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 Which caus'd him for to colour, and thus for to say

Friend who flowered this garment, tell me now I pray

If it please your grace, in my last voyage to Turkey

There I saw a creature that strangled must be,

And to save her life I gave an hundred pounds,

And carried her home with me to fair London town

There shes my housekeeper while I'm in this land

And when of my coming she did understand,

She flowered this robe, and gave great charge to me

To let it be seen by your great majesty.

This prince cried, Behold this robe which I wear

Is of the same flower and spot, I dare swear;

Thy maid wrought them both & is my daughter

I have not heard of her these seven long years.

To pay a visit to a neighbouring prince,

I sent her in a ship, but has ne'er seen her since,

I was afraid the sea had been her grave;

But I heard since, to Turkey she was taken a slave

For the loss of my child, who I tho't had been dead

A well full of tears in my court has been shed,

My princess, her mother, for her could not rest.

And her groans drew millions of tears from h

Thy ship shall be richly laden with speed, (breast

And I'll send a ship for her convoy indeed;

And because, for thy love, thou sav'd my child's

Bring her alive to me, and I'll make her thy wife

And if thou should not live to bring her to

The man who brings her home her husband shall

And one hundred thousand a year he shall have.

Therefore take care my dear child's life to save.

The ship being laden, the anchor was weighed

And he with his convoy to England soon sail'd,

To fair London city, and home he did go,

And gave the young princess good tidings to