The Faithful Shepherdess.  
Relating how a young Maid by her constant love, turned the heart of a faithful Lover: who seeing the truth of her affections, after a tedious absence, came and married her, and lived very happily with her.  
To a very new Tune: or, Farewell fair Armeda: or, Captain Digbies Farewell.  
 

AMintas was walking one evening alone  
I heard a fair Shepherdess making her mean  
In sighs she lamented again and again  
Amintas would kill her by too much disdain,  
O cruel hard hearted Amintas she cried  
To slight my true love and reward it with pride,   

Persist in your hatred and still be unkind  
My heart you may break, but not alter my mind.   

Remember the Vows that you solemnly made,  
And likewise remember how I was afraid,  
You ne'er can forget it how oft you were told  
Your love was too hot it would quickly grow cold  
But still you protested you d ever be true  
And yet so unkindly have bid me adieu,   

Persist, etc.   

Be witness for Celia you powers above  
I ever am constant and so is my love,  
Since first to Amintas I plighted my truth  
I never have broken my Vow nor my Oath,  
Though you are unkind to an innocent maid  
Have persured yourself and my love have betrayed,   

Persist, etc.   

Yet grant, O ye powers that long he may live,  
And repent of the injuries I do forgive,  
'Tis all I request that at length he may know  
I always am constant though he be not so,  
Perhaps he will then be ashamed of his pride  
And pity a maid whom he now do deride,   

But if he persist and still be unkind  
My heart he may break, but not alter my mind,   

AMintas who under a Sick-a-more stayed  
Herd every word that his Shepherdess said,  
And straight fell a weeping his sorrow was such  
To think he had wronged her that loved him so much  
He presently ran and embracing her fast,  
Cried Dearest forgive me for all that is past:   

But break not your heart I am not unkind,  
Your song you may alter, but never your mind.   

This struck her with wonder, as well as with fear,  
She little expected Amintas so near,  
But starting at first, and then blushing a while,  
At last she discovered her joy in a smile:  
fie shepherd she cried you have done me the wrong  
To slight me so much, and be absent so long;   

Yet if you resolve you will ever be kind,  
My song I will alter, but never my mind.   

I cannot repeat all the Vows of the Swain,  
How joyful he was for to see her again,  
By many new thought on excuses he strove  
To hide all his errors and breaches of Love:  
But she in a frown cried Amintas for shame,  
Excuse not yourself, ou are too much to blame:   

Yet, etc.   

The Shepherd repeated his vows all anew,  
And swore by his troth he would ever be true,  
And since she forgave him for what was amiss,  
He begged her to seal his release with a kiss:  
She kindly consented to this his request,  
And then to each other their love they confessed;   

For now they are fully agreed to be kind,  
Their Love they did alter, but never their mind,   

The greeting between them no tongue can express  
Their joy did increase as their sorrow grew less,  
And oh the next morning to end all the strife,  
They went to the Parson who made her his wife;  
And there to each other their faith they did give,  
To be constant as long as ever they should live:   

For, etc.   

Thus you may perceive how the youngman at last,  
Did make her amends for his faults that were passed▪  
You young men that hear me, you all are to blame  
If you are thus guilty, and do not the same:  
If there be a Virgin that you betrayed,  
Go now and fulfil all the vow you made▪   

For if you repent and will ever be kind,  
Your song you may alter as well as your mind.    

Printed for Philip Brooksby, next door to the ball in W●st-smithfield.