matcht with any man âho has in prison three score Knights and four that he has wound ânights of King Arthurs Court they be and of his Table Round ãâã brought him to a River-side and also to a tree Thereon a Copper Bason hung his fellows Shields to see ãâã struck so hard the Bason broke when Tarquin heard the sound ãâã drove a Horse before him straight whereon a Knight lay bound Sir Knight then said Sir Lancelot tho bring me that Horse-load hither And lay him down and let him rest we 'l try our force together And as I understand thou hast so far as thou art able Done great despite and shame unto the Knights of the Round Table âf thou be of the Table Round quoth Tarquin speedily Both thee and all thy fellowship I utterly deste That 's overmuch quoth Lancelot tho defend thee by and by They put their Spurs unto their Steeds and each at other slye They couch their Spears and Horses can as though there had been thunder And each struck them amidst the shield wherewith they broke in sunder Their Horses backs brake under them the Knights were both aston'd To hold their Horses they made great haste to light upon the ground They took them to their Shields full fast thier Swords they drew out then With mighty strokes most eagerly each one at other ran They wounded were and bled full sore for breath they both did stand And leaning on their Swords a while quoth Tarquin hold thy hand And tell to me what I shall ask say on quoth Lancelot tho Thou art quoth Tarquin the best Knight that ever I did know And like a Knight that I did hate so that thou be not he I will deliver all the rest and eke accord with thee That is well said quoth Lancelot then but sith it must be so What is the Knight thou hatest so I pray thee to me shew His Name is Sir Lancelot du Lake he slew my Brother dear Him I suspect of all the rest I would I had him here Thy wish thou hast but yet unknown I am Lancelot du Luke Now Knight of Arthurs Table Round King Hauds Son of Suewake And I desire thee do thy worst Ho ho quoth Tarquin tho One of us two shall end our lives before that we do go If thou be Lancelot du Lake then welcome shalt thou be Wherefore see thou thy self defend for now I thee defte They buckled together so like two wild Boars rushing And with their Swords and Shields they ran at one another flashing The ground beâwinkled was with Blood Tarquin began to faint For he gave back and bore his Shield so low he did repent Then soon spied Sir Lancelot tho he leapt upon him then He pull'd him down upon his knee and rushing off his yelm And then he struck his Neck in ââo and when he had done so From prison threescore Knights and four Lancelot delivered tho FINIS 9. A Song in Praise of Women To a pleasant new Tune called My Vallentine AMongst all other things that God hath made beneath the Sky Most glorious to satisfie the curious eye of mortal men withal The sight of Eve Did soonest fit his fancy Whose courtesse and amity most speedily had caught his heart in thrall Whom he did love so dear Aâ plainly both appear He made her Queen of all the world and Mistris of his heart Though afterwards she wrought his woe his death and deadly smart What need I speak Of matters passed long ago Which all men know I need not shew to high or low the case it is so plain âlthough that Eve committed then so great E're she went hence A recompence in defence she made mankind again For by her blessed Seed we are Redeem'd indeed Why should not then all mortal men esteem of women well And love their wives even as their lives as nature doth câmpel A vertuous Wife The Scripture doth commend and say That night and day she is a stray from all decay to keep her Husband still âhe useth not To give her self a wandring Or flattering or pratling or any thing to do her Neighbour ill But all her mind is bent his Pleasures is conâânâ Her faithful love doth not remove for any Storm or grief Then is not he well blest think ye that meets with such a âife But now methinks I hear some men do say to me Few such there be in each degree and quality at this day to be found And now adays Some men do set their whole delight Both day and night with all despite to brawl and fight their rage did so abound But sure I think and say here comes no such to day Nor do I know of any she that is within that place And yet for fear I dare swear it is so hard a case But to conclude For Maids and wives and Virgins all Both great or small in Bowér or Hall to pray I shall so long as life doth last That they may live With hearts content and perfect peace That joys increase may never cease till death release the care that crept so fast For beauty doth me blind To have them all in mind Even for her sake that doth us make so merry to be seen The glory of the Female kind I mean our Noble Queen FINIS 10. A Song in praise of a single Life To the Tune of The Ghosts hearse SOme do write of bloody wars Some do shew the several jars 'twixt men through envy raised Some in praise of