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<DIV1 TYPE="ballad">
<PB REF="1" MS="y">
<HEAD>An Excellent Ballad of Patient Gri&s;&s;el.</HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">To <HI>the Tune of,</HI> The Brides Good-Morrow.</HEAD>
<P><FIGURE>
</FIGURE></P>
<L><HI>A</HI> Noble Marque&s;s</L>
<L>As he did ride a hunting</L>
<L>hard hy a forre&s;t &s;ide,</L>
<L>A fair and comely Maiden</L>
<L>As &s;he did &s;it a &s;pinning</L>
<L>his gentle eye e&s;pied,</L>
<L>Mo&s;t fair and lovely</L>
<L>And of a co<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="UOM" EXTENT="1 letter">el<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="UOM" EXTENT="1 letter"> grace was &s;he,</L>
<L>although in &s;imple attire,</L>
<L>She &s;ung full &s;weetle</L>
<L>VVith plea&s;ant voyce melodiou&s;ly,</L>
<L>which &s;et the Lords heart on fire:</L>
<L>The more he lovd the more he might,</L>
<L>Beauty bred his hearts delight</L>
<L>And to this Dam&s;el</L>
<L>then he <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="UOM" EXTENT="1 letter">ent <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="UOM" EXTENT="1 letter">ith &s;p&eacute;ed,</L>
<L>God &s;p&eacute;ed quoth he thou famous flo<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="UOM" EXTENT="1 letter">er,</L>
<L>Fair Mit<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="UOM" EXTENT="1 letter"> is of this homely Bower,</L>
<L>VVere Love and Vertue,</L>
<L>d<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="UOM" EXTENT="2+ letters">s i<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="UOM" EXTENT="1+ letters"> &s;weet content,</L>
<L>VVith <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="UOM" EXTENT="1 letter">omel<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="UOM" EXTENT="1 letter"> ge&s;ture</L>
<L>And model<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="UOM" EXTENT="1 letter"> mild behaviour,</L>
<L>&s;he bod him welcome then,</L>
<L>She entertained him,</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="UOM" EXTENT="1+ letters">aith<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="UOM" EXTENT="1 letter">u<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="UOM" EXTENT="1 letter"> friendly manner,</L>
<L>and all <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="UOM" EXTENT="1 letter">is Gentlemen:</L>
<L>The Noble Marque&s;s,</L>
<L>In <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="UOM" EXTENT="1 letter"> heart felt &s;uch a flame,</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="UOM" EXTENT="2 letters">ch &s;et his &s;ences at &s;trife,</L>
<L>Quoth he fair Maiden,</L>
<L>Shew me &s;oon what is thy name,</L>
<L>I mean to make th&eacute;e my VVife,</L>
<L><HI>Gri&s;&s;el</HI> is my name quoth &s;he,</L>
<L>Far unfit for your degr&eacute;e,</L>
<L>A &s;illy Maiden,</L>
<L>and of Parents poor:</L>
<L>Nay <HI>Gri&s;el</HI> thou art rich he &s;aid,</L>
<L>A vertuous, fair, and comely Maid,</L>
<L>Grant me thy Love,</L>
<L>and I will ask no more:</L>
<L>At length &s;he con&s;ented,</L>
<L>And being both contented,</L>
<L>they Married were with &s;p&eacute;ed:</L>
<L>Her Country Ru&s;&s;et</L>
<L>VVas changed to &s;ilk and velvet,</L>
<L>as to her &s;tate agr&eacute;ed;</L>
<L>And when that &s;he</L>
<L>VVas trimly tired in the &s;ame,</L>
