%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> Love in a Maze: / OR, / The young-man put to his dumps Discourse / on May-Day last between two witty Lovers. / Here in this Song you may behold and see, / A Gallant Girle obtained by Wit and Honesty. / All you that hear this Song, and mark it but aright, / May say true Loves worth gold and breeds much more delight. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1640-1640 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 04/27/2011 30962

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R216183 4 a pleasant new Tune UNKNOWN A Pleasant New Tune The Cambridge Horn UNKNOWN The Cambridge Horn the same Tune UNKNOWN The Same Tune The True Lovers delight UNKNOWN The True Lover's Delight Late in the Country, as I abroad was walking / all in a Meadow green I heard two Lovers talking, Sweet heart I'd have you know I never could dissemble / my complements are slow my tong was never nimble drew near to hear what they disputed. [with variation] It is not, &c. [with variation] Roxburghe Ballads Editor None None None None Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 3: 246 3: 247 Love in a Maze: / OR, / The young-man put to his dumps Discourse / on May-Day last between two witty Lovers. / Here in this Song you may behold and see, / A Gallant Girle obtained by Wit and Honesty. / All you that hear this Song, and mark it but aright, / May say true Loves worth gold and breeds much more delight. Love in a Maze: OR, The Young Man put to his Dumps, [b]eing a gallant Discourse on May-Day last between two witty Lovers. Here in this Song you may behold and see, A Gallant Girle obtained by Wit and Honesty. All you that hear this Song, and mark it but aright, May say true Loves worth gold, and breeds much more deligh[t.] Love in a Maze: OR, The Young Man put to his Dumps, being a gallant Discourse on May Day last between two witty Lovers. Here in this Song you may behold and see, A Gallant Girl obtained by Wit and Honesty. All you that hear this Song, and mark it but right, May say true Loves worth gold, and breeds much more delight. 1640-1640 Richard Burton

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[L]Ate in the Country, as I abroad was walking all in a Medow green I heard two Lovers talking, [W]ith kisses sweet the young man her saluted, [Then] I drew near to hear what they disputed: [T]hen I drew near to hear what they disputed. Young Man. [F]air Maid (quoth he) this merry May morning, present one smile to me, and be no longer scorning [Hi]m who hath vowd to be thine own for ever, O say but so to me, our loves shall never sever: [O s]ay but, etc. Maid [In]deed Sir (quoth she) it is a misty morning, but I would have you know I always hated scorning [A]nd as for love, I mean as yet to smother, I know not one as y[et], I love better than another. [I k]now not, etc. Young Man. [T]rue love sweet heart (quoth he) if ere you chance to know it [i]t cannot smothered be, but at last youll shew it: [T]he first time that I saw thy sweet and comely carriage I ever since desired that we were joynd in marriage. I ever, etc. Maid. [L]ove Sir (quoth she) is like a fishers angle, which oft hath golden baites, silly maidens to intangle, [A]nd cunningly cast out by young mens false inventions then marriage theyll pretend when tis not their inten-[tions] Then marriag[e], etc. M[a]n. [O] tis so my dear, true Love is like a Fountain which casts out water clear out of a Rocky Mountain; Whose stream for to stop youll say it is a wonder, likewise tis as strange to cleave the Rocks in sunder. Likewise, etc.
Such is my love to thee and shall be ever, no unconstant thoughts, or fickle mind shall sever: My heart from thee which alwayes shall be bringing Fountains clear and fresh which from true love is spring-ing. Fountains clear, etc. Maid. Your comparison (saite she) I must confess is witty, to stop the stream of true Love it were a pitty: But your heart you compare indeed to rocky Mountains for stony oft they are, and cast out several Fountains. Far stony, etc As from some Fountain several streams are running, so many feigned Loves you oft have by your cunning, Tis hard indeed to pierce your flinty hearts asunder, and stop your fickle streams it is a wonder. And stop, etc. Young Man. Fy, fy sweet heart, your wit doth over-match me: no words can impart but presently you catch me: You Maidens now each day, do grow so coy and witty let young men beg and pray, youll take of them no pitty. Let young men, etc. Maid. Fy away for shame, you young men can dissemble, your wits are so ripe & your tongues are quick & nimble, Indeed you[]l beg & crouch sometime to get your pleasure, then leave us in the lurch, & we may repent at leasu[r]e. Then leave, etc. Young Man. I must confess dear love, t[h]ere many are so minded, but if thou once wouldst prove my constancy thout find it Do but thou once command through danger I will enter, and for to gain thy love through an Army would I ven-ture. And for, etc.
