The Trappan'd maiden, or, The Distressed damsel

The Trappan'd maiden, or, The Distressed damsel

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The Trappan'd MAIDEN: OR, The Diſtreſſed Damſel.

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The Trappan'd MAIDEN: OR, The Diſtreſſed Damſel.

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This Girl was cunningly trappan'd,

Sent to Virginny from England;

Where ſhe doth Hardſhip undergo,

There is no Cure, it muſt be ſo:

But if ſhe lives to croſs the Main,

She vows ſhe'll ne'r go there again.

Licens'd and Enter'd according to Order.

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GIve ear unto a Maid,

That lately was betray'd,

And ſent into Virginy O:

In brief I ſhall declare,

What I have ſuffer'd there,

When that I was weary,

weary, weary, weary, O.

When that firſt I came

To this Land of Fame,

Which is called Virginny, O:

The Axe and the Hoe

Have brought my Overthrow,

When that, &c.

Five Years ſerved I,

Under Maſter Guy,

In the Land of Virginny, O:

Which made me for to know,

Sorrow, Grief and Woe;

When that, &c.

When my Dame ſays, Go,

Then I muſt do ſo,

In the Land of Virginny, O:

When ſhe ſits at meat,

Then I have none to eat,

When that, &c.

The cloaths that I brought in

They are worn very thin,

In the Land of Virginny, O:

Which makes me for to ſay,

Alas, and Well-a-day,

When that, &c.

Inſtead of Beds of eaſe,

To lye down when I pleaſe,

In the Land of Virginny, O:

Upon a Bed of Straw,

I lay down full of Woe,

When that I was weary,

weary, weary, weary, O.

Then the Spider ſhe

Daily waits on me,

In the Land of Virginny, O:

Round about my Bed,

She ſpins her tender web,

When that I am vveary,

vveary, vveary, vveary, O.

So ſoon as it is day,

To work I muſt away,

the Land of Virginy, O;

Then my Dame ſhe knocks

With her Tinder-box,

When that, &c.

I have play'd my part,

Both at Plow and Cart,

In the Land of Virginny, O:

Billets from the Wood,

Upon my back they load,

When that, &c.

Inſtead of drinking Beer,

I drink the water clear,

In the Land of Virginny, O:

Which makes me pale and wan,

Do all that e'r I can,

When that, &c.

If my Dame ſays, Go,

I dare not ſay no,

In the Land of Virginny, O:

The Water from the Spring,

Upon my head I bring,

When that, &c.

When the Mill doth ſtand,

I'm ready at command,

In the Land of Virginny, O:

The Morter for to make,

Which made my heart to ake,

When that, &c.

When the Child doth cry,

I muſt ſing, By a by;

In the Land of Virginny, O;

No reſt that I can have,

Whilſt I am here a Slave,

VVhen that, &c.

A thouſand Woes beſide,

That I do here abide,

In the Land of Virginny O:

In miſery I ſpend

My time that hath no end,

VVhen that, &c.

Then let Maids beware,

All my by ill-fare,

In the Land of Virginny, O:

Be ſure you ſtay at home,

For if you do here come,

You all will be vveary, &c.

But if be my chance,

Homewards to advance,

From the Land of Virginny, O:

If that I once more

Land on Engliſh Shore;

I'll no more be vveary,

vveary, vveary, vveary, O.

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Printed by and for W. O. and ſold by A. Betteſworth, on London bridge▪

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The Trappan'd maiden, or, The Distressed damsel

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1690

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A63072

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Wing T2049

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ESTC R185427

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11168869

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ocm 11168869

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46498

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— The Trappan'd maiden, or, The Distressed damsel,

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Printed by and for W.O. and sold by A. Bettesworth ...,. [London] :: [1690?]. ("Licens'd and enter'd according to order.") (Reproduction of original in the Bodleian Library.)

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