%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> The Gallant SEAMAN's Resolution; / Whose full Intent was, / To try his Fortune at SEA, and at his Return marry his Lanlady / If Heaven be pleas'd to bless him with his life, / None but his Lanlady shall be his Wife: / She being a Widow, as tis understood, / Of Carriage and Behaviour very good. 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 03/16/2016 35208

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R227197 A Gallant Youth at Gravesend liv'd, / a Seamn neither rich nor poor; Turn to thy Love and take a kiss, / this Gold about thy wrist i'll tye; / And always when thou look'st on this, / think on thy loving Lanlady. | And if thou wilt with patience stay, / till I from Sea return again; / For every kiss thou lendest me, / I will repay thee ten times ten. Houghton Library Huth EBB65H Editor none none none none Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 117 The Gallant SEAMAN's Resolution; / Whose full Intent was, / To try his Fortune at SEA, and at his Return marry his Lanlady / If Heaven be pleas'd to bless him with his life, / None but his Lanlady shall be his Wife: / She being a Widow, as tis understood, / Of Carriage and Behaviour very good. The Gallant SEAMAN’s Resolution; Whose full Intent was, To try his Fortune at SEA, and at his Return marry his Lanlady If Heaven be pleas’d to bless him with his life, None but his Lanlady shall be his Wife: She being a Widow, as tis understood, Of Carriage and Behaviour very good. The Gallant SEAMAN's Resolution; Whose full Intent was, To try his Fortune at SEA, and at his Return marry his Lanlady If Heaven be pleased to bless him with his life, None but his Landlady shall be his Wife: She being a Widow, as 'tis understood, Of Carriage and Behavior very good. Printer A. Milbourn ?-? A. Milbourn

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A Gallant youth at Gravesend liv'd, a Seaman neither rich nor poor; But when his means was almost spent, he bravely went to Sea for more: Turn to thy Love and take a kiss, this Gold about thy wrist i'll tye; And always when thou look'st on this, think on thy loving Lanlady. His Father being dead and gone, he lov'd his Mother as his life, And did maintain her gallantly; it was well known he had no Wife: Turn to thy Love, etc. He was belov'd of Rich and Poor, and still kept company with the best, A gallant Widow in the Town, her love unto him thus exprest: Turn to thy love, etc.
Young Man could I thy favour win, or might thy company but crave, To come and live at home with me, i'll make thee Lord of all I have: Turn to thy Love, etc. Fair Mistress, I am for the Seas, here's Gold and Silver in my hand, And when the Drums & Trumpets sound I'll bid adieu to fair England: And if thou wilt with patience stay, till I from Sea return again; For every kiss thou lendest me, I will repay thee ten times ten. Do but resolve to stay at home, I'll put another in thy place, No, that will be a shame, quoth he, and to my name a foul disgrace: Turn to thy Love, etc.
I Have five hundred pound at least, of Silver which I never told, Besides I have in store for thee, five hundred pound in good red Gold: Turn to thy love, etc. If you could give me all the wealth, that ever Europe did afford: A faithful promise I have made, and I will not be worse than my word. And if thou wilt, etc. If neither strength nor policy, can further me in my design, Remain a constant friend to me, and I forever will be thine: Turn to thy love, etc. And whilst that breath and life doth last, to me this thing i'le verifie; Though you at Sea, and I on shore, I'le pray for thy prosperity: Turn to thy love, etc. Heaven bless the Ship thou sailest in, whether it swim with wind or tide, And all that with thee comes or goes, I hope that Neptune will them guide: Turn to thy love, etc. From Pyrates knocks, and bloody blows, great Mars protect thee still, Nor may Quick-sands or stony Rocks, have power to do thee any ill. Turn to thy love, etc. And whilst that thou art far away, in Holland, Flanders, France or Spain, As thou in safety didst launch forth, heaven bring thee safely home again. Turn to thy love, etc. If I may speak without offence, my heart will never quiet be, Till thou give me full recompence, and say'st that I thy Wife shall be; Turn to thy love, etc. Yet one thing here I beg of thee, before from me thou dost depart,
That thou wilt let now unknow the thoughts and secrets of thy heart Turn to thy love, etc. When thou art gone out of my sight, and com'st where pretty Lasses are, Thou wilt fall in love [w]ith some of them, that is the thing I most do fear. Turn to thy love, etc. If I should hear in any case, that to some other thou shouldst married be Then would I weep, lament and grieve, and break my heart for love of thee. Turn to thy love, etc. The Seamans Reply. HArk, hark, I hear the Trumpet sound and calleth me to come away, Therefore in hast I must be gone, I can nor will no longer stay. And if thou wilt, etc. Therefore sweet Lady now farewel, more than a thousand times adieu, Wherever I pass by Land or Sea, I'le still be faithful unto you. And if, etc. This Golden Ribbon which you ty'd about my hand wrist in pure love, Shall be a token whilst I live, that I to you will constant prove. And if, etc. And when that I return again, if heavens afford me breath and life, You that are now my Lanlady, shall then be made my wedded Wife. And if, etc. The Bells shall ring melodiously, the Musick shall most sweetly play, And all our Friends will then rejoyce, to see our happy Wedding day: And if thou wilt with patience stay, till I from Sea return again; For every kiss thou lendest me, I will repay thee ten times ten.
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