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S107461 1 and yet my thinkes I loue thee UNKNOWN And Yet My Thinks I Love Thee VValking In a meddow greene, / for recreation sake, I Tell thee gentle sweeting, / Queene Venus neuer runne: upon the meddow brow. [with variation] uppon the meddow bro. [with variation] Roxburghe Ballads Editor None None None None Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 412 1: 413 The two Lester-sheire Louers. The two Lester-sheire Lovers. The two Leicestershire Lovers. 1597-1597 Iohn Trundle

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Walking In a meddow greene, for recreation sake, To drive away some sad thoughtes which sorrofull did mee make, I spyed two lonely lovers, did beare ech others woe. To poynt a place of meeting, upon the meddow bro. Saying come my lovely sweeting, com sit thee downe by mee. It is a merry meeting if wee two can agree. If wee two can agree, to this I thee doe woe. That thou shouldst onely meete mee: uppon the meddow browe. My Father is a gentle-man, my Mother loves mee deere: She hath given mee a newetie, of twenty pound a yeere, And I have spent it all, nay more I will spend toe: So thou wilt graunt to meete mee, uppon the meddow broe, My Maister hath forwarnd mee, out of thy company, And oftentimes hath chid me: for staying so long with thee, For staying so long with thee, but I will stay the moe: So thou wilt graunt to meete mee, uppon the meddow broe.
Sweet heart quoth shee I cannot, for opertunitie; A thing I cant accomplish, our meetng doth denie Els shoulds thou mee commend: to ride to runne or goe: Were it not so Ide meete thee, uppon the meddow bro. Sweete heart quoth he who feare you, or who dares do thee wrong, Dost feare thy maisters Heavie hand: or mistris nimble toung, Dost feare the tell tale servants tut let such matters goe. And prithe sweeting meete mee, uppon the meddow bro. Quoth shee you doe mistake sir, tis no such thing I feare, Therefore to urge it farther: I doe intreat forbeare, I doe not greatly care, for ought that they can doe. Annother thing doth hinder mee, to meete on meddow bro. What should the occasion then bee, O thou shouldst be so presise, [O]r what is it should cause thee: in love to be unwise. Dost thou my love despise, or wouldst thou love forgoe, I pray thee sweeting meete mee, uppon the meddow bro.
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I Tell thee gentle sweeting, Queene Venus never runne: So swift after Adonis, as I to thee would come, Queene Dina in her shower of gould, did not so willing doe. As I would be to meete thee. uppon the meddow bro. Qouth he as did Dame Venus, wouldst thou of mee make triall, I would not like Adonis, so fondly give deniall. No for thy sake my sweeting, all ill I under goe. So thou wouldst graunt to mett mee, uppon the meddow bro. Sir since I see you are loving, ile tel to you the cause, You know both maides and young men live under countries lawes. And should wee be but spied, we should have men enough: Where we should be derided, upon the meddow brow. If this be all you feare sweet, leave this alone to me. Ile poynt a time convenient, non shall our meeting see. Where wee will merry be, and talk of whats to doe Where a kisse or twaine ile give thee, uppon the meddow brooe, I when you have me there Sir, you then may doe your pleasure: But I will have you sweare sir, stile for to doe in measure.
Wee might repent at leasure, should wee out of measure doe: I am half affraide to meete you, uppon the meddow brooe. Sweete heart I heare protest and swere to use you there most kinde, Keep promise in your meeting, and love mee as you find, I will not crosse your minde, what so ever I doe doe, So you would grant to meete mee: uppon the meddow brooe. Then heres my hand ile meete thee, appoynt both place and time Quoth he uppon the meddow brooe tomorrow morne betime. Ile meete (quoth shee) bout five a clock and thats the most ile doe: So gentle heart a kisse and part, and meete on meddow brow. Away then went these loving, twaine but when that they did meete: Let such as know the use out, judg how these two did greete: But might I spend my judgment, as an other man may doe. I doubt they plaid the wantons, upon the meddow brooe, What ere they did might I but know my toung should prove no ranger, But did they well or did they ill, let them oppose the daunger. Yet this shall be my wish for all, that about such busines goe. Heaven send all merrie meeting, uppon the meddow broe.
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