An excellent ballad, intituled, The constancy of Susanna. To an excellent new tune. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription B06921 of text S121501 in the English Short Title CatalogTextual 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 B06921 Interim Tract Supplement Guide Huth 50[73] 99887616 ocm99887616 182387 2240886825

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 Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 2, no. B06921) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 182387) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books; Tract supplement ; A3:4[71]) An excellent ballad, intituled, The constancy of Susanna. To an excellent new tune. 1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. (woodcuts). Printed for F. Coles, T. Vere, and Wright, [London] : [165-?] Place and date of publication suggested by imprint of another ed. (Wing E3781A). Verse: "There was a man in Babylon ..." In two parts, printed side by side. Reproduction of original in the British Library. eng Broadsides -- England -- London -- Early works to 1800. Ballads -- England -- 17th century. eebo An excellent ballad, intituled, The constancy of Susanna. To an excellent new tune. anon 1655 2 1001 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.99 B The rate of 9.99 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the B category of texts with fewer than 10 defects per 10,000 words. 2008-10 Assigned for keying and markup 2008-12 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2010-01 Sampled and proofread 2010-01 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2010-04 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
An Excellent Ballad , intituled , The Constancy of Susanna . To an excellent New tune .

THere was a man in Babylon , of reputation great by fame , He took to wife a fair woman Susanna was she cal'd by name : A woman fair and vertuous , Lady , Lady , Why should not we of her learn thus , to live godly . Vertuously her life she led , she feared God , she stood in awe , As in the story you may read , was well brought up in Moses law . Her parents they were godly folk , Lady , Lady , Why should we not then talk of this Lady . That year two Iudges there was made which were the Elders of Babylon , To Ioachims house was all their trade , who was Susanna's husband then : Ioachim was a great rich man , Lady , Lady , These Elders oft to his house came , for this Lady . Ioachim had an Orchard by , fast ioyning to his house or place , Whereas Susanna commonly , her self did daily their solace : And that these Elders soon espy'd , Lady , Lady , And privately themselves did hide for that Lady . Her chast and constant life was try'd , by these Elders of Babylon , A time convenient they espy'd , to have this Lady all alone . In this Orchard it came to pass , Lady , Lady , Where she alone her self did wash her fair body . The Elders came to her anon , & thus they said fair Dame good spéed The doors are fast the Maids are gone , consent to us and do this deed , For we are men of no mistrust : Lady Lady , And yet to thee we have a lust , O fair Lady . If that to us thou dost say nay , a testimonial we will bring , We will say that one with thee lay , how canst thou then avoid this thing Therefore consent and to me turn , Lady Lady , For we to thee in lust do burn , O fair Lady . Then did she sigh and said alas , now woe is me on every side ; Was ever wretch in such a case ? shall I consent and do this deed , Whether I do or do it not , Lady Lady , It is my Death right well I wot , O true Lady . Better it were for me to fall into your hands and be guiltless , Then that I should consent at all , to this your shameful wickedness ? And even with that ( whereas she stood ) Lady Lady , Vnto the Lord she cry'd aloud , pittifully .

THese Elders both likewise again , against Susanna aloud they cry'd Their filthy lust could not obtain , their wickedness they sought to hide , Vnto her friends they then her brought Lady Lady , And with all speed the life was sought of that Lady . On the morrow she was brought forth , before the people for to stand , that they might hear & know the truth , how these two Elders Susanna found , The Elders swore and thus did say , Lady Lady , How that they saw a youngman lay with this Lady . Iudgement there was for one offence , Susanna causeless she must Die , These Elders bore such evidence , against her they did verifie , Who were believed then indeed , Lady Lady , Against Susanna to proceed , that she should Die. Susanna's friends that stood her by , they did lament and were full woe , When as they saw no remedy , but that to Death she then must go . Then unto him that is so just , Lady Lady , In God was all her hope and trust , to him they cry . The Lord her voice heard and beheld the Daughters cry of Israel ; His Spirit he raised in a child , whose name was call'd young Daniel , Who cryed aloud whereas he stood , Lady Lady , I am clear of the guiltless blood , of this Lady . Are you such fools ( quoth Daniel then ) in Iudgment you have not done well , Nor yet the right way have you gone to judge the Daughter of Israel , By this witness of false Disdain , Lady Lady , Wherefore to judgement turn again for that Lady . And when to Iudgement they were set he called for these wicked men , And soon he did them seperate , puting the one from th' other then : He askt the first where he did see that fair Lady , He said under a Mulberry tree , who lyed falsly . Thou lyest ( said Daniel ) on thy head , thy sentence is before the Lord , He bad that forth he might be led , and bring the other that bare record , To see how they two did agree Lady , Lady , He said under a Pomgranate tree , who lyed falsly . Said Daniel as he did before , behold the Messenger of the Lord , Stands waiting for you at the Door , even to cut thee with a Sword : And even with that the multitude aloud did cry , Give thanks to God , and so conclude , for this Lady . They dealt like with these wicked men according as the Scrip●ure saith , They did as with their Neighbour then , by Moses Law were put to Death : She innocent preserved was , Lady , Lady , As God by Daniel brought to pass , for this Lady .

Printed for F. Coles , T. Vere , and Wright ,