Princes write Some set their whole delight to her fair Beauty blazed Some other persons are mov'd for to praise where they are lov'd And let lovers praise beauty as they will other ways I am intended True Love is little regarded And often goes unrewarded Then to avoid all strife I 'le resolve to lead a single life whereby the heart is not offended â what suit and service too Is used by them that wooe â what grief in heart and mind What for row we do find through womens fond behaviour Subject to suffer each hour and speeches sharp and sower And labour love cost perchance 't is but all lost and no way to be amended And so purchase pleasure And after repent at leisure Then to avoid all strife c. To no man in wedded state Doth happen much debate except Gods special favour If his wife be proudly bent Or secretly consent to any lewd behaviour If âhe be slothful or idle Or such as her tongue cannot bridle O then well were he Of death his bane would be no sorrow else can be amended For look how long he were living Evermore he would be grieving Then to avoid all strife c. Married folks we often hear Even through their Children dear have many causes of sorrow If disobedient they be found Or false in any ground by their unlawful sorrows To see such wicked fellows shamefully come unto the Gallows Whom Parents with great care Nourished with dainty fare from their
thâre should be made If to thy house I should ââsort A nigât or two for Pâincelâ sport Hereat the Earl shew'd countenance glad Though in his heart he was full sad Saâing your Gâace shall welcome be If so your Grace will honour me UUhen as the ãâã appointed was Before the King did thitheâ pasâ The Earl before hand did prepare The Kings coming ââ declare And with a countenaâcâ ãâ¦ã âe call'd his Lady unto âim Saying with sad and ãâã hear I pray you when the âing comes here Sweet Lady as you ãâã me Let your attire but homely he Nor wash not thou thy Angels face But so âhy Beauty ãâã disgrace Thereto thy gâesture so eâe It may seem loathsoâe to the ãâã For if the King should there behold Thy glorious Beauty so ertol'd Then shall my life sâon âhortned be For my deserts and treachery UUhen to thy Father first â came Though I did not declare the âame Yet was I put in trust to bring The joyful tydings to the King Who for thy glorious beauty seen Did think of thee to make âis ãâã But when I had thy person found Thy beauty gave me such a wound No rest nor comfort could I take Till you sweet Love my griâf did ââke And that though Duty charged me Most faithful to my Lord to be Yet Love upon the other side Bid for my self I should provide Then for my suit and ãâã âhown At length I won you for my âwn And for my Love in Weâlock spent Your choice you need no whit repent Then since my grief I ââve exprest Sweet Lady grant me my râquest Good words she gave with smiling chear Musing of that which she did heââ And casting many things in mind Great fault therewith she sâeâd to find But in her self she thought it ââame To make that foul which God did frâme Most costly Robes full rich therefore In bravest sort that day she wore Doing all that e're she might To set her beauty forth to sight And her best skill in every thing She shew'd to entertain the King Wherefore the King so snared was That reason quite from him did pass His heart by her was set on ââre He had to her a great desire And for the looks he gave her then For every look she shewed him ten UUherefore the King perceived plain His Love and looks were not in vain Upon a time it chanced so The King he would a âunting go And as they through â wood did riâe The Earl on Hârâeâback ãâã hiâââde For so the story telletââlaiâ That with a shaft the Earl was ãâã So that when he had lost his life He took the Lady unto wise UUho Married her all harm to shun By whom he did begeâ a ââon Thus he that did the King deceive Did by deâert his death receive Then to conclude and make an ând Be true and faithful to thy friend FINIS 4. How Coventry was made free by Godina Countess of Chester To the Tune of Prince Arthur died at Ludlow LEofricus that Noble Earl of Chester as I read Did for the City of Coventry many a Noble deed Great Privilidges for the town this Noble man did get And of all things did make it so That they Tole-free did âât Save only that for Horses still and did somâ Custom pay UUhich was gâeat ãâã unto the town full long and many a ãâã UUherefore âis wife ãâ¦ã did of the Earl requeââ That therefore he would make it freâ as well as all the rest So when she long had sued her purpose to obtain Her Noble Lord at length she look within a pleasant vein And unto him with smiling chear sâe did forthwith procââd Entreating greatly that he would perform that Godly deed You move me much my fair quoth he your suit I fain would shun But what will you perform and do to have this matter done UUhy any thing my Lord quoth sâe you will with reason crâve I will perform it with good will if I my wish