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Patricia Fumerton Early Modern Center - English Department University of California Santa Barbara, CA 93105 United States of America EMail: pfumer@english.ucsb.edu

1.358-359 S3239 1 A pleasant new tune Willow, Willow A Pleasant New Tune A Poore soule sat sighing vnder a Sicamore tree, / O willow, willow, willow, O willow, willow, willow, [lines 2, 4, 5 of each stanza] Sing O the greene willow shall be my garland. [line 6 of each stanza] LOwe layd by my sorrow, begot by disdaine / O Willow, willow, willow, O willow, willow, willow, [lines 2, 4, 5 of each stanza] Sing O the greene willow shall be my garland. [line 6 of each stanza] uneven inking: A Louers complaint [b]eing forsaken of his Loue. Pepys 1.358-359 STC 5610.5 [E. Allde] for J. W[right c.1615]; Rollins (2) ?351 (1569-70, I, 401, Rob. Hackforth). Woodblock 1: first 1/2 sheet, over column 1: A man stands looking to his right with his feet shoulder width apart. He wears an ornately embroidered jerkin and slops. His left hand is on his left hip and he holds his right hand out to the side. His sword is attached to his left hip and the tip of the sword points off to the right behind him. He wears a flat hat and a moustache.: 76 x 40 Woodblock 2: second 1/2 sheet, over column 3: A three-quarters portrait of an armored man with a beard. He faces to the right of the cut, and is framed by an arch shape behind him. He wears a baldric across his chest.: 69 x 61 Woodblock 3: second 1/2 sheet, over column 4: A woman or lady stands in a room on a tiled floor with two windows on the back wall. She wears an elaborate headdress and an ornate gown. Her hands are folded in front of her. : 76 x 60 Pepys Library The Pepys ballads : facsimile volume Editor W.G. Day D.S. Brewer Cambridge [England] 1987 Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 358 1: 359 A Louers complaint being forsaken of his Loue. A Lovers complaint being forsaken of his Love. A Lover's Complaint Being Forsaken of his Love. The second part of the forsaken Louer. The second part of the forsaken Lover. The Second Part of the Forsaken Lover. 1/2 sheet folio, originally left part, 268 x 160 1/2 sheet folio, originally right part, 265 x 160 torn top and left edges, creased, holed, uneven inking creased, damaged surface, uneven inking vertical rule and cast fleurons vertical rule and cast fleurons 1615 Printed at London for I. W. J.W. Weinstein: STC

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 Taxonomy used by Pepys to Organize Ballads in Albums A Small Promiscuous Supplement Devotion & Morality Drinking & Good Fellowship History - True & Fabulous Humour, Frollicks &c Love Pleasant Love Pleasant and Unfortunate Love Unfortunate Marriage Sea State & Times Tragedy Various Subjects Early Modern Center Ballad Project Keyword Taxonomy advice affliction/health alcohol animals/nature appearance Bible/biblical figures buildings/architecture catastrophe children class clothing/fashion country/nation crime death economics/trade entertainment family/procreation folklore gender historical figures & events holidays/seasons infidelity law London love maritime marriage military/war monstrosity mythology/Classical world news nobility/court politics/government punishment religious concepts religious figures religious types & sects royalty rural life servitude sex/sexuality supernatural/magic The New World travel trickery/deceit urban life vice violence virtue vulgarities/crass humor Library of Congress Subject Heading Taxonomy 6/26/2008 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Love Unfortunate animals/nature death infidelity love 06/26/08 Checker Rachel Mann Metadata updated, xml created, ESTC # recorded / found in bl.uk 08/01/2007 Checker Eugene Hart Ballad Checked - ESTC S3239 2005 Transcriber Jeff Moorse Original Transcription 7/22/2004 Bibliographer Liberty Stanavage Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
<seg n="1" rend="left"><hi rend="italic">A Lovers complaint being forsaken of his Love.</hi></seg> <seg n="2" rend="left"><hi rend="italic">To a pleasant new tune.</hi></seg>
A Poore soule sat sighing under a Sicamore tree, O willow, willow, willow, With his hand on his bosome, his head on his knee, O willow, willow, willow, O willow, willow, willow, Sing O the greene willow shall be my garland. He sighd in his singing, and after each grone, Come Willow, etc. I am dead to all pleasure, my true love is gone, O Willow, etc. Sing O the greene Willow, etc. My Love she is turned, untrue she doth prove, O Willow, etc. She renders me nothing but hate for my love, O Willow, etc. Sing O the greene willow, etc. O pitty me (cried he) you Lovers each one, O Willow, etc. Her heart's hard as Marble, she rues not my mone, O Willow, etc. Sing O the greene Willow, etc. The cold streames ran by him, his eyes wept apace, O Willow, etc. The salt tears fel from him, which drowned his face O Willow, etc. Sing O the greene Willow, etc.
