THE PERJURED MAID.
Come lovers all, both maid and men,
Who swear to what you ne'er intend,
A warning piece I bring to you,
The which is strange but certain true.
A Nobleman near Exeter,
He had a comely daughter fair:
And at the age of sixteen years,
She courted was by Lords and Peers.
But none of them her heart could move,
Till a young sea Captain he did prove
To be the master of her heart,
And caus'd it both to bleed and smart.
His persen was so excellent,
That she poor soul, had no content;
And always when he went to sea,
She'd weep with sorrow bitterly.
And many times beyond the seas,
He'd buy fine things his love to please:,
Cupid bad given the wound so deep,
It made him oft times also weep.
A piece of gold le broke in twa,
And said, if e'er I prove false to you,
May heaven's judgments from above,
Fall on their heads, that slight true love.