might have If thou wilt grant the thing he said what I shall now require As soon as it is finished thou shalt have thy desire Command what you think good my Lord I will thereto agree On this Condition that the town for ever may be free If thou thy Cloaths strip off and here lay them down And at Noon-day on Horse-back ride stark naked through the the town They shall be free for evermore if thou wilt not do so âoâe Liberty thân now theââaâe â never will âestow The Lady at this strange demand was much abasht in mind And yet for to fulfil this thing she never a whit repin'd UUherefoâe to all âfficers of the town she sent That they perceiving her good will which for the weal was âent That on the day that she should ride all persons through the town Should keep their Houses shut their Doors and clap their windows doâââ So that no Creature young or old should in the Streets be seen Till she had ridden all about throughout the City clean And when the day of Riding âame no person did her see Saving her Lord after which time the town was ever set free FINIS 5. How the Dukes Daughter of Corââal being Married unto King Locrin was by him put away and a strange Lady whom he better Loved he Married and made her his Queen and how his Wife was avenged To the Tune of In Creete WHen Humber in his wrathful rage King Albanack in field had slain Those bloody brâââs for to aswage King Locrin then apply'd his pain And with a Host of Brittans sâout At length he found King Humber out At vantage great he met him then and with his Host beset him so That he destroy'd his warlike men and Humbers power did overthrow And Humber which for fear did âye Leapt into a River desperately And being Drown'd in the Deep he left a Lady there alive UUhich sadly did lamenâ and wâp for fear they should âer liâe deprââe But by her face that was so faiâ The King was caught in Cupids snare Ye took this Lady to his Love who secretly did keep her stâââ So that the Queen did quickly prove the King did bear ãâã small good wiââ UUhich though by weâlock late bââun He had by her a gallant Son Queen Guendoline was griev'd in mind to see the âing was altered so At length the cause she thanâ'd to find which brought her to most bitter woe For Estrild was his joy God-woâ By whom a Daughter he begât The Duke of Cornwal being dead the Father of that gallant Queen The King with Lust being overlaid his lawful wife he cast off clean UUho with her dear and tender âon For succour did in Cornwal run Then Locrin Crowned Estrild bright and made of her his lawful wife UUith her which was his hearts delight he thought to lead his life Thus Guendoâme as one forlorn Did hold her wretched life in scorn But when the Cornish men did know the great abuse she did
comfort give Lift up thy fair Eyes Listen to my Crys think in what great grief I live All in vain she sued All in vain she vicwed the Princess life was dead and gone There stood she still mourning Till the Sun approaching add bright day was coming on In this great distress Quoth the Royal Lady Who can now express what will become of me To my Fathers Court Will I never wander But some Service seek where I might placed be And thus she made her moan UUeeping all alone all in dread and dreadful fear A foârester all in Green Most comely to be seen ranging the woods did find her there Round beset with sorrow Maid quoth he good morrow what hard hap brought you here Harder hap did never Chance to Maiden ever here lies slain my Brother dear UUhere might I be plac'd Gentle forrester tell me Where should I procure a Service in my care Pains I will not spare And will do my duty Ease me of my care help my extream need The Forrester all amazed On her beauty gazed till his heart was set on fire Yes fair Maid quoth he you shall have your hearts desire He brought her to his Mother And above all other he sets forth the Maidens praise Long was his heart inflamed At last her love he gained thus did his Glory raise Thus unknown he married With the Kings fair Daughter Children they had seven e're he knew the same But when he understood She was a Royal Princess By this means at last she shewed forth her fame He Cloth'd his Children Not like to other men in party colours strange to see The left side Cloth of Gold The right side now behold of woollen cloth still framed he Men hereat did wonder Golden fame did thunder this strange Deed in every place The King of France came thither Being pleasant weather in the woods the Part to chase The Children then did stand As their Father wistled Where the Royal King must of force come by Their Bother richly clad In fair crimson velvet Their Father all in Gray comely to the eye Then the famous King Noted every thing asking how he durst be so bold To let his wife to wear And deck his Children there in costly Robes and Cloath of Gold The forrester thus reply'd And the case deâcrib'd to the King thus did say âell may they by their Bother Wear rich Gold like other being by