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S103466 1 the Spanish pauin Spanish Pavan, The The Spanish Pavin VVhen Sampson ws a tall yong man / His power and strength increased than Roxburghe Ballads Editor None None None None Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 366 A most excellent and famous Ditty of Sampson Iudge of Israel, how hee wedded / Philistines Daughter, who at length forsooke him: also how hee slew a Lyon, and propoun- / ded a Riddle, and after how hee was falsely betrayed by Dalila, and of his death. A most excellent and famous Ditty of Sampson Judge of Israel, how hee wedded Philistines Daughter, who at length forsooke him: also how hee slew a Lyon, and propoun- ded a Riddle, and after how hee was falsely betrayed by Dalila, and of his death. A most excellent and famous Ditty of Sampson Judge of Israel, how he wedded [a] Philistine's Daughter, who at length forsook him: also how he slew a Lion, and propounded a Riddle, and after how he was falsely betrayed by Delilah, and of his death. Printer the Assignes of Thomas Symcocke 1619-1619

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WHen Sampson was a tall yong man His power and strength increased than And in the host and Tribe of Dan, the Lord did blesse him still. It chanced so upon a day, As he was walking on his way, He saw a Maiden fresh and gay in Timnah. With whom he fell so sore in love, That he his fancy could not move:His Parents therefore he did prove, and craved their good wills. I have found out a wife quoth he, I pray you Father give her me, Though she a strangers daughter be, I passe not. Then did bespeake his Parents deere, Have we not many Maydens here, Of Countrey, and acquaintance neere, for thee to love and like:O no, (quoth Sampson presently) Not one so pleasant in mine eye, Whom I could find so faithfully to fancy. At length they granted their consent: And so with Sampson foorth they went, To see the Mayd was their intent. which was so faire and bright:But as they were a going there, A Lyon put them in great feare, Whom Sompson presently did teare, in peeces. When they were come unto the place, They were agreed in the case:The wedding day appoynted was: and when the time was come. As Sampson went for beauties fees, The Lyons carkasse there he sees, Wherein a sort of honny bees had swarmed. Then closely Sampson went his way, And not a word thereof did say, Untill the merry feasting day, unto the Company. A Riddle I will shew, quoth he, The meaning if you tell to me Within seaven dayes, I will give yee great riches. But if the meaning you doe misse, And cannot shew me what it is, Then shall you give to me (I wisse) so much as I have said. Put foorth the Riddle (then quoth they) And wee will tell it by our day, Or we will lose (as thou dost say) the wager.
Then make (quoth hee) the totall summer Out of the eater meate did come, And from the strong did sweetnesse runne, declare it if you can. And when they heard the Riddle told, Their hearts within them waxed cold:For none of them could then unfold the meaning. Then unto Sampsons wife went they And theatned her with delay, If she would not the the thing bewray, to burne her Fathers house. Then Sampsons wife with griefe and woe Desired him the same to show:And when she knew she straight did goe to tell them. Then were they all full glad of this, To tell the thing they did not misse, What stronger beast then Lyon is? What sweeter meate then honny: The[n] Sampson answered them full round:If my Hayfar had not ploughed the ground, So easily you had not found my Riddle. Then Sampson did his losses pay, And to his father went his way, But wisht with them he there did stay, his wife forsooke him quite, And tooke another to her Love, Which Sampsons anger much did move, To plague them therefore he did prove his cunning. A subtill sight he then had found, To burne their corne upon the ground, Their Vineyards he destroyed round which made them fret and fume. But when they knew that Sampson he Had done them all this injury, Because his wife did him deny, they killed her. And afterward they had decreed, To murther Sampson for that deed, Three thousand men they sent with speede to bring him bound to them:But he did breake his cords apace, And with the Jaw-bone of an Asse, A thousand men ere he did passe, he killed. When all his foes were laid in dust, Then Sampson was ful sore athirst, In God therefore was all his trust, to helpe his fainting heart:For liquor thereabout was none:The Lord therefore from the Jaw-bone, Did make fresh water spring alone. to helpe him.
Then Sampson had a joyfull spright; And in a Citty lay that nigh, Whereas his foes with deadly spight; did seeke his life to spill:But he at midnight then awakes, And tearing downe the Citty gates With him away the same he takes, most stoutly. Then on Dalila faire and bright, Did Sampson set his whole delight, Whom he did love both day and night, which wrought his overthrow: For she with sweete words did intreat, That for her sake he would repeat, Wherein his strength, that was so great, consisted. At length unto his utter fall, And through her suite, which was not smal He did not let to shew her all, the secrets of his heart: If that my hayre be cut, (quoth he) Which now so faire and long you see, Likes other men then shall I be, in weekenesse. Then through deceit which was so deepe, She lulled Sampson fast asleepe, A man shee cald which she did keepe, to cut off all his hayre. Then did she call his hatefull foes, Ere Sampson from her lap arose, Who could not then withstand their blowes for weakenesse. To binde him fast they did devise, Then did they put out both his eyes, In prison woefully he lyes, and there he grinds the Mill. But God remembred all his paine, And did restore his strenth againe, Although that bound he did remaine, in prison. The Philistines now were glad of this, For joy they made a feast (I wisse)And all their Princes did not misse to come unto the same:And being merry bent that day, For Sampson they did send stratghtway, That they might laugh to see him play, among them. Then to house was Sampson led And when he had their fancies fed, He pluckt the house upon their head, and downe they tumbled all:So that with griefe and deadly paine, Three thousand persons there was slaine, Thus Sampson then with all his traine, was brained.
FINIS. Printed by the Assignes of Thomas Symcocke.