The Merry discourse between two lovers, or, The Joyful meeting betwixt John and Betty ... to a new tune, or Dighby's farewell. 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) : 2009-10 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A50711 Wing M1859 ESTC R43448 27648311 ocm 27648311 110153

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 eng Ballads, English -- 17th century. Broadsides -- London (England) -- 17th century. 2007-12 Assigned for keying and markup 2008-01 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-02 Sampled and proofread 2008-08 Rekeyed and resubmitted 2008-10 Sampled and proofread 2008-10 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2009-02 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
The merry: Diſcourſe between two Lovers: Or the Joyful meeting betwixt John and Betty. John he woes Betty but Betty doth mock And tells him in his cradel he has got a knock, But yet no denial of her he will take Untill her Life for him ſhe'l lay at a ſtake. To a new Tune or Dighby's Farewell.

Man. MY deareſt come hither and liſten tome I'll give t • oe a plum-cake to ſit on my atnée, Beſides we will have a whole flaggon of Bear, It ſhall co 〈◊〉 a grok we'll be merry my Dear. And now I'll tell thee to finiſh all ſtrife, If thou wil • but have me I'll make th • emy VVife, For I have made a vow where ever I be, To marry with none but pretty Betty. My Mother is antient and thus doth reply That I ſhall have all when ſo e're ſhe doth dye: My Aunt ſhe hath promiſed to give me a Cow, I prethée ſwéet Betty canſt thou love me now; Beſides I have 10 s. which they doth • o • know, All this on my true Love i'll freely beſtow, For I have made a vow, &c. maid Away thou fond changeling go hence hie home And tell to thy Mother her Son is a mome Bid her to undreſs thée and lap the in a clout For the beſt of thy brains are newly dropt out Doſt think i'me a fool in thy lap for to ſit VVhen as thou wanteſt both Money and VVit Thy 10 s. pray keep and thy Plumb cake for why Thou ne're ſhall embrace ſuch a Betty as I. Your looks they do ſhowe what pottage you love VVhich makes you in my company thus to ſhove Doſt ſee how thy coat it is lac'd down before VVith drinking i'le warrant thou loveſt a whore Thou talkeſt of thy manhood & of thy birth-right Yet with a puddin I know you can fight Or a bowl full of Curds ſtood in but in your way, Then I warrant you Jack Pudding he wins the day. Man. O VVhat is the reaſon that thou • rt ſo coy that thou ſhould ſo fear me or thus dou reply I ne,re gave the cauſe me thus to deſpiſe But always took delight in thy pritty black eyes Then he not ſo cruel my love and my joy Il'e be thy jewel to get thee a boy I'me both young and luſty healthful and ſound I doo't at the firſt Ile venture a pound Then be not ſo ſcornful to him that's thy friend Leaſt you by ſome prodigal's caught in the end Nothing but plain dealing I mean I proteſt My name is Iohn down-right & that is the beſt I mean the not to cozen nor the to Trappan But if thoult be the women than i'le be the man Than lets joyn together if thou wilt agree For none but ſweet Betty my true Love ſhall be. Maid. You talk much of true Love but pray you lme tell VVhere it doth grow or where it doth dwel For the world now adaies it is come to that paſs That every ſnotty Noſe muſt have a Laſs So he can but get money for to be VVed He muſt have a wife and with her be bed But what follows after he cares not a pin Tho he has nere a houſe for to put his head in. But if that all Maidens my counſel would take Theſe young men ſhould woe till their hearts do ake Except they had means or ſomething in ſtore VVhereby to keep the VVolf from the door For a maid to be wedded to a man I do know The which hath but little for to take too She is bound to Care, both ſorrow and ſtrife, And muſt think to live poorly all days of her life. Man. For that my own deareſt 〈◊〉 y take no care, If I have but a mouthful yet thou ſhalt 〈…〉 After wealth do not linger 'twill vaniſh away VVhen true love and vertue will never decay Therefore be contented and do not repine Thou ſhalt not repent it if I make thee mine Ile maintain thee moſt brave and gallant to ſee For none but ſweet Betty my true Love ſhall be. It may be my dear Honey that you may have thoſ • That make ſuit unto thee in gallanter Cloaths, But truſt me & try me & thou ſhalt me find I will not be wavering like to the VVindt Nor I will be no Spend-thrift my ſtock to VV 〈…〉 But home to my Honey be ſure i'le make haſt. For I take much delight in thy company Then grant me thy favour and true Love to be. Maid. Your words and your ſpeeches are very rare And as for your carriage it is very fair, VVhich makes me I cannot chuſe but conſent And I hope that afterwards ne're ſhall repent, And what thou haſt ſpoken I to it give way And dearly will lovee thee by night & by day. Tho long I denyed the yet take this from me Now pritty ſweet Betty thy true Love ſhall be. He took her by'th hand & he gave her a kiſs And promiſt her more now ſince ſhe was his, For that time they parted but promiſt that Tide His pritty ſwéet Betty ſhe ſhould be his Bride, And thus all young Lovers may hear what it was Tho Maidens ſeem coy on't yet they'l yeild at l 〈…〉 For new John he lives moſt gallant to ſee And doth imbrace his pritty Betty.

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