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B01542
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The beautiful shepherdess of Arcadia: a new pastoral song of a courteous young knight, and a supposed shepherd's daughter of Arcadia, in Peloponne [...]. To the tune of, The shepherd's daughter, &c.
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Wing B1638; Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.8[30]
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The Beautiful SHEPHERDESS of ARCADIA A new Pastoral Song of a courteous young Knight and a supposed Shepherd's Daughter of Arcadia in Peloponnesus To the Tune of The Shepherd's Daughter c. THere was a Shepherd's Daughter came tripping on the way And there she met a courteous Knight which caused her to stay Sing trang dildo lee Good-morrow to you beauteous Maid these words pronounced he O I shall dye this day he said if I 've not my will of thee Sing trang c. The Lord forbid the Maid reply'd that such a thing should he That ever such a courteous Knight should dye for love of me Sing trang c. He took her about the middle so small and laid her on the plain And after he had got hs will he took her up again Sing trang c. Now you have had your will kind Sir and put my body to shame Even as you are a courteous Knight tell me what is your name Sing trang c. Some do call me Jack Sweet-heart and some do call me John But when I come to the King 's fair court they call me Sweet William Sing trang c. He set his foot into the stirrup and away then he did ride She tuckt her girdle about her middle and ran close by his side Sing trang c. But when she came to the broad water she set her breast and swam And when she was got out again she took her heels and ran Sing trang c. He never was the courteous Knight to say Fair Maid will you ride Nor she was never so loving a Maid to say Sir Knight abide Sing trang c. When she came to the King 's fair court she knocked at the ring So ready was the King himself to let this fair Maid in Sing trang c. O 〈…〉 your body Christ save and 〈…〉 You have a Knight within your court this day hath robbed me Sing trang c. What hath he robbed thee of Sweet-heart of purple or of pall Or hath he took thy gay gold ring from off thy finger small Sing trang c. He hath not robbed me my Liege of purple or of pall But he hath got my maiden-head which grieves me worst of all Sing trang c. Now if he be a batchelor his day I 'll give to thee But if he be a married man high hanged shall he be Sing trang c. He called down his merry men all by one by two and by three Sweet William us'd to be the first but now the last comes he Sing trang c. He brought her down full forty pound ty'd up within a glove Fair Maid I give the same to thee and seek another love Sing trang c. Oh I 'll have none of your gold she said nor I 'll have none of your fee But I must have your fair body the King hath given me Sing trang c. Sweet William ran and fetcht her then five hundred pound in gold Saving Fair Maid take this to thee thy fault will never be told Sing trang c. 'T is not thy gold that shall me tempt these words then answered she But I must have your own body so the King hath granted me Sing trang c. That ever any Shepherd's Daughter should be a fair Lady of mine Sing trang dildo lee Would I had drank the puddle water when I did drink the ale That ever any Shepherd's Daughter should have told me such a tale Sing trang c. A Shepherd's Daughter as I was you might have let me be I 'd ne'r a come to the King 's fair court to have crav'd any love of thēe Sing trang c. He set her on a milk-white steed and himself upon a gray He hung a bugle about his neck and so they rode away Sing trang c. But when they came unto the place where marriage-rites was done She prov'd herself a Duke's Daughter and he but a Squire 's Son Sing trang c. Now you have married me Sir Knight your pleasures will be free If you make me Lady of one good town I 'll make thee Lord of three Sing trang c. Accursed be the gold he said if thou hadst not been true That should a parted thee from me to have chang'd thee for a new Sing trang c. Their hearts being so linked fast and joyned hand in hand He had hath purse and person too and all at his command Sing trang dildo lee Licens'd and Enter'd according to Order London Printed for A. M. ◠◠and 〈…〉