<L>her beauty &s;hined mo&s;t bright,</L>
<L>Far &s;taining every</L>
<L>Other fair and Princely Dame,</L>
<L>that did appear in her &s;&s;<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="UOM" EXTENT="1 letter">ht.</L>
<L>Many envying her therefore,</L>
<L>becau&s;e &s;he was of Parents poor,</L>
<L>And twixt her Lord and &s;he</L>
<L>great <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="UOM" EXTENT="1 letter"> rife did rai&s;e:</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="UOM" EXTENT="1 letter">ome &s;aid this, and &s;ame &s;aid that,</L>
<L>And &s;ome did call her b<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="UOM" EXTENT="1 letter">ggers br<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="UOM" EXTENT="1 letter">t</L>
<L>And to her Lord</L>
<L>they would her oft d<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="UOM" EXTENT="1 letter">&s;pi&s;e.</L>
<L>O noble Marque&s;s</L>
<L>Quoth they why do&s;t thou wrong us</L>
<L>thus ba&s;ely for to wed:</L>
<L>VVho might have gotten,</L>
<L>An Honourable Lady,</L>
<L>into your Princely bed,</L>
<L>VVho will not now,</L>
<L>Your noble i&s;&s;ue &s;oon deride,</L>
<L>which &s;hall hereafter be born,</L>
<L>That are of blood &s;o ba&s;e,</L>
<L>Born by the mothers &s;ide,</L>
<L>the which will bring them in &s;corn.</L>
<L>Put her therefore quite away,</L>
<L>And take to you a Lady gay,</L>
<L>VVherein your Lineage</L>
<L>may renowned be</L>
<L>Thus every da<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="UOM" EXTENT="1 letter"> they &s;&eacute;emed to prate,</L>
<L>That maliced <HI>Gri&s;&s;els</HI> good e&s;tate.</L>
<L>VVho all this while</L>
<L>took it mo&s;t patiently.</L>
<L>VVhen <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="UOM" EXTENT="1 letter">hat the Marque&s;s</L>
<L>Did &s;&eacute;e that the were bent thus,</L>
<L>again&s;t his frithful wife,</L>
<L>VVhom he mo&s;t dear<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="2 letters">,</L>
<L>Tenderly and intirely,</L>
<L>he loved as his life,</L>
<L>Minding in &s;ecret</L>
<L>for to prove her patient heart.</L>
<L>Thereby her foes to di&s;grace,</L>
<L>Thinking to &s;hew her</L>
<L>a hard di&s;courteous part.</L>
<L>That men might pitty her ca&s;e,</L>
<L>Great with child this Lady was,</L>
<L>And at la&s;t it came to pa&s;s,</L>
<L>Two goodly children,</L>
<L>at one birth &s;he had,</L>
<L>A Son and a Daughter God had &s;ent:</L>
<L>VVhich did their Mother well content,</L>
<L>And which <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="UOM" EXTENT="1 letter">id make</L>
<L>their Fathers heart full glad.</L>
<L>Great Royal <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="UOM" EXTENT="1 letter">ea<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="UOM" EXTENT="1+ letters">ing</L>
<L>Was at the&s;e childrens Chri&s;tening,</L>
<L>and Princely tryumph made.</L>
<L>Six weeks together</L>
<L>All Nobles that came thither,</L>
<L>were entertaind and &s;taid,</L>
<L>And when that all this plea&s;ant</L>
<L>Sporting quite was done,</L>
<L>the Marque&s;s a Me&s;&s;enger &s;ent,</L>
<L>For his young Daughter</L>
<L>And his pretty &s;miling Son,</L>
<L>declaring his full intent.</L>
<L>How ha<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="UOM" EXTENT="1 letter"> the babes mu&s;t murdered be</L>
