The Spanish Lady's Love,  
To a pleasant new tune.  
 

WIll you here a Spanish Lady,  
how she wooed an English man,  
Garments gay as rich as may be,  
Decked with jewels had she on,  
Of a fair and comely countenance  
and grace was she.  
And by birth and Parentage,  
of high degree.   

As his prisoner there he kept her,  
in his hands her life did lie  
Cupid's hands did tie her faster  
by the liking of an eye.  
In his courteous company,  
was all her joy  
To favour him in any thing,  
she was not coy.   

But at last there came commandment  
for to set all Ladies free,  
With their jewels still adorned,  
none to do them injury.  
O than said the Lady gay,  
full woe is me,  
O let me still sustain this kind  
Captivity.  
Galiant Captain take some pity  
on a woman in distress,  
Leave me not within this City  
for to die in heaviness.  
Thou hast set this present day  
my body free,  
But my hear'ts in prison still  
remain with thee,   

How shouldst thou fair Lady lovo me  
whom thou know'st thy country's foe  
Thy fair word makes me suspect thee,  
Serpents lie where flowers grow,  
All the harm I think on thee,  
most courteous Knigh●  
God grant upon my life the same  
may fully light.   

Blessed be the time and season,  
that you came on Spanish ground,  
If you may our foes be termed,  
gentle Foes we have you found,  
With our City you have won  
our hearts each one.  
Then to your Country hear away,  
that is your own,   

The second Part.  
To the same tune.  

R  
●span1● more,  
〈…〉 there 〈◊〉 plenty,  
〈…〉 wondrous store.  
Spaniards 〈…〉 with 〈◊〉  
we 〈◊〉 find,  
But English men throughout the world,  
are counted kind,   

Leave me not unto a Spaniard,  
thou alone enjoyed my heart  
I am lovely young and tender,  
love is likewise my desert,  
Still to serve thee day and night,  
my mind is pre●●,  
The wi●e of every English man,  
is counted blessed.   

It would be a shame fair Lady,  
for to bear a woman hence  
English soldiers never carry  
any such without offence,  
I will quickly change myself,  
if it be so,  
And like a page will follow thee  
where are thou go.   

I have neither gold nor silver,  
to maintain thee in this case,  
And to travel to great charges  
as you know in every place,  
My chains and jewels every one,  
shall be thine own.  
And eke a hundred pound in gold,  
that lies unknown.   

On the Seas are many dangers,  
many storms do there arise,  
Which will be to Ladies dreadful,  
and force tears from watery eye●,  
Well in worth shall I endure  
extremity.  
For I could find in heart to lose  
my life for thee.   

〈…〉 this fancy  
here comes all that breeds the str●●s  
I in England have already,  
a sweet woman to my wife.  
I will not falsife my vow  
for gold nor gain,  
Nor yet for all the fairest Dames  
that live in Spain.   

O happy is that woman  
that enjoys so true a friend,  
Many happy days God send h●●  
of my suit I'll make an end,  
On my knees I pardon cra●e  
for my offence,  
Which love and true affection  
did first commence.   

Commend me to that gallant Lady  
bear to her this chain of gold,  
With these bracelets for a token,  
grieving that I was so bold,  
All my jewels in like sort  
take thou with thee,  
For they are fitting for thy wife  
but not for me.   

I will spend my days in prayer,  
love and all her Laws de●●e,  
In a Nunnery will I shrow me  
far from any company,  
But ere my Prayer have all end  
be sure of this,  
I pray for thee and for my love  
I will not miss.   

Thus farewell most gallant Lady.  
and farewell my hearts content  
Count not Spanish Ladies want of  
though to thee my mind was bent  
Joy and true prosperity  
remain with thee,  
The like fall unto thy share,  
most fair La●y.     

Printed for F. Coles, T. Vere, and W. ilbertson.