birth a Princess gay The King upon these words More heedful beheld them Till a crimson blush his conceit did crofs The more I look he said On thy Wife and Children the more I call to mind my daughter whom I lost I am the Child quoth she Falling on her knee pardon me my Soveraign Leige The King perceiving this His Daughter dear did kiss and joyful tears did stop his speech With his train he turned And with her sojourned straightway he dub'd her Husband Knight Then made him Earl of Flanders One of his chief Commanders thus was his sorrows put to flight FINIS Of the faithful friendshid that lasted between two faithful friends To the Tune of flying fame IN stately Rome sometimes did dwell a man of Noble Fame Who had a Son of seemly shape Alphonso was his name When he was grown and come to age his Father thought it best To send his Son to Athens fair where wisdoms School did rest And when he was to Athens come good Lectures for to learn A place to board him with delight his friends diâ well disceân A Noble Knight of Athens Lowâ of him did take the charge Who had a Son Ganselo Caâ'd just of his piâch and age In stature and in person both in favour speech onâ face In quality and condiâions âke they 'greed in âvery place So like they were in all respâcts the one unto the other They were not known but by their names of Father or of Mother And as in favour they were found alike in all reââââs Even so they did most dearly lâot and probe by ãâ¦ã Ganselo loved a Laây fair which did in Athens âwell Who was in beauty pâerless ãâã so far âhe did excell Upon a time it chanced so as fancy ãâ¦ã That he would visit for delight his Lady and his Love And to his true and faithful Friend he declared the same Asking of him if he would see that fair and comely Dame Alphonso did thereto agree and with Ganselo went To see the Lady which he lov'd which bred his discontent But when he cast his Chrystial eyes upon her Angels hue The beauty of that Lady bright did staight his heart subdue His gentle heart so wounded was with that fair Ladies face That afterwards he daily liv'd in sad and woful case And of his grief he knew not how therefore to make an end For that he knew his Ladies Love was yielded to his Friend Thus being sore perplext in mind upon his Bed he lay Like one which death and deep despair had almost worn away His friend Ganselo that did see his grief and great distress At length requested for to know his cause of heaviness With much adâ at length he told the truth unto his friend Who did relieve his inward woe with comfort to the end Take courage then dear friend quoth he though she through love be mine My right I will resign to thee the Lady shall be thine You know our favours are alike our speech also likewise This day in mine apparel then you shall your self disguise And unto Church then shall you go directly in my stead Loe though my friends suppose'tis I you shall the Lady wed Alphonso was so well appaid and as they had decreed He went that day and wedded plain the Lady there indeed But when the Nuptual feast was done and Phoebus quite was fled The Lady for Gansela took Alphonso to her bed That night they spent in pleasant sport and when the day was come A Poast for fair Alphonso come to fetch him home to Rome Then was the matter plainly prov'd Alphonso wedded was And not Ganselo to that Dame which brought great woe alas Alphonso being gone to Rome with this his Lady gay Ganselo's friends and kindâed all in such a rage did stay That they depriv'd him of his wealth his Land and rich attire And banished him their Country quite in rage and wrathful ire With sad and pensive thoughts alas Ganselo wandred then Who was constrain'd through want to beg relief of many men In this distress oft would he say to Rome I mean to go To seek Alphonso my dear Friend who will relieve my woe To Rome when poor Ganselo came and found Alphonso's place Which was so famous huge and fair himself in such poor case He was asham'd to shew himself in that his poor array Saying Alphonso knows me well if he would come this way Therefore he staid within the street Alphonso then came by But heeding not Ganselo poor his Friend that stood so nigh Which griev'd Ganselo to the heart
FINIS AS you came from the Holy Land of Walsingham Met you not with my true Love by the way as you came How should I know your true Love that have met many a one As I came from the Holy Land that have come that have gone She is neither white nor Brown but as the Heavens fair There is none hath a Form so Divine on the Earth in the Air Such a one did I meet good sir with Angel-like Face UUho like a Queen did appear in her Gate in her Grace She hath left me here all alone all alone and unknown UUho sometimes lov'd me as her life and called me her own UUhat's the cause she hath left thee alone and a new way doth take That sometime did love thee as her self and her joy did thee make I loved her all my youth but now am Old as you see Love