The two constant lovers. Or, A patterne of true love exprest in this loving dialogue betweene Samuell and Sara. To a pleasant new tune. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription B06312 of text R185814 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing T3430A). 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 2017 B06312 Wing T3430A ESTC R185814 47012693 ocm 47012693 174660 2240871927

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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. B06312) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 174660) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English Books, 1641-1700 ; 2693:48) The two constant lovers. Or, A patterne of true love exprest in this loving dialogue betweene Samuell and Sara. To a pleasant new tune. 1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. Printed for Fr. Cole London : [between 1658 and 1664] Contains 3 illustrations. Right half-sheet contains: The second part. Date of publication taken from Wing (2nd ed.) Reproduction of original in: University of Glasgow. Library. eng Ballads, English -- 17th century. Broadsides -- England -- 17th century. B06312 R185814 (Wing T3430A). civilwar no The two constant lovers. Or, a patterne of true love exprest in this loving dialogue betweene Samuell and Sara. To a pleasant new tune. [no entry] 1658 1 792 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 C The rate of 13 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the C category of texts with between 10 and 35 defects per 10,000 words. 2008-02 Assigned for keying and markup 2008-03 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-04 Sampled and proofread 2008-04 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
The two Constant Lovers . Or , A patterne of true Love exprest in this loving Dialogue betweene Samuell and Sara . To a pleasant new tune .

As I by chance was walking , on a Summers day , I heard too Lovers talking , and thus they did say : With a mournfull Ditty , she began her tale , Which mov'd my heart with pitty , her for to bewaile . Sara . My love I have desired , for to speake with you , My heart within was fired , untill that I know : Whether you were living , in good health or ne , My heart it was grieved , untill I did know . Samuell . What sweet heart what ails thee , thus for to complaine , Let not ill befall thée , thou shalt me obtaine : Though I ●ere absented , from thee for a space , I 'le not be prevented of the comely face . Sara . Samuell my owne Sweeting , I to thee must tell , In a heavie greeting , what hath us befell : My friends do grudge and murmur , and to me they say ; That wee must part a sunder , or else they 'l thee destroy . Samuel . My Love be not grieved , though thy friends doe frowne : Thou shall be relieved . none shall put thee downe : I for thy sweet favour , will adventure much , Though thy friends and Brother , doe against me grutch . Sara . O my own deare Sweeting , I am griev'd in heart , That I give thee such greeting , for to breed thy smart : Barnwell my owne Brother , Captaine being he , Sweares that of all other , killed thou shalt be .
The Second Part.

Samuell . SAra be not fearfull , though thy Brother sweare ; Of thy selfe be carefull , I no man doe feare : What care I for Barnwell , though he a Captaine be , He shall find that Samuell , is as good as he . Sara . O my loving Samuell , looke where he doth goe , 'T is my brother Barnwell , now begins our woe : Would that we together had not met this day . O my Judas brother , will my life bewray . Now comes Captain Barnwell , to these Lovers twaine , And made count that Samuell , he could soone have slaine : But it prov'd contrary to his bloody mine , In the sight of Sara , conquest he resign'd . The said he to Samuell , what doe you make here ? I 'm with my sweet-heart Sara . put her not in feare : Barnwell in a fury swore he would prevent , His owne sister Sara , of her hearts content . Sara . O my Brother Barnwell , let me you intreat , Not to wrong my Samuell , in your bloody heat : He hath ne're offended you at any time , Let me be condemned , save his life take mine . A sayes Captain Barnwell , Sara thou shalt see , Then he call'd to Samuell , come and answer me : I thy death hath vowed , ere I further goe ; Then sweet Sara bowed , saying doe net so . Samuell . Samuell being heedfull , of his tyranny ; Sayes Sara be not fearfull , thou anon shalt see : Though thy Brother Barnwel , vow my life to spill , Thou shalt see that Samuel , hath both strength and skill . Now these wores being spoken , they to Weapons goe , Samuel gave him a token , with a dreadfull blow : And withall incolsed , with his Enemy , Then Barnwell he supposed , that himselfe should dye . Then sayes loving Samuel , are you now content ? I sayes Captain Barnwell , and withall consent , That my Sister Sara shall be made thy wife ; So thou wilt but spare me and not take my life . Thus in place they ceased for the present time , Sara much was eased of her troubled mind : And enjoy'd her Samuell , to her hearts content , And her Brother Barnwel , gave his frée consent . Now these Lovers twaine live in joy and peace , Pray heaven upon them raine plenty and increase : And to all true Lovers , wheresoe'r they be , Aid them with the favour , that have such Constancy .
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LONDON Printed for Fr. Cole T. Vere , and W. Gilberson .