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3.318 R187974 1 Come follow my Love Come Follow My Love LOok you faithful Lovers,/ on my unhappy state, Alack for my Love I shall dye. NOw you Loyal Lovers,/ attend unto the rest another issue at 3.327; bottom of the original ballad is missing in the facsimile edition, {see Addendum, p. 430 for full text} Pepys 3.318 Wing E3785[a]A; Rollins (2) 1530 (Dec. 14, 1624, IV, 131); Rollins (2) 2786 (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. 3: 318 An excellent Ballad Intituled the unfortunate love of a Lancashire Gentleman, and the hard fortune;/ of a fair young Bride. An excellent Ballad Intituled the unfortunate love of a Lancashire Gentleman, and the hard fortune; of a fair young Bride. An Excellent Ballad Entitled the Unfortunate Love of a Lancashire Gentleman, and the Hard Fortune; of a Fair Young Bride. The Second Part, The Second Part, The Second Part, 1/2 sheet oblong folio, ?210 x 333 creased, uneven inking 1694-1703 LONDON: Printed for A.M. W.O. and T. Thackeray, at the Angel in Duck-lane. A.M., W.O., T. Thackeray 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 4/3/2008 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Love Unfortunate love marriage violence 04/03/2008 Checker Patrick Ludolph metadata added, xml created 03/27/2008 Checker Patrick Ludolph transcription checked 08/10/2006 Transcriber Eric Nebeker original transcription 08/31/2004 Bibliographer Simone Chess Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
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LOok you faithful Lovers, on my unhappy state, See my tears distilling, but poured out too late; And buy no foolish fancy, at too dear a rate, Alack for my Love I shall dye. My Father is a Gentleman, well known of high degree, And tender of my welfare evermore was he; He sought for reputation, but all the worse for me, alack, etc. There was a proper Maiden of favour sweet and fair, To whom in deep affection, I closely did repair: In heart I dearly loved her, loe thus began my care; alack, etc. For nature had adorn'd her, with qualities divine, Prudent in her actions, and in behaviour fine Upon a sweeter creature, the Sun did never shine: alack, etc. Nothing wanting in her, but this the grief of all, Of birth she was but lowly, of substance very small, A simple hired Servant, and subject to each call, [alack, etc.]
Yet she was my pleasure, my joy and hearts delight, More rich then any treasure more precious in my sight, At length to one another our promise we did plight. alack, etc. And thus unto my father the thing I did reveal, Desiring of his favour, nothing I did conceal, But he my dear affection regarded ne'r a deal: alack, etc. Quod he thou graceless fellow thou art my only heir: And for thy own preferment hast thou no better care? To marry with a begger that is both poor and bare: alack etc. I charge thee on my blessing thou do her sight refrain, And that into her company yo[u] never come again: That you should be so married I take it in disdain: alack, etc. Is there so many Gentleman of worshipful degree, That have most honest daughters of beauty fair and free and can none but a beggers brat content and pleasure thee? alack, etc. By God that made all creatures, this vow to thee I make, If thou do not this begger refuse and quite forsake, From thee thy one inheritance I wholly mean to take: alack, etc. These his bitter speeches did sore torment my mind. Knowing well how greatly, he was to mirth inclin'd, My heart was slain with sorrow no comfort I could find
Then did I write a letter, and [sent it to] my dear, Wherein my first affection all changed did appear: which from her fa[i]r eyes forced the pearled water clear: alack, etc. For grief unto the Messenger one word she could not speak, Those dolefu[l] heavy t[y]dings her gentle heart did break: Yet sought not by her speeches on me her heart to [wreek.] alack, etc. This de[ed] within my conscience, [tormented me full sore,] To [thinke upon the promise] I made her long before: And for the true performance now I most deeply swore: alack, etc. I [could] [not] be [in] quiet [till I to her did] go: Who for my sake remained in sorrow grief and woe, And unto her in secret, my full intent to show. alack, etc. My sight rejoyced greatly her sad perplexed heart From both her eyes on sudden the trickled tears did start, And in each others bosome, we breathed forth our smart; alack, etc. Unknown unto my father, or any friend beside Our selves we closely married, she was my only bride Yet still within her service I caus'd her to abide. alack, etc. But never had two Lovers more sorrow care and grief No mean in our extremity we found for our relief, And now what further hapned here followeth in brief, [alack, etc.]
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NOw you L[oyall] Lovers, attend unto the rest See b[y] s[ecret] Marriage, how sore I am opprest, For why my foul misfortune herein shall be exprest, alack for my love I shall dye. My [f]a[t]he[r] he came unto me upon a certain day, And with a merry countenance, these words to me did say: My Son quoth h[e] come hither. and marke what I shall say. alack, etc. S[ee]ing you are disposed [t]o lead a wedded life, I have unto your credit provided you a wife: Whe[r]e thou maist ivel delightful without all care and strife. alack, etc. Master Senocks daughter most beautiful and wise, 3 hun[d]r[e]d pounds her Portion may well thy mind suffice, And [by] her friends and kindred, t[h]ou maist to credit rise. alack, etc. This is my Son undoubted [a match] for thee most meet, She is a proper Maiden [most] delicate and sweet. Goe [w]oe her then and Wed her I shall rejoyce to see't [alack], etc.
Her friends and I have talked, and thereon have agree'd, Then be not thou abashed, but speedily proceed: Thou shall be entertained, and have no doubt to speed alack, etc. O pardon me dear father, with bashful looks he said, To enter into marriage, I sorely am afraid, A single life is lovely, therein my mind is staid. alack, etc. When he had heard my speeches, hid anger did arise, He drove me from his presence my sight he did despise: And straight to disinherit me all means he did devise? alack etc. When I my self perceived in that ill case to stand, Most lewdly I consented unto his fond demand: And married with the other and all to save my Land: alack, etc. And at this hapless marriage great cost my friends did keep, They spared not their Poultrey, their Oxen, nor their Sheep; Whilst joyfully they danced, I did in corners weep. alack, etc. My conscience was tormented which did my joys deprive, Yet for to hide my sorrow, my thoughts did always strive: Quod I what shame will it be to have two Wives alive. alack, etc. O my sweet Margaret I did in sorrow say, Then knowst not in thy service of this my marriage day, Though here my body resteth with thee my heart doth stay alack etc.
And in my meditations came in my lovely bride, With chains and jewels trimed, and silken robes beside: Saying, why doth my true Love, so sadly there abide. alack, etc. Yea twenty lovely kisses, she did on me bestow, And forth abroad a walking, this lovely maid did go: Yea arm in arm most friendly, with him that was her foe, alack, etc. But when that I had brought her where no body was near, I embraced her most falsley with a most feigned chear, Unto the heart I stabbed, this Maiden fair and clear, alack. etc. My self in woful manner, I wounded with a Knife, And laid my self down by her, by this my married wife: And said that thieves to rob us, had wrought this deadly strife alack, etc. Great wailing and great sorrow was then upon each side, In woful sort they buried, this fair and comely bride, And my dissimulation, herein was quickly try'd alack, etc. And for this cruel murther, to death that I am brought, For this my aged father did end his days in nought, My Margaret at these tydings, her own destruction wrought alack. etc. Loe here the doleful peril, blind fancy brought me in, And mark what care and sorrow, forc'd Marriage doth bring, All men by me be warned, and Lord forgive my sin. [alack etc.]