%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> Queen Eleanor's Confession: / Shewing, how King Henry, with the Earl Martial, in Fryars Habits, came to see / her, instead of two Fryars from France, which she sent for. 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 07/06/2021 37260

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R221280 1 To a pleasant New Tune Court Lady, The To a Pleasant New Tune QUeen Elenor was a sick Woman, / and afraid that she should dye; British Library - Bagford Editor none none none none Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 49 1: 50 Queen Eleanor's Confession: / Shewing, how King Henry, with the Earl Martial, in Fryars Habits, came to see / her, instead of two Fryars from France, which she sent for. Queen Eleanor's Confession: Showing, how King Henry, with the Earl Martial, in Friars' Habits, came to see her, instead of two Friars from France, which she sent for. ?-? C. Bates

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QUeen Elenor was a sick Woman, and afraid that she should dye; Then she sent for two Fryars of France, for to speak with them speedily: The King call'd down his Nobles all, by one, by two, and by three; And sent away for Earl Martial, for to speak with him speedily. When that he came before the King, he fell on his bended knee, A boon, a boon, our Gracious King, that you sent so hastily. I'll pawn my Living and my Lands; my Scepter and my Crown; That whatever Queen Elenor says, I will not write it down. Do you put on one Fryar's coat, and I'll put on another,
And we will to Queen Elenor go, one Fryar like another. Thus both attired then they go; when they came to White-hall, The Bells they did ring, and the Quiristers sing, and the torches did light them all. When that they came before the Queen, they fell on their bended knee A boon, a boon, our Gracious Queen, that you sent so hastily. Are you two Fryar's of France? she said, which I suppose you be: But if you are two English Fryars, then hanged shall you be. We are two Fryars of France, they said, as you suppose we be; We have not been at any Mass since we came from the Sea.
The first vile thing that e're I did, I will to you unfold, Earl Martial had my Maiden-head, underneath this Cloath of Gold. That is a vile sin, then said the King, God may forgive it thee. Amen, Amen, quoth Earl Martial, with a heavy heart then spoke he. The next vile thing that e're I did, to you I'll not deny; I made a Box of Poyson strong, to poyson King Henry. That is a vile sin, then said the King, God may forgive it thee. Amen, Amen, quoth Earl Martial, and I wish it so may be. The next vile thing that e're I did, to you I will discover, I poysoned Fair Rosamond all in Fa[i]r Woodstock-Bower. That is a vile sin, then said the King, God may forgive it thee. Amen, Amen, quoth Earl Martial, and I wish it so may be. Do you see yonders little Boy, a tossing of that ball? That is Earl Martials eldest Son, and I love him the best of all, Do you see then yonders little Boy, a catching of the ball? That is King Henrys Son, she said, and I love him the worst of all. His head is like unto a bull, his nose is like a boar. No matter for that, King Henry said, I love him the better therefore. The King pull'd off his Fryar's coat, and appear'd all in red; She shriek'd, and she cry'd, she wrung her hands, and said she was betray'd. The King look'd over his let shoulder, and a grim look looked he, And said, Earl Martial, but for my Oath, then hanged should'st thou be.
London: Printed for C. Bates, in Pye-corner.