Manerly Margery Mylk and Ale

Skelton, John

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JSMM
2008

Ringler L: Additional 5465 and TM 232. Brown and Robbins 456.5. With musical setting by William Cornish


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Composition Date: 1490s? [Scattergood].







folio: 96v
Ay be_sherewe yow'yow' added above line be my fay
This wanton clar[ki]s'clars' added above lineclarkis] clars F be nyse all-way clarkis] clars F
A_vent a_vent my popagay
No-thyng but play
5 Tully valy strawe let be I say
Gup Iak_of_þe_vale
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William_Cornyssh Iunior in another hand

Ay be_sherewe you be my fay,
A_vent a_vent my popagay
10 What will ye'ye' over cancellation do, no-thyng but play,
Tully vale strawe let be I say,
Gup
folio: 97
cristian_clowte gup Iak_of_þe_vale,
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15 This wanton clarkis be nyse all-way,
A_vent a_vent my popagay
What will ye do,
Tully valy strawe,
Gup cristian_clowte
20 Wt manerly margery mylk and ale,
Wt manerly margery mylk and ale

folio: 97v
Be gad'gad' erased ye be a praty pode,
Strawe Iamys-foder, ye play þe fode,
I am no hakney for your rode,
25 Go watch a bole your bak is brode,
ref.ed: 36
Gup Iak_of_þe_vale
I_wiss ye dele vncurtesly
What wolde ye frompill me now fy fy
Be crist ye shall not,
30 I will not be Iamys-foder,'Iamys foder' over erasure
Gup Iake_of_þe_vale

Be gad ye be a praty pode
I loue you an hole cart-lode,
Ye play þe fode
35 I am no hakney for your rode,
Go watch a bole your bak is brode
Gup cristian_
folio: 98
clowte
I_wiss ye dele vncurtesly
What wolde ye frumpill me now fy fy
40 What and ye shalbe my piggisnye
No no hardly
I will not be 'Iaped bodely' erased after 'be'
Gup cristian_clowte

And I loue you an hole cart-lode
45 Gup cristian_clowte
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What and ye shall be my piggisnye
No no hardely
Gup cristian_clowte
50 Wt manerly margery
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Yet for his loue þat all hath wrougt
Wed me or els I dye for thought
Go manerly margery mylk and ale
Gup Iak_of_þe_vale

55 Walke forth your way ye cost me nought
Now haue I fownd þat I haue sought
þe best chepe flessh þat euyr I bought
Yet for his loue þat all hath
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wrought
Wed me or els I shalbe nought
60 Gup cristian_clowte your breth is stale
Go manerly margery mylk and ale
Gup cristian_clowte

Walke forth your way ye cost me nouȜt
Now haue I fownd þat I haue sought
65 The best chepe flessh þat euyr I bouȜt
Gup cristian_clowte your breth is stale
Gup cristian_clowte
Wt manerly margery