The Spanish ladies love, to a pleasant new tune.

The Spanish ladies love, to a pleasant new tune.

Table of contents

The Spanish Ladies Love,

The second Part.

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[Page]

The Spanish Ladies Love,

To a pleasant new tune.

[figure]

WIll you here a Spanish Lady,

how she woo'd an English man,

Garments gay as rich as may be,

deckt with Iewels had she on,

Of a fair and comly countenance

and grace was she.

And by birth and Parentage,

of high degree.

As his prisoner there he kept her,

in his hands her life did lie

Cupids hands did tye her faster

by the liking of an eye.

In his courteous company,

was all her joy

To favour him in any thing,

she was not coy.

But at last there came commandment

for to set all Ladies frée,

With their Iewels still adorned,

none to do them injury.

O then said the Lady gay,

full wo is me,

O let me still sustain this kind

Captivity.

Galiant Captain take some pity

on a woman in distresse,

Leave me not within this City

for to dye in heavinesse.

Thou hast set this present day

my body free,

But my hear'ts in prison still

remain with thée,

How shouldst thou fair Lady lovo me

whom thou knowst thy Countries foe

Thy fair word makes me suspect thée,

Serpents lie where flowers grow,

All the harm I think on thee,

most courteous Knigh [...]

God grant upon my life the same

may fully light.

Blessed be the time and season,

that you came on Spanish ground,

If you may our foes be termed,

gentle Foes we have you found,

With our City you have won

our hearts each one.

Then to your Country hear away,

that is your own,

The second Part.

To the same tune.

R [...]

[...]span1 [...] more,

[...] there [...] plenty,

[...] wondrous store.

Spaniards [...] with [...]

we [...] find,

But English men throughout the world,

are counted kind,

Leave me not unto a Spaniard,

thou alone enjoy'd my heart

I am lovely young and tender,

love is likewise my desert,

Still to serve thee day and night,

my mind is pre [...],

The wi [...]e of every English man,

is counted blest.

It would be a shame fair Lady,

for to bear a woman hence

English Souldiers never carry

any such without offence,

I will quickly change my self,

if it be so,

And like a page will follow thée

where are thou go.

I have neither gold nor silver,

to maintain thee in this case,

And to travel to great charges

as you know in every place,

My chains and jewels every one,

shall be thine own.

And eke a hundred pound in gold,

that lies unknown.

On the Seas are many dangers,

many storms do there arise,

Which will be to Ladies dreadful,

and force tears from watry eye [...],

Well in worth shall I endure

extremity.

For I could find in heart to lose

my life for thée.

[...] this fancy

here comes all that breeds the str [...]s

I in England have already,

a sweet woman to my wife.

I will not falsife my vow

for gold nor gain,

Nor yet for all the fairest Dames

that live in Spain.

O happy is that woman

that enjoys so true a friend,

Many happy dayes God send h [...]

of my suit Ile make an end,

On my knées I pardon cra [...]e

for my offence,

Which love and true affection

did first commence.

Commend me to that gallant Lady

bear to her this chain of gold,

With these bracelets for a token,

grieving that I was so bold,

All my jewels in like sort

take thou with thée,

For they are fitting for thy wife

but not for me.

I will spend my days in prayer,

love and all her Laws de [...]e,

In a Nunnery will I shrow'd me

far from any company,

But ere my Prayer have all end

be sure of this,

I pray for thée and for my love

I will not misse.

Thus farewell most gallant Lady.

and farewell my hearts content

Count not Spanish Ladies want of

though to thée my mind was bent

Ioy and true prosperity

remain with thée,

The like fall unto thy share,

most fair La [...]y.

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Printed for F. Coles, T. Vere, and W. ilbertson.

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Title statement

The Spanish ladies love, to a pleasant new tune.

Deloney, Thomas, 1543?-1600.

Edition statement

1658-1664?

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Place of publication

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Date

2009-10 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1).

ID [DLPS]

B02925

ID [STC]

Wing D967A

ID [STC]

ESTC R174591

ID [EEBO-CITATION]

49520874

ID [OCLC]

ocm 49520874

ID [VID]

174117

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— The Spanish ladies love, to a pleasant new tune., Deloney, Thomas, 1543?-1600..

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Printed for F. Coles, T. Vere, and W. ilbertson [sic],. [London] :: [between 1658 and 1664]. (Attributed to Thomas Deloney by Wing.) (Date and place of publication suggested by Wing.) (Reproduction of original in: Bodleian Library.)

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