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S120228 6 UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN an excellent new Tune UNKNOWN An Excellent New Tune the same tune UNKNOWN The Same Tune A Rich Merchant man, / That was both graue and wise, FAire Maidens all, quoth hee, / I must confesse and say, A sweet thing is love, / It rules both heart and mind; / There is no comfort in the world / to women that are kind. A sweet thing is love, / It rules both heart and mind; / There is no comfort in the world / to women that are kind. Roxburghe Ballads Editor None None None None Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 104 1: 105 A most sweet Song of an English Merchant, / borne at Chichester. A most sweet Song of an English Merchant, borne at Chichester. A most sweet Song of an English Merchant, borne at Chichester. 1624-1624 Francis Coules

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A Rich Merchant man, That was both grave and wise, Did kill a man at Emden Towne, Through quarrels that did rise. Through quarrels that did rise, The German hee was dead, And for this fact the Merchant man was judgd to lose his head. A sweet thing is love, It rules both heart and mind; There is no comfort in the world to women that are kind. A Scaffold builded was, Within the Market-place, And all the people farre and neere, Did thither flocke apace. Did thither flocke apace, This dolefull sight to see, Who, all in velvet blacke as Jet, unto the place came hee. A sweet thing is love, etc. Bare-headed was hee brought, His hands were bound before, A Cambricke Ruffe about his necke, As white as milke hee wore: His Stockings were of silke, As fine as fine might be Of person, and of countenance, a proper man was hee. A sweet thing is love, etc.
When hee was mounted up, Upon the Scaffold high, All women said great pity twas, So sweet a man should die. The Merchants of the Towne, From death to set him free, Did proffer there two thousand pound, but yet it would not be. A sweet thing is love, It rules both heart and mind; There is no comfort in the world to women that are kind. The Prisoner hereupon, Began to speake his mind, Quoth hee, I have deserved death, In conscience I doe find: Yet sore against my will, This man I kild, quoth hee, As Christ doth know, which of my soule must onely Saviour be. A sweet thing is love, etc. With heart I doe repent This most unhappy deed; And for his wife and children small, My very soule doth bleed: This deed is done and past, My hope of life is vaine, And yet the losse of this my life, to them is little gaine. A sweet thing is love, etc.
Unto the widow poore, And her two Babes therefore, I give a hundred pound a piece, Their comfort to restore: Desiring at their hands, No one request but this, They will speake well of Englishm[en] though I have done amisse. A sweet thing is love, etc. This was no sooner spoke, But that to stint his griefe, Ten goodly Maids did proffer him, For love to beg his life: This is our law, quoth they, We may your death remove, If you in lieu of our good will, will grant to us your love. A sweet thing is love, etc. Brave Englishman, quoth one, Tis I will beg thy life: Nay, quoth the second, it is I, If I must be thy wife: Tis I, the third did say; Nay, quoth the fourth, tis I: So each one after other said, still waiting his reply. A sweet thing is love, It rules both heart and mind; There is no comfort in the world to women that are kind.
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FAire Maidens all, quoth hee, I must confesse and say, That each of you full worthy is, To be a Lady gay: And I unworthy farre, The worst of you to have, Though you have offered willingly my loathed life to save. A sweet thing is love, It rules both heart and mind; There is no comfort in the world to women that are kind. Then take a thousand thanks Of mee a dying man: But speake no more of love nor life, For why, my life is gone. To Christ my love I give, My body unto death: For none of you my heart can love, though I doe lose my breath. A sweet thing is love, etc. Faire Maids lament no more, Your Country Law is such, It takes but hold upon my life, My goods it cannot touch: Within one chest I have In gold a thousand pound, I give it equall to you all, for love which I have found. A sweet thing is love, etc. And now deare friends farewell, Sweet England eake adieu, And Chicester where I was borne, Where first this breath I drew. And now thou man of death, Unto thy weapon stand: Ah nay another Damsell cryd, sweet Headsman hold thy hand. A sweet thing is love, etc. Now heare a Maidens plaint, Brave Englishman, quoth shee, And grant her love for love againe, That craves but love of thee: I wooe and sue for love, That have beene wooed ere this, Then grant mee love, and therewithall shee proffers him a kisse. A sweet thing is love, It rules both heart and mind; There is no comfort in the world to women that are kind.
And die within mine armes, If thou wilt die, quoth shee; Yea live or die sweet Englishman, Ile live and die with thee. But can it be, hee said, That thou dost love mee so: Tis not by long acquaintance sir, whereby true love doth grow. A sweet thing is love, etc. Then beg my life, quoth hee, And I will be thine owne; If I should seeke the world for love, More love cannot be showne. The people on that word, Did give a joyfull cry, And said, it had great pitie been, so sweet a man should die A sweet thing is love, etc. I goe my Love, shee said, I run, I flye for thee; And gentle Headsman spare a while, My Lovers life for mee: Unto the Duke shee went, Who did her griefe remove; And with an hundred Maidens more, shee went to fetch her Love. A sweet thing is love, etc. With musicke sounding sweet, The formost of the traine, This gallant Maiden like a Bride, Did fetch him backe againe: Yea hand in hand they went Unto the Church that day, And they were married presently in sumptuous rich array. A sweet thing is love, etc. To England came hee then, With this his lovely Bride, A fairer woman never lay By any Merchants side: Where I must leave them now, In pleasure and delight; But of their name and dwelling place, I must not here recite. A sweet thing is love, It rules both heart and mind; There is no comfor[t] in the world to women that are kind.
FINIS. Printed at London for Francis Coules in the Old-Bayley.