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 I. THE TASK

Will you buy me, my lady, a cambric shirt? Whilst every grove rings with a merry antine (antienne); And stitch it without any needle-work? O and then you shall be a true lover of mine.

O and you must wash it in yonder well, Whilst every grove, etc. Where never a drop of water in fell. O and then, etc.

O and you must hang it upon a white thorn, Whilst every grove, etc. That never has blossomed since Adam was born. O and then, etc.

O and when that these tasks are finished and done, Whilst every grove, etc. I will take thee and marry thee under the sun. O and then, etc.