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YOu daintie Dames so finelie framd in beauties chiefest mold. [A]nd you that trip it up and down, like lambs in Cupids fold; Here is a lesson to be learnd, a lesson in my mind, For such as will prove false in love, and bear a faithless mind. Not far from Notingham of late, in Clifton as I hear, There dwelt a fair and comelie maid, for beautie without peer; Her cheeks were like the Crimson rose, yet well we may perceive, The fairest Dame the falsest heart, and soonest will deceive. This gallant Damsel was belovd, by manie in that place; And manie sought in marriage bed, her bodie to embrace; At last a comelie proper youth, young Bateman calld by name, In hope to have a married wife, unto this maiden came. Such love and liking soon he found, that he from all the rest, Had stoln awaie the Damsels heart, and she did like him best; Then plighted promise secretlie, did pass between them two; That nothing could but death it self, their true loves knot undo. A piece of gold he brake in twain, one half to her he gave; The other as a pledge quoth he, dear heart my self shall have; And if I break my vow, quoth she, while I remain alive, May never thing I take in hand, be seen at all to thrive. This passed one for two months space, and then this maid began, To setle love and liking too, upon another man. Old Jerman who a widower was. he husband needs must be, Because he was of greater wealth, and better of degree. Her vowe and promise latelie past to Bateman she denyd, And in despight both him and his, she utterlie defyd. Well then quoth he if it be so, that thou wilt me forsake, And like a false and forsworn wretch, another husband take. Thou shalt not live one quiet day, for surelie I will have Thee either now alive or dead, when I am laid in grave, Thy faithlesse mind thou shalt repent, therefore be well assurd, When for thy sake thou hearst report, what torments I endurd. But mark how Bateman died for love, he finisht up his life, The verie day she married was, and made old Jermans wife;
For with a strangling cord, God wote, (great moan was made therefore) He hangd himself in desperat sort before the brides own door. At which, such sorrow piercd her heart, and troubled sore her mind, That she could never after that, one hour of comfort find; For wheresoever that she went, her fancy did surmize, Young Batemans pale and gashlie ghost, appeard before her eyes. When she in bed at night did lie, betwixt her husbands arms, In hope therein to sleep and rest, in safetie without harms; Great cries & grievous groans she heard, a voice that sometime said, O thou art she that I must have, and will not be denid. But she as then being with child, was for the infants sake Preserved from the spirits power, no vengeance could it take; The Babe unborn did safelie shield, (as God appointed so) His mothers bodie from the Fiend, that sought her overthrow. But being of her burthen easd, and safelie brought to bed: Her cares and gri[e]fs began anew, and fresh her sorrows bred, And hereupon she calld her friends, desiring them to staie; This night quoth she, out of my bed, I shall be born awaie. Here comes the spirit of my love, with pale and gashlie face, Who, till he take me hence with him, will not depart this place; Alive or dead I am his right, and he will surelie have, In spight of me and all the world, what I by promise gave. O watch with me all night, dear friends but see ye do not sleep; No longer then ye be awake, my bodie can ye keep: All promised to do their best; yet nothing could suffice, In middle of the night to keep, sad slumber from their eyes. And being all full fast on sleep, as all unkown which waie: This child-bed wife, that woful wight from thence was born awaie: But to what place no creature knew, nor to this daie can tell: As strange a thing as ever yet, in anie age befell. Ye Maidens that desire to love, and will good husbands choose, To him that ye have vowd your love, by no means do refuse: For God that hears all secret oaths, wil dreadful vengeance take, On such as on a wilful vow, do slender reckning make.
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