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<DATE>2009-01-03</DATE>
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<NAME>John Pas</NAME>
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<ITEM>Proofed and reviewed as part of batch B081116.pdcc.</ITEM>
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<HEAD>The Brides Good-morrow.</HEAD>
<OPENER>To a plea&s;ant new Tune.</OPENER>
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<LG>
<L>THe night is pa&s;&s;ed &amp; joyfull day appeareth</L>
<L>mo&s;t cleare on every &s;ide.</L>
<L>With plea&s;ant mu&s;ick we therefore &s;alute you, hand</L>
<L>good morrow Mi&s;tris Bride:</L>
<L>From &s;leepe and &s;lumber now awake you out of</L>
<L>your bridegroome &s;tayeth at home:</L>
<L>Who&s;e fancy favour, &amp; affection &s;till doth &s;tand</L>
<L>fired on thee alone:</L>
<L>Dre&s;&s;e you in your be&s;t at <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">ay,</L>
<L>This mu&s;t be your wedding day,</L>
<L>God almighty &s;end you happy ioy:</L>
<L>In health and wealth to keep you &s;till, <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"></L>
<L>And if it be his ble&s;&s;ed will,</L>
<L>God keepe you &s;afe from &s;orrow and annoy</L>
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<L>This day is honour now bronght into thy bo|&s;ome</L>
<L>and comfort to thy heart:</L>
<L>For God hath &s;ent you a frie~d for to defend you</L>
<L>from &s;orrow, care and &s;mart:</L>
<L>In health &amp; &s;icknes for thy comfort day &amp; night right,</L>
<L>be in appointed and brought.</L>
<L>Who&s;e love &amp; liking is mo&s;t con&s;tant &s;ure and</L>
<L>then love ye him as ye ought:</L>
<L>Now you have your hearts de&s;ire,</L>
<L>And the thing you did require,</L>
<L>God almighty &s;end you happy ioy:</L>
<L>In health and wealth to keepe you &s;till,</L>
<L>And if it be your ble&s;&s;ed will,</L>
<L>God keepe you &s;afe from &s;orrow and annoy.</L>
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<L>There is no trea&s;ure the which may be co~pared</L>
<L>unto a faithfull friend,</L>
<L>Gold &s;oone decayeth and worldly con&s;umeth,</L>
<L>and wa&s;teth in the winde,</L>
<L>But lake once planted in a perfect &amp; pure minde</L>
<L>indureth weale and woe:</L>
<L>The frownes of fortune come they never &s;o un|kinde</L>
<L>cannot the &s;ame overthrowe.</L>
<L>A bit of bread is better cheare,</L>
<L>Where loue and friend&s;hip doth appeare,</L>
<L>then dainty di&s;hes &s;tuffed full of &s;trife:</L>
<L>For where the heart is cloyd with care,</L>
<L>Sower is the &s;weete&s;t fare:</L>
<L>and death far better then &s;o bad a life,</L>
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<L>Sweet Brid then may you full well contended &s;tay you,</L>
<L>and in your heart reioyce:</L>
<L>Sith God was guider both of your heat &amp; fancy</L>
<L>and maker of your choice.</L>
<L>And he that preferd you to this happie &s;tate</L>
<L>will not behold you decay,</L>
<L>Nor &s;ee you lack reliefe or help in any rate,</L>
<L>if you his preceps obay</L>
<L>To tho&s;e that a&s;k it faithfully,</L>
<L>The Lord will no good thing deny,</L>
<L>this comfort in the Scriptures may you finde,</L>
<L>Then let no worldly griefe and care,</L>
<L>Vexe your heart with foule di&s;paire,</L>
<L>which doth declare the unbeleeuing minde,</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>All things are ready and euery whit prepared</L>
<L>to beare you company.</L>
<L>Your friends and parents do give their due at|tendance</L>
<L>together courtou&s;ly:</L>
<L>The hou&s;e is bre&s;t and garni&s;ht for your &s;ake,</L>
<L>with flowers gallant and green,</L>
<L>A &s;olem fea&s;t your comely cooks do ready make</L>
<L>where all your friends will he &s;een,</L>
<L>Young men and maids do ready &s;tand,</L>
<L>With &s;weet Ro&s;emary in their hand,</L>
<L>a perfect token of your virgins life:</L>
<L>To wait upon you they intend,</L>
<L>Unto the Church to make an end:</L>
<L>and God make thee a ioyfull wedded wife.</L>
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<TRAILER>FINIS.</TRAILER>
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<P>Printed by the A&s;&s;ignes of Thomas Symcocke</P>
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