liketh not the Falling Fruit nor the withered tree For Love is â careless Child and forgets Promise past He is blind he is not deaf when he ãâã and in Faith never fast For love is a great delight And yet a truââless joy he is won with a word of Despair And is lost with a Ioyâ such is the Love of Women-kind Or the word Love abused Under which many childish desires and Conceits are excused But Love is a durable fire in the mind ever burning Never Sick never Dead never Cold from it self never turning 4. The Winning of Cales LOng had the proud Spaniard advanced to conquer us Threatning our Country with Fire and Sword Often preparing their Navy most sumptuous With all the Provision that Spain could afford Dub a dub dub thus strikes the Drums Tan-ta-ra-ra tan-ta-ra-ra English men comes To the Seas presently went our Lord admiral With Knights Couragious and Captains full good The Earl of Essex a prosperous General With him prepared to pass the Salt Flood Dub a dub c. At Plymouth speedily took their Ships ââtiantiy Braver Ships never were seen under sail With their fair Colours spread and Streams o're their head Now braging Spaniards take heed of your Tayl. Dub a dub c. Unto Cales runningly came we most happily UUhere the King's Ruby did secretly Ride Being upon their backs pierceing their Buts of Sack E're that the Spaniard our coming discry'd Tan ta-ra-ra-ra English-men tymes bounce-abounce bounce-abounce Off went the Guns Great was the crying running and riding UUhich at that season was made in that place Then Beacons was fired as need was required To hide their great treasure they had little space Alas they cryed English-men comes There you might see the Ships how they were fired fast And how the men drowned themselves in the Sea That you might hear them cry wail and weep piteously UUhen as they saw no shift to escape thence away Dub a dub c. The great Saint Phillip the pride of the Spaniards UUas burnt to the bottom and sunk into the Sea But the Saint Andrew and eke the Saint Matthew UUe took in Fight manfully and brought them away Dub a dub c. The Earl of Essex most Ualiant and hardy UUith Horse-men and Foot-men marcht towards the Town The enemies which saw them full greatly affrighted Did fly for their Safe-guard and burst not come down Dub a dub c. Now quoth the Noble Earl Courage my Souldiers all Fight and he Ualiant the spoyl you shall have And well rewarded all from the great to the ãâã But look that the Women and Children you save Dub a dub c. The Spaniards at that ãâã Saw 't was in vain to ãâã Hung up their Flags of ãâã yielding up the town We marcht in presently decking the Walls on hiââ With our English Colours which purchased Renown Dub a dub c. Entring the ãâ¦ã of the âichest men For Gold and treaââââ we searched each day In some places we ãâ¦ã âyes baking in the ãâã Meat at the fire Roasting and men ran away Dub a dub c. Full of rich Merchandize every Shop we did seâ Damask and Sattins and Velvet full fair âhich Souldiers measure out by the length of their Swoâds Of all Commodities and each one had a share Dub a dub c. Thus Cales was taken and our brave General Mârcht to the Market-place there he did stand There many Prisoners of good account were took Many crav'd Mercy and mercy they found Dub a dub c. When as our General saw they delayed time And would not ransom the Town as they said With their fair Mainsâots their Presses and Bedââeads Their Ioynt-stools and Tables a fire we made And when the Town ãâã in a ãâã With tan-ta-ra tan-ta ar-rat from thence we came 4. Of King Edward the Third and the fair Countess of Salisbury setting forth her constancy and endless glory WHen as Edward the third did live the valliant King David of Scotland to rebel did then begin The Town of Barwick suddenly from us he won And burnt Newcastle to the ground thus strife begun To Roxbury Castle marcht then And by the force of warlike men besieg'd therein a gallant fair Lady While that her Husband was in France His Countries honour to advance the Noble and Famous Earl of Salisbury Brave Sir William Montague rode then in haste Who declared unto the King the Scotish-mens âoast Who like a Lyon in a rage did straightway prepare For to deliver that fair Lady from woful care But when the Scotish-men did hear her say Edward our King was come that dây they raised their siege and ran away with speed So when thât he did ãâã come With warlike Trumpet âife and ârum none but a gallant Lady did him meet Who when he did with greedy eyes behold and see Her peerless beauty inthral'd his Majesty And ever the longer that he lookt the more he might For in her only beauty was his hearts delight And humbly then upon her knees She thankt his Royal Majesty that he had driven danger from her gate Lady quoth he stand up in peace Although my war doth now encrease Lord keep quoth she all hurt from âour âstate Now is the King full sadin soul and wots not why And for the love of the fair Countess of Salisbury She little knowing his cause of gâief did come to see Wherefore his Highness sat alone so heavily I have âeen wrong'd fair Dame quoth he Since I came hithed unto thâ no God ãâã my Sovâraign she said If I were worthy for to knâw The cause and ground of this your woe you should be helpt if it did lye in me Swear to perform thy word to me thou Lady gay To thee the sorrows of my heart I will bewray I swear by all the Saints in Heaven I will quoth she And let my Lord have no mistrust at all in me Then take thy self aââde he said For why thy beauty hath betray'd Wounding a King with thy âright shining eye If thou ââ then some mercy show Thou shalt expel a Princely woe so shall I live or