<L>For &s;o the Marque&s;s did decr&eacute;e.</L>
<L>Come let me have</L>
<L>the Children then he &s;aid,</L>
<L>With that fair <HI>Gri&s;&s;el</HI> wept full &s;ore,</L>
<L>She wrung her hands &amp; &s;aid no more,</L>
<L>My Gra<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="UOM" EXTENT="1 letter">ious Lord</L>
<L>and have his will obeyd.</L>
<DIV2 TYPE="part">
<PB REF="1" MS="y">
<HEAD>The &s;econd part</HEAD>
<OPENER>to the &s;ame Tune.</OPENER>
<P><FIGURE>
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<L>SHe took the Babies,</L>
<L>Even from the nur&s;ing Ladies,</L>
<L>Betw&eacute;en her tender arms,</L>
<L>She often wi&s;hes,</L>
<L>With many &s;orrowful ki&s;&s;es,</L>
<L>that &s;he mih<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="UOM" EXTENT="1 letter">t ca&s;e their harms.</L>
<L>Farwel, farwel,</L>
<L>A thou&s;and times my Children dear,</L>
<L>never &s;hall I &s;&eacute;e you again,</L>
<L>Tis long of me</L>
<L>Your &s;ad and woful Mother here,</L>
<L>for who&s;e &s;ake both mo&s;t be &s;lain,</L>
<L>Had I b&eacute;en born of Royal race,</L>
<L>You might have livd in happy ca&s;e,</L>
<L>But you mu&s;t dye,</L>
<L>for my unworthine&s;s,</L>
<L>Come Me&s;&s;enger of Death quoth &s;he,</L>
<L>Take my deare&s;t babes to thee,</L>
<L>And to their Father</L>
<L>my complaints expre&s;s,</L>
<L>He took the children,</L>
<L>And to his Noble ma&s;ter,</L>
<L>he bore them then with &s;p&eacute;ed,</L>
<L>Who in &s;ecret &s;ent them,</L>
<L>Vnto a Noble Lady,</L>
<L>to be brought up in d&eacute;ed.</L>
<L>Then to fair <HI>Gri&s;&s;el</HI></L>
<L>VVith a heavy heart he goes.</L>
<L>where &s;he &s;a<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="UOM" EXTENT="1 letter">e mildly all alone,</L>
<L>A plea&s;ant ge&s;ture,</L>
<L>And a lovely look &s;he &s;hows,</L>
<L>as if no grief &s;he had known.</L>
<L>Quoth he my children now are &s;lain,</L>
<L>VVhat thinks <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="UOM" EXTENT="1 letter">air <HI>Gri&s;&s;el</HI> of the &s;ame,</L>
<L>S<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="UOM" EXTENT="1+ letters">&eacute;et <HI>Gri&s;&s;el</HI> now,</L>
<L>declare thy mind to me,</L>
<L>Sith you my Lord are plea&s;d with it,</L>
<L>Poor <HI>Gri&s;&s;el</HI> thinks the action fit,</L>
<L>Both I and mine</L>
<L>at your command will be.</L>
<L>My Nobles murmer,</L>
<L>Fair <HI>Gri&s;&s;el</HI> at thy honour</L>
<L>and I no ioy can have,</L>
<L>Till thou be bani&s;ht</L>
<L>Both from my court and pre&s;ence</L>
<L>as they uniu&s;ily crave,</L>
<L>Thou mu&s;t be &s;cript</L>
<L>Out of thy &s;tately garments all,</L>
<L>and as thou cam&s;t to me.</L>
<L>In homely gray,</L>
<L>In&s;tead of bi&s;s and pure&s;t pall,</L>
<L>now all thy clothing mu&s;t be</L>
<L>My Lady thou mu&s;t be no more,</L>
<L>Nor I thy Lord which grieves me&s;ore</L>
<L>The poore&s;t life</L>
<L>mu&s;t now content thy mind,</L>
<L>A groat to th&eacute;e I mu&s;t not give,</L>
<L>Th&eacute;e to maintain whil&s;t I do live,</L>
<L>Again&s;t my <HI>Gri&s;&s;el</HI></L>
<L>&s;uch great foes I find.</L>
<L>VVhen gentle <HI>Gri&s;&s;el</HI></L>
<L>Did hear the&s;e woful tydings,</L>
<L>the tears &s;tood in her eys,</L>
<L>Nothing &s;he an&s;wered,</L>
<L>No words of di&s;contentment,</L>
<L>did from her lips ari&s;e,</L>
