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S2554 1 Welladay Welladay Welladay [?]ds pride is gon / [?] sigh & grone welladay, welladay, Manchester Central Library Blackletter Ballads Editor none none none none Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 37 [?]e Dity vpon the death of ROBERT DEVEREVX, late Earle of Essex, who / was beheaded in the Tower of London, on Ashwensday in the Morning. [?]e Ditty Upon the death of ROBERT DEVEREUX, late Earl of Essex, who was beheaded in the Tower of London, on Ashwednesday in the Morning. Printer Edward-Allde 1620-1620

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That first began the strife, And caused him to loose his life, And others did the like, As well as hee. Yet her Princely Majestie graciously, graciously, Hath pardon given free to many of them: [S]he hath released them quite, [a]nd given them their right, They may pray both day and night God to defend her. Shrove tuesday in the night, welladay, welladay, With a heavy harted spright as it is sayd: The leiftenant of the Tower Who kept him in his power, At ten a clocke that houre, To him did come. And sayd unto him there, mournefully, mournfully My Lord you must prepare, to die tomorrow: Gods will be done quoth he, Yet shall you strangely see, God strong in me to be, Though I am weake. I pray you pray for me welladay, welladay, That God may strengthen me, against that houre: Then straightway did he call The Guard under the wall, And did intreate them all For him to pray. For tomorrow is the day, wellady welladay, That I the debt must pay, which I doe owe: It is my life I meane, which I must pay my Queene, Even so hath justice given, That I must doe. In the morning was be broght welladay welladay: Where a Scaffold was set up, within the Tower: Many Lords were present then, With other Gentlemen, Which were appoynted then To see him dye.
You noble Lords quoth he welladay welladay, That must the witnesse be, of this my death: know I never lov'd papistrie But did It still defie, And Essex thus did dye, Heere in this place. I have a sinner been welladay welladay: Yet never wrong'd my Queene in all my life, My God I did offend, which grieves me at my end, May all the rest amend, I doe forgive them. To the state I ne're ment ill welladay, welladay, neither wisht the commons ill, in all my life: But loved all with my heart, And alwayes tooke their part Whereas there was desart, In any place. Then mildely did he crave mournefully mournefully, He might that favour have private to pray: He then prayed heartely, And with great fervency, To God thae sits on hie, For to receive him. And then he prayed againe mournfully mournfully, God to preserve his Queene from all her foes: And send her long to raigne, True Justice to maintaine, And not to let proude Spaine, Once to offend her. His gowne he slipt of then welladay welladay, And put off his hat and band and hung it by, Praying still continually, To God that sits on hie, That he might patiently, There suffer death. My headesman that must be, then saide he cheerefullie, Let him come heere to me, That I may him see:
Who kneeled to him then, Art thou (quoth he) the man, Which art appointed now, my life to free? Yes my Lord did he say welladay, welladay, Forgive me I you pray for this your death: I heare doe thee forgive, And may true justice live, No foule crime to forgive, Within their place. then he kneeled down againe, mournefully mournfully, And was required by some there standing by: To forgive his enemies, Before death closde his eyes which he did in heartie wise, Thanking them for it. That they would remember him welladay, welladay: That he might forgive al them, that had him wrong'd: Now my Lords I take my leave sweet Christ my soule receive Now when you wil prepare, For I am readie. He laid his head on the block welloday welladay: But his doublet did let the stroke some there did say: what must be don (quoth he) Shall be done presently, Then his doublet off put he, and laid downe againe. Then his headesman did his part cruelly, cruelly, He was never seene to start, For all the blowes: His soule it is at rest, in heaven among the blest, Where God send us to rest, W[he]n it shall please him.
Finnis. LONDON. Printed by Edward-Allde.