%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> The Two Constant Lovers; Or,/ The Prentice obtain'd his Masters Daughter/ By True Love and Loyalty./ The Father thought to separate/ his Prentice from his Daughter;/ But their affection was too great,/ then listen what comes after. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1664-1703 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 09/10/2007 21059

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3.61 R234415 1 As I walked forth to take the Ayr As I Walked Forth to Take the Air COme listen to me, my true Love,/ since that I have great cause to weep, Pepys 3.61 Wing T3431B 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: 61 The Two Constant Lovers; Or,/ The Prentice obtain'd his Masters Daughter/ By True Love and Loyalty./ The Father thought to separate/ his Prentice from his Daughter;/ But their affection was too great,/ then listen what comes after. The Two Constant Lovers; Or, The Prentice obtain'd his Master Daughter By True Love and Loyalty. The Father thought to separate his Prentice from his Daughter; But their affections was too great, then listen what comes after. The Two Constant Lovers; Or, the Prentice Obtained His Master Daughter by True Love and Loyalty. The Father Thought to Separate His Prentice From His Daughter; But Their Affections Was Too Great, Then Listen What Comes After. 1/2 sheet oblong folio, ?205 x 315 cropped top, left and bottom edges vertical rules 1664-1703 Printed for I. Blare. at the Looking=Glass,/ on London=Bridge. J. Blare BBTI

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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 9/10/2007 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Love Pleasant class London love marriage 09/10/2007 Checker Patrick Ludolph metadata added, xml created 09/07/2007 Checker Patrick Ludolph transcription checked 08/03/2006 Transcriber Summer Star Original Transcription 08/19/2004 Bibliographer Simone Chess Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
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The Prentice. COme listen to me, my true Love, since that I have great cause to weep, For thinking of my own true Love, I neither night nor day can sleep. Neither neight nor day can sleep, dear heart but constantly do sigh and grieve; Had I the World, with it I'de part, since I had rather dye than live. But what if I was dead, Sweet-heart, and far enough from thee was gone; It might make you sigh, lament and grieve For I'm sure you could not hear my moan The Maids Answer to the Prentice. [A]way from me, fond Prentice Boy, and do not now stand prating here; You know I am your Masters joy, your time's not out above two year.
The Prentice's Reply. Thou art my only joy, dear heart, and one that I do love so dear, My love to thee shall ne'r depart, If I was yet to serve full seven year. If I had seven Year to serve, my Jo, and thou wert at New-Castle upon Tine; Upon my bare feet would I go, to see the true lover of mine. The Maids Answer. If that my Father did but know the love that you do bear to me; Of a certain he will be your Foe, and that might sure your ruine be. But the old Man over-heard them both, as it was his chance for to come by; Saying you must be parted, yet I'm loath, to hear my Daughter sigh and cry.
TO London the Old Man sent the Maid, and there a while for to remain: And the Prentice at home must be staid, till the Daughter did return again. The Prentices Letter to his Sweet-heart at London. Now thou from me art gone, dear heart, I never can enjoy no ease; Yet my love from thee shall not depart, and I will strive our friends to please. But I fear our friends will not be pleas'd, but will cast a disliking eye; Yet my love to thee shall never cease, till all the brackish Seas be dry. Till all the Seas be dry, dear heart, and Stones do melt against the Sun; My love from thee shall ne'r depart, till these things are perform'd and done. The white Swan shall turn black, I say, the Mountains all remov'd shall be; If my love from thee shall go astray, so long as life remains in me. The Maids Letter from London to the Prentice Now I am gone away from thee, yet I'll stay but a little while; And I will come again to thee, if that it was five hundred Mile. If it was five hundred Miles, my Dear, which I think it is too far for thee,
But if it was ten times as far, still I would do as much for thee. Dear heart, just like the Turtle-Dove which is sitting upon yonders Tree, And waiting for her own true Love, just even so do I for thee. O then this Young-man tore his hair, and bitterly he did lament: 'Cause he could not enjoy his Dear, her absence caus'd his discontent. Her Father understanding then that Letters past between them both: Sent for his Daughter home agen, and was resolv'd to know the truth. Now welcome home, my Daughter dear, thrice welcome home art thee: Then bespoke the Prentice with good cheer ten thousand times welcome to me. Her Father hearing him say so, straightways he gave them his consent: And then they to the Church did go, and marry'd was to their content. And now let this a Pattern be, unto all Young Men and Maids: Then hereafter you shall not see so many go to the Elizium Shades.
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Printed for J. Blare. at the Looking-Glass, on London-Bridge.