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 (7) O let me but know how l did you offend. And I'll study each day for to make you amend*, O spare but my life and I’ll warder the earth, And never come near you while that'! have breath. He hearing the pitiful moan she did make, liken from his ungtr a ring he did take He spoke to the maiden and thus to ter did fay, This rimr in the lea I’!! now throw away. Pray look on it well for the pofie ts pipin. That when ouce you fee it you may know it again, 1 charge you without it never c«m;j in nay Ti^ht, !For if that you ‘do I will owe yt u, a fpice, Ur.lets that you bring the fame ring umo me. [With that he let the ring drop iu the ;ea, lAr d left her to warder in ioriow and woe ; [She travfll’d t:U eight and at I all did efpy, A homely poor critaue and :o it did feic, She wint to the cottage a d aflred relief; The people feuev'u her ss l do hear lay. And get her to feivite the very next day In a gentleman’s houfe rot rar noat the place, Where (he did behave herielf with u tnodeff grace; She wa* a cook-maid, and forget all things twit, iBu litre a ft.ange ftory no^ comes at &■: laft. As fire a fifh dinner was dreffing ore d^y. And opining the head of a cfx! as they lay, feShe found a rich rifig apa w«s llruck with amaze, And then (he with Wonder uppii.it end gaze She view’d it well and found it to ■ e, Ti c very fame ting the knight threw in the fea, She (milled wren (he faw it xnd bj.-n-M h?r kind fate But (ha did to tn creature the feccet re'ix The Maid it her fervi e did at! oHbt.c.i.excel, ! Her. Lady took notice, e:.d iik'U her fo weii,
 * Then from the young woman away hr- did go,
 * Being hungry and. cold with her Heart full of grief