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The Angel said, good courage take, / for so it shall be with thee, Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 664 [A Pleasant BALLAD of TOBIAS: / Wherein is shewed what wonderful Things chanced to him in his Youth; and / how he wedded a young Damosel that had had Seven Husbands, but never enjoyed / their Company, being all Slain by an Evil Spirit.] [A Pleasant BALLAD of TOBIAS: Wherein is shewed what wonderful Things chanced to him in his Youth; and how he wedded a young Damosel that had had Seven Husbands, but never enjoyed their Company, being all Slain by an Evil Spirit.] A Pleasant BALLAD of TOBIAS: Wherein is showed what wonderful Things chanced to him in his Youth; and how he wedded a young Damsel that had had Seven Husbands, but never enjoyed their Company, being all Slain by an Evil Spirit. ?-?

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The Angel said, good courage take, for so it shall be with thee, For Such perfumes I will thee make, the wicked Spirit away shall flee. To Raguel's house away they run, where Sarah met them, fair and bright And after Salutations done, she brought them to her fathers sight, Great cheer there was and down they sat and all for young Tobias's sake, And after long and pleasant chat between them both a match did make By Moses Law they maried were, the Bride's Bed-chamber prepar'd likewise: When young Tobias came in there, the tears fell down from Sarah's eyes, A pan of coles he brought with him, the Fish's heart and Liver there, within the fire he did cast in, which cast a faour everywhere, And by that sweet and pleasant smell, the wicked Spirit was displac'd. within that room he could not dwell, and there out he went in haste, In bed they laid this beautious bride, the chamber door Was shut therefore; Young Toby lying by her side, whom she did think to see no more: And therefore Raguel in the night; for him before had made a grave; And to his wife he wept and said, There is no way his life to save. One of the maidens send quoth he, to see how all the matters stands And if so be that dead he be, he shall be buried by my hands. This maiden Joyfull news did bring, Tobias is alive quoth she, When Raguel heared of this thing, he did reJoyce exceedingly,
For Joy he made a solemn feast, the bridal fourteen days they kept; There came many Friendly Guest; in sorrow now no more they Slept, Azarius went straitway, unto the feast Gabriel brought: Rejoycing at his mariage day, and paid the money that he ought. But yet old Toby and his wife, did all this while in sorrow dwell, They thought their Son had lost his life, and nothing could their grief expel; His aged mother every day. did watch the high way side; And for his welfare oft did pray, no meat nor drink she could abide. But when the weding ended was, young Toby with his lovely bride, To Nineve did homewards pass, with Goods and Cattle on each side, But Toby and his Angel bright, before his wife made haste to go, For to prepare all things aright. his lovely bride to welcome home His mother watching in the way, full soon espy'd her tender Son; Rejoycing at that happy Day, she told her Husband he was come, Whereat old Toby Tumbled out, for he was blind and could not see; Young Toby with the Fish's Gaul, rub'd both his eyes immediately, Whereat the whiteness of his eyes, incontinent did fall out quite; So that before he did arise, he had again his perfect sight Great Joy there was, and do[wn they sat,] Young Toby told his fathe[r all] Who went to meet his lovely [Bride,] with joy and mir[th that was not small.]
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