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2.31 R234249 1 a Pleasant New Tune A Pleasant New Tune VVhen David in Jerusalem / as royal King did rule and reign, ANd when the King for certain knew, / Uriah thus had murdered been, date from content Pepys 2.31 Wing D377[A]; Rollins (2) ?679 (1569-70, I, 415, Wm. Pekering); Rollins (2) 489 (Dec. 14, 1624, IV, 131); Rollins (2) 490 (Mch. 1, 1675, ii, 496). 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. 2: 31 David and Bersheba; David and Bersheba; David and Bathsheba; The Second Part, The Second Part, The Second Part, 1/2 sheet oblong folio, 200 x 300 uneven inking 1685 Printed for J. Clarke, W. Thackeray, and T. Passenger. J. Clarke, W. Thackeray, T. Passenger. Weinstein: content

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WHen David in Jerusalem as royal King did rule and reign, Behold what happened unto him, that afterwards procur'd his pain: On the top of all his Princely Pallace, a gallant prospect there had he, From whence he might when't pleas'd his Grace, many a gallant Garden see. It chanced so upon a day, the King went forth to take the ayr, All in a pleasant month of May, whereas he spy'd a Lady fair, Her beauty was most excellent, and brighter then the morning Sun, By which the King incontinent, was to her favour quickly won; She stood within a pleasant Bower, all naked for to wash her there, Her body like a Lilly flower, was covered with her Golden hair: The King was wounded with her Love, and what she was he did require, He could not his affections move, he had in her such great desire, She is Uriahs wife quoth they, a Captain of your princely train, That in your wars is now away, and she doth all alone remain. Then said the King bring her to me, for with her love my heart is slain,
The Princess of beauty sure is she, for whom I do great grief sustain. The servants they do soon prepare, to do the Message of the King, And Bersheba the Lady fair, unto the Court did quickly bring. The King rejoyced at her sight, and won her love and laid her by, All they in sport had spent that night, and that the Sun was risen high: The King his leave most kindly took, till that three months were gon and past, And then again he did return, with wondrous speed and hast, And then in Bersheba so fair, she found her former health exil'd, By certain tokens that she saw, the King had gotten her with Child: Then to the King she made her moan, and told him how the case did stand, The King sent for her husband home, to cloak the matter out of hand. When from the Camp Uriah came, the King receiv'd him courteously, Demanding how all things did frame, concerning of the Enemy: Uriah shew'd his Highness all the accidents of warlike strife, Then said the King this night you shall, keep company with your own wife. The ark of God Uriah said, with Judah's Hoast, and Israel Keep in the field and not a man, within the house where they do dwell; Then should I take my ease, (quoth he) in bed of Down with my fair wife, O King, he said that may not be, so long as I enjoy my life: Then did the King a Letter frame, to Joab General of the Host, And by Uriah sent the same, but certainly his life it cost.
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ANd when the King for certain knew, Uriah thus had murdered been, Fair Bersheba to the Court he drew, and made of her his Royal Queen. Then God that saw this wicked deed, was angry at King Davids sin, The Prophet Nathan then with speed, came thus complaining unto him. O David ponder what I say, a great abuse I shall you tell, For thou that rul'st in equity, should see the people ruled well, Two men within the City dwell, the one is Rich the other poor, The Rich in Cattel doth excell, the other nothing hath in store, Saving one little silly Sheep, which young he did with money buy, With his own bread he did it feed, amongst his Children tenderly: The Rich Man had a stranger came unto his house that lov'd him dear, The Poor mans Sheep therefore he took and thereof made his friend good chear, Because that he his own would save, he us'd the man most cruelly, Then by the Lord the King did swear, the rich man for that fault should dye.
Thou art the man the Prophet said, the Princely Crown God gave to thee, The Lords wife thou thy own hast made, and many more of fair beauty. Why hast thou so defil'd thy life, and slain Uriah with the Sword, And taken home his wedded wife, regarding not Gods holy word, Therefore behold thus saith the Lord, great wars upon thy house shall be, Because thou hast my Laws abhor'd, much ill be sure i'le cast on thee. I'le take thy wives before thy face, and give them to their neighbours use, And thou thereby shalt reap disgrace, for man shall laugh at thy abuse; Then David cryed out piteously, sore have I sinned against the Lord, In mercy therefore look on me, let not my prayers be abhor'd: But as the Prophet told to him, so did it after chance indeed, For God did greatly plague his sin, as in the Bible you may read; The scourge of sin thus you may see, for Murder and Adultery, And grant that we may warned be, such crying sins to shun and flye:
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