<L>Her Velvet Gown</L>
<L>Mo&s;t patiently &s;he &s;tripped off,</L>
<L>her kirtle of &s;ilk with the &s;ame,</L>
<L>Her Ru&s;&s;et Gown</L>
<L>was brought again with many a&s;coff,</L>
<L>to bear them her &s;elf &s;he did frame;</L>
<L>VVhen &s;he was dre&s;t in this array,</L>
<L>And ready was to part away,</L>
<L>God &s;end long life</L>
<L>unto my Lord quoth &s;he.</L>
<L>Let no offence be found in this,</L>
<L>To give me Lord a parting ki&s;s</L>
<L>VVith watry Eys</L>
<L>farewel my Dear &s;aid &s;he.</L>
<L>From Princely Pallacs,</L>
<L>Vnto her fathers Cotta<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="UOM" EXTENT="1 letter">e,</L>
<L>poor <HI>Gri&s;&s;el</HI> now is gone,</L>
<L>Full <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="UOM" EXTENT="1+ letters">xt&eacute;en winters,</L>
<L>She lived there contented</L>
<L>no wrong &s;he thought upon,</L>
<L>And at that time through</L>
<L>All the Land the &s;p&eacute;eches went</L>
<L>the Marque&s;s &s;hould married be.</L>
<L>Vnto a Noble Lady great</L>
<L>And of high De&s;ceut</L>
<L>and to the &s;ame all Parties did a<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="UOM" EXTENT="1 letter">r&eacute;e,</L>
<L>The Marque&s;s &s;ent for <HI>Gri&s;&s;el</HI> fair</L>
<L>The brides bed-chamber to prepare,</L>
<L>That nothing therein</L>
<L>might be found awry.</L>
<L>The bride was with her brother come,</L>
<L>VVhich was great ioy to all and &s;ome,</L>
<L><HI>But Gri&s;&s;el</HI> took all this</L>
<L>mo&s;t patiently,</L>
<L>And in the morning</L>
<L>VVhen as they &s;hould be wedded,</L>
<L>her patience there was tryed,</L>
<L><HI>Gri&s;&s;el</HI> was charmed,</L>
<L>Her &s;el<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="UOM" EXTENT="1 letter"> in friendly manner</L>
<L>for to attend the bride,</L>
<L>Mo&s;t willing</L>
<L>She gave con&s;ent to do the &s;ame</L>
<L>the bride in bravery was bre&s;t,</L>
<L>And pre&s;ently</L>
<L>The Noble Marque&s;s thither came</L>
<L>with all his Lords at his reque&s;t.</L>
<L>O <HI>Gri&s;&s;el</HI> I will ask of thee,</L>
<L>If to this match thou wilt agr&eacute;e,</L>
<L>Methinks thy looks,</L>
<L>are waxed wondrous coy,</L>
<L>VVith that they all began to &s;mile,</L>
<L>And <HI>Gri&s;&s;el</HI> &s;he replyd the white</L>
<L>God &s;end Lord Marque&s;s</L>
<L>many years of ioy.</L>
<L>The Marque&s;s was moved,</L>
<L>To &s;ee his be&s;t beloved</L>
<L>thus patient in di&s;tre&s;s.</L>
<L>He &s;tept unto her</L>
<L>And by the hand he took her</L>
<L>the&s;e words he did expre&s;s.</L>
<L>Thou art the bride</L>
<L>And all the brides I mean to have,</L>
<L>the&s;e two thine own children be.</L>
<L>The youthful Lady,</L>
<L>On her kn&eacute;es did ble&s;&s;ing crave,</L>
<L>her brother as well as &s;he,</L>
<L>And you that envyed her e&s;tate,</L>
<L>Whom I have made my cho&s;en Mate,</L>
<L>Now blu&s;h for &s;hame,</L>
<L>and honour vertu<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="UOM" EXTENT="1 letter">us life,</L>
<L>The Chronicles of la&s;ting Fame,</L>
<L>Shall ever more extoll the name,</L>
<L>Of patient <HI>Gri&s;&s;el</HI></L>
<L>my mo&s;t con&s;tant wife:</L>
<TRAILER>FINIS.</TRAILER>
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<P>London Printed for F. Coles, T. Vere, and W. Gibert&s;on.</P>
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