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R236888 IN Ninivie old Toby dwelt, / an aged man and blind was he, GReat chear then mad, & down they sate / & all for young Tobias sake, Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 30 A pleasant new Ballad of Tobias, A pleasant new Ballad of Tobias, A pleasant new Ballad of Tobias, ?-? F.C. J.W. T.V. W.G.

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<seg n="1" rend="left"><hi rend="italic">A pleasant new Ballad of Tobias, wherein is shown the wonderful things which chanced</hi></seg> <seg n="2" rend="left"><hi rend="italic">to him in his Youth; and how he wedded a young Damsell that had had seven Husbands,</hi></seg> <seg n="3" rend="left"><hi rend="italic">and never enjoyed their company: who were all slaine by a wicked Spirit.</hi></seg> <lb/> <seg n="4" rend="left"><hi rend="italic">To a Delicate new Tune.</hi></seg>
IN Ninivie old Toby dwelt, an aged man and blind was he, And much affliction he had felt, which brought him unto poverty: He had by Anna his true wife, one only Son and eke no more. Which was the comfort of his life, and he by him did set great store He brought him up most vertuously, in true obedience and in Awe, And every day he did apply, to feare the Lord, and keep his Law: Upon a time it came to passe, he calld to him his Son with speed, And thus to him these words did frame, my Son (quod he) thou know'st my need: Thou must unto Gabael goe, to Raguels house in Meddia land, For I did lend him long agoe, ten talents of his only Band: My Father deare Tobias said at your command streight will I goe, Now shall I get the Money paid seeing the man I nere did know? Take here the Writtings then (quod he) which is sufficient being seene. And get a Guide to goe with thee, sith thou the way hast never been. A Guide Tobias soone had got. an Angel in the shape of man. Which thing he did not know God wot, the Lord did so appoint it then. Tobias with his blessed Guide, went on his journey then with speed, Untill they came to Tigris stde, at the faire Flood they did abide,
Tobias would goe wash him there, by reason of the Summers heat, A mighty Fish put him in feare, which leapt out of the waters great. Cut up the Fish, the Angel said, but keepe the Liver, Heart, and Gall, To doe the same be not afraid, great cures there shall be done withal: When this was done, away then went, and comming neere the journies end, Wee'l lodge to night the Angel said, with Raguel thy Fathers friend, He hath a Daughter faire of face, and also of a vertuous life And when we come into that place Ile speak that she may be thy wife: Why Azarias then (quod he) for so he did the Angle call, I wis she is no wife for me, swift death doth to her Lovers fall. Seven men to her hath married been, which in her love did take delight, When her Bed-chamber they had seen, they have not lived halfe the night: A wicked Spirit loves her so, he will not suffer any man, With her into the Bed to goe, but works his death doe what he can. The Angel said good courage take, for so it shall not be with thee, For such perfumes I will thee make the wicked spirit a way shall flee: To Raguels home away they went, where Sara met them faire and bright, And after Salutations done, she brought them to her Parents stght.
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GReat chear they mad, & down they sate & all for young Tobias sake, And after long and pleasant chat, betwixt these two a match they make, By M[o]ses Law they married were, the Brids-Bed-chamber prepar'd like wise When young Tobias came in there, the teares fell down f[r]om Sarahs eyes. A pan of Coles he brought with him, the Fishes heart and Liver there Within the fire he did cast in which cast a saviour every where, And by that sweet and precious smel the wicked Spirit was displac't, Within that roome he could not dwell, where out away he went in hast. In Bed they laid the beautious Bride, the chamber doore they shut therefore, Young Toby lay down by her side, whom he did think to see no more, And therefore Raguel in the night; for him before had made a grave. And to his Wife he wept and said, there is no means his life to save. One of the Mardens send quoth he, to see how all the matters stand, If it be so that dead he be, he shall be buried by my hands. This Maiden joyfull newes did bring, Tobias is alive quoth she) When Raguel heard then of this thing, he did rejoyce exceedingly, For joy he made a solemne feast, the Bridall fourteen daies he kept, Thereto came many a friendly Guest, in sorrow now no more they slept.
Azarias we[n]t streight away, unto the Feast Gabiel brought, Rejoycing at his marriage day, did pay the money that he ought. But yet old Toby and his wife did all the time in sorrow dwell, They thought their Son had lost his life and nothing cold their griefe expell: His aged mother every day, did watch the highway side, And for his welfare oft did pray, no meat nor drink she could abide. But when the Wedding ended was, young Toby with his lovely Bride To Ninivie did homewards passe, with Goods and Cattel on each side, But Toby and the Angell bright, before his wife made hast to goe, For to prepare all things aright, his lovely Bride to welcome the. His Mother watching in the way, full soon espi'd her tender Son, Rejoycing at the happy day, she told her Husband he was come, Whereat old Toby stumbled out, for he was blind and could not see, Young Toby with his Fishes Gal, rubb'd both his eyes immediatly. Whereat the whitenesse of his eyes, incontinent did fall out quite, So that before he did arise. he had againe his perfect sight: Great joy there was on every side, young Toby told his Father all, Who went to meete his lovely Bride, wi[t]h joy and mirth that was not small.
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