Selected quad for the lemma: death_n
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B04343
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The merchants daughter of Bristow. The tune is, the Maidens joy.
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1658-1664?
(1664)
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Wing M1745; ESTC R180537
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would appear My soul with joy should scale the Skies VVhen Maudlin heard her Lovers moan her eies with tears her heart with sorrow filled was To speak with him no men was known Such grievous doom on him did passe Then she put off her lads attire her maidens weed upon her back she seemly set To the judges house she did inquire And there she did a service get She did her duty there so well And eke so prudently she did herself behave VVith her in love her master fell his servants favour he doth crave Maudlin quoth he my hearts delight To whom my heart in affection is tied breed not my death through thy despight A faithfull friend thou shalt me find O grant me thy love fair maid quoth he And at my hands desire what thou canst devise And I will grant it unto thee VVhere by thy credit may arise I have a brotâ—eâ— sir said she For his Religion is now condemn'd to dye Iâ— loathsome prison he is cast Opprest wiâ—h grief and misery Grant me my brothers lâ—â—e shâ— said And now to you my loue and liking wil I give that may not be quoth he fair maid Except he turn he cannot live an â—nglish fryer there is she said Of â—â—â—rning great and assing pure of life Let â—im to my brother be sent and he will finish soon the strife Her master granted her request The Marriner in Friars need she did array And to her love that lay distrest She did a letter soon convey VVhen he had read these gentle lines his heart was ravished with present joy VVhere now she is full well he knâ—w The Fryar likewise was not coy but did declare to him at large The enterprize his love for him had taken in hand The youngman did the Fryar charge His love should straight depart the land here to no place for her he said But wofull death and danger of her life Professâ—ng truth I was betraid And fearfull flames must end the strife For ere I will my faith deny and swear my self to folow damned anti-christ I le yield my body for to die To live in heaven with the highest O sir the gentle Frier said A wofull match quoth he is amnde VVhere Christ is left to win a wife VVhen she had us'd all means she might To save his life yet all would not be then of the judge she claimâ—d her right to die the death as well as he VVhen no perswasion could prevail Nor change her mind in any thing that she had said She was with him condemn'd to dye and for them both one fire was made Yea arm in arm most joyfully these lovers twain unto the fire did go The Marriner most faithfully VVas likewise partner of this wo. but when the judges understood The faithfull friendship did in them remain they sav'd their lives and afterwards to England sent them back again Now was their sorrow turn'd to joy and faithfull lovers have their hearts desire their paine so well they did imploy God granted that they did desire and when they did to England come and in merry bristow arrived at the last Great joy there was to all and some That heard the dangers they had past Her father he was dead Got wot and eke her mother was joyfull at her sight Their wishes she denied not but wedded them to hearts delight Her gentle master she desired to be her father and at church to give her then It was fulfil'd as she requir'd Vnto the joyes of all good men Printed for F. Coles T. Vere and W. Gilbertson