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They found that it was but fully to ftrive

So long as fhe heard her love was alive,

To bring to her mind any other but he,

Therefore the young ’fquire and they did agree

To fend this young beautiful creature away

Along with a lady to Holland, and they,

Would tell her love at his return fhe was dead,

So that he fome other young damfel might wed.

Then would it be lawful to marry the ’fquire,

Who did her fair beautiful features admire,

This was their contrivance, to Holland they went,

Poor creature fhe knew not their crafty intent.

But fince her dear parents would needs have it fo

In point of obedience fhe yielded to go;

Where now we fhall leave her and treat of her love,

Who had been gone from her two years and above.

PART III.

If William's long voyage they came to a place,

Where he was but a very fhort fpace,

Paid fortune did favour him, 'fo that he bought

A bargain worth hundreds and thousands 'tis thought.

Then laden with riches he came to the fhore,

Said he my dear jewel whom I do adore,

I will go and vifit before that I reft,

My heart hath many months ledg’d in her breft,

Now when to the houfe of her parents he came.

He call’d for his Susan, fweet Sufan by name,

But fhraight her old mother did make this reply,

’Tis long fince my daughter did languifh and die,