%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> The Distracted / Young-MANS Answer / TO / The Injured Maiden. / Shewing the Cruelty of his Parents, in forcing him to marry ano- / ther, because she had a bettet Fortune, which proved the Ruine / of the young Man and his former Mistress. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center English Broadside Ballad Archive (EBBA) Director Patricia Fumerton Associate Director Carl G Stahmer ?-? Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 06/24/2014 33276

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R227578 1 The Languishing Swain He That Loves Best Must Suffer Most The Languishing Swain IT's true, thou justly maist complain, / On thy unfaithful perjur'd Swain, Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 721 The Distracted / Young-MANS Answer / TO / The Injured Maiden. / Shewing the Cruelty of his Parents, in forcing him to marry ano- / ther, because she had a bettet Fortune, which proved the Ruine / of the young Man and his former Mistress. The Distracted Young-MANS Answer TO The Injured Maiden. Shewing the Cruelty of his Parents, in forcing him to marry ano- ther, because she had a bettet Fortune, which proved the Ruine of the young Man and his former Mistress. The Distracted Young MAN'S Answer TO The Injured Maiden Shewing the Cruelty of his Parents, in forcing him to marry another, because she had a better Fortune, which proved the Ruin of the young Man and his former Mistress. ?-? P. Pelcomb

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IT's true, thou justly maist complain, On thy unfaithful perjur'd Swain, But yet at first I did design, To marry you, to marry you, In little time. I found you beautiful and fair, Delightful with a pleasing air; Endow'd with all the charms of love, And I believ'd, and I believ'd, You'd constant prove. My father told me o're and o're, Of one who riches had great store; He said, If I did not agree, To court that lass, to court that lass, He'd own not me. I went as he did give command, Altho' you had my heart and hand; The God above do know it's true, I always meant, I always meant; To marry you. Our Parents straightways did agree, And said, That I must married be; To her they lately wish'd me to. Then I reply'd, then I reply'd; What shall I do? My father said, To Church now go, A thousand pound this has I know; For her you courted just before, She has not half, she has not half; So much in store.
I answer'd yea, she has my heart, Besides me vow'd never to part; Therefore dear father, do not make Me break this vow, me break this vow; which I did take. He said, If I a thousand took, I should no more upon her look; But straight he made me for to go To Church and wed, to Church and wed, I know not who. Altho' I have a rich young wife, I have no comfort of my life; For she that had my heart before, Will keep the same, will keep the same, For evermore. I do implore the God above, To look upon my injur'd love, Who justly does complain on me, And help her in, and help her in Her misery. Then young men all a warning take, Ne'er break those vows in love you make If she you love does prove but kind, Be not like me, be not like me; To change your mind. Since I have proved thus untrue; I bid unto the world adieu, For I no comfort now can have; Then death come send, then death come send, Me to my grave.
LONDON: Printed for P. Pelcomb, in Fleet-street.