But never had two Lovers We found for our Relief: Now you loyal Lovers, My Father came unto me And with a merry Countenance, Seeing you are disposed To lead a wedded Life, I have unto your Credit Provided you a Wife, Where thou may'ft live delightful Without all Care and Strife ; Alack, &c. Mafter Senock's Daughter, Most Beautiful and Wife, Three hundred Pounds her Portion, May well thy Mind fuffice, And by her Friends and Kindred, Thou mayft to Credit rife; Alack, &c. When he had heard my Speeches, And ftrait to difinherit me When I, my self perceived, And And at this hapless Marriage My Confcience fore tormented, In Thoughts did always ftrive, O my fweet Margaret, I did in Sorrow fay, Thou know'ft not in thy Service, Of this my Marriage-Day, Tho' here my Body resteth, With thee my Heart doth stay; And in my Meditations Came in my lovely Bride, With Chains and Jewels trimmed, And filken Robes befide, Saying, Why doth my true Love So fadly here abide; Alack, &c. Yea, twenty lovely Kiffes She did on me bestow And forth Abroad a walking, This lovely Maid did go, Yea, Arm and Arm most friendly, But But when that I had brought her, My felf in woeful manner And faid, that Thieves to rob us, Great wailing and great Sorrow, In woeful fort they buried This fair and comely Bride, And my Diffimulation Herein was quickly try'd; And for this cruel Murther, To Death now I am brought; For this my aged Father Did end his Days in nought; Lo, here the doleful Peril, Blind Fancy brought me in, And mark what Care and Sorrow Alack, for my Love I shall dye. M 2 XXXIV. A . XXXIV. A Lamentable Ballad of the Lady's FALL. MA To the Tune of, In Pefcod Time, &c. Ark well my heavy doleful Tale, And heedfully bear in your Breast, Long was she woo'd e'er fhe was won, But Folly wrought her Overthrow, Too foon, alas, she gave confent And faithful to her ftill: She felt her Body alter'd quite, Her bright Hue waxed pale, Her fair red Cheeks turn'd Colour white, So that with many a forrowful Sigh, Unto |