The Spanish Ladies Love,
To a pleasant new tune.
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.
Printed for F. Coles, T. Vere, and W. ilbertson.