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E said, Noble lady, I have good news to tell,

The noble prince, your father, and mother's both well,

And your royal parents this thing have design'd,

In the bond of wedlock we both should be join'd;

Perhaps, noble lady you would not agree,

To marry a poor man, especially me;

Sir, were you a beggar, I would be your wife,

Because, when just dying, you saved my life

I ne'er shall forget that token of love,

Of all men now breathing I prize thee above,

Since it is so ordered, I'm well pleas'd I vow,

And glad my dear father these things doth allow,

Pray sell off your goods that you have in store,

And give all your money to those that are poor;

And let us be jogging with o'er the main,

For I long to see my dear parents again.

This thing was soon done, and they sailed away

In the ship that her father sent for her convoy,

But mark what was acted on the ocan wide,

To deprive the Factor of his royal bride.

The Captain who convey d them over the deep.

One night as the Factor was laid in his sleep,

Being under sail, over board did him throw,

Saying, now I shall have this young creature I know.

There happ'ned to be a small island at hand,

To which the Factor swam as I understand,

And there I shall leave him a while for to mourn,

And unto the ship again will return.

Next morning, as soon as day-light did peep,

He wak'd the young princess out of her sleep,

And said, noble lady, the Factor's not here,

He's fall'n overboard and drowned I fear.

To hear the sad news, then her eyes they did flow,

He said, Noble lady, since now it is so,