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(3) That has wealth and riches, houſes and land, Both men and maid ſervants at his command, If thou can but love me, ſweet Jenny, ſaid he, A lady of honour thou quickly ſhalt be.

She ſaid noble lord I'll be your ſweet bride, But what will become of us both ſhe reply'd, If your honour'd father ſhould chance for to know, That you loved a poor farmer's daughter ſo low.

If my father ſhould chance to be angry with me, Or mother ſhould frown, then my jewel, ſaid he; I'll work while l'm able to ſtand to the plow, And earn my bread with the ſweet of my brow.

I hope my dear Jenny ſhall never complain, We ſhall have pleaſure tho' never ſo mean, I'll ſurely perform my jewel ſaid he, Then Jenny conſent my bride for to be.

S they were diſcourſing by a grove as we hear, His father was walking for to take the air, He drew near unto them by the ditch ſide, Then theſe loyal lovers were quickly betray'd.

And having heard all between them did paſs, He came to his ſon and ſaid to him, alas! Are you going to degrade my family, One farthing I'll never give unto thee?

But ſtraight I will baniſh you out of this place, Thou shalt not be to me a ſhame and diſgrace, By wedding a huſbandman's daughter ſo poor, Therefore my ſon never come near me more.

The ſon on his knees to his father did cry, O do not part me from my jewel I pray, And if I was forced to beg for my dear, I'd travel the world both far and near.

The father in rage to his mother did go, And told her this with his heart full of woe, Dear wife, our ſon will be married indeed, To a farmer's daughter which makes my heart bleed.