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A67657 A Warning for married women 1685 (1685) Wing W922; ESTC R35235 1,648 1

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A WARNING for Married VVomen Being an Example of Mrs. Jane Reynolds a West-country Woman born near Plimouth who having plighted her Troth to a Seaman was afterwards married to a Carpenter and at last carried away by a Spirit the manner how shall presently be recited To a west-country Tune call'd The fair Made of Bristol or John True THere dwelt a fair Maid in the West of worthy birth and fame Near unto Plimouth stately town Jane Reynolds was her name This damsel dearly was belov'd by many a proper youth And what of her is to be said is known for very truth Among the rest a Seaman brave unto her a wooing came A comely proper youth he was James Harris call'd by name The maid and young man was agreed as time did them allow And to e●ch other secretly they made a solemn vow That they would ever faithful be whilst Heaven afforded life He was to be her Husband kind and she his faithful Wife A day appointed was also when they were to be married But before these things were brought to pass matters were strangely carried All you that faithful lovers be give ear and hearken well And what of them became of last I will directly tell The young man he was prest to Sea and forced was to go His sweet-heart she must stay behind whether she would or no. And after he was from her gone she three years for him staid Expecting of his coming home and kept herself a maid At last news came that he was dead within a Foraign Land And how that he was buried she well did understand For whose sweet sake the maiden she lamented many a day And never was she known at all the wanton for to play A Carpenter that liv'd hard by when he heard of the same Like as the other had done before to her a wooing came But when that he had gain'd her love they married were with speed And four years space being man and wife they lovingly agreed Three pritty children in this time this lovely couple had Which made their father's heart rejoyce and mother woundrous glad But as occasion serv'd one time the good man took his way Some three days journey from his Home intending not to stay But whilst that he was gone away a spirit in the night Came to the window to his wife and did her sorely fright Which Spirit spake like to a man and unto her did say My dear and only love quoth he prepare and come away James Harris is my name quoth he whome thou didst love so dear And I have travell'd for thy sake at least this seven year And now I am return'd again to take thee to my wife And thou with me shalt go to Sea to end all further strife O tempt me not sweet James quoth she with thee away to go If I should leave my children small alas what would they do My husband is a Carpenter A Carpenter of great fame I would not for five hundred pounds that he should know the same I might have had a King's Daughter and she would have married me But I forsook her golden crown and for the love of thee ' Therefore if thou 'lt thy husband forsake and thy children three also ' I will forgive thee what is past if thou wilt with me go If I forsake my husband and my little children three What means hast thou to bring me to if I should go with thee ' I have seven ships upon the sea ' when they are come to Land ' Both Marriners and Merchandize ' shall be at thy command The ship wherein my love shall sail is glorious to behold The sails shall be of finest silk and the mast of shining gold When he had told her these fair tails to love him she began Because he was in humane shape much like unto a man And so together away they went from off the English shore And since that time the woman kind was never seen no more But when her Husband he came home and found his Wife was gone And left her three sweet pretty Babes within the house alone He beat his brest he tore his hair the tears fell from his eyes And in the open Streets he run with heavy doleful cries And in this sad distracted case he hang'd himself for woe Upon a Tree near to the place the truth of all is so The children now are fatherless and left without a Guide But yet no doubt the heavenly Powers will for them well provide London Printed for A.M.W.O. and T. Thackeray in Duck-Lane