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                              (  4  ) Therefore be constant my dearest jewel, For by the heavens, if you are untrue, My troubled ghost shall torment you for ever, Dead or alive I will have none but you.

Her ivory arms around his neck she twined, Remember, my dear, when you are on the sea, If that the fates unto us should prove cruel, That we each other no more ever see,

No man alive shall ever enjoy me, Soon as the tidings of death rings in my car, Then like a poor unfortunate lover, Down to the grave I will go to my dear

Then with a sorrowful sigh he departed, The wind next morning blew a pleasant gale, All things being ready, the fam’d Mary gally, And for Barbadoes she straight set sail.

Jamie was floating upon the wide ocean, Her cruel parents were plotting all the while, How the heart of their beautiful daughter, With cursed gold they should beguile.

Many a lord of fame, birth and breeding' Came for to court this young beautiful maid, But their rich presents and favours she slighted, Constant I'll be to my jewel she said.

Now for a while we will leave this fair maid, Ard tell how things with her lover did go, In fair Barbadoes the ship safe arrived, But now observe his fatal overthrow.

Young Jamie was comely in every feature, A Barbadoes lady whose fortune was great First fixed her eyes, then cried if l han’t This brave English sailor, I'll die for his sake.

She dressed herself in gallant attire, With costly diamonds for plait up her hair, A hundred slaves drest to attend her. She sent to the young man to come to her.