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 (3) P A R T IT. WITH a murdering heart next morning he tore And onto the ho so of the farmer be goes and asked the man with a heart fail of spite, H the chiM was alive that was born last night, j Worthy Sir, fay; the farmer, altho’ I a n poor, have one bom Lift eight and fix long before, bur fons .ird th'-ee daughter I have now alive Fhich arc in good health and are likely to thrive. J The Knight he reply’d of the seven you Kave, et me have the voungcfl i’li keep her moil brave, pr you very well .ns daughter may fpare, iliich it you will grant I’ll mate her my heir. {For l am a Knight of noble degree, Ind if you v,;'l part with vour child unto me Fhec I iioni your bands your daugaler rt'cwve. f 1 he father and nrothar with t«ers ia tbeir-eyes, earing this ofler they were is futpufe, pwng a Knight both gallant and gay, hey preftmed the iofaut without mor# delay, -Tiiicu they fpok« unto him with words very mild,' pe belted) you kind Sir, to be kind ta our child, or. ueed not fear it the knight he did fay, br i well maintain her both gallant and gey. So with the fVeet babe away he did ride, rani that he came to a broad riv«r fi*c, ting cruelly bent, -he rdoved indeed, ro drown the yeuojr infant that moment with fpeed, Said he if you live you mu£ needs be my wile, [or until you are dead, I no other can have, herefore you (hall ly in a watery grave When he fpoke thef# words that infVant they fay, le threw the Iwect babe in the river ftraij'htway,
 * ul! three hundred pounds un o you I will give,
 * ut l am refolved to depr ive you #f life,