The royal garland of love and delight containing the lives of sundry kings, queens, and princes : with other love songs and sonnets full of delight / by T.D. ; whereunto is added a rare new sonnet of the restauration of our royal soveragn [sic] Charles the Second.

The Maids Answer.

MY love my life, my duck my dear, now I will yield unto thee, All thou hast said I well did hear, and now thy words do move me, For to reply in answer kind, and to thy self shall prove me, I will not change like to the wind, so sweet is the Lad that loves me. Be thou my lovely Pyramus, I'le be thy constant Thisbe, And I am now resolved thus, never for to displease thée, True Love surpasses Cress••s Gold,

Hereafter let my Love be hold so sweet is the Lad, &c. Ile prove as chast unto my Love, as ever could do any, No fond inticements me shall move though I am urg'd by many, I will indure for ever kind as it doth best behove me, A truer mate thou shalt not find so svveet is the Lad &c. My daily care shall always be, onely for to delight thée, And I my self will be the she, that will with joys unite thée, Ile thée delight both noon and night, for so my fancy moves me, Like Cynthia I will shine bright, unto the Lad &c. Do not dispair my onely dear, let not vain thoughts torment thée, Of my true heart have thou no fear nor do not thou absent thee, I will remain for ever sure though I a while do prove thee, Till death depart Ile thine indure so svveet is the Lad &c. So Love adue I pray be true I am thine own for ever, The next time that I meet with you, wee'l not so soon dissever.

Although we part Ile leave my heart with him that dearly loves me. 'Tis Hymens hand must ease thy smart for I am the Lass that loves thee.