The master-piece of love-songs: a diagloue betwixt a bold keeper and a lady gay, he woo'd his Lord's daughter, and carried the day; but soon after marriage was forc'd for to fight, with his Lord and six gentlemen, for his own right; he cut them, and hew'd them, and paid them with blows, and made them his friends, that before were his foes. To the tune of, The week before Easter, the day's long and clear, &c. 1695 Approx. 5 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). B04316 Wing M1064 Interim Tract Supplement Guide EBB65H[22] 99887230 ocm99887230 181939

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 Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. B04316) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 181939) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books; Tract supplement ; A2:4[22]) The master-piece of love-songs: a diagloue betwixt a bold keeper and a lady gay, he woo'd his Lord's daughter, and carried the day; but soon after marriage was forc'd for to fight, with his Lord and six gentlemen, for his own right; he cut them, and hew'd them, and paid them with blows, and made them his friends, that before were his foes. To the tune of, The week before Easter, the day's long and clear, &c. 1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. (woodcuts). printed for A[lexander]. M[ilbourn]. W[illiam]. O[nley]. and Tho. Thackeray at the Angel in Duck-lane, London: : [ca. 1695] Verse: "It was a bold keeper ..." Date of publication and publisher's names from Wing. Reproduction of original in the Harvard University, Houghton Library.

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The Maſter-piece of Love-ſongs: A Dialogue betwixt a bold KEEPER and a LADY gay, He Woo'd his LORD's Daught • r, and carried the day; But ſoon after Marriage was forc'd for to fight, With his Lord and ſix Gentlemen, for his own Right; He cut them, and hew'd them, and paid them with blows, And made them his Friends, that before were his Foes. To the Tune of, The Week before Eaſter, the Day's long and clear, &c.

IT was a bold keeper that chaſed the deer, Of a ſtouter bold ſpirit you never did hear, And he loved a Lady of beauty moſt clear. And now you ſhall hear of his wooing: Keeper.] O pitty fair Lady, the ſuit which I move, For I'm deep in affection, and toſſed in love; For you are the Lady, the curdle, and dove, What 〈◊〉 I have caſt my affection. Lady.] O Keeper forbear, I ſhall thus anſwer thee, I am a match for a Lord of a high degree; For my birth and yours they not equal be, Therefore Keeper forbear your wooing. K] This repulſe it maketh me ſadly to grieve; And true 'tis we all came from Adam and Eve, One loving word to my life is a reprieve, Tho I am linked faſt in Cupid's priſon. L.] O why ſhould you ſay you'r a priſoner to me; O hold, forbear Keeper, for that may not be: We both may have matches fitter for each degree; Then forbear, and take this for an anſwer, K.] No, not for an anſwer, that I ſhall it take, And yet this denial makes my heart to ake; And I ſhall lay down my life at the ſtake, T'obtain the favour of my Lady. L.] It is a meer madneſs your life to lay down, What will people ſay? 'There▪s an end of a clown, 'That paſt many dangers 'till fortune did frown, And now died a petended lover. K.] The name of a clown in my heart I do ſcorn, Being nobly deſcended, and a gentleman born: Yet I am a Keeper that muſt be forlorn, Except you can love me fair Lady. L.] Well Keeper, I perceive t • ou baſt a good heart, Well thou art come pa •• ed in every part: If my Lord did know, we ſhould both ſuffer ſmart My father would be ſo offended. K.] Lady if you will conſent to be my bride, I will gird my ſword and buckler by my ſide, And then to the Church in private we'll ride, Where we will be married fair Lady. She then gaue conſent, and away they did ride, The valiant bold Keeper, and his lovely bride, Not fearing of danger what ever betide, For ſhe was a vallien young Lady. Being married, he returned back ſpéedily, And riding along her father did eſpy: Alack, quoth the Lady, one or both ſhall dye. Fear nothing, quoth the Keeper, fair Lady. The Lord he came poſting ſo faſt as he could hie; And ſix luſty gentlemen for company: Quoth he to the Keeper, Villain thou ſhalt dye, For deluding away my fair daughter. Come on quoth the Keeper, • is no time to prattle, I ſee by your ſwords you'r prepar'd for battle: With his ſword and buckler he made them to rattle: The Lady did hold the horſe for the Keeper. He cut them and hew'd them on the place he did ſtand: O then, quoth the Lord, bold Keeper hold thy hand. If you'll give your daughter thirty thouſand in land You ſhall not dye by the hand of the Keeper. Keeper, quoth the Lady, 'tis too ſmall a portion. Peace, quoth the Lord, daughter let your will be done; I will love thy husband, and thee ever own. Thus a Keeper gained a fair Lady.

Licenſed and Entered.

LONDON: Printed for A. M. W O. and Tho. Thackeray at the Ang •• in Duck-lane.