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S101736 4 UNKNOWN UNKNOWN an excellent new Tune King Solomon To an Excellent New Tune the same Tune King Solomon The Same Tune THere dwelt a man in Babylon, / of reputation great by fame: ON the morrow she was brought forth / before the people there to stand, Lady, Lady, / Why should wee not of her learne thus / to liue godly? [with variation] Lady, Lady, / How that they saw a young man lay / with that Lady. [with variation] Roxburghe Ballads Editor None None None None Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 60 1: 61 An excellent Ballad Intituled, / The Constancy of Susanna. An excellent Ballad Intituled, The Constancy of Susanna. An excellent Ballad entitled, The Constancy of Susanna. 1602-1602 Iohn Wright

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THere dwelt a man in Babylon, of reputation great by fame: He tooke to wife a faire woman, Susanna she was calld by name, A woman faire and vertuous, Lady, Lady, Why should wee not of her learne thus to live godly? Vertuously her life she led, she feared God, she stood in awe, As in the storie we have read, was well brought up in Moses Law. Her parents they were godly folke, Lady, Lady, Why should we not then sing and talke of this Lady. That yeare two Judges there was made which were the Elders of Babylon, To Joachims house was all their trade, who was Susannaes husband then, Joachim was a great rich man, Lady, Lady, These Elders oft to his house came for this Lady. Joachim had an Orchard by, fast joyning to his house or place, Whereas Susanna commonly her selfe did daily there solace, And that these Elders soone espyd, Lady, Lady, And privily themselves did hide for that Lady. Her chaste and constant life was tride, by these two Elders of Babylon, A time convenient they espide, to have this Lady all alone, In his Orchard it came to passe, Lady, Lady. Where she alone her selfe did wash her faire body.
These Elders came to her anon, & thus they said, faire dame God speed, Thy doors are fast, thy Maids are gone, consent to us, and doe this deed: For we are men of no mistrust, Lady, Lady, And yet to thee we have a lust, O faire Lady. If that to us thou dost say nay, a testimoniall we will bring, Wee will say that we with thee lay, how canst thou then avoid the thing? Therefore consent and to us turne, Lady, Lady, For we to thee in lust doe burne, O faire Lady. Then did she sigh, and said alas, now woe is me on every side, Was ever wretch in such a case? shall I consent and doe this deed? Whether I doe or doe it not, Lady, Lady, It is my death right well I wot, O true Lady. Better it were for me to fall into your hands this day guiltlesse, Then that I should consent at all, to this your shamefull wickednesse, And even with that (whereas she stood) Lady, Lady, Unto the Lord she cryed aloud pitifully. These Elders both likewise againe, against Susanna aloud they cryd, Their filthy lust could not obtaine, their wickednesse, they sought to hide Unto her friends they then her brought Lady, Lady, And with all speed the life they sought of that Lady.
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ON the morrow she was brought forth before the people there to stand, That they might heare & know the truth how these two Elders Susanna found, The Elders swore and thus did say, Lady, Lady, How that they saw a young man lay with that Lady. Judgement there was, for no offence, Susanna causelesse then must dye, These Elders bore such evidence, against her they did verifie, Who were believd then indeed, Lady, Lady, Against Susanna to proceed, that she should dye. Susannaes friends that stood her by, they did lament, and were full woe, When as they saw no remedy, but that to death she then must goe, Lady, Lady, In God was all her hope and trust, to him did cry. The Lord her voice heard and beheld, the Daughters cry of Israel, His spirit he raised in a child, whose name was calld young Daniel, Who cryed aloud whereas he stood, Lady, Lady, I am cleare of the guiltlesse blood of this Lady. Are you such fooles quoth Daniel then? in judgement you have not done well, Nor yet the right way have you gone, to judge a daughter of Israel, By this witnesse of false disdaine, Lady, Lady, Wherefore to judgement turne againe for that Lady.
And when to judgement they were set, he called for those wicked men: And soone he did them separate, butting the one from the other, then, He asked the first where he did see that faire Lady, He said under a Mulberry tree, who lyed falsely. Thou lyest said Daniel, on thy head, thy sentence is before the Lord, He bad that forth he might be led, and bring the other that bore record, To see how they two did agree for this Lady, He said under a Pomgrannat tree, who lyed falsely. Said Daniel as he did before, behold the messenger of the Lord Stands waiting for you at the doore, even to cut thee with a sword. And even with that the multitude; aloud did cry, Give thankes to God, so to conclude for this Lady. They dealt like with these wicked men according as the Scripture saith, They did as with their neighbour then, by Moses law were put to death, The innocent preserved was, Lady, Lady, As God by Daniel brought to passe, for this Lady.
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