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Sweet heart Id have you know I never could dissemble & my complements are slow my tong was never nimble Tis none but faithful love that makes me come unto thee, it is not for thy wealth but for thy virtue that I love thee: It is not, etc. With that a bush of May this lovely Maid espyed, near to a bank of Time whereto she quickly hied, Down she plucks the May which was both green & tender and up she pluckt the Time with her pretty arm so slender And up, etc. She stuck the bush of May in the Time and did present it, unto this young man which was soon discontented, Here Sir, quoth she, if that you would be eased, read but this Riddle, Sir, perhaps you may be pleased. Read but, etc. Young Man. He took it from her hand and receivd it as a token then in a dump did stand & never a word was spoken, Blushing then at last he modestly replyed, your Riddle I can read, Love shall not be denyed. Your R[i]ddle, etc This May stuck in Time which is to me presenting, shew that I may in time gain your love with sweet con-tenting Which if I may Ill stay your time and leisure & no time I[]ll think too long so at last I gain that treasure. And no etc. He took her by the hand and lovingly they walked, being tied in Cupids bands most amorously they talked, They on each other smild with interchanging kisses, O tis pity time beguild such lovers of their blisses, O ti[s, etc.] Perhaps sweet Sir, said she, you by this Riddle reading may think you gained me by little or no perswading, Which if you did tis yet at my pleasure, I am not bound to you yet, but you must stay my leisure I am not, etc. Then let this heart, sayes he, which in this breast lies panting no happiness ere see, but let joyes be ever wanting, If ere I think an evil thought on thee then let mirth be vanisht quite, & so[rro]ws wait upon me Then let, etc
If it be so, quoth she, then bears such true affectio[n] hereafter Ill agree to be ruled by thy direction: No friend shall sever or break our loves in sunder, for loyal loving hearts will be the worlds wonder. For loyal, etc The time that late was mine to thee shal be represented all that I have is thine, then rest thy self contented, Thy gallant wit, thy modesty, and carriage, hath wone my heart, we will be joynd in marriage, Hath won, etc. Young Man. He took her at her word and modestly replyed, short time I will afford, long time shall be denyed, This being the first of May our hearts being joynd and wedded before the fifth day in wedlock wel be bedded, Before, etc. Five hundred pounds tis said w[i]th this girle he then ob-taind on the marriage day was paid which by his wit he gaind, Although no means he had she never a jot repented, he was a gallant lad, and she was well contented. He was, etc. Now all you pretty Maids that live in Town or [Ci]ty, the Author you perswades to learn from this his ditty If a young man you love, look not then for his treasure for if he honest prove, in him is wealth and pleasu[r]e. For if, etc. You young men I[]ll perswade likewise to hear my moti-on if you affect a Maid regard not then her portion, Hang ten pounds, giv[e me the] lass that loves me, [i]f a constant wife thou[]st [fo]und, no joys on earth above thee If a, etc Young men and maids that lately went a Maying if you mark the Nightingal one time he[]s always playing Jug, jug, jug, jug, sweet is all the note she singeth as when faithful lovers meet no double tongues they bringeth As when, etc. All you pretty maids adieu that are civil in your cariage this song is sent to you to be wary in your mariage, Try before you trust, be careful in consenting, when you are bound obey you must, for there is no re-penting. When you, etc.
London Printed for Richard Burton at the Horshoe in West Smithfield.