The Valiant Commander, With his Resolute Lady
The Valiant Commander, with His Resolute Lady
Shewing A brief Discourse of a Commander bold,
Who had a wife was worth her weight in gold;
She bravely fought to save her Husbands life,
Let all men judge, was not this a Valiant Wife?
Gallants come list a while,
a story I shall tell,
Of a Commander bold,
and what to him befell,
He was besieged round,
in Chester City fair,
His Lady being with him
which fill’d his heart with care
This unto her he said,
dearest come thou to me,
I would give ten thousand pound
thou wert in Shrewsbury.
O my own hearts delight,
my joy and Turtle-Dove,
More dear then mine own life,
heavens know I do thee love,
Those beautious looks of thine,
my sences set on fire,
Yea though I love thee well
thy absence I desire,
This unto her he said, &c.
Thy fair red coloured cheeks,
and thy bright shining eye,
Makes me always inflam’d,
with thy sweet company.
Thy breath smells far more sweet
then doth sweet frankincense,
And yet for all those fumes,
I wish thee farther hence,
This makes me sing and say &c.
Look how my Uncle stands
I dare not him come near
Because I love the King
and am a Cavalier,
Yet for my Lady and her Son
my heart doth bleed for thee,
I would give ten thousand pound
they were in Shrewsbury,
They were in Shrewsbury,
some comfort for to find,
Amongst the Cavaliers,
to ease a troubled mind.
My heart bleeds in my breast,
for my fair Ladies sake,
And how to save her life
I know no course to take.
Hark how the drums to beat,
and warlike Trumpets sound,
See how the Musquetteers
Have now begirt us round.
The Souldiers they cry out,
kill, kill, no quarter give,
What hopes then can I have,
that my true love should live.
When he thus spoken had,
his Lady he forsook,
And with his manly heart,
his sword in hand he took
Farewel my Lady dear,
now will I bandie blows,
And fight my self to death
among’st my desperate foes,
Dearest farewel from me,
farewel farewel from me,
I would give ten thousand pound
thou wert in Shrewbury.
His Lady seeing then
the danger they were in,
She like a Souldier bold,
nobly then did begin,
My trusty Love (quoth she)
since thou so valiant art,
What e’re becomes of me,
stoutly I’le take thy part.
Dearest cast care away,
let kisses comfort thee,
Thou and I’le ne’r depart,
I’le live and dye with thee.
Put me on Mans attire,
give me a Souldiers Coat,
I’le make King Charles his foes,
quickly to change their note,
Cock your match, prime your pan
let piercing bullets flye,
I do not care a pin
whether I live or dye.
Dearest cast care away,
let kisses comfort thee,
Thou and I’le ne’r depart,
I’le live and dye with thee.
She took a Musquet then,
and a sword by her side
In disguise like a man
her valour so she try’d.
And with her true-love she,
march’d forth couragiously,
And made away with speed,
quite through the Enemy.
Dearest cast care away,
let kisses comfort thee,
Thou and I’le ne’r depart,
I’le Live and Dye with thee.
These Souldiers brave and bold,
behav’d themselves so well,
That all the Northern parts,
of their desarts can tell.
Thus have you heard the News,
of a most valiant wight,
And of his Lady brave,
how stoutly she did fight,
Dearest cast care away,
let kisses comfort thee,
Thou and I’le ne’r depart,
I’le live and dye with thee.
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