The French man gull'd of his gold, or A Warning for whore-hunters ... to the tune of A fig for France. 1680 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) : 2009-03 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A40462 Wing F2187 ESTC R42038 23273788 ocm 23273788 109521

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 eng French -- Anecdotes Broadsides -- England -- London -- 17th century. 2007-12 Assigned for keying and markup 2008-01 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-02 Sampled and proofread 2008-02 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
The French man gull'd of his Gold OR A warning for whore-hunters.

Showing how a French man newly come into England, to ſee the faſhion of our country, fell in Love with a Night walking Lady, ſaying he had two hundred peices in gold about him, which rejoyced this Ladies heart to hear, ſo after ſome words between them he gives her the gold in her Lap, ſhe promiſes to have him to her Chamber, has him to a Tavern door on the ſtreet ſide and bids him ſtay there while ſhe went in to c • ear her Chamber which he willing too, ſhe marches through the houſe at a back door into an Alley where ſhe left the French man to ſhift for himſelf, which was but a ſorry ſhift, which is as followeth.

 To the Tune of a Fig for France,

COme all you gallants liſten well A merry jeſt I will you tell 'Tis of a Frenchman and a whore The like you never heard before, The jeſt was acted ſo compleat 'Twill make you l • u • h till you do ſweat Then French men take a ſpecial care How you do trade with Engliſh ware. A French man as it doth appear Did come to try his fortune here And with his brags he did unfold He had two hundred pound in gold With flaxen Periwig did he Walk through the ſtreets moſt gallantly With a Muffe and Rapier by his ſide As if he were a God of pride, Then in a rage he deeply ſwore He would go ſee an Engli • h whore The Moon it ſeemed to ſhine bright Which made him walk with great delight Into Moor-fields he took his way Where he eſpyed a Lady gay, They ſay the Engliſh hates the French But ile know that by th • s ſame wench. Then unto her he ſtepped ſtrait And theſe ſame words he did relate Madame quoth he and pleaſe your will To let me have of you my fill And if to me you will agree I will be bountiful and free, I'd have you know the Lady ſaid I am no whore but ſtill a maid.

EXcuſe me Madam in this caſe My thoughts don't judge as you are baſe For out of France I lately came To get a wife that is my aim, And if that you can fancy me Two hundred pound I will give thée, Then prethy Lady fancy me And i'l maintain thée gallantly. With that this Whore ſhe did reply A French-man will both ſwear and lye You talk of hundreds where you go But not a penny for to ſhow She with ſuch ſpéeches was ſo bold That he to her did ſhow his Gold, Nay then thought ſhe Gold out of France Will make me play an Engliſh Dance. What is your will with me ſhe ſaid Since I ſo long have liv'd a Maid, 'Tis not your gliſtering Gold ſo bright Shall tempt me with you to delight, Except that you will ſtrait agrée When you have done to marry me, I that I will the French man ſaid, Then prethy deareſt ben't afraid. I w • ll not take your word quoth ſhe For when you have done away you'l flée O no my ſwéeting underſtand My Gold thou ſhalt h • ld in thy hand For I am in a mighty heat Here take it till I have done the feat She takes his Gold and then ſaid here Go with me to my Lodging ſure. He took her by the hand and went With her be ſéem'd to be content, And as in hand in hand they go Whether ſhe led him he did not know, For ſhe did lead him up a Lane That he forgot from whence he came The French-man ſwore all is not well For thou wilt lead me into hell. O no my Dear the Lady ſaid Of this ſame place be not afraid But ſtand thée here at thi • ſame door While I do ſtep thée in before To ſée where there my Chambers clear And then ile call thee in my Dear: But now to ſee it is cunning Whore She ſlipped out at the back door. And there the French man ſtaid in vain For not his Lady came again When his patience no longer would proceed He knocked at the door with ſpeed The Maid of the houſe ask'd who was there Quoth he I am your only Dear, Then with a Mopſtick in her hand She knockt him down where he did ſtand And then ſhe hid him for to go Unto his VVhore as he did know And then the French-man up and told He'd loſt two hundred pound in Go • d Which when the people his tale heard They told • im he was tightly ſerv'd Which made him with his French tongue yal And Rogues and Whores he did them call. The French-man he did look as pale Juſt like Dog without his tail The loſs of his Money put him in fears He wiſht in the Room he had loſt his Ears He with the ſtones did nigh incloſe For he fell down and broke his Noſe Which made him for to curſe and ſwear He'd nere trade more with Engliſh Ware.

Printed for John Clarke at the Harp and Bible in Weſt-Smith-field.