The mute birds sat by him, made tame by his mone O Willow, willow, willow, etc. The Salt tears fell from him, which softened the storm O Willow, willow, willow, willow, etc. Sing O the greene willow shall be my Garland. Let no body blame me, her scornes I do prove, O Willow, etc. She was borne to be faire, and I die for her love, O Willow, etc. Sing O the greene Willow, etc. O that beauty should harbour a heart that's so hard, O Willow, etc. My true lover electing, without all regard, O Willow, etc. Sing O the greene Willow, etc. Let Love no more boast him, in Palace or Bower, O Willow, etc. For women are trothles, and slote in an houre, O Willow, etc. Sing O the greene Willow, etc. But what helps my complaining in vaine I complaine, O Willow, etc. I must patiently suffer her scorne and disdaine, O Willow, etc. Sing O the greene Willow, etc. Come all you forsaken, and sit downe by me, O Willow, etc. He that plaineth of his false love, mine's falser then she O Willow, etc. Sing O the greene Willow, etc. The Willow wreath weare I since my love did flee: O Willow, willow, willow, etc. A Garland for Lovers forsaken most meete, O Willow, willow, willow, etc. Sing O the greene Willow shall be my Garland,
Printed at London for I.W.
<seg n="1" rend="left"><hi rend="italic">The second part of the forsaken Lover.</hi></seg> <seg n="2" rend="left"><hi rend="italic">To a new tune.</hi></seg>
LOwe layd by my sorrow, begot by disdaine O Willow, willow, willow, Against her to cruell, still I complaine: O Willow, willow, willow, O Willow, willow, willow, Sing O the greene Willow shall be my garland. O Love too injurious, to wound my poore heart, O Willow, etc. To suffer the triumph, and joy in my my smart, O Willow, etc. Sing O the greene Willow, etc. O Willow, Willow, willow, the willow Garland, O Willow, etc. A signe of her falsenesse before me doth stand, O Willow, etc. Sing O the greene willow, etc. As here lying pained, it stands in mine eye, O Willow, So hang (it friends) ore mee, in grave where I lye: O Willow, etc. Sing O the greene Willow, etc. In grave when I rest me, hang this to the view, O Willow, etc. Of all that doe knowe her, to blaze her untrue: O Willow, etc. Sing O the greene Willow, etc. With these words ingraven, as Epitaph meet, O Willow, etc. Heere lyes one drunk Poyson, for potion most sweet O Willow, etc. Sing O the greene Willow, etc.
Though she thus unkindly hath scorned my love, O Willow, etc. And carelesly smiles at the sorrowes I prove, O Willow, etc. Sing O the greene Willow, etc. I cannot against her, unkindely exclaime, O Willow, etc. Cause once well I loved her, and honourd her name O Willow, etc. Sing O the greene Willow, etc. The name of her sounded so sweete in mine eare, O Willow, etc. It caysd my heart lightly the name of my deare, O Willow, etc. Sing O the greene Willow, etc. As then twas my comfort, it now is my griefe: O Willow, etc. It now brings me anguish, then brought me reliefe: O Willow, etc. Sing O the greene Willow, etc. Farwell faire fals-hearted, plaints end in my breath O Willow, etc. Thou dost loath me, I love thee though cause of my death: O Willow, willow, willow, O Willow, willow, willow, Sing O the greene Willow shall be my Garland.
FINIS. Printed at London for I.W.