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<NAME>Paul Schaffner</NAME>
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<DIV1 TYPE="ballad">
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<HEAD>A plea&s;ant new ballad, &s;hewing how Sir <HI>Iohn Arm|&s;trong</HI> and <HI>Nathaniel Mu&s;grave</HI> fell in Love with the Lady <HI>Dacres</HI> Daughter of the <HI>North;</HI> and of the &s;trife that was between them for her, and how they wrought the Death of one hundred men.</HEAD>
<OPENER>To a new Northern Tune.</OPENER>
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<LG>
<L>AS it fell out one <HI>Whit&s;unday,</HI></L>
<L>the blith time of the year,</L>
<L>When chery tree was clad with gr&eacute;en,</L>
<L>and pretty Birds &s;ing clear;</L>
<L>The <HI>Lady Dacres</HI> took her way,</L>
<L>Vnto the Church that plea&s;ant day,</L>
<L>With her fair daughter fre&s;h and gay,</L>
<LG REND="italic" TYPE="refrain">
<L>a bright and bonny La&s;&s;e:</L>
<L>Fa la tre dang de do;</L>
<L>trang trole lo trang de do,</L>
<L>With hey trang trole lo lye,</L>
<L>&s;he was a bonny La&s;s.</L>
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<L>Sir <HI>Michael Mu&s;grave</HI> in like &s;ort,</L>
<L>to Church repaired then,</L>
<L>And &s;o did &s;ir <HI>John Arm&s;trong</HI> too,</L>
<L>with all his merry men,</L>
<L>Two greater friends there could not be</L>
<L>Nor braver Knights for Chivalry,</L>
<L>Both Batchelors of high degree,</L>
<L><HI>fit for a bonny La&s;&s;e.</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>They &s;at them down upon one &s;eat,</L>
<L>like loving brethren dear,</L>
<L>With hearts and minds devoutly bent</L>
<L>Gods &s;ervice for to hear:</L>
<L>But ri&s;ing from their Prayers tho,</L>
<L>Their eyes a ranging &s;treight did go,</L>
<L>Which wrought their utter overthrow</L>
<L><HI>all for one bonny La&s;&s;e.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Qd. <HI>Mu&s;grave</HI> unto <HI>Arm&s;trong</HI> then,</L>
<L>yon &s;its the &s;w&eacute;ete&s;t Dame,</L>
<L>That ever for her fair beauty,</L>
<L>within this Country came.</L>
<L>In&s;ooth quoth <HI>Arm&s;trong</HI> pre&s;ently,</L>
<L>Your judgement I mu&s;t verefie,</L>
<L>There never came unto my eye</L>
<L><HI>a braver bonny La&s;&s;e.</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>I &s;wear &s;aid <HI>Mu&s;grave</HI> by this &s;word,</L>
<L>which did my Knight-hood win,</L>
<L>To &s;teal away &s;o &s;w&eacute;et a Dame,</L>
<L>could be no gho&s;tly &s;in:</L>
<L>That d&eacute;ed qd. <HI>Arm&s;trong</HI> would be ill,</L>
<L>Except he had her right good will,</L>
<L>That your de&s;ire &s;he would fulfill,</L>
<L><HI>and be thy bonny La&s;&s;e.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>By this the &s;ervice quite was done,</L>
<L>and home the people pa&s;t,</L>
<L>They wi&s;ht a bli&s;ter on his tongue,</L>
<L>that made thereof &s;uch ha&s;t.</L>
<L>At the Church door y^e knights did m&eacute;et,</L>
<L>The Lady <HI>Dacres</HI> for to greet.</L>
<L>But mo&s;t of all her daughter &s;weet,</L>
<L><HI>that beauteous bonny La&s;&s;e.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Said <HI>Arm&s;trong</HI> to the Lady fair:</L>
<L>we both have made a vow,</L>
<L>At dinner for to be your Gue&s;ts,</L>
<L>if you will it allow.</L>
<L>With that be&s;pake that Lady free,</L>
<L>Sir Knights right welcom &s;hall you be</L>
<L>The happier men therefore are we,</L>
<L><HI>for Love of this bonny La&s;&s;e.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Thus was y^e knights both prickt in love</L>
<L>both in one moment thrall'd,</L>
<L>And both with one fair Lady gay</L>
<L>thus blind in <HI>Cupid</HI> call'd.</L>
<L>With humble thanks they went away</L>
<L>Like wounded Harts cha&s;t all the day:</L>
<L>One would not to the other &s;ay,</L>
<L><HI>they lov'd this bonny La&s;&s;e.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Fair <HI>I&s;abel</HI> on the other &s;ide,</L>
<L>as far in love was found,</L>
<L>So long brave <HI>Arm&s;trong</HI> &s;he had ey'd,</L>
<L>till love her heart did wound;</L>
<L>Brave <HI>Arm&s;trong</HI> is my joy, quoth &s;he</L>
<L>Would Chrift he were alone with me;</L>
<L>To talk an hour two or three,</L>
<L><HI>with his fair bonny La&s;&s;e.</HI></L>
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<L>BVt as the&s;e knights together rode</L>
