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 6 Being merry with drink, be goes to enbrece The chalous of this to lovely a lace; Brohi furprife Sie venih'd away, Hwery is the captain without mcre deity. He told him the ſtory, which when he did hear's He ſaid, now ſome of my men I do fear Has done ſome murder and if it be to, Our ſhip's in great danger, if to ſea ſhe does go. Then on a time isis merry men all, po she great great cabin to him he did call, And said, my brave ſailors, theſe news I do hear Do really ſurpriſe me with ſorrow and fear. The ghoſt which appears in the night And all my brave ſailors does ſorely affright, I fear has been wronged by ſome oer crew, And therefore the perſon I would now know. Then William alonlu'd did tremble and fear. And began by the Powers above for to ſwear, He nothing at all of the matter d d know, But as for the captain he went for to go. Unto his ſurpriſe, his true love did ſee, With that be immediatly fell on his knee, Saying, here's y true love, O where ſhall I run O ſave me, or elſe my poor ſoul is undene. The murder he did confeſs out of hand, Saying here before we my Molly doth ſtand;