else in sorrow âye You have your ãâã my âoveraign Lord effectually Take all the leave that I can ãâã your Majesty But on thy Beauty all my ioys have their above Take thou my Beauty from my face my gracious Lord. Did'st thou not swear to grant my will All that I may I will fulâl then for my love let my true love be seen My Lord your speech I might reprove You cannot give to me your love for that belongs unto your Queen But I suppose your Grace did this only to try Whether a wanton Tale might tempt Dame Salisbury Nor from your self therefore my Liege my steps do stray But from your wanton tempting Tale I go my way O turn again my Lady bright Come unto me my hearts delight gone is the comfort of my âensive heart Yere comes the Earl of Warwick he The Father of this fair Lady my mind to him I mean for to impart âhy is my Lord and Soveraign King so griev'd in mind Because that I have lost the thing I cannot find What thing is that any graâious Lord which you have lost It is my ãâã which to near ãâã betwixt fire and frost Curst be that fire and frosttho That caused this your Highness woâ O Warwick thou ãâã wrong me very ãâã It is thy Daughter Noble Earl That Heaven-bright-Lamp that peerless Pearl which kills my heart yet do I her adore If that be all my gracious King that works your grief I will perswade the scoânful Dame to yield relief Never shall she my Daughter be if she refuse The Love and favour of a King may her excuse Thus ãâã Warwick went away And quits contrary he did say when as he did the beautâous Countess meet Well ãâã my Daughter quoth ââ A message I must do to thee our Royal King most ãâ¦ã thee greââ The King will dye lest thou to him do grant thy love To love my Husband love I would remove It is right Charity to love my Daughter dear But no true love so charitable for to appear His Greatness may hear out the shame But his kingdom cannot buy out the blame he craves thy love that may âereave thy life It is my duty to move this But not thy honesty to yield I wis I mean to dye a true unspotted Wife Now hast thou spoken my Daughter dear as I would have Charity bears a Golden Name unto the Grave And when to thy wedded Lord thou provest untrue Then let my bitter curses still thy soul pursue Then with a smiling chear go thou As right and reason doth allow yet shew the King thou bearest no Strumpets mind I go dear Father with a trice And by a slight of sine device I 'le cause the King confess that I am unkind Here comes the Lady of my life the King did say My Father bids me Soveraign Lord your will obey And I consent if you will grânt onâ boon to me I grant it thee my Lady fair what e'rest be My Husband is alive you know First let me kill him e're I go and at your command I will ever be Thy Husband now in France doth rest No no he lies within my breast and being so nigh he will my falââod seâ With that she started from the King and took her knife And desperately she thought to rid her self of life The King he started from the Chaiâ her hand to stay O noble King you have broke your word with me this day Thou that not do this deed quoth he Then never I will lye with thee âo then live still and let me bear the ãâã Live in honour and high estate With thy true Lord and wedded mate I never will attempt this suit again 5. The Spanish Ladies love to an English Gentleman WIll you hear a Spanish Lady how she woo'oâm English-man Garments gay as rich as may be deckt with jewels had she on Of a comely countenance and grace was âhe And by Birth and Parentage of high degree As his priosâer there he kept her in his hands her life did lye Cupids hands did tye her faster by the likeing of her eye In his courteous company was all her joy To favour him in anything she was not coy At the last there raine commandment for to set the Ladies free With their Jewels still adoâned none to do thein injury Alas then said the Lady gay full woe is me O let me still sustain this kind captivity Gallant Captain shew some pitty to a Lady in distress Leave me not within the City for to dye in heaviness Thou hast set this present day my body free But my heart in prison strong remains with thee How should thou fair Lady love me whom thou know'st thy Countries Foe Thy fair words makes me susâect thee Serpents are where