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                         (  6  ) And then homeward to England was sailing, With long desire to meet with his dear.

But when her father heard he was returning, A letter he wrote to the boatswain his friend, Saying 4 handsome reward I will give thee, If you the life of young jamie will end,

Void of grace and for the sake of money. The cruel boatswain the same did compleat, As they on the deck were lovingly walking, He suddenly tumbled him into the deep.

In the dead of the night when all were asleep, His troubled ghost to his Jove did appear, Crying arise, Arise you beautifull Nancy. Perform the vow you made to your dear,

You are my own therefore tarry no longer, Seven long years fo. her fake 1 did stay, Hymen doth watch for to crown us with glory, The bridegroom is ready, therefore come away.

She cry’d who is that under my window ? Surely it is the voice of my dear; She lifted her head from her soft downy pillow, Straight to the casement she then did repair,

By light of the moon that brightly was shining, She there ’spied her true love, who to her did say. Your parents are sleeping, before they awake, Come, my dearest creature, you must come away,

O Jamie, she cry’d, if my father should hear thee We should be ruin’d therefore repair, At the sea-side I will instantly meet thee, With mv two maidens 1 will come to you there.

Her night gown embrbid’red with gold and silver, Carelesley round her body she throws, With her maidens Indeed to attend her, To meet her dear she Instantly goes,