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R234650 1 Bonny sweet Robin Bonny Sweet Robin; My Robin is to the Greenwood Gone Bonny sweet Robin FAir Angel of England thy beauty most bright, / Is all my hearts pleasure, my joy and delight, OH wanton King Edward thy labour is vain, / To follow the pleasure thou canst not attain, Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 52 A Courtly New Ballad of the princely wooing of the fair Maid of London, by King Edward. A Courtly New Ballad of the princely wooing of the fair Maid of London, by King Edward. A Courtly New Ballad of the princely wooing of the fair Maid of London, by King Edward. 1670-1670

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FAir Angel of England thy beauty most bright, Is all my hearts pleasure, my joy and delight, Then goant me swett Lady thy true love to be, That I may say welcome good fortune to me. The Turtle so chast and true in her love, By gentle perswasions her fancy will move, Then be not intreated fair Lady in vain, For nature requireth what I should obtain. The phone[i]x so famous that liveth alone, Is vowed to chastity to being but one, But be not my darli[n]g so ch[a]st in desire, Lest thou like the phoenix dost penance in fire. But alas gentle L[a]dy I pitty thy state, In being resolved to live without Mate, For if of our courti[n]g the pleasure thou knew, You would have a liking the same to ensue. Long time I have sued the same to obtain, Yet I am requited with scornful disdain, But if you will grant your good will unto me, You shall be advanced to Princely degree: Promotions and honour may often entice, The chastest that liveth though never so nice, What woman so worthy but could be content To live in a Palace where Princes frequent. To brides young and princely to church I have led Two Ladies now lately h[a]ve decked my bed,
Yet hath thy love taken more root in my heart, Then all their contentments whereof I have part. Your gentle heart cannot mens tears much abide, And women least angry when most they do chide, Then yield to me kindly and say that at length Men do want mercy and poor women strength. I grant that fair Ladies may poor men resist, And Princes may conquer and Love who they list A King may comand her to lye by his side, Whose feature deserveth to be Kings bride. In granting your love you shall purchase renown, your head shal be deckd with Englands fair crown thy garments most gallant of gold shall be rought, If true love with treasure with thee may be boght Great Ladies of honour shall tend on thy train, Most richly attired with Scarlet in grain, My Chamber most princely thy person shall keep, Where Virgins with musick shall rock thee asleep. If any more pleasures thy heart can invent, Command them sweet Lady thy mind to content, For Kings gallant courts where princes do dwell Affords such sweet pastime as Ladies love well. Then be not resolved to dye a true M[a]id, But print in thy bosome the words I have said, And grant a King favour thy true love to be. That I may say welcome sweet Virgin to me.
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OH wanton King Edward thy labour is vain, To follow the pleasure thou canst not attain, With getting thou loosest, and having dost wast it, the which if thou purchast is spoild if thou hast it. But if thou obtainest it thou nothing hast won, And I loosing nothing yet quite am undone, But if of that jewel a King do deceive me, No K can restore though a Kingdom he give me. My colour is changed since you saw me last, My favour is vanisht my beauty is past, The Rose red blushes that sat in my cheeks, To paleness is turned which all men dislikes. I pass not what Princes for love do protest, The name of a Virgin contenteth me best, I have not deserved to sleep by thy side, Nor yet to be counted for King Edwards bride. The name of a Princess I never did crave. No such tipe of honour thy hand-maid will have, My breast shall not harbour so lofty a thought, Nor be with rich proffers to wantonness brought. If wild wanton Rosamond one of our sort, Had neved frequented K. Henries brave Court, Such heaps of deep sorrow she never had seen, Nor tasted the rage of so jealous a Queen. All Men have their freedom to show their intent, They win not a woman except she consent;
Who then can impute to them any fault? Who still go upright until Men do hault. Tis counted a kindness in men for to try, And vertue in women the same to deny, For women unconstant can never be provd Until by their betters therein they be movd. If women and modesty once do but sever Then farewel good name and credit for ever, And Royal King Edward let me be exil[]d, Ere any Man knows my bodys defild. If women and modesty once do but sever, Too deep an impression within my heart bears, Nor shall his bright honour that blot by me have, To bring his gray hairs with grief to the grave. The heavens forbid that when I shall dye, That any such sin upon my soul should lye, If I hhve thus kept me from doing this sin, My heart shall not yield with a Prince to begin. Come rather with pitty and weep on my tomb, Then for my birth curse my dear mothers womb, That brought forth a blossom that stained the tree, With wanton desires to shame her and me. Leave me most noble King tempt not in vain, My m[i]lk-white affection with lewdness to stain, Though England will give me no comfort at [all,] Yet England will give me a sad [burial.]