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<HEAD>The True Loves Knot Untied. Being the right path, whereby to advi&s;e Princely Virgins how to behave them&s;elves, by the example of the re|nowned Prince&s;s, the Lady Arabella, and the &s;econd Son to the Lord Seymore, late Earl of Hertford.</HEAD>
<OPENER>To the Tune of, Frogs Galliards.</OPENER>
<P><FIGURE>
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<LG>
<L>AS I from <HI>Ireland</HI> did pa&s;s,</L>
<L>I &s;aw a Ship at Anchor lay,</L>
<L>Another Ship likewi&s;e there was</L>
<L>which from fair <HI>England</HI> took her way.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>The Ship that &s;ail'd from fair <HI>England</HI></L>
<L>unknown unto our gracious King,</L>
<L>The Lord Chief Iu&s;tice did command</L>
<L>that they &s;hould us to <HI>London</HI> bring.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>I drew more neer, and &s;aw more plain</L>
<L>Lady <HI>Arabella</HI> in di&s;tre&s;s,</L>
<L>She wrung her hands, and wept amain,</L>
<L>bewailing of her heavine&s;s,</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>When n&eacute;er fair <HI>London Tower</HI> &s;he came</L>
<L>whereas her landing place &s;hould be,</L>
<L>The King and Qu&eacute;en with all their train</L>
<L>did m&eacute;et this Lady gallantly.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>How now <HI>Arabella,</HI> then our King</L>
<L>unto this Lady &s;traight did &s;ay,</L>
<L>Who hath fir&s;t fy'd you to the&s;e things,</L>
<L>that you from <HI>England</HI> took your way?</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>None but my &s;elf, my gracious Liege,</L>
<L>this ten long years I've b&eacute;en in love,</L>
<L>With the Lord <HI>Seymors</HI> &s;econd Son,</L>
<L>the Earl of <HI>Hertford</HI> &s;o we prove.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Though he be not the mightie&s;t man</L>
<L>of goods and Livings in the Land,</L>
<L>Yet I have lands us to maintain,</L>
<L>&s;o much your grace doth under&s;tand.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>My lands and livings are well known</L>
<L>unto your Books of Maje&s;ty,</L>
<L>Amounting to twelve&s;core pound a w&eacute;ek,</L>
<L>be&s;ides what I do give, quoth &s;he.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>In gallant <HI>Derby&s;hire</HI> likewi&s;e</L>
<L>I nine&s;core Beads-men maintain there</L>
<L>With hats and gowns, &amp; hou&s;e-rent fr&eacute;e,</L>
<L>and every man five marks the year.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L><HI>I</HI> never rai&s;ed rent &s;aid &s;he</L>
<L>nor yet oppre&s;t the Tenant poor</L>
<L>I never took no Bribes nor fines,</L>
<L>for why, <HI>I</HI> had enough before.</L>
</LG>
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<HEAD>The &s;econd part</HEAD>
<OPENER>to the &s;ame Tune</OPENER>
<P><FIGURE>
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<LG>
<L>WHom of your Nobles will do &s;o</L>
<L>for to maintain the Commonalty</L>
<L>Such multitudes would never grow,</L>
<L>nor be &s;uch &s;tore of poverty.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L><HI>I</HI> would I had a Milk-maid b&eacute;en,</L>
<L>or born of &s;ome more low degr&eacute;e,</L>
<L>Then <HI>I</HI> might have lov'd where I like</L>
<L>and no man could have hindered me.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Or would <HI>I</HI> were &s;ome Yeomans Childe,</L>
<L>for to receive my portion now,</L>
<L>According unto my degr&eacute;e,</L>
<L>as other Virgins whom I know.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>The highe&s;t branch that &s;prings aloft,</L>
<L>n&eacute;eds mu&s;t be&s;hade the middle tr&eacute;e,</L>
<L>N&eacute;eds mu&s;t the &s;hadow of them both,</L>
<L>&s;haddow the third in his degree.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>But when the tr&eacute;e is cut and gone,</L>
<L>and from the ground is born away</L>
<L>The lowe&s;t tr&eacute;e that there doth &s;tand</L>
<L>in time may grow as high as they.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Once when I thought to have b&eacute;en Qu&eacute;en</L>
<L>but yet that &s;till I do deny,</L>
<L><HI>I</HI> know your Grace had right to th' Crown</L>
<L>before <HI>Elizabeth</HI> did dye.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>You of the elde&s;t Si&s;ter came,</L>
<L>I of the &s;econd in degree,</L>
<L>The Earl of <HI>Hertford</HI> of the third,</L>
<L>a man of royal blood quoth &s;h&eacute;e.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>And &s;o good night my Soveraign Liege,</L>
<L>&s;ince in the <HI>Tower</HI> I mu&s;t lye,</L>
<L><HI>I</HI> hope your Grace will condi&s;cend,</L>
<L>that <HI>I</HI> may have my liberty.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Lady <HI>Arabella</HI> &s;aid our King</L>
<L>I to your Fr&eacute;edom would con&s;ent,</L>
<L>If you would turn and go to Church</L>
<L>there to receive the Sacrament.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>And &s;o good night <HI>Arabella</HI> fair,</L>
<L>our King to her replied again,</L>
<L><HI>I</HI> will take Coun&s;el of my Nobility,</L>
<L>that you your Fr&eacute;edom may obtain.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Once more to pri&s;on mu&s;t I go</L>
<L>Lady <HI>Arabella</HI> then did &s;ay,</L>
<L>To leave my Love br&eacute;eds all my wo</L>
<L>the which will be my lives decay.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Love is a knot none can unknit</L>
<L>fancy a liking of the heart,</L>
<L>He whom <HI>I</HI> love I cannot forget</L>
<L>though from his pre&s;ence I mu&s;t part.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>The meane&s;t people enjoy their mates,</L>
<L>but I was born unhappily,</L>
<L>For being cro&s;t by cruel fate,</L>
<L>I want both love and liberty.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>But death <HI>I</HI> hope, will end the &s;trife</L>
<L>farewell, farewell, dear Love, quoth &s;he</L>
<L>Once had I thought to have b&eacute;en thy wife</L>
<L>but now am forc'd to part from th&eacute;e.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>At this &s;ad m&eacute;eting &s;he had cau&s;e</L>
<L>in heart and mind to grieve full &s;ore,</L>
<L>After that <HI>Arabella</HI> fair</L>
<L>did never &s;&eacute;e Lord <HI>Seymore</HI> more.</L>
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