The Easter wedding, or, The Bridegooms joy and happiness compleated in his kind and constant bride ... to the tune of O so ungrateful a creature. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A37561 of text R43137 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing E105). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 3 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2018 A37561 Wing E105 ESTC R43137 26899460 ocm 26899460 109840 2240889711

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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A37561) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 109840) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1715:3) The Easter wedding, or, The Bridegooms joy and happiness compleated in his kind and constant bride ... to the tune of O so ungrateful a creature. 1 broadside : ill. Printed for C. Den nisson [sic] ..., [London : between 1685-1688] Place and date of publication suggested by Wing. Illustrated with three woodcuts. "This may be printed. R.P." Reproduction of original in Bodleian Library. eng Ballads, English -- 17th century. Broadsides -- England -- 17th century. eebo The Easter wedding; or, the bridegrooms joy and happiness compleated, in his kind and constant bride. Here may we see, true loyalty, the quintessence [no entry] 1685 2 505 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2003-09 Assigned for keying and markup 2003-09 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2003-10 Sampled and proofread 2003-10 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2003-12 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
The Easter WEDDING : OR , The Bridegrooms Joy and Happiness Compleated , in his Kind and Constant Bride . Here may we see , true Loyalty , the Quintessence of Love , Since he did find , his Dear so kind , let him most tender prove . To the Tune of , O so ungrateful a Creature .

This may be Printed ,

R. P.

PRay now attend to this Ditty , which I in brief will declare ; Not very far from this City , there was a Wedding we hear : In mighty Triumph attended , sorrow they clearly destroy , Therefore let none be offended , tho' I shall speak of their joy . Fortune we know once did lower on this young Bridegroom we see , But now his Ioys are in power , since he is happy and free : They now no longer wou'd tarry , seeing they happily meet , But were resolved to Marry , making their Blessings compleat .

Now for to speak of the Glory , which did in Splendor appear , I will be brief in the Story , therefore I pray now give ear : As they were walking together both to be joyned in one , Thousands and thousands came thither , by which their kindness was shown . Many young Damsels attir'd , all in their Sarsnet white , Ev'ry one seeing admir'd , while they beholding the sight . In Love they held it their Duty , to be both Gallant and Gay , Thus they appeared in Beauty , like the fair Flowers in May. Maids they in Night-Trayls did flourish , as they attended the Train , This loving Couple to cherish , home they returned again : This was a notable Wedding , where there did Plenty abound , Many came thither unbidden , from every Village all round .

There was but a few that were able , but did come in for a share ; Thus a most plentiful Table did to all persons appear : Feasting and filling the Glasses , Bacchus did flow like a Spring , And the young Lads and the Lasses ; drank a good Health to the King . Then did the Musick for Dancing play , and went merrily on , Simon with Susan advancing , so did young Robin and Nan ; Richard resolved at leisure , to take a turn with the Bride , This was a day of much pleasure , may they have many beside . When the long day it was ended , she to her Chamber was led , By the young Maids that attended , when they beheld them in Bed : Then at the length they did leave them , with those kind Wishes at last . That Sorrow never may grieve them , now all their Troubles are past . FINIS .

Printed for C. Dennisson , at the Stationers-Arms , within Aldgate .