EBBA 20207
Magdalene College - Pepys
| It is bad Iesting with a Halter. / A Merry Iest to you I'le make appeare. / That happened lately vnto London neere, / VVhere as good-fellowes were together drinking: / One of them in a jeering manner thinking / To scape shot-free, this fellow was in hope, / His shot to pay, by jeasting with a Rope: / VVhich jeasting might haue proued to his paine, / But hee'le be advis'd how he jeasts so againe. | ||
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| Date Published | 1632 | |
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| Imprint | London Printed for [F.C.] | |
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| Collection | Magdalene College - Pepys | |
| Pages | 1.440, 1.441 | |
| Location | Pepys Library | |
| Shelfmark | Pepys Ballads 1.440-441 | |
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| Part 1 | Part 2 | |
| Title | It is bad Iesting with a Halter. / A Merry Iest to you I'le make appeare. / That happened lately vnto London neere, / VVhere as good-fellowes were together drinking: / One of them in a jeering manner thinking / To scape shot-free, this fellow was in hope, / His shot to pay, by jeasting with a Rope: / VVhich jeasting might haue proued to his paine, / But hee'le be advis'd how he jeasts so againe. | The Second Part |
| Tune Imprint | To the tune of There was a Ewe had three Lambes. | To the same tune. |
| First Lines | THree Iouiall sparkes together, / merry they did make, | THus beeing blith together, / vnto their hearts desire |
| Refrain | They were three lusty souldiers, / had seru'd in France and Spaine, / Germany and Italy, / and were come home againe, / One in Warres had lost an eye, / another shot quite through the thigh, / the third in Turkish slauery. / endured had much paine. | |
| Album Page | 1/2 sheet folio, originally left part, 288 x 140 | 1/2 sheet folio, originally right part, 284 x 140 |
| Condition | cropped top and right edges, creased, uenven inking | cropped bottom edge, damaged surface |
| Ornament | cast fleurons | cast fleurons |