The [f]aithful lovers of the West. Come joyn with me all you that love, and faithful to each other prove: Example take by this my song, all you that stand within this throng. To the tune of, As I walkt forth to take the air. / By William Blundun. Blunten, William. 1680-1685 Approx. 4 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-10 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A76932 Wing B3363 ESTC R233064 45578161 ocm 45578161 172117

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 eng Love poetry, English. Ballads, English -- 17th century. Broadsides -- England -- London -- 17th century. 2008-07 Assigned for keying and markup 2008-08 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-10 Sampled and proofread 2008-10 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2009-02 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
THE • aithful Lovers of the Weſt. Come joyn with me all you that Love, And faithful to each other prove: Example take by this my Song, All you that ſtand within this Throng. To the Tune of, As I walkt forth to take the Air. By William Blundun.

WHy ſhould I thus complain of thee? So cruelly thou murderedſt me: For unto thee it is well known, Thou art the Maid I love alone. In none but thee I take Delight, I think on thee both day and night: I give to thee my heart away, Do not with hatred me repay. When firſt thy ſweet face I did ſee, I • ſeemed none was like to thee: I wiſh I had not ſeen the day, When firſt thou ſtol'ſt my heart away. Hard is thy heart, harder then ſteel, Colder then Ice, that Froſt congeal: How many thouſand times doth make, My heart to bleed for thy ſweet ſake. I was forewarned by thine eyes, Of thy moſt killing Cruelties: But Cupid had ſo blinded me, Now I ſhall dye for love of thee. But O how good had been my caſe, That I had never ſeen thy face: My Captive heart had then been free, But now I can love none but thee. When I am dead, this thou wilt ſay, That I have caſt my Love away: Too late 'twill be then to complain, If that you do, it's all in vain. Therefore my deareſt Love comply, And eaſe me of this Cruelty: Let not me dye in this diſpair, But grant thy love to me, my Dear,
The ſecond part, to the ſame Tune.

The Maids Anſwer. DOubt not my Love, nor do not fear Thou art the man that I love dear I did but try thy Conſtancy, For I do love no man but thee. Then grieve no more, nor yet complain, Thy love to me is not in vain: For conſtant I will ever be, And I do love no man but thee. why ſhouldſt thou ſay thy heart will break And all for love of my ſweet ſake? I conſtant to thee ſtill will prove, As ever was the Turtle-Dove. Nothing ſhall part my Love and I, Vntil the very day we dye: We'l live in love, and ſo agree, As man and wife they ought to be.
The Young-Mans Anſwer. Oh thanks be to the Heaven above, Now I have gain'd my deareſt love: Thy words doth me ſo much revive, I am the happieſt man alive. Come let us to the Church away, And Married be without delay: Although our Portions be but ſmall, True love is better worth then all. So hand in hand away they went, And had their Parents free conſent: The muſick then moſt ſweet did play, And thus did end their wedding day. Young-men and Maids in love agree, And let this Song a pattern be: The price you know it is but ſmall, A Penny a piece, and take them all. EINIS.

Printed for P. Brooksby near the Hoſpital-gate in VVeſt-Smithfield.