(1641). A Leicester-shire frolick; or, The valiant cook-maid: Being a merry composed jest of five taylors that had been at work till their wages came to five pounds; likewise a merry conceited cook-maid that lived in the house, went to her master and desired him to lend her a horse, and she would venture her skill to take the 5-pound from these five taylors, without either sword or pistol, in a jesting way, to make her master some sport and to show her valour: her master loving mirth more then sadness, agreed to it: so a horse was sadled, and other things to disguise her self, because she might not be known: away she went (it being in the evening) and met them before they got home, with nothing in her hand but a black pudding, the faint-hearted taylors delivered her their money very quietly, for fear they should a been shot through with a black pudding, and what followed after is expressed in this following ditty. Tune is, Ragged and torn. With allowance. Printed for R. Burton ....
Chicago Style (17th ed.) CitationA Leicester-shire Frolick; or, The Valiant Cook-maid: Being a Merry Composed Jest of Five Taylors That Had Been at Work Till Their Wages Came to Five Pounds; Likewise a Merry Conceited Cook-maid That Lived in the House, Went to Her Master and Desired Him to Lend Her a Horse, and She Would Venture Her Skill to Take the 5-pound from These Five Taylors, Without Either Sword or Pistol, in a Jesting Way, to Make Her Master Some Sport and to Show Her Valour: Her Master Loving Mirth More Then Sadness, Agreed to It: So a Horse Was Sadled, and Other Things to Disguise Her Self, Because She Might Not Be Known: Away She Went (it Being in the Evening) and Met Them Before They Got Home, with Nothing in Her Hand but a Black Pudding, the Faint-hearted Taylors Delivered Her Their Money Very Quietly, for Fear They Should a Been Shot Through with a Black Pudding, and What Followed After Is Expressed in This Following Ditty. Tune Is, Ragged and Torn. With Allowance. [London]: Printed for R. Burton ..., 1641.
MLA (9th ed.) CitationA Leicester-shire Frolick; or, The Valiant Cook-maid: Being a Merry Composed Jest of Five Taylors That Had Been at Work Till Their Wages Came to Five Pounds; Likewise a Merry Conceited Cook-maid That Lived in the House, Went to Her Master and Desired Him to Lend Her a Horse, and She Would Venture Her Skill to Take the 5-pound from These Five Taylors, Without Either Sword or Pistol, in a Jesting Way, to Make Her Master Some Sport and to Show Her Valour: Her Master Loving Mirth More Then Sadness, Agreed to It: So a Horse Was Sadled, and Other Things to Disguise Her Self, Because She Might Not Be Known: Away She Went (it Being in the Evening) and Met Them Before They Got Home, with Nothing in Her Hand but a Black Pudding, the Faint-hearted Taylors Delivered Her Their Money Very Quietly, for Fear They Should a Been Shot Through with a Black Pudding, and What Followed After Is Expressed in This Following Ditty. Tune Is, Ragged and Torn. With Allowance. Printed for R. Burton ..., 1641.