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A pleasant new ballad of the Miller of Mansfield in Sherwood and how he was lodged at a millers house, and their pleasant communication. To the tune of, The French lavalto.
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1663
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Wing P2554A; ESTC R43900
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A pleasant new Ballad of the Miller of Mansfield in Sherwood and how he was lodged at a Millers house and of their pleasant Communication To the Tune of The French Lavalto HEnry our Royal King would ride a hunting to the gréen Forrest most pleasant and fair To have the Hart chased the dainty Does tripping unto merry Sherwood his Nobles repair Hawk hound was unbound all things prepair'd For the same to the game with good regard All a long Summers day rode the King pleasantly with all his Princes and Nobles each one Chasing the Hart Hound the Buck gallantly till the dark Evening enforc'd them turn home Then at last riding fast he had lost quite All his Lords in the Wood late in dark night Wandring thus warily all along up and down with a rude Miller he met at the last Asking the ready way unto fair Nottingham sir quoth the Miller your way you have lost Yet I think what I think troth for to say You do not likely ride out of your way Why what dost thou think on me qd the K. merrily passing thy judgement on me so brief Good faith said the Miller I mean not to flatter thée I guess thée to be some Gentleman thief Stand the back in the dark light thée not down Lest that I presently crack thy Knaves Crown Thou hast abus'd me much qd y e King saying thus I am a Gentleman and lodging I lack Thou hast not qd the Miller one groat in thy purse all thy Inheritance hangs on thy back I have Gold to discharge all that I call If it be forty pence I will pay all If thou béest a true man then quoth the Miller then I swear by my Tole-dish I 'le lodge thée all night Here 's my hand qd the K. that I was ever nay soft qd the Miller thou may'st be a spright Better I will know thée e're hand I will take With none but honest men hands will I shake Thus they went along unto the Millers house where they were séething of Pudding and sowse The Miller first entred in then after him the King never came he in so smoaky a house Now qd he let me sée here what you are Quoth our King look your fill and do not spare I like thy countenance thou hast an honest face with my Son Richard this night shalt thou lye Qd. his wife by my troth it is a handsom youth yet 't is best qd his wife for to deal warily Art not a run-away prethée me tell Shew me thy Pasport and all shall be well Then the King presently making low courtesie with his hat in his hand thus he did say I have no Pasport nor never was Servitor but a poor Courtier rode out of my way And for your kindness here offered me I will requite it in every degrée Then to the Miller his wife whispered secretly saying it seems this youths of good kin Both by his Apparel and eke by his manners to turn him out certainly it were a great sin Yea quoth he you may sée he hath some grace When he doth speak to his betters in place Well qd the Millers wife young man welcom here and though I say it well lodg'd thou shalt be Fresh straw I will have laid on your Bed so brave good brown hempen Sheets likewise quoth she I quoth the good man and when that is done You shall lye with no worse then our own Son Nay first quoth Richard good fellow tell me true hast any Creepers within thy gay hose Or art thou troubled with the Scabbado I pray quoth our King what things are those Art thou not lowsie or scabby quoth he If thou be'st surely thou lyest not with me This caused the K. suddenly to laugh most heartily till the tears trickled down from his eyes Then to their supper they set orderly with a hot Bag-pudding and good Apple-pyes Nappy Ale good and stale in a brown bowl Which did about the Board merrily trowl Here quoth the Miller good â—ellow I le drink to thâ—â— and to all Courteours that courteous be I 'le pledge you quoth our K. and thank you heartily for your good welcom in every degree And here in like manner I drink to your son Do so quoth Richard but quick let it come Wife quoth the Miller fetch me forth Light-foot that we of his swéetness a little may taste A fair Venison-pasty then brought she forth presently eat qd the Miller but sir make no waste Here 's Light-fort indeed said our King I ne'r before eat so dainty a thing I wis said Richard no dainty at all it is for we do eat of it every day In what place said our King may be bought like to this we never pay money for it by my fay From Merry Sherwood we setch it home here Now and then we make bold with our Kings Déer Then I think said our King that it is Venison each fool quoth Richard full well may see that Never are we without two or three in the roof very well fleshed and excellent fat But prethée say nothing where ever thou go We would not for two pence the K. should it know Doubt not said the King my promis'd secresie the King shall never know more on 't for me A Cup of Lambs-wool they drank unto him then and then to bed they post presently The Nobles next morning went all up and down For to seek the King in every Town At last at the Mill. house soon they espy'd him plain as he was mounting upon his fair steed To whom they came presently falling upon their knée which made the Millers heart wofully bleed Shaking and quaking before them he stood Thinking he should have béen hang'd by the rood The King perceived him fearful and trembling drew forth his Sword and nothing he said The Miller down did fall crying before them all doubting the King would have cut off his head But his kind courtesie there to requite Gave him a Living and made him a Knight The Second Part of the Miller and the King shewing how he came to the Court with his wife son and what merry conceits passed between the King and him WHen as our noble K. came home from Nottingham with his Nobles at Westminster lay Recounting the sports and pastimes they had tane in this late progress along by the way Of them all great and small this did he protest The Miller of Mansfields sport liked him best And now my Lords qd the King I am determined against St. Georges next sumptuous Feast That this old Miller our last confirmed Knight with his Son Richard shall both be my guest For in this merriment 't is my desire To talk with the jolly Knight the young Squire When as the Nobles saw the Kings pleasantness they were right joyful and glad in their hearts A Pursevant there were sent about the business the which had many times béen in those parts When he came to the place where he