%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> The Covetous Mother; / Or, The terrible Overthrow of / Two Loyal LOVERS. / You that these woful Tidings hear, / Surely your Hearts will bleed, / Who can forbear to shed a Tear, / When they these Lines shall read. 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 03/18/2016 35453

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THere was a Wealthy young Squire, / whom a Fair Damsel did love, Houghton Library Hazlitt EC65 Editor none none none none Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 21 1: 22 The Covetous Mother; / Or, The terrible Overthrow of / Two Loyal LOVERS. / You that these woful Tidings hear, / Surely your Hearts will bleed, / Who can forbear to shed a Tear, / When they these Lines shall read. The Covetous Mother; Or, The terrible Overthrow of Two Loyal LOVERS. You that these woful Tidings hear, Surely your Hearts will bleed, Who can forbear to shed a Tear, When they these Lines shall read. The Covetous Mother; Or, The terrible Overthrow of Two Loyal LOVERS. You that these woeful Tidings hear, Surely your Hearts will bleed, Who can forbear to shed a Tear, When they these Lines shall read. ?-?

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THere was a wealthy young Squire, whom a fair Damsel did love, Nay and it was so intire, nothing her fancy could move She born of ordinary Parents, which when his Friends they did know They strove to set them at variance, proving their sad overthrow. Son said the indulgent Mother, pray you now listen to me, I have consider'd another, most suitable to your degree;
That you may rise to promotion, she is both vertuous and fair, Two thousand pounds to her Portion therefore your folly forbear. Mother those charms does inflame me, which in my dear I behold, Therefore I pray do not blame me, true love is better than Gold: Might i have wealth out of measure. nothing can my mind remove, I'll never marry for treasure, give me the Creature i love.
I can maintain like a Lady, she whom I much do adore, I Have got Riches already, what need I covet for more, If you give me not one penny, i have a hundred a year, Now if i marry with any It shall be Nanny my dear. Son if your love be so rooted, that from her you cannot part, By me it shan't be disputed, take her with all my whole heart, But she in that was deceitful, as by this Ditty you'll find, Never was action more hateful, malice remain'd in her mind. Strait she repair'd to this Creature, vowing to send her away, But with a smile she did meet her, saying dear Daughter this day, We will go buy your attire, everything i will provide, 'Tis my unfeigned desire, that thou should be my Son's bride. Thus was the matter contrived, just as his Mother would have, Then to a Captain in private, she sold her to be a slave.
She from old England did send her, fill'd with much sorrow and woe There was no soul to defend her, but was compelled to goe. When her Intention was over, then she return'd to her Son, Freely to him did discover, presently what she had done, When he had heard what she had acted, his Raper straight he pull'd forth, Raving like one quite distracted, crying you have ruin'd us both. Then on the point of his Rapier, he did immediately fall, His life did go out like a Taper, this was the ruin of all His Mother more than uncivil, was of covetous mind, Money the root of all evil caus'd this confusion we find. Now does his Mother with weeping weary out many a day While her dear son he lies sleeping low in a cold bed of clay This is a sad desolation she who he much did adore Now is sent far from the nation where she will ne'er see him more.