwife well, As may appeare by this, O this was one of my Aunts, the beſt of all the three And ſurely though I ſay't my ſelfe, a cleanely woman was ſhe.
L. P. FINIS.

London Printed for Iohn Wright junior, dwelling at the upper end of the Old Baily.