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<HEAD>A mo&s;t excellent and famous Ditty of Samp&s;on Iudge of I&s;raell, how he wedded <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter"> Phili&s;tines Daughter, who at length for&s;ooke him: al&s;o how he &s;lew a Lyon, and propounded a Riddle, and after how he was fal&s;ely betrayed by <HI>Dalila,</HI> and of his death.</HEAD>
<OPENER>To the tune of the Spani&s;h Pauin.</OPENER>
<LG>
<L>VVHen <HI>Samp&s;on</HI> was a tell young man</L>
<L>His power and &s;trength increa&s;ed than,</L>
<L>And in the ho&s;t and Tribe of <HI>Dan,</HI></L>
<L>the Lord did ble&s;&s;e him &s;till.</L>
<L>It chancrd &s;o vpon a day,</L>
<L>As he was walking on his way,</L>
<L>He &s;aw Mayden fre&s;h and gay,</L>
<L>in <HI>Timnah.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>With whom he fell &s;o &s;ore in loue.</L>
<L>That he his fancy could not moue:</L>
<L>His Parents therefore he did proue,</L>
<L>and craued their good wills.</L>
<L>I haue found out a wi&s;e quoth he,</L>
<L>I pray you Father giue her me,</L>
<L>Though &s;he a &s;trangers daughter be,</L>
<L>I pa&s;&s;e not.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Then did be&s;peake his Parents d&eacute;ere,</L>
<L>Haue we not many Maydens here,</L>
<L>Of Country, and acquaintance neere,</L>
<L>for thee to loue and like?</L>
<L>O no, (quoth <HI>Samp&s;on</HI> pre&s;ently)</L>
<L>Not one &s;o plea&s;ant in mine eye,</L>
<L>Whom I could find &s;o faithfully</L>
<L>to fancy,</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>At length they graunted their con&s;ent:</L>
<L>And &s;o with <HI>Samp&s;on</HI> foorth they went,</L>
<L>To &s;&eacute;e the Mayd was their intent.</L>
<L>which was &s;o fayre and bright:</L>
<L>But as they were a going there,</L>
<L>A Lyon put them in great feare,</L>
<L>Whom <HI>Samp&s;on</HI> pre&s;ently did teare,</L>
<L>in p&eacute;eces.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>When they were come vnto the place,</L>
<L>They were agr&eacute;ed the ca&s;e:</L>
<L>The wedding day appoynted was:</L>
<L>and when the time was come.</L>
<L>As <HI>Samp&s;on</HI> went for beauties f&eacute;es,</L>
<L>The Lyons carka&s;&s;e there he &s;&eacute;es,</L>
<L>Wherein a &s;ort of hunny B&eacute;es</L>
<L>had &s;wearmed.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Then clo&s;ely <HI>Samp&s;on</HI> went his way,</L>
<L>And not a word thereof did &s;ay,</L>
<L>Vntill the merry fea&s;ting day,</L>
<L>vnto the company.</L>
<L>A Riddle I will &s;hew, quoth he,</L>
<L>The meaning if you tell to me</L>
<L>Within &s;euen dayes, I will giue y&eacute;e</L>
<L>great riches.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>But if the meaning you doe mi&s;&s;e,</L>
<L>And cannot &s;hew me what it is,</L>
<L>Then &s;hall you giue to me (I wi&s;&s;e)</L>
<L>&s;o much as I haue &s;aid.</L>
<L>Put forth thy Riddle (then quoth they)</L>
<L>And we will tell it by our day,</L>
<L>Or we will lo&s;e (as thou do&s;t &s;ay)</L>
<L>the wager.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Then marke (quoth hee) the totall &s;umme,</L>
<L><HI>Out of the eater meate did come,</HI></L>
<L><HI>And from the &s;trong did &s;weetnes runne,</HI></L>
<L>declare it if you can.</L>
<L>And when they heard the Riddle told,</L>
<L>Their hearts within them waxed cold:</L>
<L>For none of them could then vnfold</L>
<L>the meaning.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Then vnto <HI>Samp&s;ons</HI> wife went they</L>
<L>And threatned her without delay,</L>
<L>If &s;he would not the thing bewray,</L>
<L>to burne her Fathers hou&s;e.</L>
<L>Then <HI>Samp&s;ons</HI> wife with gr&eacute;efe and woe,</L>
<L>De&s;ired him the &s;ame to &s;how:</L>
<L>And when &s;he knew &s;he &s;traight did goe</L>
<L>to tell them.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Then were they all full glad of this,</L>
<L>To tell the thing they did not mi&s;&s;e,</L>
<L><HI>What &s;tronger bea&s;t then Lyon is?</HI></L>
<L><HI>What &s;weeter meate then Hunny:</HI></L>
<L>Then <HI>Samp&s;on</HI> an&s;wered them full round:</L>
<L>If my Hayfar had not ploughed the ground,</L>
<L>So ea&s;ily you had not found</L>
<L>my Riddle.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Then <HI>Samp&s;on</HI> did his lo&s;&s;es pay,</L>
<L>And to his father went his way&punc;</L>
