Love Crownd with Victory.
A merry Dialogue betwixt an old rich Countrey Batchellour, and a young
witty London Virgin.
With Allowance.
To the tune, Ile crown thee my dearest etc. Digby's Farwel, Or Packintons Pound.
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MY Dear canst thou love me, I pray tell me true,
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For if thou deni'st me ile bid England adiew
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Ile Sail the wide Ocean abroad will I range
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The Sea is my portion unless my mind change:
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And travel abroad as long as I live
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And never more love to thy sex will I give
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Then be not so coy but answer my flame
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Then ile Crown thee my dearest, and ile be thy Swain.
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Ile make thee a joynture to thy own content
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That afterwards thou maist never repent
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if thou wilt to me prove constant and kind,
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in requital forever my love thou shalt find,
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For gold and for silver thou shalt have good store
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Which will make thee a Lady what wouldst thou have more:
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Then be not so coy, but answer my flame
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Then ile crown thee my dearest and ile be thy Swain.
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Besides thou shalt have to thy hearts desire,
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Coach-horses and Footmen in noble attire
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And abroad ride in state, thy pleasure to take
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So that thou wilt of me a Husband but make
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Then ile cherish my dearest in bed and at board
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And thou shalt have all this world can afford:
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then be not so coy but answer my flame
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then ile crown thee my dearest and ile be thy Swain.
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For Rings and jewels thou shalt have of the best
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in Silk and Sattin thou shalt neatly be drest
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And a waiting Gentlewoman thou shalt have
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Which alwayes shall follow thee gallant and brave
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And a Gentleman Usher with his hat in his hand
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For to wait upon thee when thou shalt command.
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then be not so coy, but answer my flame
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then etc.
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The second part to the same tune.
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And in the morning when thou dost rise
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Thou shalt have the best Cordial to clear thy eyes
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And in twining our arms wee'l imbrace each other
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But the world shall not know, for our joyes we will smo-ther
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Then give me a kiss and seal't with thy love
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And ile prove true to thee as the Turtle Dove:
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then be not so coy but answer my flame
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then ile crown thee etc.
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If thou wilt prove constant I vow to performe,
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The promise I make thee or else I am forsworn,
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Answer but my suit, and yeild to be mine,
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Then I will reply with my heart I am thine,
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So our love will be equal & happy are we,
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If we joine heart and hands we shall ever agree,
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then be not so coy, but answer my flame.
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then ile crown thee, etc,
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The Maids witty Answer.
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I must confess that you promise fare,
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But to find a true lover it is very rare,
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For your sex are so given to dissemble and cheat,
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And draw in young maidens that's loveing & weak,
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If I were but certain your love it were true,
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I would forsake all the world and my love give to you,
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but that I will not give, till I further try,
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till I see your love constant I shall ever deny.
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The jointer you promise to make over to me,
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Before that be acted we nere shall agree,
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And if you would have me prove constant and kind,
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You must make me a jointer pleasing to my mind,
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You say you have gold and silver good store,
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Which will make me happy, then ile ask no more,
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if you can but give me what I shall desire,
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then ile answer your flames, with equall fire,
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A gentlewoman you say I shall have,
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Which shall wait upon me most gallant and brave,
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All this you have promised I ne'r look to see,
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Until that I find you prove constant to me,
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Perform what you promised with all your heart,
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I promise again that we'l never part,
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so that you will give me what I shall desire,
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then ile answer your flames, etc.
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A Gentleman usher with his hat in his h[and,]
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You promise shall wait upon me at comma[nd,]
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All this is worth nothing if you fail in the [main]
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You destroy a poor virgin and your own ho[nour strain]
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Though my face it is comely my parts are [but small]
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If you like take the person and portion and [all,]
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so that you will give me what I shall des[ire,]
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then your flames I will answer, etc.
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My parents consent I would willingly ha[ve,]
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Because they are aged and going to the g[rave,]
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I would have you to go and ask their good [will,]
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That our loves may continue and keep con[stant still.]
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For if I should marry you, and they not kn[ow]
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Their curse would fall on me with much [shame and woe,]
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so if you will give me what I shall desire[,]
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then ile etc.
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Coach-horses and Footmen in Livery brav[e]
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A Page holding my train I alwayes shall h[ave]
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So that a husband of you I will make
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But two words to a bargain before I you [take.]
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For your bed & your board I shall not accept
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Without all your promises be truly kept
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then when you have given me what I des[ire]
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ile be sure to answer your flames with fi[re.]
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Likewise you promise me Jewels and Rin[gs]
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Sattings and silks and many fine things,
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I hope I shall see them before ime your wife[,]
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That afterward we may live without strif[e.]
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And if you deceive me i'me quite undone,
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Youl curse your misfortune and away I mu[st run.]
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then when you have given me what I des[ire,]
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Ile not fail to answer your flames with f[ire.]
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If you will perform what you do say
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ile be sure to be constant by night and by d[ay]
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But if you prove false, ile never love man
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But him I must love let me do what I can,
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For a Virgins heart & her tongue goes to[gether]
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And he that deceives her is sure to thrive ne[ver.]
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So now you have answered what I desire
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Ile answer your flames again with equal [fire.]
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