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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<HEAD><L>A Merry new &s;ong wherein you may view</L>
<L>The drinking Healths of a Ioviall Crew,</L>
<L>To 'thappie Return of the Figure of Two</L></HEAD>
<OPENER>The tune is, Ragged and torn and true.</OPENER>
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<L><HI>I</HI> Have b&eacute;ene a Traveller long,</L>
<L>and &s;&eacute;en the conditions of all,</L>
<L>I &s;&eacute;e how each other they wrong,</L>
<L>and the weake&s;t &s;till goes to the wall:</L>
<L>And here Ile begin <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">to relate,</L>
<L>the cro&s;&s;e condition of tho&s;e,</L>
<L>That hinder our happy &s;tate,</L>
<L>and now are turned our Foes.</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Here's a health to the Figure of two,</HI></L>
<L><HI>to the re&s;t of the i&s;&s;ue renown'd,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Wee'l bid all our &s;orrows adieu,</HI></L>
<L><HI>when the Figure of two &s;hall be crown'd.</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>I cro&s;&s;ed the Ocean of late.</L>
<L>and there I did m&eacute;et with a cro&s;&s;e,</L>
<L>But having a pretty e&s;tate,</L>
<L>I never lamented my lo&s;&s;e,</L>
<L>I never lamented my harmes,</L>
<L>and yet I was wondrous &s;ad,</L>
<L>I found all the Land up in Armes,</L>
<L>and I thought all the folk had bin <UNCLEAR>mad</UNCLEAR>,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
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<L>Kind Country-men, how fell you out,</L>
<L>I left you all quiet and &s;till,</L>
<L>But things are now brought &s;o about;</L>
<L>you nothing but Plunder and Kill:</L>
<L>Some doe &s;eeme &s;eemingly holy,</L>
<L>and would be Reformers of men,</L>
<L>But wi&s;dome doth laugh at their folly,</L>
<L>and &s;ayes, they'l be Children agen,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Here's a Health, &amp;c.</HI></L>
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</LG>
<LG>
<L>But woe to the Figure of one,</L>
<L>King <HI>Solomon</HI> telleth us &s;o,</L>
<L>But he &s;hall be wronged by none</L>
<L>that hath two &s;trings to his Bow.</L>
<L>How I love this Figure of two,</L>
<L>among all the Figures that be,</L>
<L>Ile moke it appeare unto you,</L>
<L>if that you will li&s;ten to me,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Here's a Health to the Figure of two,</HI></L>
<L><HI>to the re&s;t of the I&s;&s;ue Renown'd,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Wee'l bid all our Sorrowes adieu</HI></L>
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<L>OB&s;eeve when the weather is cold,</L>
<L>I weare a Cap on my head,</L>
<L>But wi&s;h, if I may be &s;o bold</L>
<L>the Figure of two in my bed.</L>
<L>Two in my bed I doe crave,</L>
<L>and that is my &s;elfe and my Mate,</L>
<L>But pray doe not think I would have</L>
<L>two great large hornes on my pate.</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Here's a Health to the Figure of two,</HI></L>
<L><HI>to the re&s;t of the I&s;&s;ue Renown'd,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Wee'l bid all our Sorrowes adue</HI></L>
<L><HI>when the Figure of two &s;hall be Crown'd,</HI></L>
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<L>Since Nature hath given two hands,</L>
<L>but when they are foule I might &s;corne them,</L>
<L>Yet people thus much under&s;tands</L>
<L>two fine white gloves will adorn them:</L>
<L>Two f&eacute;et for to be are up my body,</L>
<L>no more had the Knight of the Sun,</L>
<L>But people would thinke me a noddy</L>
<L>if two &s;hooes I would not put on.</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Here's a Health to the Figure of two,</HI></L>
<L><HI>to the re&s;t of the I&s;&s;ue Renown'd,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Wee'l bid all our Sorrowes adieu</HI></L>
<L><HI>when the Figure of two &s;hall be Crown'd</HI></L>
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<L>The Figure of two is a thing</L>
<L>that we cannot well live without,</L>
<L>No more then without a good King,</L>
<L>though we be never &s;o &s;tout:</L>
<L>And this we may well under&s;tand.</L>
<L>if ever our Troubles &s;hould cea&s;e,</L>
<L>Two needfull things in the Land</L>
<L>is a King, and a Iu&s;tice of Peace.</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Here's a Health to the Figure of two,</HI></L>
<L><HI>to the re&s;t of the I&s;&s;ue Renown'd,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Wee'l bid all our Sorrowes adieu</HI></L>
<L><HI>when the Figure of two &s;hall be Crown'd.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>And now for to draw to an end,</L>
<L>I wi&s;h a good happie conclu&s;ion,</L>
<L>The State would &s;o much &s;tand our friend</L>
<L>to end this unhappie Confu&s;ion:</L>
<L>The which might be done in a trice,</L>
<L>in giving of <HI>Cea&s;ar</HI> his due,</L>
<L>If we were &s;o hone&s;t and wi&s;e,</L>
<L>to thinke on the Figure of two.</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Here's a Health to the Figure of two,</HI></L>
<L><HI>to the re&s;t of the I&s;&s;ue Renown'd,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Wee'l bid all our Sorrowes adieu</HI></L>
<L><HI>when the Figure of tow &s;hall be Crown'd</HI></L>
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</LG>
<LG>
<L>If any de&s;ire to know</L>
<L>this Riddle I now will unfold,</L>
<L>It is a Man wrapped in woe,</L>
<L>who&s;e Father is wrapped in mould:</L>
<L>So now to conclude my Song,</L>
<L>I mention him &s;o much the rather,</L>
<L>Becau&s;e he hath &s;uff'red &s;ome wrong;</L>
<L>and beares up the name of his Father.</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Here's a Health to the Figure of two,</HI></L>
<L><HI>to the re&s;t of the I&s;&s;ue Renown'd,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Wee'l bid all our Sorrowes adieu</HI></L>
<L><HI>when the Figure of two &s;hall be Crown'd.</HI></L>
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