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5.77 R172364 1 The Ring of Gold Cupid's Courtesy The Ring of Gold TEll me thou Mournful King, / why dost thou blame me? date from imprint Pepys 5.77 Rollins (1) VI:140-143; Wing A3426[A]. 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. 5: 77 An ANSWER to the / Mournful Monarch; / BEING, The Late Queens Reply to her Sorrowful Kings Lamentation: / Together, with a Word of Comfort of the Assurance of continued / Favours in the Court of France. An ANSWER to the Mournful Monarch; BEING, The Late Queens Reply to her Sorrowful Kings Lamentation: Together, with a Word of Comfort of the Assurance of continued Favours in the Court of France. An Answer to the Mournful Monarch; Being, the Late Queen's Reply to her Sorrowful King's Lamentation: Together, with a Word of Comfort of the Assurance of continued Favors in the Court of France. 1/2 sheet folio, 275 x 147 cropped right and bottom edges, creased and damaged surface vertical rules, cast fleurons 1691 Printed for B.I. 1691. B.I. Weinstein

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I. TEll me thou Mournful King, why dost thou blame me? This does fresh sorrows bring, when as you name me To be the cause alone, of this sad story; This I will still disown, I strove for Glory. II. As I will make appear by this Relation, A Learned Roman Peer in Consultation, Study'd for our Renown, and did endeavour For to entail the Crown on Rome for ever. III. We had no Papist Son to Reign hereafter; Something was to be done then in this matter; Though I was young and fair, my Lord was feeble; To get a Lawful Heir, thou wast not able. IV. Therefore I did contrive a young Impostor, Which might our days survive, whom we did foster; But Dukes, Lords, Earls beside would not believe us; Among themselves they cry'd, none shall deceive us. V. In this my Royal Name why will you mention? When I for lasting Fame wrack'd my Invention: It was to raise an Heir to be anointed; This was my Royal Care, though disappointed.
VI. Why are thou thus cast down? this is a folly, Since thou hast lost the Crown, be brisk and Jolly; Thy Glory does advance still out of measure; Here in the Court of France there's Joy and Pleasure. VII. Lewis le Grand, I know, he'll not forsake thee, But Royal kindness show, and strives to make thee Greater than any one, let nothing grieve thee, Love, for my sake alone he'll never leave thee. VIII. I prize this present Court before Great Brittain, Where right renowned sport still is repeating: In streams of sweet delight, and Golden Treasure; I revel Day and Night here out of measure. IX. Then cast thy care away, safety admire; While we no Scepter sway, none will Conspire Against us day nor night, Subject nor Stranger; This Crowns me with delight, seated from danger.
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