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<DATE>2014-02-27</DATE>
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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<ITEM>Proofed and reviewed as part of batch B140114.pdcc.</ITEM>
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<DIV1 TYPE="ballad">
<PB REF="1" MS="y">
<PB REF="1" MS="y">
<HEAD>The two Le&s;ter-&s;heire Louers.</HEAD>
<OPENER>To the tune of, and yet my thinkes I loue thee.</OPENER>
<DIV2 N="1" TYPE="part">
<P><FIGURE>
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<P><FIGURE>
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<LG>
<L>VValking In a meadow greene,</L>
<L>for recreation &s;ake,</L>
<L>To driue away &s;ome &s;ad thoughtes</L>
<L>which &s;orrofull did mee make,</L>
<L>I &s;pyed two lonely louers,</L>
<L>did beare ech others woe.</L>
<L>To poynt a place of meeting,</L>
<L>vpon the meddow bro.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Saying come my louely &s;weeting,</L>
<L>com at thee downe by m&eacute;e.</L>
<L>It is a merry meeting</L>
<L>if wee two can agr&eacute;e.</L>
<L>If wee two can agree,</L>
<L>to this I thee doe woe,</L>
<L>That thou &s;hould&s;t onely m&eacute;ete m&eacute;e:</L>
<L>vppon the meddow browe.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>My Father is a gentle-man,</L>
<L>my Mother loues mee deere:</L>
<L>She hath giuen m&eacute;e a newetie,</L>
<L>of twenty pound a y&eacute;ere,</L>
<L>And I haue &s;pent it all.</L>
<L>nay more I will &s;pend toe</L>
<L>So thou wilt graunt to meete mee,</L>
<L>vppon the meddow broe.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>My Mai&s;ter hath forwarnd mee,</L>
<L>out of thy company,</L>
<L>And oftentimes hath chid me:</L>
<L>for &s;taying &s;o long with th&eacute;e,</L>
<L>For &s;taying &s;o long with thee,</L>
<L>but I will &s;tay the moe:</L>
<L>So thou wilt graunt to m&eacute;ete mee,</L>
<L>vppon the meddow broe.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Sweet heart quoth &s;hee I cannot,</L>
<L>for opertunitie:</L>
<L>A thing I can't accompli&s;h,</L>
<L>our meetng doth denie</L>
<L>Els &s;houlds thou mee commend:</L>
<L>to ride to runne or goe:</L>
<L>Were it not &s;o I'de m&eacute;ete th&eacute;e,</L>
<L>vppon the meddow bro.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Sw&eacute;ete heart quoth he who feare you,</L>
<L>or who dares do th&eacute;e wrong,</L>
<L>Do&s;t feare thy mai&s;ters Heauie hand:</L>
<L>or mi&s;tris nimble toung,</L>
<L>Do&s;t feare the tell tale &s;eruants</L>
<L>but let &s;uch matters goe.</L>
<L>And prithe &s;weeting m&eacute;ete mee,</L>
<L>vppon the meddow bro.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Quoth &s;hee you doe mi&s;take &s;ir,</L>
<L>t'is no &s;uch thing I feare,</L>
<L>Therefore to vrge it farther:</L>
<L>I doe intreat forbeare,</L>
<L>I doe not greatly care,</L>
<L>for ought that they can doe.</L>
<L>Annother thing doth hinder m&eacute;e,</L>
<L>to m&eacute;ete on meddow bro.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>What &s;hould the occa&s;ion then bee,</L>
<L>O thou &s;hould&s;t be &s;o pre&s;i&s;e,</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">r what is it &s;hould cau&s;e th&eacute;e:</L>
<L>in loue to be vnwi&s;e.</L>
<L>Mo&s;t thou my loue de&s;pi&s;e,</L>
<L>or would&s;t thou loue forgoe,</L>
<L>I pray thee &s;w&eacute;eting m&eacute;ete mee,</L>
<L>vppon the meddow bro.</L>
</LG>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="2" TYPE="part">
