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<DATE>2009-01-06</DATE>
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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<HEAD>The Faithful Young Mans An&s;wer, TO THE Kind Hearted Maidens Re&s;olution&punc;</HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Likewi&s;e how he &s;hows his full intent, his valourous mind; and his action unto her whom he loves above all the rich trea&s;ures in the world.</HEAD>
<OPENER>To the Tune of, <HI>Jenny, Jenny.</HI></OPENER>
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<L>MY faire&s;t my deare&s;t</L>
<L>i've heard what thou'&s;t told</L>
<L>I vallue thy words more</L>
<L>thou Silver or Gold,</L>
<L>Matter not for Riches</L>
<L>for thou &s;halt have &s;tore,</L>
<L><HI>If thou wilt go with thy Love</HI></L>
<L><HI>all the world o're.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>As thou do&s;t for&s;ake Father</L>
<L>and Mother be&s;ide,</L>
<L>I'le make as much on thee</L>
<L>what ever betide,</L>
<L>Thou &s;halt be my Comrade</L>
<L>on Sea or on Shore,</L>
<L><HI>Then come and go with &amp;c.</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>Though we travel to <HI>Rome</HI> Love</L>
<L>to <HI>France</HI> or to <HI>Spain,</HI></L>
<L>Yet do not you fear</L>
<L>but we &s;hall turn again,</L>
<L>I'le &s;ecure thee from the Tyger</L>
<L>the Wolf and the Bore,</L>
<L><HI>Then come, &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>As thou art &s;o con&s;tant</L>
<L>and &s;tedfa&s;t in mind,</L>
<L>As faithful a friend</L>
<L>thou ever &s;halt find,</L>
<L>Then a&s;&s;ure thy &s;elf</L>
<L>i'le wrong thee on no &s;core,</L>
<L><HI>Then come, &amp;c.</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>ANd if thou goe&s;t with me</L>
<L>i'le promi&s;e thee fair,</L>
<L>In&s;tead of one boy Love</L>
<L>i'le get th&eacute;e a pair,</L>
<L>I'le hug th&eacute;e and ki&s;s th&eacute;e</L>
<L>thy joys to re&s;tore,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Then come and go with thy Love</HI></L>
<L><HI>all the world o're.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Though Sir <HI>Guy</HI> and St. <HI>George</HI></L>
<L>did venture their lives,</L>
<L>Ile do as much for thee</L>
<L>as they did for their wives,</L>
<L>Ile be thy Champion</L>
<L>again&s;t thou&s;ands and more,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Then come,</HI> &amp;c.</L>
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</LG>
<LG>
<L>He that &s;&eacute;eks for to wrong thee</L>
<L>i'le venture my Life,</L>
<L>And you'l &s;ay a man can do</L>
<L>no more for a VVife,</L>
<L>But fight for a Sweet-heart</L>
<L>in battles &s;o &s;ore,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Then,</HI> &amp;c.</L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Hang him from his deare&s;t</L>
<L>will once &s;tir or flinch,</L>
<L>Or hang him if he loves her</L>
<L>won't fight for a VVench,</L>
<L>Then give us more liquor</L>
<L>though we run on the &s;core,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>And come</HI> &amp;c.</L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>I'le &s;how thee what fa&s;hions</L>
<L><HI>Europe</HI> can devi&s;e,</L>
<L>It may be by our travel</L>
<L>we to fortune may ri&s;e,</L>
<L>Thou know'&s;t not what ble&s;&s;ings</L>
<L>the Lord hath in &s;tore,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Then come &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>For to &s;tay at home Love</L>
<L>and &s;it by the fire,</L>
<L>Theres no recreation</L>
<L>unto thy de&s;ire.</L>
<L>Then lets to the fair Love</L>
<L>where mu&s;ick is &s;tore,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Then,</HI> &amp;c.</L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Love never be daunted</L>
<L>nor yet do not fear,</L>
<L>But <HI>I</HI> will be faithful</L>
<L>unto th&eacute;e my Dear,</L>
<L>No tongue nor yet beauty</L>
<L>&s;hall thy fame adore,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Then,</HI> &amp;c.</L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>He that wou'd wrong th&eacute;e</L>
<L>is wor&s;e then a jew,</L>
<L>And he is a Knave</L>
<L>that will not prove true,</L>
<L>Such doings I hate</L>
<L>and &s;hall love thee the more,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Then;</HI> &amp;c.</L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Though I don't prai&s;e thy feature</L>
<L>as thou ha&s;t done mine,</L>
<L>Yet i'le &s;tick as clo&s;e to th&eacute;e</L>
<L>as the Bark to the Vine,</L>
<L>Therefore do not tarry</L>
<L>but bar up the door,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Then,</HI> &amp;c.</L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>And thus my own deare&s;t</L>
<L>i've told thee my mind,</L>
<L>And nothing but truth</L>
<L>thou by me &s;halt find,</L>
<L>Then take this ki&s;s</L>
<L>for i'le now &s;ay no more</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>But come and go with thy Love</HI></L>
<L><HI>all the world o're.</HI></L>
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<P>Printed for J. Clarke at the Harp and Bible in We&s;t-Smith-field.</P>
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