<L>But whil&s;t with them he there did &s;tay,</L>
<L>his wife for&s;ooke him quite.</L>
<L>And tooke another to her Loue,</L>
<L>Which <HI>Sam&s;ons</HI> anger much did moue,</L>
<L>To plague them therefore he did proue</L>
<L>his cunning.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>A &s;ubtill &s;ight he then had found,</L>
<L>To burne their corne vpon the ground,</L>
<L>Their Vineyardes he de&s;troyed round</L>
<L>which made them fret and fume.</L>
<L>But when they knew that <HI>Samp&s;on</HI> he</L>
<L>Had done them all this iniury,</L>
<L>Becau&s;e his wife did him denie,</L>
<L>they killed her:</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>And afterward they had decreed,</L>
<L>To murther <HI>Samp&s;on</HI> for that d&eacute;ed,</L>
<L>Thr&eacute;e thou&s;and men they &s;ent with &s;p&eacute;ede,</L>
<L>to bring him bound to them:</L>
<L>But he did breake his cords apace,</L>
<L>And with the Iaw-bone of an A&s;&s;e,</L>
<L>A thou&s;and men ere he did pa&s;&s;e,</L>
<L>he killed.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>When all his foes were laid in du&s;t,</L>
<L>Then <HI>Samp&s;on</HI> was full &s;ore athir&s;t.</L>
<L>In God therefore was all his tru&s;t,</L>
<L>to helpe his fanting heart:</L>
<L>For liquor thereabout was none?</L>
<L>The Lord therefore from the Iaw-bone,</L>
<L>Did make fre&s;h water &s;pring alone,</L>
<L>to helpe him.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Then <HI>Samp&s;on</HI> had a ioyfull &s;pright,</L>
<L>And in a Citty lay that night,</L>
<L>Whereas his foes with deadly &s;pight,</L>
<L>did &s;&eacute;eke his life to &s;pill:</L>
<L>But he at midnight then awakes,</L>
<L>And tearing downe the Citty gates,</L>
<L>With him away the &s;ame he takes,</L>
<L>mo&s;t &s;toutly.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Then on <HI>Dalila</HI> faire and bright.</L>
<L>Did <HI>Samp&s;on</HI> &s;et his whole delight,</L>
<L>Whom he did loue both day and night,</L>
<L>which wrought his ouerthrow:</L>
<L>For &s;he with &s;weete words did intreat,</L>
<L>That for her &s;ake he would repeat,</L>
<L>Wherein his &s;trength, that was to great,</L>
<L>con&s;i&s;ted.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>At length vnto his vtter fall,</L>
<L>And through her &s;ute, which was not &s;mal<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="page cropped" EXTENT="1 letter"></L>
<L>He did not let to &s;hew her all,</L>
<L>the &s;ecrets of his heart:</L>
<L>If that my hayre be cut, (quoth he)</L>
<L>Which now &s;o fayre and long you &s;ee,</L>
<L>Liks other men then &s;hall I be,</L>
<L>in weakne&s;&s;e.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Then through deceit which was &s;o d&eacute;epe,</L>
<L>She lulled <HI>Samp&s;on</HI> fa&s;t a&s;leepe,</L>
<L>A man &s;he cal'd which &s;he did keepe,</L>
<L>to cut off all his hayre.</L>
<L>Then did &s;he call his hatefull foes,</L>
<L>Ere <HI>Samp&s;on</HI> from her lap aro&s;e,</L>
<L>Who could not the~ with&s;tand their blow<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="page cropped" EXTENT="1 letter"> </L>
<L>for weakene&s;&s;e,</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>To bind him fa&s;t they did deui&s;e,</L>
<L>Then did they put out both his eyes.</L>
<L>In Pri&s;on wofully he lyes,</L>
<L>and there he grinds the Mill.</L>
<L>But God remembred all his payne,</L>
<L>And did re&s;tore his &s;trenght agayne,</L>
<L>Although that bound he did remaine,</L>
<L>in Pri&s;on</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>The <HI>Phili&s;tines</HI> now were glad of this,</L>
<L>For ioy they made a fea&s;t (I wi&s;&s;e)</L>
<L>And al their Princes did not mi&s;&s;e</L>
<L>to come vnto the &s;ame:</L>
<L>And being merry bent that day,</L>
<L>For <HI>Samp&s;on</HI> they did &s;end &s;traightway</L>
<L>That they might laugh to &s;ee him play</L>
<L>among them</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Then to the hou&s;e was <HI>Samp&s;on</HI> led</L>
<L>And when he had theire fancies fed,</L>
<L>He pluckt the hou&s;e vpon their head,</L>
<L>and downe they tumbled all:</L>
<L>So that with gr&eacute;efe and deadly paine,</L>
<L>Thr&eacute;e thou&s;and per&s;ons there were &s;lain</L>
<L>Thus <HI>Samp&s;on</HI> then with all his traine,</L>
<L>was brained.</L>
</LG>
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