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<ITEM>Proofed and reviewed as part of batch B080848.pdcc.</ITEM>
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<BIBNO T="oclc">47012556</BIBNO>
<VID>174524</VID>
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<DIV1 TYPE="ballad">
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<HEAD>The North-countrey Maids re&s;olution &amp; love to her Sweetheart.</HEAD>
<ARGUMENT>
<L><HI>Her Daddy and Mammy &s;he'l rather for&s;ake,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Then be &s;eperated from her loving Mate:</HI></L>
<L><HI>She &s;old all her Linnen, her Goods and her Geer</HI></L>
<L><HI>And followe her Sweet-heart his Snap&s;ack to bear.</HI></L>
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<OPENER>To a plea&s;ant new Northern Tune.</OPENER>
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<LG>
<L>AS from <HI>Newca&s;tle</HI> I did pa&s;s,</L>
<L>I heard a blithe and bonny La&s;s,</L>
<L>Who in the Scotti&s;h Army was,</L>
<L>Saying, preth&eacute;e le me gang with th&eacute;e man,</L>
<L>Vnto a Cavaliero Blade,</L>
<L>As I &s;uppo&s;e, her moan &s;he made,</L>
<L>For ever more the&s;e words &s;he &s;aid,</L>
<L>Ile follow my Cavalilly man,</L>
<L><HI>O my dainty Cavalilly man,</HI></L>
<L><HI>My finnikin Cavalilly man,</HI></L>
<L><HI>For Gods Cau&s;e and the Prote&s;tants,</HI></L>
<L><HI>I prethee le me gang with thee man.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Sw&eacute;et-heart quoth &s;he, if thou't con&s;ent,</L>
<L>To follow th&eacute;e my minde is bent,</L>
<L>I'll &s;trive to give th&eacute;e all content,</L>
<L>Then preth&eacute;e le me gang with th&eacute;e man;</L>
<L>I'll &s;ell my Rock and eke my K&eacute;el,</L>
<L>And after that my Spinning wh&eacute;el,</L>
<L>To buy my Love a Cap of Sp&eacute;el,</L>
<L>And follow my Cavalilly man;</L>
<L><HI>O my dainty, &amp;.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>My Uncle gave me a Hou&s;e and Land,</L>
<L>I'll &s;el't for money out of hand,</L>
<L>And all &s;all be at thy command,</L>
<L>Then p<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">eth&eacute;e le me gang with th&eacute;e man:</L>
<L>My Mammy gave me a Pot and a Pan,</L>
<L>My Dady gave me a Yew and a Lamb,</L>
<L>Yet I's for&s;ake my Dady and Mam,</L>
<L>To follow my Cavalilly man:</L>
<L><HI>O my dainty, &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>I'le pawn my Kirtle and eke my Cowne,</L>
<L>Which co&s;t my Mother many a Crowne</L>
<L>And goe with th&eacute;e from Town to Town,</L>
<L>Then preth&eacute;e le me gang with th&eacute;e Man:</L>
<L>I'le &s;ell my Petticoat from my back,</L>
<L>My Smock and all ere thou &s;halt lack,</L>
<L>For either Money B&eacute;er, or Sack:</L>
<L>Then preth&eacute;e le me goe with th&eacute;e man,</L>
<L><HI>O my dainty, &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Thy company I love &s;o d&eacute;ere,</L>
<L>Then rather then I'le tarry here,</L>
<L>Thy Snap&s;ack on my back I'le heare</L>
<L>And follow my Cavalilly man,</L>
<L>I'le &s;ell off all my Hemp and Pards,</L>
<L>And throw a&s;ide my wooll and Cards.</L>
<L>To march along from gards to gards,</L>
<L>Then preth&eacute;e le me goe with th&eacute;e man.</L>
<L><HI>O my dainty Cavalilly man,</HI></L>
<L><HI>My finikin Cavalilly man,</HI></L>
<L><HI>For Gods Cau&s;e and the Prote&s;tants,</HI></L>
