The discontented married Man.
OR,
A merry new Song that was pend in foule weather,
Of a Scould that could not keep her lips together.
To the tune of, Shee cannot keepe her etc.
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A Yong man lately wedded was
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To a faire and comely creature;
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She was a blithe and bonny Lasse
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As ere was framd by Nature.
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With rolling eye,
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And forehead high,
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And all good parts Nature could give her:
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But she had learned such a note,
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She could not keep her l. together.
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A lusty youth of Cupids straine,
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That might the Queen of Love contented:
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Came unto her, her love to gain,
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And freely she her love consented.
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But to be short,
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In Cupids Court,
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He usde her well when he came thither:
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And plaid his part in such an art,
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She could not, etc.
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When her Husband he heard tell
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Of her tricks with true relation,
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He complained to himselfe
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Very sadly in this fashion.
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Quoth he, I would give twenty pound,
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Thats ten more then I had with her,
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Her mother would take her home againe
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And make her keepe her, etc.
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Sonne be thou of patient mind,
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Let not thoughts thy fancies trouble:
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For I to thee will still prove kind,
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And her portion I will double.
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Time and age
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Will asswage,
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And the fairest flower will wither,
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And I such counsell will her give,
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Shall make her keepe her l. together.
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Henceforth therefore Ile forsake her,
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And her mother shall her take:
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And for shame let her better make her,
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Or I againe will never take her.
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Pure modeshy she doth defie,
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Besides shes fickle as the weather:
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And her scoulding plainly shews,
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She cannot keepe her l. together.
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Then Ile leave off to find another,
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Thought may adde unto my lustre,
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For brave spacious England wide
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I am sure affords a cluster.
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Good and bad,
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Are to be had,
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Jove speed me well though long I tarry
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For ere that Ile have such a Mate,
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I never more intend to marry.
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The second part to the same tune.
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Shee is gone a wandring forth,
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Wanton wenches will be ranging
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With two gallants of great worth:
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Such as they affect a changing.
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She is bent
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To consent
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For to go she knowes not whether
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They will teach her such a trick,
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She will not keep her l. together.
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To the Dancing-schoole she goes,
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There she spends her husbands treasure,
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On each Shoo she weares a Rose,
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For to shew shes fit for pleasure.
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And resort,
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To Cupids Court,
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And no sooner she comes thither,
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She learns so much of that same sport
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She cannot keep her l. together.
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To the Tavern she repaires,
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Whilst her husband sits and muses,
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There she domineeres and sweares,
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Tis a thing she often uses.
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And being fine
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She for wine,
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Will both pawne her hat and feather,
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Which doth shew that it is true,
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She cannot keep her l. together.
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Hes a Coxcombe that doth grieve
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And knows not how to court this creature,
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For he may pin her to his sleeve,
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She is of so kind a nature.
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She will play
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Every way.
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And is as nimble as a feather
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But she will often go astray,
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She cannot keep her l. together.
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Thou that hast a wife thats civill,
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Love her well and make much of her,
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For a woman that is evill
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All the town thou seest will scoffe her.
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Love thy wife
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As thy life
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Let her not go thou knowst not whither,
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For you will alwayes live in strife,
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If she keep not her l. together.
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Maidens faire have a care,
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Whom you love, and whom you marry,
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Love not those that jealous are
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Longer you had better tarry.
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For offence,
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Springs from hence,
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You will go you know not whether,
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Till you lose both wit and sence,
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And cannot keep your l. together.
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