The contented Couckould, Or a pleasant new Songe of a New-Castle man whose wife being gon from him, shewing how he came to London to her, & when he found her carried her backe againe to New-Castle Towne.
To a very pleasant new Tune.
COm hither thou seaman braue
sir what do you require,
I prethée tell mée if thou can
the thing that I de
[...]ire,
Séest thou not my true Loue,
séest not my Louer go downe,
And seest thou not my true louer then
com thorough
New-Castle Towne.
And metest thou not my true Loue
by the way as you came
How should I know your true Loue,
that haue met many a one,
She is neyther whit nor black
but as the heauens faire
Her lookes are very beautifull,
none may with her compare,
She hath
[...]al
[...]ied her word
and left me heere a lone
And seest thou not my true louer then,
go thorough
New-Castle Towne:
She hath left me heere alone,
alone heere as you see,
And seest thou not my true louer then,
since she hath forsaken mee,
Sure I saw your true loue,
or else I saw such a on
In a gown and peticoat gay,
go through
New-Castle Towne.
She went toward the sea
O thither ward did she bend
And with a very braue Coale shipe
to London she is wende
For when she went abo
[...] ▪
she mickle was and merry,
Sure I did wish then verily
she had bene in my wh
[...]rye,
Tis now iust two dayes since
that the ship went away,
That now a very great way o
[...],
th
[...]r
[...]e
[...]ing on the sea,
O that was my true loue,
O that was my louer true
Though she hath now forsaken me,
and change me for a new
I neuer gaue her cause,
why she should me forsake
But now alas she is gone to sea,
and an other corse doth take.
But sure the winds and fa
[...]es
did both togeather agree
Thus to cary a way my loue
that hath forsaken me
But though the winds,
did with the fates agree
Yet will I neuer forsake my loue,
though she hath forsaken me.
why hath she left you alone,
an other for to take
That sometimes did loue you so d
[...]are
and her ioy did you mak
[...],
I loued her all my youth
But now am old you sée,
Loue liketh not the falling fruit
nor yet the Withered tree.
She is like a careles child
forgets her promise paste
She's blind, she's death, when as she list
and in faith neuer fast,
Her desires is
[...]ckel sound
and a trustles ioy,
I won her with a world of
[...]ares
and lost her with a toy.
But since
I haue her loue
I vowe her for to follow,
Be it by land or else by sea
or yet through dep or shallow.
And if
I so her find
Ile count her for min owne,
O then
[...]ll bring her back againe
vnto
New-Castle Towne,
The Second part. To the same Tune▪
THe saylor rige thy shipe,
and thy tacles do prouide
I tell you true that I do meane,
for to go the next tide,
Spread forth your sayles abroad,
and driue into the mayn,
I pray you for to make great hast,
wey anchor thou Iolly boat swayn.
For I think euery hower,
for to be seauen yeare,
Untill that I do find my loue,
I shall be in great feare,
For I
[...] her for to seeke,
I know not which way nor wheather,
But I would the windes and fates,
would graple our shipes togeather.
For many a boystrous blast,
here do I abid for thee
To
[...]sing and tumbling on the se
[...],
though thou hast forsaken me:
Yea greater paines
I will,
fiue hundred times indure,
So I may win thy loue againe,
and therof be made sur
[...].
But when that thou doest heare,
the paines that
I doe take,
For to finde thee out againe,
thou wilt neuer me forsake,
And now to see the seas,
how smooth they are and plaine,
Sure they do Calculat that
I,
shall find my loue again
[...].
And now at Grausend towne,
wee ar ariued at last
Let us with harty prayers to God,
giue thankes for dangers past,
Now farewell seamen all,
adew, nay twis adew,
And if I chance to finde my loue,
Ile carry her back with you.
For I will go down this tide,
allthough that it be late,
Where all the way he slept vntill,
be came to Billing gate,
But ere that he came their,
twas early in the morning,
Then he went vp and down the streat,
as on that was forlorne.
First went he into Cheapside,
thinking his louer to finde,
And after that to London-ston,
to satifie his minde,
So strayt thorough
[...]ower street,
he pased all along,
Wher it was his chance to met,
his loue with a
[...]ea
[...]ringman.
But when the man espied
her husband was so nye,
Then he made no more adow,
but run away presently,
Which when her husband spied,
vnto his wife he came,
And kist her their most louingly,
who blusht for very shame.
Il that you will me forgiue,
and count me for your owne,
I would go backe againe with you,
vnto
New-Castle Towne,
At which words he was full glad,
that she so soone was wone,
Then prethee swet go back againe,
vnto
New-Castle Towne.
Thus were they both a greed,
to go togeather home,
where wee will leaue them for a while,
going to
New-Castle Towne.
Thus was the poore man glad,
that he had got his wife home,
But he for a cockold euer went,
in faire
New-Castle Towne.
FINIS.