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What, is he come home, Sir, that well pleaseth me,
In few days his honoured bride I shall be.
Take this diamond ring and go to him I pray,
The Prince will well know it, I dare to say:
Then into his chamber with speed he did go;
Saying, What is the cause of your languishing so?
'Tis love is the cause of my anguish and pain,
A Lady I lov’d, but do fear she is slain
Therefore no physician my life now can save,
I’ll follow my jewel with tears to the grave.
Then he shew'd his diamond ring straight in his view,
Which made him to cry, Sir, who gave that to you?
Dear Prince, the fair Lady is at my house now.
He started up, saying, I m quite well I vow.
So then fo his mother with speed he did go,
Saying, some person has been in my chamber I know;
Then straightway she gave him account who they were
The Prince sent for them all, who came I declare.
And unto the Prince they for mercy did crave,
He said, what you chus’d you surely shall have;
One hang’d, one burn’d, and one drown’d shall be,
So this was the sorrowful end of the three.
The Prince and his Princess with joy soon were crown’d,
The music did play and the trumpets did sound;
In triumph they were wedded, ’twas a joyful day,
Then, then was the time to wash sorrow away.
The next news she heard, her old father was dead,
And then of that country a queen she was made;
Then they had both nations to rule and defend,
And so let my tragical comedy end.
FINIS.
