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(5) To fair London city, and house he did go,

And gave the young Princess these tidings to know. ---

III.

E said noble Lady, I have good news to tell,

The old Prince your Father and Mother both well

And your royal parents this thing have design’d.

In the band 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 great token of love,

Of all men now breathing I prize thee above,

Since it is so order'd I’m well pleased I vow,

And glad my dear Father these things do 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 away 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 ocean wide,

To deprive the Factor of his royal Bride;

The Captain who convoy’d him over the deep,

One night as the Factor was laid in his sleep,

Being under sail, overboard 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 we shall leave him a while for to mourn,

And unto the ship again we’ll return.

Next morning then as soon as day light did peep,

He waked the young Princess out of her sleep,

And said, Noble Lady, the Factor’s not here,

He’s fallen over board and drowned I fear.