Love and Constancy OR The true Lovers welcome home from France,  
Describing of the joy and friendly greeting,  
Betwixt two Lovers at their happy meeting,  
By cruel Fate long time they were divided,  
But to their comfort now they are united.  
Which makes them to rejoice beyond expression,  
As you may find by both their own confession.  
Tune of, Digby's farewell, or the Tyrant &c. With Allowance.  
 a man and a woman holding hands  

The Maids part.  
COme all loyal Lovers so courteous and free.  
come lend your attention and listen to me,  
With gladness my heart doth abound at this tide  
now I am in hopes that I shall be a bride:  
Long time I have waited with patience to sees  
the face of my dearest so pleasing to me,  
And now to my comefort my joys to advance,  
My Love he is safely return'd out of France.  
Then unbosom my dearest my joy ynd delight,  
no more to the Wars shalt thou go for to fight,  
My arms shall secure thee from dangers so free  
thrice unbosom my true Love thou art unto me:  
Full often I wish't for to see thee again,  
whilst I with a sorrowful heart did remain,  
But now for my comfort my joys to advance,  
My Love he is safely return'd out of France.  
 a man extending his hand to a woman  a woman holding a fan  a man extending his hand to a woman  a woman holding a fan  

SInce that thou didst leave me to languish& mourn,  
I like the chased Turtle did wait thy return,  
The choicest of company could me not please,  
whilst thou were't in danger beyond the salt Seas,  
To listen for tidings it was my chief care,  
and all for to hear how my Dearest ●id fare.  
But now to my comefort my joys to advance.  
My Love he is safely return'd out of France.   

What maiden in England more happy can be,  
now my hearts delight is from dangers set free,  
No grief nor no sorrow shall trouble my mind,  
provided that thou will be constant and kind,  
I'll please thee in all things that thou canst desire,  
nothing shall be wanting that thou dost require,  
For now to my comfort my joys to advance,  
My Love he is safely return'd out of France.   

And now my own dearest take heart and take hand  
for I am resolved to obey thy command;  
Therefore speak thy pleasure and utter thy mind,  
thou canst not be cruel when I am so kind,  
Be sure in thy answer thy love to unfold,  
●hich will be more welcome then silver or gold,  
Since now for my comfort my joys to advance,  
My love he is safely rrturn'd out of France.    

The young Mans kind Answer:  

O how it rejoiceth my heart for to hear,  
this loving kind welcome from my dearest dear.  
No happiness greater could fall to my share,  
therefore my true meaning I'll freely declare,  
To thee I'll prove constant what ever betid,  
and in a short time I will make thee my bride,  
The famed &c.   

For all thy past sorrow thy pain and thy grief,  
I now am come over to bring the relief,  
I'll throw in thy apron of good yellow gold,  
a hundred good pieces as ever was  told,  
Besides I'll maintain thee most bra●ely in 〈◇〉.  
no one in the Parish thy garb shall e●ceed,  
The famed of thy thy beauty likewise I'll advance,  
Since that I am safely return'd out of France.   

My sword and my armor I now will cast by,  
to live in true pleasure with thee till I die,  
Thou shalt be my Venus with whom I will play,  
and walk in the meadows on each holy day.  
Young Ladies shall envy thy happiness now,  
that I have been constant and kept to my vow,  
Besides I'll endeaver thy joys to advance,  
Since that I am safely return'd out of France.   

The young men and maidens shall frolic& play,  
and dance at our wedding the next holiday,  
Wee'l have good provision of wine and good cheer,  
and like to the Queen of May thou shalt appear,  
Rare music I'll have for to lighten thy heart,  
and for to content thee I'll use my best Art,  
For now Ile endeavour thy joys to advance,  
Since that I am safely return'd out of France.   

Then come my own dearest and give me a kiss,  
now we are united I count i● a blis,  
And here for the present accept of this king,  
ere long I w●ll please thee with a better thing,  
I'll make it my business in time to provide,  
and at our next meeting I'll make thee my bride,  
For now i'm resolved thy joys to advance,  
Since that I am safely return d out of France.    
FINIS.   

London, Printed for John Hose over against Staple-Inn in Holbourn near Grayes-Inn-lane