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<DATE>2008-04-02</DATE>
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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<ITEM>Proofed and reviewed as part of batch B080315.pdcc.</ITEM>
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<STC T="W">W2863A</STC>
<BIBNO T="oclc">51784716</BIBNO>
<VID>175112</VID>
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<HEAD>The Willow Green turned Into VVhite; Or, the young Man's Joy and the Maids delight.</HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub"><HI>Being the Maids kind and Loving An&s;wer, to the di&s;tre&s;&s;ed Lovers Complaint.</HI></HEAD>
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<LG>
<L><HI>Wherein &s;he plainly &s;hews in every part,</HI></L>
<L><HI>How he is the Man that doth enjoy her heart,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Though fir&s;t &s;he &s;eem'd di&s;loyal for to prove</HI></L>
<L><HI>Was only but to try his con&s;tant Love;</HI></L>
<L><HI>But now mo&s;t lovingly unto him &s;he is &s;een,</HI></L>
<L><HI>And &s;he bids him never fear wearing the Willow Green,</HI></L>
</LG>
</ARGUMENT>
<OPENER><HI>Tune is,</HI> My Love &s;leeps on another Mans Pillow. <HI>Or,</HI> The Willow Green, &amp;c.</OPENER>
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<LG>
<L>WHat ails my Love to be &s;o &s;ad,</L>
<L>why art thou troubled &s;o in mind,</L>
<L>I am come now to make thee glad,</L>
<L>to thee I will prove true and kind;</L>
<L>Then ca&s;t aw<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="missing" EXTENT="1 letter">y all &s;orrow and care,</L>
<L>and be joyful as thou ha&s;t been,</L>
<L>Chear <UNCLEAR>up</UNCLEAR> thy heart and do not fear</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI><GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="blotted" EXTENT="1 word"> &s;halt not wear the Willow green.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>I am come to fulfil thy wi&s;hes:</L>
<L>as thou &s;halt find immediately</L>
<L>Come now and take a hundred ki&s;&s;es;</L>
<L>In token of my love to thee.</L>
<L>Although thy woes at fir&s;t &s;&eacute;emed double</L>
<L>yet let &s;orrow no more be &s;een,</L>
<L>I now will free thee from the trouble,</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Of wearing the Willow Green.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Although long time we have b&eacute;en parted,</L>
<L>twas but thy con&s;tancy to prove,</L>
<L>Now I'le be Loyal and true hearted,</L>
<L>unto th&eacute;e my own true Love.</L>
<L>No man that li<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="under-inked" EXTENT="1 letter">es on Engli&s;h Ground,</L>
<L>&s;hall e're my true-Love from thee win,</L>
<L>If I m<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="under-inked" EXTENT="3+ letters"> gain five hundred p<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="under-inked" EXTENT="1 letter">und,</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>my Love &s;hall not wear the willow green.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>What though I &s;hew'd my &s;elf uncon&s;tant,</L>
<L>to thee at fi<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="missing" EXTENT="1 letter">&s;t and &s;eemed coy.</L>
<L>Yet thou &s;halt find by this in&s;<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="under-inked" EXTENT="1 letter">ant,</L>
<L>I will be thy only j<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="missing" EXTENT="1 letter">y:</L>
<L>Then preth<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="missing" EXTENT="1 letter">e deare&s;t Love content thee,</L>
<L>and be not &s;ad as thou ha&s;t been,</L>
<L>For I am re&s;olved to <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 word"> thee</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>From wearing the willow green.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Tis thou art him that I love be&s;t,</L>
<L>above all men that  e<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">e I I &s;&eacute;e,</L>
<L>I am the maid I do prote&s;t</L>
<L>that will prove con&s;tant unto thee.</L>
<L>I love thee dearer then Gold ar Pearl</L>
<L>No Riches ever &s;hall me win,</L>
<L>If I might have a Lord or Earl&punc;</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>my Love &s;hould not wear the Willow green.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>I have been woo'd by many a Gallant,</L>
<L>which would have gladly wedded me,</L>
<L>But I have r<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="under-inked" EXTENT="1 letter">fu&s;ed both Gold and talent</L>
<L>all for the Love I bear to thee:</L>
<L>Many called me their joy and hony,</L>
<L>hoping my favour too to win.</L>
<L>But no Man &s;hall cau&s;e me with Money</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>to make thee wear the Willow green.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Although thou blame&s;t me to be cruel,</L>
<L>and hard-hearted unto thee,</L>
<L>Yet now I'le be thy only j<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="missing" EXTENT="1 letter">wel</L>
<L>and love no man but only thee,</L>
<L>Thy Love-&s;ick Suit is fully granted,</L>
<L>faithful ever I'le be &s;een,</L>
<L>True Love in me &s;hall nere be wanted</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>therefore ca&s;t off the Willow green.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Then prethee Love make no delay,</L>
<L>let's not our precious time with&s;tand</L>
<L>Come let us to the Church away,</L>
<L>and there be joyned hand in hand,</L>
<L>We'l live as loving as any two</L>
<L>That ever in the Land was &s;een,</L>
<L>Therefore my deare&s;t bid adieu,</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>for ever wearing the Willow green.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>At this the young man rejoyced greatly.</L>
<L>to hear his Sweet-heart<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="over-inked" EXTENT="1 letter"> kind Reply</L>
<L>He then imbraced her mo&s;t neatly</L>
<L>with ki&s;&s;es then &s;o lovingly:</L>
<L>They went unto a Prie&s;t with &s;p&eacute;ed,</L>
<L>in a brave manner as e're was &s;een.</L>
<L>Where as they Married was in deed,</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>now he ca&s;t off the Willow green.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>So lovers all I bid adieu,</L>
<L>I pray much of my Ver&s;es make</L>
<L>The&s;e Lines I here pre&s;ent to you,</L>
<L>where in you may a pattern take,</L>
<L>I wi&s;h you may continue long,</L>
<L>is Plea&s;ure, Comfort, and Delight,</L>
<L>And theres an end of my new Song.</L>
</LG>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>call'd the Willow green, turn'd into White.</HI></L>
</LG>
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<P><HI><HI>Printed for</HI> F.Coles, T.Vere, J. Wright and J. Clarke.</HI></P>
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