<L>and homeward did repair,</L>
<L>Their talk and eke their countenance &s;hewd</L>
<L>their hearts were clog'd with care,</L>
<L>Fair <HI>I&s;abel</HI> the one did &s;ay,</L>
<L>Thou ha&s;t &s;ubdu'd my heart this day;</L>
<L>But &s;he's my joy did <HI>Mu&s;grove</HI> &s;ay,</L>
<L><HI>my bright and bonny La&s;&s;e.</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>With that the&s;e friends incontinent,</L>
<L>became mo&s;t deadly foes,</L>
<L>For love of beautious <HI>I&s;abel,</HI></L>
<L>great &s;trife betwixt them ro&s;e;</L>
<L>Quoth <HI>Arm&s;trong</HI> &s;he &s;hall be my wife,</L>
<L>Although for her I lo&s;e my life,</L>
<L>And thus began a deadly &s;trife,</L>
<L><HI>and for one bonny La&s;&s;e.</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>Thus two years long this grudge did grow</L>
<L>the&s;e gallant Knights betw&eacute;en,</L>
<L>While they a wooing both did go,</L>
<L>unto this beautious Qu&eacute;en.</L>
<L>And &s;he who did their furies prove,</L>
<L>To neither would bewray her love,</L>
<L>The deadly quarrel to remove,</L>
<L><HI>about this bonny La&s;&s;e.</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>But neither of her fair intreats,</L>
<L>nor yet her &s;harp di&s;pute:</L>
<L>Would they appea&s;e their raging ire,</L>
<L>nor yet give ore their &s;uit.</L>
<L>The Gentlemen of the <HI>North</HI> country</L>
<L>At la&s;t did make this good decr&eacute;e,</L>
<L>All for a perfert unity,</L>
<L><HI>about this bonny La&s;&s;e.</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>The love &s;ick knights &s;hould both be &s;et</L>
<L>within one hall &s;o wide,</L>
<L>Each of them in a gallant &s;ort,</L>
<L>even at a &s;everal tide.</L>
<L>And twixt them both for certainty,</L>
<L>Fair <HI>I&s;abel</HI> &s;hould placed be,</L>
<L>Of them to take her choice full fr&eacute;e,</L>
<L><HI>mo&s;t like a bonny La&s;&s;e.</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>And as &s;he like an Angel bright,</L>
<L>betwixt them mildly &s;tood,</L>
<L>She turned unto each &s;everal Knight,</L>
<L>with pale and changed blood.</L>
<L>Now am I at Liberty,</L>
<L>To make and take my choice, quoth &s;he</L>
<L>Yea, quoth the Knights we do agr&eacute;e,</L>
<L><HI>then chu&s;e thou bonny La&s;&s;e.</HI></L>
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<L>O <HI>Mu&s;grave</HI> thou art all too hot:</L>
<L>to be a Ladies Love,</L>
<L>Quoth &s;he and <HI>Arm&s;trong</HI> &s;&eacute;ems a &s;ot,</L>
<L>where Love binds him to prove;</L>
<L>Of courage great is <HI>Mu&s;grave</HI> &s;till,</L>
<L>And &s;ith to chu&s;e I have my Will,</L>
<L>Sweet <HI>Arm&s;trong</HI> &s;hall my joys fulfill</L>
<L><HI>and I his bonny La&s;&s;e.</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>The Nobles and the Gentiles both,</L>
<L>that were in pre&s;ent place,</L>
<L>Rejoyced at this &s;weet record,</L>
<L>but <HI>Mu&s;grave</HI> in di&s;grace,</L>
<L>Out of the Hall did take his way,</L>
<L>And <HI>Arm&s;trong</HI> married was next day</L>
<L>With <HI>I&s;abel</HI> his Lady gay,</L>
<L><HI>a bright and bonny La&s;&s;e.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>But <HI>Mu&s;grave</HI> on the wedding day,</L>
<L>like to a <HI>Scotch-man</HI> dight,</L>
<L>In &s;ecret &s;ort allured out,</L>
<L>the Bridegroom for to fight,</L>
<L>And he that will not out-brav'd be,</L>
<L>Vnto his challenge did agree,</L>
<L>Where he was &s;lain mo&s;t &s;uddenly,</L>
<L><HI>for his fair bonny La&s;&s;e.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>The news hereof was quickly brought,</L>
<L>unto the Lovely Bride;</L>
<L>And many of young <HI>Arm&s;trongs</HI> kin,</L>
<L>did after <HI>Mu&s;grave</HI> ride.</L>
<L>They hew'd him when they had him got</L>
<L>As &s;mall as fle&s;h into the pot,</L>
<L>Lo thus befel a heavy Lot,</L>
<L><HI>about this bonny La&s;&s;e.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>The Lady young which did lament</L>
<L>this cruel cur&s;ed &s;trife,</L>
<L>For very grief died that day,</L>
<L>a Maiden and a Wife:</L>
<L>An hundred men that haple&s;s day,</L>
<L>Did loo&s;e their Lives in that &s;ame fray</L>
<L>And 'twixt tho&s;e names as many &s;ay,</L>
<L>is deadly hate &s;till biding.</L>
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<P>Printed for <HI>F. Coles, T. Vere,</HI> and <HI>J. Wright.</HI></P>
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