Fancy's freedom. Or The true lovers bliss Exactly set forth in the faithful and constant affection of a gentlemans daughter, who fell in love with her fathers serving-man, she having a thousand pound left her by an uncle, and how they were married (notwithstanding all opposition) and liv'd happily to their hearts content. In spite of fate true love shall crowned be and wear a garland for its loyalty. Tune of, Amarillis, or, Phillis on the new made hay, &c. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription B22860 of text W20480 in the English Short Title Catalog. 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. 5KB 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 B22860 Wing F405 99827843

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 eng Ballads, English -- 17th century. eebo Fancy's freedom. Or The true lovers bliss : Exactly set forth in the faithful and constant affection of a gentlemans daughter, who fell in love with h Fobes, Peres, 1742-1812. 1668 2 771 12 0 0 0 0 0 155.64 F The rate of 155.64 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the F category of texts with 100 or more defects per 10,000 words. 2014-02 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2014-09 Sampled and proofread 2014-09 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2015-03 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
Fancy's Freedom . OR The true Lovers bliss . Exactly set forth in the faithful and constant affection of a Gentlemans daughter , who fell in Love with her Fathers Serving-man , she having a Thousand pound left her by an Uncle , and how they were married ( notwithstanding all opposition ) and liv'd happily to their hearts content . In spite of Fate True Love shall crowned be And wear a Garland for its loyalty . Tune of , Amarillis , or , Phillis on the new made hay , &c.

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ALL in the West of England fair I heard a story of a pair , Of Lovers that united were , in heart and true affection , 't was Cupids darts did wound their hearts and brought them in subjection . A young man being left forlorn Though of good Parents he was born , Yet did he count it for no scorn to look out for a Master , For every sore must have a salve and every wound a Plaister . He many days had not remain'd Before a service he had gain'd And bravely he was entertain'd the story is aparent , A Master free , of high degree did take him for his servant . Where he behav'd himself so well That all the ●est he 〈◇〉 excel : Now who but John must bear the b●ll his Master lov'd him 〈◇〉 ly : Both great and sma●l would for him call 't was he they fancy'd clearly .

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BUt mark what after came to pass , His Masters only Daughter was , A gallant buxome lively Lass and fancy'd John most neatly , Cause he was gay , and knew the way to please a Maid compleatly . O John quoth she , I must be hold My mind to thée for to unfold , Thy Love I value more then Gold then prethy John befriend me , For why thou hast my heart in hold grant love or death will end me . When John had heard her speak the same He thought it best to mind his game , Quoth he most dear , and Lady fair I think you to but jéer me , To bring me into Cupids snare and leave me the●e I fear it . Besides you know my fortunes low , And you are far to high to bow , If that your father should it know , what think you would beside me , Some wo●ul fate besides his ha●e he never would abide me . Pish fye quoth she you know I have , Enough to keep us fine and brave What though my father tear and rave we néed not fear his anger , Since we have Gold thou maist be bold therefore delay no longer . A thousand pound my own must be Left by my Vncle unto me , All which I fréely give to thee if thou w●lt joyn in marriage , Because I see , thou art to me a man of comely carriage . Then Lady her's my heart and hand I am your servant at command , Your meaning well I understand which sets my heart on fire , Though friends oppose , I fear no foes you shall have your desire . And then they did exchange a kiss In token of true Lovers bliss And there agreed that with all speed in hast they will be married , Because delays doth danger breed they long enough had tarried . Next morning John did steal away His dearest love and Lady gay , Whilst the Sun shin'd for to make hay for f●… r of blustring weather , Where at th●… ●ide , he wed his bride and they were joyn'd together . But when her father heard the news For very grief he could not chuse , I do presume but feet and fume he a most was distracted , Because his only Daughter was unto his man contracted . But by perswasions of a friend They brought the matter to good end Her father he at last did bend and yeilded to assist them Since 't was too late , to cross their fate or strive for to resist them . And now they live in mirth and joy Free from care and all annoy , Belov'd of all both great and small the Country round about them , The old man he will not agree to live one day without them .

Printed for W. Whitwood at the Golden-Lyon in Duck-Lane .