A Warning for married women

A Warning for married women

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A WARNING for Married VVomen.

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A WARNING for Married VVomen.

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Being an Example of Mrs. Jane Reynolds (a Weſt-country Woman) born near Plimouth, who having plighted her Troth to a Seaman, was afterwards married to a Carpenter, and at laſt carried away by a Spirit, the manner how ſhall preſently be recited.

To a weſt-country Tune, call'd, The fair Made of Briſtol: or, John True.

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THere dwelt a fair Maid in the Weſt,

of worthy birth and fame,

Near unto Plimouth ſtately town,

Jane Reynolds was her name.

This damſel dearly was belov'd,

by many a proper youth:

And what of her is to be ſaid,

is known for very truth:

Among the reſt a Seaman brave

unto her a wooing came,

A comely proper youth he was,

James Harris call'd by name.

The maid and young man was agreed,

as time did them allow,

And to e [...]ch other ſecretly

they made a ſolemn vow.

That they would ever faithful be,

whilſt Heaven afforded life,

He was to be her Husband kind,

and ſhe his faithful Wife.

A day appointed was alſo,

when they were to be married,

But before theſe things were brought to paſs,

matters were ſtrangely carried.

All you that faithful lovers be,

give ear and hearken well,

And what of them became of laſt

I will directly tell:

The young man he was preſt to Sea,

and forced was to go,

His ſweet-heart ſhe muſt ſtay behind

whether ſhe would or no.

And after he was from her gone,

ſhe three years for him ſtaid,

Expecting of his coming home,

and kept herſelf a maid.

At laſt news came that he was dead

within a Foraign Land,

And how that he was buried,

ſhe well did underſtand.

For whoſe ſweet ſake the maiden ſhe

lamented many a day:

And never was ſhe known at all

the wanton for to play.

A Carpenter that liv'd hard by,

when he heard of the ſame,

Like as the other had done before,

to her a wooing came.

But when that he had gain'd her love,

they married were with ſpeed,

And four years ſpace (being man and wife)

they lovingly agreed.

Three pritty children in this time,

this lovely couple had,

Which made their father's heart rejoyce,

and mother woundrous glad.

But as occaſion ſerv'd one time,

the good man took his way

Some three days journey from his Home,

intending not to ſtay.

But whilſt that he was gone away,

a ſpirit in the night,

Came to the window to his wife,

and did her ſorely fright.

Which Spirit ſpake like to a man,

and unto her did ſay:

My dear and only love, quoth he,

prepare and come away.

James Harris is my name, quoth he,

whome thou didſt love ſo dear,

And I have travell'd for thy ſake,

at leaſt this ſeven year.

And now I am return'd again,

to take thee to my wife,

And thou with me ſhalt go to Sea,

to end all further ſtrife.

O tempt me not, ſweet James (quoth ſhe)

with thee away to go,

If I ſhould leave my children ſmall,

alas, what would they do?

My husband is a Carpenter,

A Carpenter of great fame,

I would not for five hundred pounds

that he ſhould know the ſame.

I might have had a King's Daughter,

and ſhe would have married me,

But I forſook her golden crown,

and for the love of thee.

'Therefore if thou'lt thy husband forſake,

and thy children three alſo,

'I will forgive thee what is paſt,

if thou wilt with me go.

If I forſake my husband and

my little children three,

What means haſt thou to bring me to,

if I ſhould go with thee?

'I have ſeven ſhips upon the ſea,

'when they are come to Land,

'Both Marriners and Merchandize

'ſhall be at thy command.

The ſhip wherein my love ſhall ſail,

is glorious to behold,

The ſails ſhall be of fineſt ſilk,

and the maſt of ſhining gold.

When he had told her theſe fair tails,

to love him ſhe began,

Becauſe he was in humane ſhape,

much like unto a man.

And ſo together away they went,

from off the Engliſh ſhore,

And ſince that time the woman kind,

was never ſeen no more.

But when her Husband he came home,

and found his Wife was gone,

And left her three ſweet pretty Babes

within the houſe alone.

He beat his breſt, he tore his hair,

the tears fell from his eyes,

And in the open Streets he run,

with heavy doleful cries.

And in this ſad diſtracted caſe,

he hang'd himſelf for woe,

Upon a Tree, near to the place,

the truth of all is ſo.

The children now are fatherleſs,

and left without a Guide,

But yet no doubt the heavenly Powers

will for them well provide.

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London: Printed for A.M.W.O. and T. Thackeray, in Duck-Lane

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A Warning for married women

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1685

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— A Warning for married women,

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Printed for A.M.W.O. and T. Thackeray ...,. London :: [1685]. (In verse.) (Date of publication suggested by Wing.) (Reproduction of original in the Harvard University Library.)

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