The Lovers Fancy. Or True Love requited with Constancy: Being a Civil Discourse between John and Anne.  
The Young man he was constant unto the end,  
The Maid at last she proved his loving friend:  
Y●ung Men and Maids that stand to hear this Song,  
T●en mi●d it well, do not each other wrong:  
Young Men, prove constant, faithful, true and just,  
And then the Maids may better to you trust.  
To the tune of Loves Fancy.  
 a man and a woman holdig hands  

AS lately abroad I was walking,  
it was in the prime of the spring,  
I spied two Lovers were talking  
the birds they did sweetly sing:  
A listened a while unto them  
to hear what these Lovers did say:  
The young man he kindly wooed her  
and called her his Love and his joy,  
And often he said sweet Nancy  
I love thee as dear as my life  
And constant I'll prove unto thee  
if thou wilt but be my wife.   

The young man was handsome& pretty  
the maid she was wondrous fair  
There is not two more in the City  
I think, that can with them compare,  
Then listen a while you Lovers  
to what in my Ditty is penned,  
And see that you prove as constant  
and faithful unto the end:  
And he began to woe her  
to tell her some part of his mind  
And often he said unto her  
I prithee sweet Nancy be kind.   

Come hither my amorous Girl,  
I prithee come sit down by me;  
I love thee far better than Pearl,  
if that we two can but agree:  
Long time I have truly loved thee,  
but never till now could I find  
A place that was more convenient  
to tell thee some part of my mind:  
Then prithee sit down, sweet Nancy,  
I love thee as dear as my life,  
And constan I'll prove unto thee,  
if thou wilt but be my wife.   Maid. 
O sir! you have been a stranger,  
I have not seen you a great while,  
What fortune had I for to meet thee  
thou makest my worship to smile:  
Surely you do come for to wooe me  
your tongue it so nimbly doth run,  
But if that you should dissemble,  
then surely I were undone  
For young men will cog& dissemble  
also they will flatter& lye  
And speak much in praise of maids beauty  
only their humors to try.  Man. 
TO spoke Love in praise of thy Beauty  
it is but a needless thing  
For it is for pure love that I woe thee  
and Love it will conquer a King:  
Brave Lords they submit unto it  
and Ladies are forced to obey.  
Then p●●t, e● love, prove not cruel  
nor cast not a man away  
Then prithee sit down sweet Nancy  
I love thee as dear as my life,  
And constant I'll prove unto thee  
if thou wilt but be my wife.  Maid. 
To tell me of love is but folly  
for which I do plainly see  
When as a young couple are married  
and fall into Poverty;  
Then Love it is quickly f●ding  
nay true love it falls to decay,  
Then prithee do not dissemble  
nor seek a maid to betray:  
For my mother hath often  told me,  
and sometimes hath be●ten me  
And swears she will never abide me  
if that I should mary with thee.  Man. 
I fear not thy friends displeasure  
nor not if thy mother do frown  
For thou art my c●iefest treasure  
of ●ll the maids in the town:  
I pri●e thee far better then Rubies  
or Pearl that is placed in Gold,  
T●y fig●t it doth so rejoice me  
when as I thy person behold  
Then ●●ethee sit down sweet Nancy  
I love thee as dear as my life  
and constant I will prove to thee  
if thou wilt but be my wife.  Maid. 
You say you will prove constant  
and love me as dear as your life  
Also you do vow to be faithful  
if that I will but be thy wife:  
But what hast thou for to maintain me  
thats a thing to be considered on?  
Come tell me& do not dissemble  
or else prithee let me be gon.  
For young men will proffer great matters  
when as they a wooing do go  
But when that they once are married,  
maids find it is nothing so.  Man, 
To tell the of Lands or livings,  
I need not the same to repeat  
For truly love I have none for thee  
but what with my hands I must get  
Yet labour I will to maintain thee,  
and work till my fingers are sore:  
Then prithee love do not disdain me  
why canst thou desire more?  
Then turn to me Nancy& kiss me  
and grant me a loving reply,  
For if that thou prove cruel  
surely for love I shall die.  
I scorn for to cog or to flatter,  
or promise thee more then I have  
Yet truly I'll do my endeavour love,  
all that I c●n get for to save,  
Ile give it to thee my Hony  
to buy the what ere thou dost lack  
Provision to nourish thy body  
and clothes to put on thy back:  
Then turn to me Nancy& kiss me  
and grant me a loving reply  
For if that thou provest cruel  
surely for love, &c  Maid. 
You speak very honest and civi  
but yet I am loathe for to yield;  
But many a s●ort-hearted soldier  
is forced for to give up the field,  
And if I should yield unto thee  
to mary thee and be thy wife,  
And that I should not live in quiet  
and peace all the days of my life,  
Then sure ●y heart would be broken;  
nay, Maidens would l●ugh and would say  
That there goes as harmless a Girl  
as ever Young man did betray.  Man. 
No Woman that lives in the City  
sh●ll live a more peaceable life,  
I'll do my endeavour to please thee too,  
if thou wilt but be my Wife:  
Thou ner'e shalt have cause to be angry  
with any thing that I do say,  
Then prithee, Love, prove not cruel,  
nor cast not a man away,  
Then turn to me, Nancy, and kiss me,  
I love thee as dear as my life,  
And constant I will prove to thee,  
if thou wilt but be my Wife.  Maid. 
Well, seeing thou wilt prove constant,  
as faithful i●le prove unto thee;  
Lets point a day then for certain  
when as our Wedding shall be:  
Then p●ethee, Love, cast away sorrow,  
to morrow shall be the day,  
On Thursday we mean to be married,  
on friday we mean for to play,  
On Saturday go to the Market,  
and on Sunday we'l go to the Church,  
And on Monday we'l fall to our labour  
to put the young children to Nurse.  Man. 
And these two Lovers departed,  
and homeward they went with all spee●  
Whereafter I hear of their Neighbou  
this couple they lovingly agreed:  
I wish them much joy together,  
a long and a peaceable life,  
That he prove a careful Husband,  
and she prove a loving Wife.  
Then all You that hear my Ditty,  
come buy it and hear it away,  
The price of it is but a penny,  
then take it home with You, I pray.   

London Printed for F. coals, T. Vere, J. Wright, and J. clerk.