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The Second Part.
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I Tell thee gentle sweeting,
Queene Venus neuer runne:
So swift after Adonis.
as I to thee would come,
Queene Dina in her shower of gould;
did not so willing doe,
As I would be to meete thee.
vppon the meddow bro,
Qouth he as did Dame Venus▪
wouldst thou of mee make triall,
I would not like Adonis,
so fondly giue deniall.
No for thy sake my sweeting,
all ill I vnder goe.
So thou wouldst graunt to mett mee,
vppon the meddow bro.
Sir since I sée you are louing,
i'le tel to you the cause,
You know both maides and young men
liue vnder countries lawes.
And should wee be but spied,
we should haue men enough:
Where we should be derided,
vpon the meddow brow.
If this be all you feare sweet,
leaue this alone to me,
I'le poynt a time conuenient,
non shall our meeting see.
Where wee will merry be,
and talk of whats to doe
Where a kisse or twaine i'le giue thee,
vppon the meddow brooe,
I when you haue me there Sir,
you then may doe your pleasure:
But I will haue you sweare sir,
stile for to doe in measure.
Wee might repent at leasure.
should wee out of measure doe:
I am half affraide to meete you,
vppon the meddow brooe.
Sweete heart I heare protest and swere
to vse you there most kinde,
Keep promise in your meeting,
and loue mee as you find,
I will not crosse your minde,
what so euer I doe doe,
So you would grant to meete mee:
vppon the meddow brooe.
Then heres my hand i'le meete thee,
appoynt both place and time
Quoth he vppon the meddow brooe
to morrow morne betime.
I'le meete (quoth shee) bout fiue a clock
and thats the most i'le doe:
So gentle heart a kisse and part,
and méete on meddow brow.
Away then went these louing, twaine
but when that they did meete:
Let such as know the vse out,
iudg how these two did gréete:
But might I spend my iudgment,
as an other man may doe.
I doubt they plaid the wantons,
vpon the meddow brooe,
What ere they did might I but know
my toung should proue no ranger,
But did they well or did they ill,
let them oppose the daunger.
Yet this shall be my wish for all,
that about such busines goe.
Heauen send all merrie meeting,
vppon the meddow broe.