The true lovers knot untied, being the right path whereby to advise princely vergins how to behave themselves, by the example of the renowned princess, the Lady Arabella, and the second son of the Lord Seymore, late Earl of Hartfort. To the tune of, Frog's galliard, &c. Licensed and entered according to order. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription B06255 of text R228614 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing T2750). 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. 6 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 B06255 Wing T2750 Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.8[468] 99887926 ocm99887926 183579 2240895257

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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. B06255) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 183579) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books; Tract supplement ; A5:2[370]) The true lovers knot untied, being the right path whereby to advise princely vergins how to behave themselves, by the example of the renowned princess, the Lady Arabella, and the second son of the Lord Seymore, late Earl of Hartfort. To the tune of, Frog's galliard, &c. Licensed and entered according to order. 1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. (woodcuts). Printed by and for A.M. and sold by the booksellers of London., [London] : [between 1695-1700] Place and date of publication suggested by Wing. Verse: "As I to Ireland did pass ..." Imperfect: stained, affecting legibility. Reproduction of original in the British Library. eng Ballads, English -- 17th century. eebo The true lovers knot untied, being the right path whereby to advise princely vergins how to behave themselves, by the example of the renowned princess anon 1700 2 829 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. 2008-02 Assigned for keying and markup 2008-07 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-08 Sampled and proofread 2008-08 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
THE True Lovers Knot Vntied ,

Being the right PATH whereby to advise Princely Vergins how to Behave themselves , by the Example of the Renowned Princess , the Lady ARABELLA , and the Second SON of the Lord Seymovr , late Earl of Hartford .

To the Tune of , Frogs Galliard &c.

Licensed and Entered according to Order .

AS I to Ireland did pass , I saw a Ship at anchor lay , Another Ship likewise there was which from fair England took her way , This Ship that sail'd from fair England , unknown unto our gracious King , The Lord Chief Iustice did command , that they to London should her bring . I draw more near and saw more plain , Lady Arabella in distress , She wrung her hands and wept amain , bewailing of her heaviness . When near fair London tower she came . whereas her landing place should be , The King & Queen with all their train did meet this Lady gallantly : How now Arabella , said our King , unto this Lady straight did say , Who hath first ty'd ye to this thing , that you from England took your way , None but my self , my gracious lieg , these ten long years I 've been in love . With the lord Seymor's second son , the Earl of Hartford so we prove . Though he be not the mightiest Man of goods and livings in the land , Yet I have lands us maintain , so much your grace doth understand : My lands and livings are well known unto your books of Majesty , Amounts to twelve score pound a week , besides what I do give , quoth she . In Gallant Darby-shire likewise , I nine score beadsmen maintain there , With Hats and Gowns , and House-rent free , and every man five marks a year . I never raised Rent , said she , nor yet opprest the Tennant poor , I never took no bribes for fines , for why , I had enough before . Whom of your Nobles will do so , for to maintain the Community ? Such multitudes would never grow , nor be such store of Poverty . I would I had a Milk-maid been , or born of some more low Degree , Then I might have loved where I like , and no man could have hindred me . Or would I were some yeoman's Child , for to Receive my portion now , According unto my Degree , as other Virgins as I know . The highest branch that soars aloft , needs must beshade the Mirtle-tree , Needs must the shaddow of them both , shaddow the third in his degree . But when the tree is cut and gone , and from the ground is bore away , The lowest tree that there doth stand , in time may grow as high as they . Once when I thought to have been Queen , but yet that still I do deny , I knew your grace had right to th' crown , before Elizabeth did dye . you of the eldest Sister came , I of the second in degree , The Earl of Hartford of the third , a man of Royal blood was he . And so good-night , my Soveraign Leige , since in the tower I must lye , I hope your grace will condescend , that I may have my liberty . Lady Arabella , ( said our King ) I to your freedom would consent , If you would turn and go to Church , there to receive the Sacrament . And so good night , Arabella fair , Our King reply'd to her again , I will take counsel of my Nobility , that you your freedom may obtain . Once more to Prison must I go , Lady Arabella then did say , To leave my love breeds all my woe , the which will be our lives decay , Love is a knot none can unknit , Fancy a liking of the heart , Him whom I love I cannot forget , though from his presence I must part . the meanest people enjoy their Mates , but I was born unhappily , For being crost by cruel fates , I want both love and liberty . But death I hope will end the strife , farewel farewel my love ( quoth she ) Once I had thought to have been thy wife , but now am forc'd to part with thee . At this sad Meeting she had cause , in heart and mind to grieve full sore , after that time Arabella fair , did never see lord Seymor more .

Printed by and for A. M. and sold by the Booksellers of London .