The Hasty Bride-groom: OR,

The rarest sport that ha [...]h of late been tri'd,
Between a lusty Bride-grome and his Bride.
To the Tune of, Bass his Carreer: Or. Bow Bells
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COme from y e Temple away to the Bed.
[...] y e Marchant transports home his trea­sure
Be not so coy Lady since we are wed,
tis no sin to tast of the pleasure:
Then come let us be,
Blith merry and frée;
Vpon my life all the Waiters are gon:
and 'tis so
that they know
where you go,
say not no,
For I mean to make bold with my owne.
What is't to me though our hands joyned be,
if our bodies be still kept assunder.
Shall it be said, their goes a married Maid,
indéed we will have no such wonder;
Therefore let's jmbrace,
There's non sées thy face,
The Bride-maids that waited are gone:
non can spy,
how you lye
nere deny,
but say I
For indeed jle make bold with my own.
Then come let us kiss & let us tast of that bliss
which brave Lords and Ladies enjoy'd,
If all Maids should bée of the humour of thée,
Generation would soon be destroy'd;
Then where are those joys
The G [...]rls and the Boys,
Wouldst thou live in the world all alone,
don't distroy,
but enjoy,
séem not coy,
for a toy,
For indeed jle make bold with my own.
Sweet Love do not frown, put off thy Gown,
tis a Garment unfit for the night,
Some say that black hath a relishing smak,
I had rather be dealing with white:
Then be not a fraid,
For you are not betray'd,
Since we two are together alone:
I invite,
you this night,
to do right,
my delight,
Is forthwith to make bold with my own
Prethée begin don't delay but unpin,
for my humour I cannot prevent it,
You are too straight lac'd & your Gorget's so fast,
undo it or I straight way will rend it
Or to end all the strife,
Il'e cut it with my knif,
Tis to long to stay til it is undone:
let thy wast,
be unlac'd,
and in half,
be imbrac't,
For I long to be bold with my own.

The second Part,

to the same Tune.
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FEel here on my hand, how you make me to stand
even ready to starve in the cold;
O why shouldst thou be, so hard-hearted to me
that loves the more dearer then Gold:
And as thou hast béen,
Like fair Venus the Quéen,
Most compleat in thy parts every ane:
let me find,
that thy mind,
is inclin'd
to be kind;
So that I may make with my own.
As thou art fair, and more swéet then the Air
that dallies on Julies brave Roses,
Now let mée be, to that Garden a Key,
which the Flowers of Virgins incloses,
And I will not bée,
Too rough unto thée,
For my nature unto mildness is prone;
do no lesse
but undresse
and unlace,
all a pace.
For this night jle make bold with my own.
When I have found, thée temprate and sound
thy swéet breast I will take for my Pillow
Tis great pitty y t we which newly married be
should be forc'd to wear the gréen-Willow:
We shall be blest,
And live swéetly at rest,
When we two are vnited in one.
with content,
and consent,
I am bent,
my intent,
Is this night to make bold with my own.
The Ladies Loving Reply.
WElcome dear Love all y e powers above,
are well pleased at our happy[?] meeting;
The heavens have decrée, & y e earth is agréed
that I should imbrace my own Swéeting:
At Bed and at Board
Both in Déed and in word.
My affection to thée shall shown:
thou art mine,
I am thine,
let us joyne,
and combine,
Jle not bar thee from what is thy own.
Our Brid-bed is made, y u shalt be my comrade
for to lodge in my arms all night,
Where thou shalt inioy being frée from anoy
all the sport wherein Love takes delight:
Our mirth shall be crown'd,
And our triump renownd:
Then Swéet-heart let thy valour be shown,
take thy fill,
do thy will,
use thy skill,
welcome still
why shouldst thou not make bold with thy own
The Bride-groom & Brid w t much joy on each side
then togeather they to Bed both [...] go
But what they did there I did neither sée nor hear,
nor I do not desire to know,
But by Cupids aid,
They being well laid,
They made sport by themselves alon:
being plac'd,
she unlac'd,
he uncas'd,
she imbrac'd,
Then he stoutly made bold with his own.
Finis.

London, Printed for Francis Grove dwelling on Snow-hill

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