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1 NONE He That Loves Best Must Suffer Most YOU loyal lovers all draw near, / A true relation you shall hear, IT happened so that this same ship / A storming of thee Town of Diepe, THE Merchants Daughter of Bristol who / had to her love prov'd just and true THEN to her fathers house he went, / and found him in much discontent Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 1405 The BRISTOL Bridegroom: / Or, The Ship-Carpenter's Love to the Mer- / chant's Daughter. The BRISTOL Bridegroom: Or, The Ship Carpenter's Love to the Merchant's Daughter. ?-? L. How

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YOU Loyal Lovers all draw near, a true Relation you shall hear, Of a young Couple who proved to be, a Pattern of true loyalty, A Merchant did in Bristol dwell, as many people know full well, He had a Daughter a beauty bright, in whom he placed his hearts delight, He had no child but only she, her Father loved her tenderly. Many to court her thither came, Gallants of worth Birth and Fame, Yet not withstanding all their love, a young Ship-Carpenter did prove, To be the master of her heart, she often said we'll never part, As long as life and qreath remain, your company i'll not refrain.
No cursed gold nor silver bright, shall make me wrong my heart delight, Now when her Father came to know, his Daughter lov'd this young man so, He caused him to be sent to sea, to keep her from his company, Which when his Daughter came to hear, without thoughts of dread or feat, She dress'd herself in seamans hue, and after him she did pursue. Unto the Captain she did go, and said, right worthy sir 'tis so. You do want men I understand, i'm free to fight with heart and hand, The Captain straitway did reply, young-man your welcome heartily, A Guinea in her hand he gave, she passed for a seaman brave,
Soon after this ship set sail, and with a fair and pleasant gale, But this ship-carpenter her dear, did little think his love so near, she then appeared for to be, a person of mean degree. With pretty fingers long and strait, she soon became the surgeons mate.
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IT happened so that this same ship A storming of thee Town of Diepe, She lay at anchor something nigh, where cannon Bullets they do fly, Then the first man that wounded were, was this young bold ship carpenter. When drums beat and trumpets sound, he in his breast receiv'd a wound. Then to the surgeons care was he, brought down with speed immediately, Whereas the pretty surgeons mate, did courteoesly upon him wait, She drest the dismal wounded part, altho' the sight did peirce her heart. she then did use her utmost skill, to cure him with a right goodwill. she cured him in a little space, he often gazed upon her face, Surgeon said he such eyes as thine, did formerly my heart confine. If ever I live to go on shoar, and she be dead whom i adort. I will thy true companion be, and ne'er forsake thy company. If she be dead thus will i do, to the female sex i'll bid adleu. And ne'er will marry for her sake, but to the seas myself betake.
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THE Merchants Daughter of Bristol who had to her love prov'd just and true When many storms were over blown, unto her love herself made known, The season of the year being past, this ship was homeward bound at last, When into Harbour she did get, the seaman all on shore were set, But yet all the whole ships crew, was not a soul among them knew, That they a woman had so near, untlll she told it to her dear, To whom she did these words unfold, not long ago, cries she you told, Me plainly that such eyes as mine, did formerly your heart confine.
Then without any more ado, into his arms she instantly flew, And cries my love thou art my own, this I have done for the alone, His heart was touch'd with joy likewise, when as the tears stood in his Eyes. He said thou hast a veliant heart, and hast perform'd true lovers part Therefore without delay, he drest her like a lady gay. And then they weded were with speed as formerly they had agreed.
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THEN to her fathers house he went, and found him in much discontent He ask'd him for his daughter dear, which pierc'd her fathers heart to hear. He with a mournful sigh reply'd, i wish she'd in her cradle died. Then might i seen my darling death, when she had yielded up her breath, But now I ne'er shall see her more, my Jewel whom i did adore. O must unhappy Man was i, to part her from your company, Had i a Kingdom now in store, nay. had I that and ten times more I'd part with it her face to see, daughter would i had died for thee. The young Man hearing what he said. replies your daughter is not dead For you within a few hours space, shall surely see your daughters face, He rode as fast as he could hie, and brought her home immediatel, And set her in her fathers Hall. where on her bended knees she strait did fall. Her father was wite joy possess'd, his daughter then he kiss'd and bless'd. Thrice welcome home thou art to me once more dear Jewel, from the Sea, To him the truth she did relate. and how she'd been the surgeons mate, He then did smile and was much glad, and gave them all that e'er he had, She that was seaman and surgeons mate, reserved by the hands of fate; She now is made a lawful wife. and liveth free from care and strife, Young lovers now a pattern take, when you a solemn contract make, Stand to the same what e'er betide, as did this faithful loving Bride.
London Printed by L. How in Petticoat-lane