<PB REF="2" MS="y">
<HEAD>The Second Part.</HEAD>
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<LG>
<L>I Tell thee gentle &s;weeting,</L>
<L>Queene <HI>Venus</HI> neuer runne:</L>
<L>So &s;wift after <HI>Adonis.</HI></L>
<L>as I to thee would come,</L>
<L>Queene <HI>Dina</HI> in her &s;hower of gould;</L>
<L>did not &s;o willing doe,</L>
<L>As I would be to meete thee.</L>
<L>vppon the meddow bro,</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Qouth he as did Dame <HI>Venus&punc;</HI></L>
<L>would&s;t thou of mee make triall,</L>
<L>I would not like <HI>Adonis,</HI></L>
<L>&s;o fondly giue deniall.</L>
<L>No for thy &s;ake my &s;weeting,</L>
<L>all ill I vnder goe.</L>
<L>So thou would&s;t graunt to mett mee,</L>
<L>vppon the meddow bro.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Sir &s;ince I &s;&eacute;e you are louing,</L>
<L>i'le tel to you the cau&s;e,</L>
<L>You know both maides and young men</L>
<L>liue vnder countries lawes.</L>
<L>And &s;hould wee be but &s;pied,</L>
<L>we &s;hould haue men enough:</L>
<L>Where we &s;hould be derided,</L>
<L>vpon the meddow brow.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>If this be all you feare &s;weet,</L>
<L>leaue this alone to me,</L>
<L>I'le poynt a time conuenient,</L>
<L>non &s;hall our meeting &s;ee.</L>
<L>Where wee will merry be,</L>
<L>and talk of whats to doe</L>
<L>Where a ki&s;&s;e or twaine i'le giue thee,</L>
<L>vppon the meddow brooe,</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>I when you haue me there Sir,</L>
<L>you then may doe your plea&s;ure:</L>
<L>But I will haue you &s;weare &s;ir,</L>
<L>&s;tile for to doe in mea&s;ure.</L>
<L>Wee might repent at lea&s;ure.</L>
<L>&s;hould wee out of mea&s;ure doe:</L>
<L>I am half affraide to meete you,</L>
<L>vppon the meddow brooe.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Sweete heart I heare prote&s;t and &s;were</L>
<L>to v&s;e you there mo&s;t kinde,</L>
<L>Keep promi&s;e in your meeting,</L>
<L>and loue mee as you find,</L>
<L>I will not cro&s;&s;e your minde,</L>
<L>what &s;o euer I doe doe,</L>
<L>So you would grant to meete mee:</L>
<L>vppon the meddow brooe.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Then heres my hand i'le meete thee,</L>
<L>appoynt both place and time</L>
<L>Quoth he vppon the meddow brooe</L>
<L>to morrow morne betime.</L>
<L>I'le meete (quoth &s;hee) bout fiue a clock</L>
<L>and thats the mo&s;t i'le doe:</L>
<L>So gentle heart a ki&s;&s;e and part,</L>
<L>and m&eacute;ete on meddow brow.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Away then went the&s;e louing, twaine</L>
<L>but when that they did meete:</L>
<L>Let &s;uch as know the v&s;e out,</L>
<L>iudg how the&s;e two did gr&eacute;ete:</L>
<L>But might I &s;pend my iudgment,</L>
<L>as an other man may doe.</L>
<L>I doubt they plaid the wantons,</L>
<L>vpon the meddow brooe,</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>What ere they did might I but know</L>
<L>my toung &s;hould proue no ranger,</L>
<L>But did they well or did they ill,</L>
<L>let them oppo&s;e the daunger.</L>
<L>Yet this &s;hall be my wi&s;h for all,</L>
<L>that about &s;uch bu&s;ines goe.</L>
<L>Heauen &s;end all merrie meeting,</L>
<L>vppon the meddow broe.</L>
</LG>
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<TRAILER>FINIS</TRAILER>
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<P>At London Printed for Iohn Trundle.</P>
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