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3.27 R187566 1 a pleasant New Tune A Pleasant New Tune AS I by chance was walking, / on a Summers day, Pepys 3.27 Wing T3431C; Rollins (2) 2373 (June 1, 1629, IV, 213); Rollins (2) 2758 (March 1, 1675, ii, 498). 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. 3: 27 The two Constant Lovers. / OR, A Pattern of true Love, exprest in this Dialogue between Samu= / el and Sarah. The two Constant Lovers. OR, A Pattern of true Love, exprest in this Dialogue between Samuel and Sarah. The Two Constant Lovers. Or, a Pattern of True Love, Expressed in This Dialogue Between Samuel and Sarah. 1/2 sheet oblong folio, 205 x 312 torn top and bottom edges, creased, uneven inking 1686-1688 Printed for W. Thackeray, and / T. Passinger [.] W. Thackeray, T. Passinger Blagden

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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 5/25/2008 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Love Pleasant 05/25/2008 Checker Kris McAbee Transcription Corrected 08/29/2007 Checker Patrick Ludolph transcription and metadata checked, xml created 08/14/2006 Checker Kris McAbee transcription checked 08/12/2006 Transcriber Summer Star original transcription 08/19/2004 Bibliographer Simone Chess Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
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AS I by chance was walking, on a Summers day, I heard two Lovers talking, and thus they did say: With a mounrful ditty, she began her tale, which mov'd my heart with pitty her for to bewail. Sarah. My Love I have desired for to speak with you, My heart within was fired, until that I knew Whether you were living, in good health or no, My heart it was grieved, until that I did know. Samuel. Why, sweet-heart, what ails thee thus for to complain? Let not ill befal thee, thou shalt me obtain; Though I were absented, from thee for a space, I'le not be prevented, of thy [love]ly face
Sarah Samuel my own sweeting, I to thee must tell, In a heavy greeting, what hath us befel: My friends do grudge and murmer, and to me they say, That we must part asunder, or else they'l thee destroy. Samuel. My love be not grieved, thou thy friends so frown, Thou shalt be relieved, none shall put thee down, I for thy sweet favour, will adventure much, Though thy friends & Brother, do against me grutch. Sarah. O my own dear-sweeting, I am griev'd in heart, That I give thee such greeting, for to breed thy smart: Barnwel my own Brother, Captain being he, Swears that of all others, killed thou shalt be.
Samuel. SArah be not fearful, though thy Brother swear, Of thy life be careful, I no man do fear: What care I for Barnwel, though he a Captain be, He shall find that Samuel, is as good as he. Sarah. O my loving Samuel, look where he doth go, 'Tis my Brother Barnwel, now begins our woe: Would that we together, had not met this day, O my Judas Brother, will thy life betray. Now comes Captain Barnwel, to these Lovers twain: And made count that Samuel, he should soon have slain, But it prov'd contrary, to his bloody mind, In the sight of Sarah, conquest he resign'd. Then said he to Samuel, what make you here, I am with my sweet-heart Sarah, put her not in fear, Barnwel in a fury, swore he would prevent,
His own Sister Sarah, of her hearts content. Sarah. O my Brother Barnwel: let me you intreat, Not to wrong my Samuel, in your bloody heat: He hath ne'r offended you at any time, Let him not be condemned, save his Life take mine. I says Captain Barnwel, Sarah thou shalt see, Then he calld to Samuel, come and answer me: I thy Death have vowed, e're I further go, Then sweet Sarah bowed, saying do not so. Samuel. Samuel being heedful of his tyranny, Says Sarah be not fearful, thou anon shalt see: Though thy brother Barnwel, vow my Life to spill, Thou shalt see that Samuel, hath both strength and skill, Now these words being spoken, they to Weapons go, Samuel gave him a token, with a dreadful blow:
And withal inclosed with his Enemy, Then Barnwel he supposed, that himself should dye. Then says loving Samuel, are you now content, I says Captain Barnwel, and withal consent That my Sister Sarah, shall be made thy Wife, So thou wilt but spare me, and not take my life. Thus in peace they ceased for the present time, Sarah much was eased of her troubled mind: And injoy'd her Samuel, to her hearts content, And her Brother Barnwel, gave his free Consent. Now these Lovers twain, live in joy and peace, Pray Heaven upon them rain plenty and increase: And all true Lovers, wheresoever they be, Aid them with thy favour, that have such constancy.
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