A Looking-glas for maids, or, The Downfal of two most desperate lovers Henry Hartlove and William Martin, both late living in the Isle of Wight, who for love of Ann Scarborow, a beautiful virgin, she having made her self sure to one of them and afterwards fell off to the other : they challenged the field, where after a cruel fight, they were both mortally wounded, and found dead on the place by the forementioned maiden, who bestowed many tears on their bodies, and buried them in one grave.

A Looking-glas for maids, or, The Downfal of two most desperate lovers Henry Hartlove and William Martin, both late living in the Isle of Wight, who for love of Ann Scarborow, a beautiful virgin, she having made her self sure to one of them and afterwards fell off to the other : they challenged the field, where after a cruel fight, they were both mortally wounded, and found dead on the place by the forementioned maiden, who bestowed many tears on their bodies, and buried them in one grave.

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A Looking-glaſs for Maids. OR, The Downfal of two moſt Deſperate Lovers.

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A Looking-glaſs for Maids. OR, The Downfal of two moſt Deſperate Lovers.

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Henry Hartlove and William Martin, both late living in the Iſle of Wight, who for love of Ann Scarborow a beautiful Virgin, ſhe having made her ſelf ſure to one of them, and afterwards fell off to the other; they challenged the field, where after a cruel fight, they were both mortally wounded, and found dead on the place by the forementioned Maiden, who beſtowed many tears on their bodies, and buried them in one grave.

And now ſhe lives in grief and ſad diſtreſs,

Wiſhing all lovers true more happineſs.

Tune is, Aim not too high.

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UNhappy I who in the prime of youth,

Unkind to him with whom I broke my truth

Mark well my words you that are maids & wives

I was the cauſe that two men loſt their lives.

I'th iſle of Wight, Ann Scarborow was my name,

There did I live, in credit, wealth and fame;

My Pacents rich, I nothing then did lack,

But grace and truth, the which did go to wrack.

A Gentleman a Suitor to me came,

With whom I might have liv'n a gallant Dame:

But wantonneſs and pride did ſeize my heart,

Was ſure to him, and yet from him did part.

He broke a piece of Gold and gaue it me,

Then did ſeemingly to him agree;

But, O my heart was never rightly plac'd,

Another man I afterwards imbrac'd.

Which when he knew, he fell into diſpair,

He beat his breaſt, and tore his curled hair:

O who would truſt a woman? then ſaid he,

That ſeldom are what they do ſeem to be.

Now I do find that all a man can do,

His beſt indeavours makes not women true;

Yet he that hath an intereſt in your heart,

Shall buy you dearly, 'fore that we do part.

Then came the other whom I lov'd ſo well,

But now behold a heavy hap befell:

When firſt my love his Rival had behold,

He caſt his Glove and challeng'd him the field.

To anſwer him the other thought it fit,

He ſaid he ne'r was known a Coward yet:

He for my favour then ſo much did ſtrive.

He ſaid he'd fight with any man alive.

Next morning then theſe Gentlemen did meet,

And manfully they did each other great:

Each other wounded in moſt piteous ſort,

E're any man unto them did reſort.

At laſt they made a ſtrong and deſperate cloſe,

Both fell to ground and never after roſe:

Curſt be the place where theſe two men did fall,

And curſt be I that was the cauſe of a.l.

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When word was brought to me I quickly went,

But e're I came alas their lives was ſpent:

Then did I tear the hair from off my head,

And wiſht a thouſand times that I were dead.

When I came there theſe Gallants then I found,

Both of them liveleſs, bleeding on the ground;

My conſcience told me I was cauſe of this,

Sweet Ieſus now forgive me my amiſs.

I buried them, and laid them in one grave,

God grant their Soms a reſting place may have

More reſt then I, whoſe reſtleſs conſcience now,

Accuſes me for breaking of my vow.

If I walk nea [...] the place where now they lye,

It troubleth my mind exceedingly:

If to the place where they did fight I go,

It fills my guilty conſcience full of woe.

If I to be do go, I cannot ſleep,

And if I do my dreams do make me weep:

Methinks [...]e [...] them bleeding in my ſight,

My thoughts by day, & eke my dreams by night.

My rich apparel I have laid aſide,

My cloth of Gold, and other things of pride:

In sable will I mourn while have breath,

And every day expect and look for death.

A dead mans skull my ſilver Cup ſhall be,

In which i'le drink, too good a Cup for me:

Inſtead of Meat, on Roots and Herbs i'le feed,

To put me ſtill in mind of my foul deed.

You woody Nymphs that welcome in the spring,

Come hear a diſcontented Virgin ſing:

O that I might my time now with you ſpend,

In ſilent Groves, until my life doth end.

You Country Maids, in Country and in City,

That now have heard my diſcontented Ditty:

Be conſtant, ever true to one alone,

For if you do prove falſe it will be known.

If you will know where ſorrow doth abide,

Repair to me, no other place beſide:

Grief and deſpeir doth daily now attend me,

& there is nought but death that can be friend me.

This diſcontented Damoſel now ſhe keeps

Her Chamber, where ſhe ſits and daily weeps:

And ſuffers none to come to her, 'tis ſaid,

But only one, and that's her Fathers Maid.

The Meat and drink her Father to her ſends,

ſhe ſends the poor, the which ſhe calls her friends

ſhe feeds on Roots, & Herbs, and ſuch like things

ſomtimes on bread which ſhe counts food for Kings.

See here the fruits of wantonneſs and pride,

O let us pray that God may be our guide:

There's few of us but have our time ill ſpent,

So well brought up, that do ſo well repent.

You Damoſels all, now have a ſpecial care,

Forget not her, that did theſe things declare;

Be to your ſweet-hearts ever juſt and true,

And ſo fair Maids ſhe bids you all adieu.

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printed for F. Coles, T. Vere, J. Wright, J. Clarke, W. Thhckeray, & T. Paſſinger.

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A Looking-glas for maids, or, The Downfal of two most desperate lovers Henry Hartlove and William Martin, both late living in the Isle of Wight, who for love of Ann Scarborow, a beautiful virgin, she having made her self sure to one of them and afterwards fell off to the other : they challenged the field, where after a cruel fight, they were both mortally wounded, and found dead on the place by the forementioned maiden, who bestowed many tears on their bodies, and buried them in one grave.

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1670

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A49153

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Wing L3022

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— A Looking-glas for maids, or, The Downfal of two most desperate lovers Henry Hartlove and William Martin, both late living in the Isle of Wight, who for love of Ann Scarborow, a beautiful virgin, she having made her self sure to one of them and afterwards fell off to the other : they challenged the field, where after a cruel fight, they were both mortally wounded, and found dead on the place by the forementioned maiden, who bestowed many tears on their bodies, and buried them in one grave.,

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Printed for F. Coles, [and 5 others],. [London?] :: [between 1670-1680]. (Caption title.) (Place and date of publication suggested by Wing.) (Imprint from colophon.) ("Tune is Aim not too high.") ("And how she lives in grief and sad distress, wishing all true lovers more happiness.") (Without music.) (Illustrated with woodcuts.) (Reproduction of original in the Harvard University Library.)

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