The two feruent Louers. OR
A warlike kind of wooing as here at large is said,
Betweene a braue young man, and a faithfull hearted maid.
To the tune of the two louing Sisters, or lulling beyond thee.
AS Phebus in the lustrious aire,
the azure did adorne,
Diana with her Virgins faire,
vpon that chearefull morne,
Did dance and sing to see the Spring,
the chirping birds likewise,
Melodious sound made dales rebound,
and ecchoes pierce the skies.
This time a lad his darling had,
my sweet said he, once proue me,
And thou shalt finde in heart and minde,
how dearely I doe loue thee.
I drew me neare vnto the place,
to heare the friendly greeting,
A young man did his lasse imbrace,
and blesse the time of meeting:
Quoth he, my heart by
Cupids dart,
is now so sorely pierced,
I dye, I dye vnlesse a salue,
I haue to be redressed.
Therefore my deare, while we are here,
in modesty once proue me,
And thou shalt finde in heart and mind,
how dearely I doe loue thee.
As faithfull
Hero will I stand,
to his
Penelope,
Leander like then shalt command
my heart, so true Ile be:
My stormy eyes like winter skies,
thou here maist well perceiue,
My liuings, goods, my life and all,
for thy content will leaue.
Therefore my deare, &c.
Like English
George I will appeare,
so valiant in behauiour,
For
Sabrine bright, his chiefe delight,
who sought to win her fauour:
With sword and shield in dreadfull field,
as ancient stories say,
The firy dragon there he kil'd,
and conquest brought away.
Therefore my deare, &c.
If bold Sir
Guy for cheualry,
in countries farrs and neare,
Did venture life to get a wife,
his
Phillis faire and cleare:
When he came backe she was not flacke;
to fold him with imbraces,
Within her armes, with hymnes & charms
bedewed each others faces.
Therefore my deare, &c.
South Hamptons Earle to win his girle,
incountred with a foe,
Mongst Pagans, Turkes and Infidels,
with many a bloody blow:
The Lions strong he layd along,
and forc'd the Serpent flye,
Great
Askipart with lofty heart,
on ground he forc'd to lye.
Therefore my deare, &c.
The second part, To the same tune.
FIue yeares be sore I did indure,
all for the sake of thee,
In direfull warres with bleeding scars,
as plainely thou maist see,
The Canon shot I dreaded not,
when I in place did come,
In stormes and wind with blasts vnkind,
I march'd with sound of Drumme.
Therefore my deare while we are here,
in modestie once proue me,
And thou shalt finde in heart and minde,
how dearely I doe loue thee.
In Spaine and France I did aduance
my warlike speare and shield,
My trusty sword did me afford,
great conquest in the field:
While Trumpets sound madd
[...]irs rebound,
my courage did not haile,
The Musketiers let bullets flie,
like stormy drifts of baile.
Therefore my deare while we are here,
in modestie once proue me;
And thou shalt finde in heart and minde,
how dearely I doe loue thee.
Since from annoy my only ioy,
I passe haue such trouble,
Doe not disdaine nor me refraine,
to make my sorrowes double:
One curteous word if thou afford,
my woes are all subdewed,
It scornefully thou answerest me,
my griefes are fresh renewed,
Therefore my deare while we are here,
in modestie once proue me,
And thou shalt finde in heart and minde,
how dearely I doe loue thee.
She hearing of his louing talke,
how firme his minde was fixt
Said she, my loue hath spoke his part,
and mine shall be the next,
This kinde reply then presently,
in modesty she said,
While thou art absent from my sight,
my heart was sore afraid.
That grisly death had tane the breath,
of thee which so did loue me,
My heart and hand thou shalt command
the wold shall not remoue me.
While
Neptune rules the raging Seas,
and keepes within her bounds,
While
Flora with her fragrant flowers,
bedeckes the dewy grounds:
While shepheards keepe their feeding shéep,
along the pleasant fountaines,
While roses spring, and small birds sing,
in valies, dales, and mountaines.
My loue with thine shall freely ioyne,
the world shall not remoue me,
Thou sure shalt finde in heart and minde,
how dearely I doe loue thee.
The golden Sunne shall darkened be,
the Moone shall lose her light,
The glistering starres no eye shall see,
shine in the sable might:
The Turtle shall forsake her smate,
the married wife a maide
Shall prove to be, ere I to thee,
deny the words I said,
Then try and trust I will be iust,
no creature shall remoue me,
The world shall quite disolued be,
ere I refuse to loue thee.
Now will we goe, the man replied,
vnto the place with speed,
To make of thee my louely bride,
my word shall be my deed:
So on they went with good intent,
together to be married,
Hee liked or her, shee liked of him,
nothing at all miscarried.
So here I end, wishing each friend,
may true and faithfull proue,
Ioue guide and blesse with good successe,
those that doe truly loue.
L. P.
FINIS.