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<DATE>2008-10-03</DATE>
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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<BIBNO T="oclc">47012569</BIBNO>
<VID>174536</VID>
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<HEAD>The Patient Wife betrayed; OR, The Lady <HI>Elizabeths</HI> Tragedy.</HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Which was acted between a Knight her Husband, and a wicked Woman his Whore.</HEAD>
<OPENER>To the Tune of, <HI>Chevy Cha&s;e,</HI> or <HI>The Lady Izabells Tragedy.</HI></OPENER>
<P><FIGURE>
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<LG>
<L>OF <HI>Turky</HI> lately I did read</L>
<L>concerning of a Knight,</L>
<L>How that a Whore did him intice</L>
<L>to kill his hearts delight.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>This man it &s;&eacute;ems was well <UNCLEAR>belov'd</UNCLEAR></L>
<L>by many a gallant P&eacute;er,</L>
<L>And for his &s;ake there lives they'd lo&s;e</L>
<L>he was belov'd &s;o dear.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>A vertuous wife belike he had</L>
<L>with beauty fre&s;h and gay,</L>
<L>Who gave him twenty thou&s;and pound</L>
<L>upon her Wedding day,</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>They lov'd each other very well</L>
<L>and liv'd a happy Life,</L>
<L>In four years &s;pace thr&eacute;e pritty babes</L>
<L>he had by this his wife.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>But at the la&s;t a lewd Woman</L>
<L>his company did k&eacute;ep,</L>
<L>Which made his Wife &amp; children &s;mall</L>
<L>with grieved hearts to w&eacute;ep.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Quoth &s;he fair Knight I love you dear</L>
<L>but yet my heart do rue,</L>
<L>Becau&s;e your Wife do envy me</L>
<L>for loving you &s;o true.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Then pre&s;ently the Knight he &s;aid</L>
<L>I pray th&eacute;e be content,</L>
<L>And of my wife be not afraid</L>
<L>the blame I will prevent.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>With that he goes unto his Wife</L>
<L>and beats her very &s;ore,</L>
<L>And make his Lady pardon crave</L>
<L>for offending of his Whore.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>HE made his Lady give con&s;ent</L>
<L>that &s;he &s;hould with h<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="missing" EXTENT="1 letter">m dwell,</L>
<L>And charg'd his &s;ervants to content</L>
<L>this Whore which he lov'd well.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>This Harlot &s;he &s;o brazen was</L>
<L>and clearly void of grace,</L>
<L>That &s;he to bed with him would go</L>
<L>before his Ladyes face.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>And thus poor &s;oul this Lady &s;he</L>
<L>dur&s;t not her grief declare,</L>
<L>Becau&s;e this Whore would pinch her fle&s;h</L>
<L>and pull her by the hair.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>She could not yet contented be</L>
<L>with this &s;ame harml<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">&s;s Wife,</L>
<L>But &s;he di<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="missing" EXTENT="1 letter"> &s;tudy and devize</L>
<L>to take a<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">ay her life.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Sir Knight your wife can't you abide</L>
<L>nor me therefore I pray</L>
<L>Let us together both con&s;ent</L>
<L>to take her life away.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>With that the Knight did &s;trait reply</L>
<L>to it I do agr&eacute;e,</L>
<L>But I do fear if it be known</L>
<L>we both &s;hall hanged be.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>But &s;he did bid him &s;trait go home</L>
<L>and to her thus declare.</L>
<L>That &s;he mu&s;t walk along with him</L>
<L>in the fields to take the Air.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>His Wife then ready did her make</L>
<L>and joyful was at this,</L>
<L>That &s;he did hang about his neck</L>
<L>and gave him many a ki&s;s.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Then walked they both to a wood,</L>
<L>whereas <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">his Harlot lay</L>
<L>And when they came near to the place</L>
<L>he from her run away.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Then did this whore come running forth</L>
<L>out of the Wood with &s;p&eacute;ed,</L>
<L>With a &s;harp dagger in her hand</L>
<L>to act a cruel deed,</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>The Lady to &s;ee her was amaz'd</L>
<L>arm'd with Dagger and <UNCLEAR>Rai&s;e</UNCLEAR></L>
<L>Which make her mournfully to cry</L>
<L>for Gods &s;ake &s;ave my Life.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>But &s;he no pitty on her took</L>
<L>though &s;he did beg and c<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">ave</L>
<L>She pre&s;ently did cut her throat</L>
<L>and made the Ditch her Grave.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>This pa&s;&s;ed on for two long years</L>
<L>with &s;<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">uces that he made,</L>
<L>Which made his Harlot often &s;ay</L>
<L>we &s;hall not be betraid.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>But now one Day they merry was</L>
<L>with wine and co&s;tl<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter"> chear,</L>
<L>Then pre&s;ently a Gho&s;t came in</L>
<L>which put them a<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">l in fear.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>And to this Knight &s;he &s;trait ways went</L>
<L>and thus to him did &s;ay,</L>
<L>Becau&s;e that thou betray<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">'&s;t my life</L>
<L>thou &s;halt with me away.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>His friends &amp; acquaintance being their</L>
<L>and Gentry great &s;tore</L>
<L>Did &s;&eacute;e this Knight carryed away</L>
<L>and never heard of more.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>But when this Whore to tryal came</L>
<L>the Iewry did agree.</L>
<L>That &s;he &s;hould be chained to a &s;take</L>
<L>and &s;o burn'd pre&s;ently.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Thus you do hear what Whores can do</L>
<L>if they can have their will,</L>
<L>They'l &s;trive to plot all that they can</L>
<L>all mode&s;ty to kill.</L>
</LG>
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<P>Printed for J. Clark at the Harp and bible in We&s;t-Smith- field.</P>
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