<L><HI>prethee le me gang with thee man.</HI></L>
</LG>
<DIV2 N="2" TYPE="part">
<HEAD>The &s;econd part,</HEAD>
<OPENER>to the &s;ame tune:</OPENER>
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<LG>
<L>WHat&s;oever &s;hall of my &s;elfe betide,</L>
<L>Where thou &s;halt either goe or ride,</L>
<L>Throughout the Kingdom far and wide,</L>
<L>I'le follow my Cavalilly man:</L>
<L>I neither care for dirt nor mire,</L>
<L>Nor marches long my legs to tire,</L>
<L>Thy company I mo&s;t de&s;ire,</L>
<L>Then preth&eacute;e le me goe with th&eacute;e man,</L>
<L><HI>O my dainty Cavalilly man;</HI></L>
<L><HI>My finikin Cavalilly man,</HI></L>
<L><HI>For Gods Cau&s;e and the Prote&s;tants,</HI></L>
<L><HI>I prethee le me goe with thee man.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>For ho&s;e and &s;hoes thou's want for nean,</L>
<L>Though the Apparrell be but mean,</L>
<L>I's wa&s;h th&eacute;e w&eacute;el and k&eacute;ep th&eacute;e clean,</L>
<L>Then preth&eacute;e le me go with th&eacute;e man:</L>
<L>Thou &s;alt have cleath to make th&eacute;e a &s;ark</L>
<L>That every yard fall co&s;t a Mark.</L>
<L>And whether it fall be light or darke,</L>
<L>I'le follow my Cavalilly man,</L>
<L><HI>O my dainty, &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Give me thy Musket in my hand.</L>
<L>And when thy Captain gives command,</L>
<L>Vpon the Centry I will &s;tand,</L>
<L>In &s;tead of my Cavalilly man:</L>
<L>I'm not afraid of Pi&s;toll &s;hot,</L>
<L>Nor Cannon bullets burning hot,</L>
<L>Since that it is my happy lot,</L>
<L>To follow my Cavalilly man,</L>
<L><HI>O my dainty, &amp;c,</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Whil&s;t drums are beating loud alarms</L>
<L>I will be ready in thine arms.</L>
<L>To k&eacute;ep my love from further harms,</L>
<L>To follow my Cavalilly man,</L>
<L>In fro&s;t, in Snow, in Ball, and Raine,</L>
<L>Ore Hill, and Dale, and many a Flame,</L>
<L>I'le follow th&eacute;e through all the <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 word"> raine,</L>
<L>Then preth&eacute;e le me goe with th&eacute;e man,</L>
<L><HI>O my dainty, &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>And when the Wars are at an end,</L>
<L>That I's return heam with my Friend,</L>
<L>I'le worke for means for th&eacute;e to &s;pend,</L>
<L>Then preth&eacute;e le me goe with th&eacute;e Man,</L>
<L>I'le buy th&eacute;e new Apparell gay,</L>
<L>To wear upon thy Wedding day,</L>
<L>Then doe not hinder me I pray,</L>
<L>To follow my Cavalilly man.</L>
<L><HI>O my dainty,</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>The Soldier hearing of her mean,</L>
<L>Was loath to leave her all alean,</L>
<L>And &s;he along with him is gean,</L>
<L>To follow her Cavalilly man:</L>
<L>She vows that he his part will take,</L>
<L>And though her life were laid at'th &s;lake,</L>
<L>Sh&eacute;el rather die then him for&s;ake,</L>
<L>To follow her Cavalilly man.</L>
<L><HI>O my dainty Cavalilly man,</HI></L>
<L><HI>My finnikin Cavalilly man,</HI></L>
<L><HI>For Gods Cau&s;e and the Prote&s;tants,</HI></L>
<L><HI>I prethee le me gang with thee man.</HI></L>
</LG>
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<P>Entered according to Order.</P>
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<P>London; Printed for <HI>F. Grove</HI> dwellingon <HI>Snow-hill.</HI></P>
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