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<HEAD><GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 line"> Shewing how King <HI>Henry,</HI> with the <HI>Earl Martial,</HI> in Fryars Habits, came to her in&s;tead of two Fryars from <HI>France,</HI> which &s;he &s;ent for.</HEAD>
<OPENER>To a plea&s;ant new Tune.</OPENER>
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<LG>
<L>QUeen <HI>Elenor</HI> was a &s;ick woman,</L>
<L>and afraid that &s;he &s;hould dye;</L>
<L>Then the &s;ent for two fryars of <HI>France,</HI></L>
<L>for to &s;peak with them &s;peedily.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>The King call'd down his nobles all,</L>
<L>by one, by two, and by three;</L>
<L>And &s;ent away for <HI>Earl Martial,</HI></L>
<L>for to &s;penk with him &s;peedily.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>When that he came before the King,</L>
<L>he fell on his bended knee,</L>
<L>A boon, a hoon, our Gracious King,</L>
<L>that you &s;ent &s;o ha&s;tily.</L>
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<LG>
<L>I'll pown my livings, and my hands,</L>
<L>my &s;cepter and my crown,</L>
<L>That whatever Queen <HI>Elenor</HI> &s;ays,</L>
<L>I will not write it down.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Do you but put on one fryar's coat.</L>
<L>and I'll put on another.</L>
<L>And we will to Queen Elenorgo,</L>
<L>one fryar like another.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Thus both at ired then they go:</L>
<L>when they came to <HI>White-hall,</HI></L>
<L>The bells they did ring, and the quiri&s;&s;ers &s;ing,</L>
<L>and the torches did light them all.</L>
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<LG>
<L>when that they came before the Queen,</L>
<L>they fell on their bended knee,</L>
<L>A boon, a boon our Gracious Queen,</L>
<L>that you &s;ent &s;o ha&s;iily.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Are you two fryars of <HI>France,</HI> &s;he &s;aid,</L>
<L>which I &s;uppo&s;e you be:</L>
<L>But if you are two <HI>Engli&s;h</HI> fryars,</L>
<L>then hanged you &s;hall be.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>We are two fryars of <HI>France,</HI> they &s;aid,</L>
<L>as you &s;uppo&s;e we be,</L>
<L>We have not been at any ma&s;s</L>
<L>&s;ince we came from the &s;ea.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>The fir&s;t vile thing that e'ex I did,</L>
<L>I will to you unfold,</L>
<L><HI>Earl Martial</HI> had my maiden-head,</L>
<L>underneath this cloath of gold.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>That is a vile &s;in, then &s;aid the King,</L>
<L>God may forgive it thee:</L>
<L>Amen, amen, quoth <HI>Earl Martial</HI></L>
<L>with a heavy heart then &s;poke he.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>The next vile thing that e'er I did,</L>
<L>to you I'd not deny;</L>
<L>I made a box of poi&s;on &s;trong,</L>
<L>to poy&s;on King <HI>Henry.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>That is a vile &s;in then &s;aid the King,</L>
<L>God may forgive it thee:</L>
<L>Amen, amen, quoth <HI>Earl Martial,</HI></L>
<L>And I with it &s;o may be.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>The next vile thing that e'ex I did,</L>
<L>to you I will di&s;cover,</L>
<L>I poy&s;oded fair <HI>Ro&s;amond,</HI></L>
<L>all in fair, <HI>Wood&s;tock</HI>-bower</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>That is a vile &s;in, then &s;aid the King,</L>
<L>God may forgive it thee:</L>
<L>Amen, amen, quoth <HI>Earl Martial</HI></L>
<L>and with it &s;o may be.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Do you &s;ee yonders little Boy,</L>
<L>a catching of the Bail?</L>
<L>That is <HI>Earl Martial</HI>'s &s;on, the &s;aid,</L>
<L>and I love him the be&s;t of all</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Do you &s;ee yonders little Boy,</L>
<L>a to&s;&s;ing of the bail,</L>
<L>That is King <HI>Henry</HI>'s &s;on &s;he &s;aid,</L>
<L>and I love him the wor&s;t of all.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>His head is like unto a bull,</L>
<L>his no&s;e is like a boat.</L>
<L>No matter for that, King <HI>Henry</HI> &s;aid,</L>
<L>I love him the better therefore.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>The King pull'd off his fryar's coat,</L>
<L>and appeared all in red;</L>
<L>She &s;hriek'd and &s;he Cry'd, &s;he wrung her hands,</L>
<L>and &s;aid, &s;he was betray'd.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>The King look'd over his left &s;houlder,</L>
<L>and a grim look looked he,</L>
<L>And &s;aid, <HI>Earl Martial,</HI> but for my oath,</L>
<L>then hanged &s;hould&s;t thou he.</L>
</LG>
<TRAILER>FINIS.</TRAILER>
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<P>Printed for <HI>C. Bates,</HI> at the <HI>White hart.</HI> in <HI>Wel&s;t-Smithfield.</HI></P>
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