The Roxburghe ballads . 523 ; the2nd is here on p. 273. London, Printed for (Probably Richard Janeway,as it is too late for Richard Jones, who stopped at 1611.) *** We add, on p. 278, an important sequel, entitled The Citizens Vindi-cation, although it is not found in the Boxburghe Collection. But as, by thetune of Hey, Boys, up go we, it appears to belong better to The DownrightCountry-man than to the Great Boo/we (which it mentions in title), we addthat ballad also on p. 276. The Citizens Vindication has five cuts : 1st, thesingle-figure man, iv. 35 ; 2nd, lady, p. 70 ; 3rd, milkmaid, p
The Roxburghe ballads . 523 ; the2nd is here on p. 273. London, Printed for (Probably Richard Janeway,as it is too late for Richard Jones, who stopped at 1611.) *** We add, on p. 278, an important sequel, entitled The Citizens Vindi-cation, although it is not found in the Boxburghe Collection. But as, by thetune of Hey, Boys, up go we, it appears to belong better to The DownrightCountry-man than to the Great Boo/we (which it mentions in title), we addthat ballad also on p. 276. The Citizens Vindication has five cuts : 1st, thesingle-figure man, iv. 35 ; 2nd, lady, p. 70 ; 3rd, milkmaid, p. 168 ; 4th, manwith burden, vi. 352 ; 5th, couple holding a ring, p. 125. Date, circa 1672-94. j [This woodcut, mentioned on p. 272, belongs to pp. 164 and 196. Theoriginal was already old when it was used on 20 August, 1642, as frontispieceof The Resolution of the Women of London to the Parliament, wherein theydeclare their hot zeale in sending their husbands to the A label crossesthe stick, Go to the Wars.]. 276 [Douce Coll., I. 85 verso; Huth, I. 80 ; Jersey, I. 158 ; C. 22. e. 2. fol. 112.] tO)e 2Dotonrtgl)t Countryman; £)r, tge jtaitljftil SDatrp flpafo [B]ut mind how Country Lads do boast, whilst Londoners are blamd,And Country Lasses praised most, while ours are Wags Tune is, Hey, Boys, up go we; Or, Busie Fame. [Cf. pp. 278, 178.] I Am a downright Country-man, both faithful [aye] and true,Ile live and dye so if I can, this I declare to you : \fext,lVI study as I am at Plow, so shun all false deceit,And you may plain discover now, / am no London Cheat. Your London Cheats do go most fine, like Lords in their attire,To swill their guts with Spanish Wine, it is their hearts desire :But it is very common, they do with the Vintners meet,Theyl get o th score, then run away, just like a London Cheat. They oft pretend to be in Love, and ready for to dye,Yea, vow to be just like the Dove, but know no Constancy;Like Villains they the way do play, with ever
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