The loyal soldier of Flanders: or, The faithless lass of London. To the tune of How can I be merry and glad? Licensed according to order.

The loyal soldier of Flanders: or, The faithless lass of London. To the tune of How can I be merry and glad? Licensed according to order.

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THE Loyal Soldier of Flanders: OR, The Faithless Lass of London.

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THE Loyal Soldier of Flanders: OR, The Faithless Lass of London.

To the Tune of How can I be marry and glad?

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Licensed according to Order.

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YOung Thomas he was a proper Lad,

and lov'd Elizabeth as his Life,

Four Years and a half to serve he had,

e'er he could make her Lawful Wife.

When this his Master happen'd to know,

he labour'd the Bonds of Love to break;

Then Thomas a Soldier he straight did go,

to venture his Life for his Love's sake.

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Remember your solemn-Vows, she said,

by Letters my Mind to thee I'll tell,

Let no other Love thy Heart invade,

so long as I am alive and well.

Said she, by all the Powers above,

my Heart I'll give to no one but thee,

If e'er I prove false unto my Love,

then let me a sad Example be.

I'll patiently wait for thy Return,

and pray that the Heavens may be my Guide,

The Watery Waves in Flames shall burn,

before I will break my Vow, she cry'd.

He entered on Board and left his Dear,

the Winds did rise, and he Seas did roar,

Death did in sundry shapes appear,

until he arriv'd at the Holland shore.

Then like a most true entire Friend,

after he had cross'd the Dream Main,

To her he did loving Letters send,

and she did return him the like again.

Yet they in private often did meet,

their seeming hard Fortune to bemoan;

And with many Vows and Kisses sweet

they solemnly joyn'd their Hearts in one.

At length he taking her by the Hand,

said he, I must cross the Ocean main,

To venture my Life in a Forreign Land,

yet Loyal to thee I will still remain.

But oh! most unfaithful Wretch at last,

in little more than a Twelve-months space,

For all those Solemn Vows that were past,

another Lover she did embrace.

Now when he return'd and found it so,

he then was tormented in his mind,

He sighing said, Now full well I know,

no creature so false as Woman-kind.

He still from his Heart sad Sighs did fetch,

and often in Passion thus said he,

Thou false and for sworn Perjur'd Wretch,

'tis thou that alone hast ruin'd me.

What solemn Vows to me didst thou make,

when first I went from the English, Share?

But seeing thou art false, now for thy sake,

I'll never believe a Woman more,

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Printed for P. Brooksby, I. Deacon, J. Blare J. Back.

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The loyal soldier of Flanders: or, The faithless lass of London. To the tune of How can I be merry and glad? Licensed according to order.

Edition statement

1688-1692?

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Date

2009-03 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1).

ID [DLPS]

B04256

ID [STC]

Wing L3369

ID [STC]

Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.8[323]

ID [EEBO-CITATION]

99887800

ID [PROQUEST]

ocm99887800

ID [VID]

183465

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— The loyal soldier of Flanders: or, The faithless lass of London. To the tune of How can I be merry and glad? Licensed according to order.,

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1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. (woodcuts).

Printed for P. Brooksby, J. Deacon, J. Blare. J. Back.,. [London] :: [between 1688-1692]. (Place and date of publication suggested by Wing.) (Verse: "Young Thomas he was a proper lad ...") (Reproduction of original in the British Library.)

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