The two Lester-sheire Lovers.  
To the tune of, and yet my thinks I love thee.  

 
 

Walking In a meadow green,  
for recreation sake,  
To drive away some sad thoughts  
which sorrowful did me make,  
I spied two lonely lovers,  
did bear each others woe.  
To point a place of meeting,  
upon the meadow bro.   

Saying come my lovely sweeting,  
come at thee down by me.  
It is a merry meeting  
if we two can agree.  
If we two can agree,  
to this I thee do woe,  
That thou shouldst only meet me:  
upon the meadow brow.   

My Father is a gentleman,  
my Mother love's me dear:  
She hath given me a newetie,  
of twenty pound a year,  
And I have spent it all.  
nay more I will spend toe  
So thou wilt grant to meet me,  
upon the meadow broe.   

My Master hath forewarned me,  
out of thy company,  
And oftentimes hath chid me:  
for staying so long with thee,  
For staying so long with thee,  
but I will stay the more:  
So thou wilt grant to meet me,  
upon the meadow broe.   

Sweet heart quoth she I cannot,  
for opportunity:  
A thing I can't accomplish,  
our meetng doth deny  
Else shouldst thou me commend:  
to ride to run or go:  
Were it not so I'd meet thee,  
upon the meadow bro.   

Sweet heart quoth he who fear you,  
or who dares do thee wrong,  
Dost fear thy master's Heavy hand:  
or mistress nimble tongue,  
Dost fear the tell tale servants  
but let such matters go.  
And prithee sweeting meet me,  
upon the meadow bro.   

Quoth she you do mistake sir,  
'tis no such thing I fear,  
Therefore to urge it farther:  
I do entreat forbear,  
I do not greatly care,  
for aught that they can do.  
Another thing doth hinder me,  
to meet on meadow bro.   

What should the occasion then be,  
O thou shouldst be so presise,  
●r what is it should cause thee:  
in love to be unwise.  
Most thou my love despise,  
or wouldst thou love forgo,  
I pray thee sweeting meet me,  
upon the meadow bro.    

The Second Part.  
 
 

I Tell thee gentle sweeting,  
Queen Venus never run:  
So swift after Adonis.  
as I to thee would come,  
Queen Dina in her shower of gold;  
did not so willing do,  
As I would be to meet thee.  
upon the meadow bro,   

Qouth he as did Dame Venus▪  
wouldst thou of me make trial,  
I would not like Adonis,  
so fond give denial.  
No for thy sake my sweeting,  
all ill I under go.  
So thou wouldst grant to met me,  
upon the meadow bro.   

Sir since I see you are loving,  
i'll tell to you the cause,  
You know both maids and young men  
live under country's laws.  
And should we be but spied,  
we should have men enough:  
Where we should be derided,  
upon the meadow brow.   

If this be all you fear sweet,  
leave this alone to me,  
I'll point a time convenient,  
none shall our meeting see.  
Where we will merry be,  
and talk of what's to do  
Where a kiss or twain i'll give thee,  
upon the meadow brooe,   

I when you have me there Sir,  
you then may do your pleasure:  
But I will have you swear sir,  
style for to do in measure.  
We might repent at leisure.  
should we out of measure do:  
I am half afraid to meet you,  
upon the meadow brooe.   

Sweet heart I hear protest and swear  
to use you there most kind,  
Keep promise in your meeting,  
and love me as you find,  
I will not cross your mind,  
what so ever I do do,  
So you would grant to meet me:  
upon the meadow brooe.   

Then here's my hand i'll meet thee,  
appoint both place and time  
Quoth he upon the meadow brooe  
to morrow morn betime.  
I'll meet (quoth she) 'bout five a clock  
and that's the most i'll do:  
So gentle heart a kiss and part,  
and meet on meadow brow.   

Away then went these loving, twain  
but when that they did meet:  
Let such as know the use out,  
judge how these two did greet:  
But might I spend my judgement,  
as an other man may do.  
I doubt they played the wantoness,  
upon the meadow brooe,   

What ere they did might I but know  
my tongue should prove no ranger,  
But did they well or did they ill,  
let them oppose the danger.  
Yet this shall be my wish for all,  
that about such business go.  
Heaven send all merry meeting,  
upon the meadow broe.    
FINIS   

At London Printed for john Trundle.