The merry mans resolution or, His last farewell to his former acquaintance, declaring how hee rambled up and down, through all the suburbs of fair London town, where pretty wenches hee did plenty find, but some of them agreed not with his mind, till at the last by chance hee found out one, which pleas'd him best, so left the rest alone, to her hee then cling'd close as I heard tell, made her his mate and bid the rest farewell. To a gallant new tune, called the Highlanders new rant. L. P. (Laurence Price), fl. 1625-1680? 1650 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). B04821 Wing P3376A Interim Tract Supplement Guide BR f 821.04 B49[27] 99887556 ocm99887556 182285

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 Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. B04821) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 182285) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books; Tract supplement ; A3:3[29]) The merry mans resolution or, His last farewell to his former acquaintance, declaring how hee rambled up and down, through all the suburbs of fair London town, where pretty wenches hee did plenty find, but some of them agreed not with his mind, till at the last by chance hee found out one, which pleas'd him best, so left the rest alone, to her hee then cling'd close as I heard tell, made her his mate and bid the rest farewell. To a gallant new tune, called the Highlanders new rant. L. P. (Laurence Price), fl. 1625-1680? 1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. printed for F. Grove on Snow-Hill, London : [1650?] Signed: L.P. [i.e. Laurence Price]. Date of publication suggested by Wing. Verse: "Now farewell to Saint Gileses ..." In two parts, printed side by side. Imperfect: cropped, affecting title. Reproduction of original in the British Library.

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The Merry Mans Reſolution OR, His laſt farewell to his former acquaintance, Declaring how hee rambled up and down, Through all the Suburbs of fair London Town, Where pretty wenches hee did plenty find, But ſome of them agreed not with his mind, Till at the laſt by chance hee found out one, Which pleas'd him beſt, ſo left the reſt alone, To her hee then cling'd cloſe as I heard tell, Made her his mate and bid the reſt farewell. To a gallant new Tune, called the Highlanders new Rant.

NOw farewell to Saint Gileſes that standeth in the fields And farewell to Turnbull-ſtreet for that no comfort yeilds, Farewell unto the Grey-hound, and farewell the Bell, And farewell my land-lady, whom I do love ſo well With a come Love, Stay Love, go not from mee, For all the world ile forſake for thee. Farewell to Long Acre, that ſtands neer to the Mews And farewell unto Drury-Lane where pretty wenches uſe, And farewell unto Sodom and all her painted Drabs, And farewell unto Bloomsbury and all their vapouring ſcabs And come love, Stay Love, go not from me, For all the world ile forſake for thee, Farewell to Croſe-lane. it here lives ſome babes of graces Farewell to Common-garden, and all her wanton places, Farewell unto Weſt-minſter and farewell to the Strand Where I had choyce of mopſeis even at my own command, Sing come Love, Stay Love, go a long with mee, For all the world ile forſake for thee. Farewell to the Bank ſide farewell to Black-mans ſtreet, Where with my bouncing laſſes, I oftentimes did meet, Farewell to Kentſtreet Garriſon, farewell to Horſey-down, And all the ſmirking Wenches, that dwells in Redrif Town, And come Love, Stay Love, go a long with mee, For all the world ile forſake for thee.
The ſecond part to the ſame tune.

NOw farewell unto Wapping and farewell to Blackwall, Farewell to Ratclife high-way, Roſemary lane and all, And farewell unto Shore-ditch, and More-fields eke alſo, Where mobs to pick up cullies, A night walking do go, Then come Love, Stay Love, go along with mee, For all the world ile forſake for thee. In White-croſe ſtreet and Goldenlane do ſtraping laſſes dwell, And ſo there do in every ſtreet twixt that and Clarken well, At Cowcroſe and Smithfield, I have much pleaſure found, Where wenches like to Fayeries, did often trace the round, Yet come Love, Stay Love, go not from mee, For all thoſe girles ile forſake for thee. Yet ſomething more ile ſpeak off which ſeems to many ſtrange. There's ſtore of pretty wenches, lives neer to the Exchange; And many more there are ſure, that dwelleth in Cheapſide, And other ſtreets in London, which are both broad and wide, Yet come Love, Stay Love, go not from mee, For all thoſe girles ile forſake for thee. To all the Country mopſeis where ever they do dwell, In this my laſt concluſion, I like wiſe bid farewell, Though they were uſed in former time to come when I did call, I take thee for the boldeſt, and beſt among them all, Then come Love, Stay Love, go not from mee, For all the world ile forſake for thee. At Briſtoll and at Gloceſter I had of Loves great ſtore: But now I find enough of thee, I will deſire no more. And what I have ſaid to thee thou ſhalt find true and right: He do thee truſty ſervice at morning and at night Then come Love, Stay Love, go not from mee, For all the world ile forſake for thee. Farewell black patches, and farewell powdered locks, And farewell Luthners Ladies for they have got the pox, Farewell the Cherry-garden, forevermore adue And farewell to Spur-Alley, and all that wanton crew, And come Love, Stay Love, go not from mee, For all thoſe girles Ile forſake for thee.
I. P. Finis

London printed for F. Grove on Snow-hill,