THE
Trappand Cuckold-maker.
OR,
Yea-and-Nay well fitted.
A Baker went with full intent,
a Beauty to adore;
Thus Yea and Nay, did run astray,
But he'll do so no more.
Tune is, O M[o]ther Roger, etc.
This may be Printed, R.P.
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THere was of late a Cuckold-maker,
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if you will believe the truth;
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Yea and nay, he was a Quaker,
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yet he us'd the tricks of youth.
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On a day it chanced so
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He would to his Neighbour go,
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When her Husband wa[s]nt within,
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This discourse he did begin,
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Saying, if thou wilt me obey,
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I'le tender thee by yea and nay.
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Love let me have my Hearts desire,
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wherefore shouldst thou say me nay;
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Beauty sets my Heart on fire,
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little Lambs thou knowst will play:
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Since I have my love reveal'd,
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Prithee dearest do but yield,
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I will be a constant friend,
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When I cannot come I'le send
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Thee many presents, day by day,
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And love thee too by yea and nay.
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The Woman then with modest blushes,
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in a passion she revil'd;
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But the Quaker often Hushes
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her, to be more kind and mild:
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Thus he whisp[e]rs in her Ear,
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Tush, said he, thou needst not fear,
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Any manner of disgrace,
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We may freely here embrace:
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Then prithee make no more delay,
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I love thee well by yea and nay.
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Thus he endeavour'd to delude her,
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but she answer'd him, and said,
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Never was a Man more ruder,
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yet I will not be betray'd
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To your humours, no not I,
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Therefore make no more reply,
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Then he catch'd her in his arms,
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Saying, those alluring charms,
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My heart and senses does betray,
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I love thee well by yea and nay.
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She found he would not be contented,
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no denyal would he take,
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Therefore she a Trick invented,
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and to him she thus did speak;
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If I do commit this Crime,
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It must be some other time,
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Come to me toomorrow night,
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Thou shalt have thy Hearts delight;
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I will be sure, he then did say
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To come, my dear, by yea and nay
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He thought she had the truth related,
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seeing she had told him when;
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Therefore home he went and waited,
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thinking every hour ten,
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To her Husband she did tell,
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E'ry thing that had befell;
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Now when she had this declar'd,
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For his coming they prepar'd.
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As you shall hear: then listen pray,
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They were too hard for yea and nay.
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Now when the hour was expir'd.
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to her Chamber then he came,
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To enjoy what he desir'd,
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of this fair and comely Dame,
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When he was come in the room,
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Presently he did presume
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To embrace the Beauty fair,
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Thinking no one had been there,
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Her Husband rushing in straightway,
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Alas! this daunted yea and nay.
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The good man vow'd he would not take it
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she had left him in the lurch.
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Yea and nay was almost naked,
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when with two stout rods of Birch
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He did lash both Leggs and Hips,
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Round the room he lips and skips,
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With his sad and mournful Cryes,
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Tears they trickle from his Eyes.
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O pardon me good Sir, I pray,
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I'le come no more by yea and nay.
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O why shouldst thou thy Heart so harden
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let some pitty now be found,
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Giving me thy gracious pardon,
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here I'le give thee thirty pound;
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Tho I once have done amiss,
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Do not tell the World of this:
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If I pardon you therefore,
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See you tempt my Wife no more.
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The ready money he did pay,
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He would not trust poor yea and nay.
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