flowers grow All the evil I think to thee most gracious Knight God grant unto my self the same may fully light Blessed be the time and season that you came on Spanish ground If you may our Foes be termed gentle foes we have you found With our Cities you have won our hearts eath one Then to your Country bear away that is your own Rest you still most gallant Lady rest you still and weep no more Of fair Lovers there are plenty Spain doth yield a wondrous store Spaniards fraught with jealousse we often find But English-men throughout the world are counted kind Leave me not unto a Spaniard you alone enjoy my heart I am lovely young and tender Love is likewise my desert Still to serve thee day and night my mind is prest The wife of every English-man is counted blest It would be a shame fair Lady for to hear a woman hence English Souldiers never carry and such without offence I will quickly change my self if it be so And like a Page I 'le follow thee where e're thou go I have neither Gold nor Silver to maintain thee in this case And to travel 't is great charges as you know in every place My Chains and Jewels every one shall be thine own And eke five hundred pounds in Gold that lies unknown On the Seas are many dangers many storms doth there arise Which will be to Ladies dreadful and force tears from watry eyes Well in worth I could endure extremity For I could find in heart to lose my life for theâ Courteous Lady be contented here comes all that breeds the âârise I in England have already a sweet Woman to my wife I will not falsifie my vow for gold or gain Nor yet for all the fairest Dames that live in Spain O how happy is that woman that enjoys so true a friend Many days of joy God send you and of my suit I 'le make an end Upon my knees I pardon crave for this offence Which love and true affection did first commence Commend me to thy loving Lady bear to her this Chain of Gold And these Bracelets for a token grieving that I was so hold All my Jewels in like sort bear thou with thee For these are fitting for thy wife and not for me I will spend my days in prayer Love and all her laws defies In a Nunnery will I shrew me far from other Company But e're my Prayers hââe ãâã and be sure of this To pray for thee and for thy love I will not miss Thus farewel gentle Captain and farewel my hearts concent Count not Spanish Ladies wanton though to thee my love was bent Joy and true prosperity go still with thee The like fall ever to thy share most fair Lady 9. A Farewel to Love FArewel false Love the Oracle of lies a mortal foe an enemy to rest An envious Boy from whence great cares arise A bastard vile a beast with age possest A way for errour a tempest full of treason In all respects contrary unto reason A poysoned Serpent cover'd all with flowers Mother of sighs and Murtherers of repose A sea of sorrows whence run all such showers As moisture gives to every grieââ that grows A school of guile a nest of deep deceit A Golden hook that holds a poysoned ãâã A Fortress field whom reason did defend A Syrens song a server of the mind A Maze wherein affections find no end A raining cloud that runs before the wind A Substance like the shaddow of the Sun A Cole of grief for which the wisest run A quenchless fire a rest of trembling fear A path that leads to peril and mishap A true retread of sorrow and despair An idle Boy that sleeps in pleasures lap A deep mistrust of that which certain seems A hope of that which reason doubtful deems Then sith thy reign my younger years betray'd And for my Faith Ingratitude I find And such repentance hath the wrong bewray'd Whose crooked cause hath not been after kind False love go back and beauty frail adieu Dead is the root from which such fancies grew FINIS The lover by his gifts thinks to conquer chastity And with his gifts sends these verses to his lady What face so fair that is not crackt with gold What wit so worth that hath in gold his wonder What learning but with golden lines doth hold what state so high but gold could lying it under What thought so sweet but Gold doth better seafoâ And what rule better then the golden reason The ground was fat that yields the golden fruit The study high that sets the golden state The labour sweet that gets the golden suit The reckoning rich that scorns the Golden rate The love is sure that golden hoxe doth hold And rich again that serves the God of Gold FINIS The Womans Answer Foul is the face whose beauty gold can raft Worthless the wit that hath gold in her wonder Unlearned lines puts gold in Honours place Wicked the state that will to coin come under Base the Conceit that seasoned is with Gold And Beggers rule that such a reason hold Earth gives the gold but Heaven gives greater grace Men study wealth but Angels wisdom raise Labour seeks peace love hath an higher place Death makes the reckoning life is all my race The hope is here my hope of heaven doth hald God give me grace let Dives dye with gold FINIS