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A08331 The Northhampton-shire louer, or, A Pleasant dialogue between a Northampton-shire gentleman and a marchants daughter of London to the tune of Falero lero lo. 1625 (1625) STC 18662.5; ESTC S5132 1,876 2

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The Northampton-shire Louer or a pleasant Dialogue betweene a Northamptonshire Gentleman and a Marchants daughter of London To the tune of Falero lero lo. THou swéetest of complexion whose beauty doth intice My heart liues in subiection My loue did it surprise Let onely this suffice thy vertues I doe know Which maketh me to loue thée Fa lero lero lo. Wert thou not so regardlesse of my most kindly offer And Mayden-like rewardlesse wouldst entertaine my proffer M● Fathers richest coffer on thée I would bestow For still me thinkes I loue thée Fa lero lero lo. Of all my Predecessors I am the onely heyre That ●ieth in North-hampton-shire that country rich and faire Yet how soere I fare my loue shall not be stow Thy vertues makes me loue thée Fa lero lero lo. My Father being deceased marke but my store of land Which were my loue appeased should be at thy command Doe not my loue withstand and thou my state shalt know Thy vertues makes me loue thee Fa lero lero lo. Thrée hundred goodly Akers of fallow Land is mine With thréescore fiue halfe Akers which next to them do ioyne For roodes and part of fetches I haue as many mo Yet thy vertues makes me loue thée Fa lero lero lo. Unsowne doth lye so much more from wéeds and thistles cleere Which cause shall be more fruitfull is kept vntill next yeare Wouldst thou imbrace thy Déere all this thou shouldst haue too Thy vertues makes me loue thee Fa lero lero lo. Full fifty head of goodly kine my father frée doth kéepe Thrée goodly teame of Horses and full thrée thousand shéepe Beside his swine and poultrey then let not loue be slow Thy vertues makes me loue thée Fa lero lero lo. His tenements are many built strong of lime and stone In North-hampton standeth sixe my father calls his owne Then let thy loue be showne to him that wooes thée so Thy vertues makes me loue thée Fa lero lero lo What is it then doth cause me of thée to be reiected My body hath by beautious maides béene oftentimes affected Yet I all loue reiected till thée I once did know Thy vertues makes me loue thée Fa lero lero lo. Déere swéet regard my wounded heart struck by the God of loue ● Which vntill I obtaine thée I know will nere remoue Then grant me loue for loue on me thy loue bestow For thy vertues makes me loue thée Fa lero lero lo. Fond man leaue off thy wooing for I thy loue do shun Dost thinke a Marchants daughter by words so soone is won Maides haue beene oft vndone by mens most flattering show Mens vices makes me hate thée To loue I cry no no. Men friendly séeme to woo vs when false they are in heart Intending to vndoe vs and so from vs to part Would all had their deserts that proue to maidens so Mens vices makes me hate thée To loue I cry no no. The Second part To the same tune FOr all thy fathers riches I doe not wey a straw Young heires oft spend their coffers in riot pride and law Since first thy face I saw my loue to thée was slow Mens vices makes me hate thée To loue I cry no no. My father is as rich at Sea as thine is on the land Thrée goodly ships with Marchandise do float at his command On wealth I do not stand enough doth néed no mo Mens vices makes me hate thée To loue I cry no no. Besides within the Citty héere full plainely may be found His Shop and full stuft Warehouses worth many a hundred pound Which doth to me redound but yet I wish not so Mens vices makes me hate thée To loue I cry no no. Uariety of Gallants make shew of loue to me Who of me shall be slighted iust as I now slight thée My dowry shall procure a man whom firme in mind I know But yet my loue gainst all shall stand To loue I cry no no. You men in minds are fickle yée loue but by the houre A maid may find a young man kinde who instantly will lower In all things men vntrue doe proue in promise they are slow Therefore I le bid adue to loue And still will cry no no. But if I chance to match wi●h man North-hamptonshire I le chuse Because of mind those men are kind the rest I will refuse North-hamtonshire to London was helper in her woe Which is the cause I loue them Fa lero lero lo. Which when this lusty gallant heard he séemd away to part Pretending thereo● for to try the temper of her heart For whether tongue and mind agréed by this he thought to know And yet in heart he lou'd her Fa lero lero lo. The Damsell this perceiuing and noting his behauiour Thought fit to entertaine him possest of all her fauour Which he enioyd with full consent so vnto Church they goe Where he espousd the maid he lou'd Fa lero lero lo. The fathers of these couple death tooke into his hands And they were full possessed of all their goods and lands They liued in prosperity may all young men doe so Let men and Maids remember this loue créepes wher't cannot goe FINIS Imprinted at London for H. Gosson