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R176842 1 NONE [unknown] LOok you faithful Lovers, / on my unhappy state, Alack for my love I shall dye. Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. : [An Excellent BALLAD, intitul'd, The Unfortunate Love / of a Lancashire Gentleman, and the Hard Fortune of a fair young / Bride.] [An Excellent BALLAD, intitul’d, The Unfortunate Love of a Lancashire Gentleman, and the Hard Fortune of a fair young Bride.] [An Excellent BALLAD, entitled, The Unfortunate Love of a Lancashire Gentleman, and the Hard Fortune of a fair young Bride.] Printer W. Onley, and A.] M[ilbourn ?-? W. Onley, and A.] M[ilbourn

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LOok you faithful Lovers, on my unhappy state, See my tears distilling, but poured out too late; And buy no foolish fancy at too dear a rate; Alack for my love I shall dye. My Father is a Gentleman, well known of high degree, And tender of my welfare evermore was he; He sought for reputation, but all the worse for me, Alack, etc. There was a proper Maiden of favour sweet and fair, To whom in deep affection I closely did repair; In heart I dearly loved her, loe thus began my care; Alack, etc. For Nature had adorn'd her with qualities divine, Prudent in her actions, and in behaviour fine; Upon a sweeter creature, the sun did never shine; Alack, etc. Nothing wanting in her, but this the grief of all, Of birth she was but lowly, of substance very small, A simple hired Servant, and subject to each call; [Alack, etc.]
Yet she was my pleasure, my joy and heart's delight, More rich then any treasure, more precious in my sight; At length to one another our promise we did plight; Alack, etc. And thus unto my Father the thing I did reveal, Desiring of his favour, nothing I did conceal, But he my dear affection regarded ne'er a deal; Alack, etc. Quoth he, Thou graceless Fellow, thou art my only Heir; And for thy own preferment hast thou no better care? To marry with a Begger that is both poor and bare; Alack, etc. I charge thee on my blessing, thou do her sight refrain, And that into her company you never come again; That you should be so married, I take it in disdain; Alack, etc. Is there so many Gentlemen of worshipful degree, That have most honest Daughters of beauty fair and free; And can none but a Begger's Brat content and pleasure thee? Al[ac]k[, etc.]
[By God that made all Creatures, this vaw to thee I make, If thou do not this Begger] refuse and quite forsake, From thee thy due Inheritance I wholly mean to take; Alack, etc. These his bitter speeches did sore torment my mind, Knowing well how greatly he was to mirth inclin'd, My heart was stain with sorrow, no comfort I could find; Alack, etc. Then did I write a letter, and sent it to my Dear, Wherein my first affection all changed did appear; Which from her fair eyes forced the pearled water clear; Alack, etc. For grief unto the messenger one word she could not speak, Those doleful heavy tydings her gentle heart did break; Yet sought not by her speeches on me her heart to wreak; Alack, etc. This deed within my conscience tormented me full sore, To think upon the promise I made her long before; And for the true performance how I most deeply swore; Alack, etc. I could not be in quiet till I to her did go; Who for my sake remained in sorrow, grief and woe; And unto her in secret, my full intent to show; Alack, etc. My sight rejoyced greatly her sad perplexed heart, From both her eyes on sudden the trickling tears did start, And in each others bosom we breathed forth our smart; Alack, etc.
[Unknown unto my Father, or any friend beside,] Ourselves we closely married, she was my only Bride; Yet still within her service I caus'd her to abide; Alack, etc. But never had two Lovers more sorrow, care and grief, No means in our extremity we found for our relief: And now what further hapned here followeth in brief; Alack, etc. Now you loyal Lovers, attend unto the rest. See by secret marriage how sore I am opprest, For why my foul misfortune herein shall be exprest; Alack, etc. My Father came unto me upon a certain day, And with a merry countenance, these words to me did say: My Son, quoth he, come hither, and mark what I shall say; Alack, etc. Seeing you are disposed to lead a wedded life, I have unto your credit provided you a Wife; Where thou maist live delightful without all care and strife; Alack, etc. Master Senocks Daughter, most beautiful and wise, Three-hundred pounds her porti-on, may well thy mind suffice, And by her friends and kindred, thou maist to credit rise; Alack, etc. This is, my Son, undoubted a Match for thee most meet, She is a proper Maiden most delicate and sweet, Go woe her then and wed her, I shall rejoyce to see it; Alack, etc.
[Her Friends and I have talked, and thereon have agree'd,] Then be not thou abashed, but speedily proceed; Thou shalt be entertained, and have no doubt to speed; Alack, etc. O pardon me, dear Father, with bashful looks I said, To enter into Marriage, I sorely am afraid, A single life is lovely, therein my mind is staid; Alack, etc. When he had heard my speeches, his anger did arise, He drove me from his presence, my sight he did despise; And straight to disinherit me, all means he did devise; Alack, etc. When I myself perceived in that ill case to stand, Most lewdly I consented unto his fond demand; And married with the other, and all to save my Land; Alack, etc. And at this hapless Marriage great cost my friends did keep, They spared not their poultrey, their oxen, nor their sheep; Whilst joyfully they danced, I did in corners weep; Alack, etc. My conscience was tormented, which did my joys deprive; I for to hide my sorrow, in thoughts did always strive; Quoth I, What shame will it be to have two Wives alive; Alack, etc. O my sweet Margaret, I did in sorrow say, Thou know'st not in thy service, of this my marriage-day, Tho' here my body resteth, with thee my heart doth stay; Alack, etc.
[And in my meditations came in] my lovely Bride, With chains and jewels trimed, and silken robes beside, Saying, Why doth my true Love so sadly here abide? Alack, etc. Yea, twenty lovely kisses she did on me bestow, And forth abroad a walking, this lovely Maid did go; Yea, arm in arm most friendly, with him that was her foe, Alack, etc. But when that I had brought her where nobody was near, I embraced her most falsly, with a most feigned chear, Unto the heart I stabbed this Maiden fair and clear, Alack, etc. Myself in woful manner I wounded with a Knife, And laid myself down by her, by this my married Wife; And said that thieves to rob us, had wrought this deadly strife; Alack, etc. Great wailing and great sorrow was then upon each side, In woful sort they buried this fair and comely Bride; And my dissimulation, herein was quickly try'd; Alack, etc. And for this cruel Murther, to death that I am brought; For this my aged Father did end his days in nought; My Margaret at these tydings, her own destruction wrought; Alack, etc. Loe here the doleful peril, blind fancy brought me in, And mark what care and sorrow forc'd Marriage doth bring; All men by me be warned, and Lord forgive my sin; Alack for my love I shall dye.
L[on]d[on:] P[r]i[nte]d b[y an]d f[or] W. O[n]l[ey, an]d A. Milb[ourn;] and sold by the B[oo]ks[e]ll[ers of Pye-corner and London-bridge.]