The Most Pleasant Song of Lady Bessy: The Eldest Daughter of King Edward the Fourth, and how She Married King Henry the Seventh of the House of LancasterRichard Taylor, 1829 - 82 pages |
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Page 5 - All the matter to him show you may, For he and his thy help must be; As soon as the truth to him is shown Unto your words he will agree; For their shall never son of my body be gotten That shall be crowned after me, But you shall be queen and wear the crown, So doth expresse the prophecye...
Page 13 - A rich chair was set for him. And another for that fair lady. They ate the spice and drank the wine, He had all things at his intent; They rested them as for a time, And to their study then they went. Then that lady so fair and free, With rudd as red as rose in May, She kneeled down upon her knee, And to the lord thus can she say: Good father Stanley, I you pray, Now here is no more but you and I; Let me know what you will say, For pen and paper I have ready. He saith, commend me to my son George...
Page 4 - Therefore, good lady, I you beseek To move me no more in this matter. Oh ! good father Stanley, listen now and hear ; Heare is no more but you and I ; King Edward that was my father dear, On whose estate God had mercy, In Westminster as he did stand, On a certain day in a study, A book of reason he had in his hand, And so sore his study he did apply, That his tender tears fell on the ground, All men might see that stood him by : There were both earls and lords of land, But none of them durst speak...
Page 34 - As soon as you look upon him truely. — He received the wine of the porter, then With him he took the mules three. When Humphrey came before that prince He falleth downe upon his knee, He delivereth the letters which Bessy sent, And so did he the mules three, A rich ring with a stone, Thereof the prince glad was hee ; He took the ring of Humphrey then, And kissed the ring times three. Humphrey kneeled still as any stone, ^As sure as I do tell to thee ; Humphrey of the prince answer gott none, Therefore...
Page 29 - Themselves drew it full nigh, And bad their men go into the towne, To drink the wine and make merry. They did go themselves into the same inn, Where as the earle and Bessy lye. When all the lords together were, Amongst them all Bessy was full buissy ; With goodly words Bessy then said there, Fair lords, what will you do for me ? Will you relieve yonder prince, That is exiled beyond the sea ? I woud not have King Richard him to convince, For all the gold in Christentye. The Earle of Darby came forth...
Page 9 - I and all mine full sore should rue, For we were as like to lose as winne. Beside that, it were a deadly sin To refuse my king, and him betray : The child is yet unborne that might moan in time, And think upon that woefull day. Wherefore, good lady, I do you pray, Keep all things close at your hart root ; So now farr past it is of the day, To move me more it is no boot. Then from her head she cast her attire, Her colour changed as pale as lead, - — Her faxe that shoan as the gold wire She tair...
Page 22 - He said, we must come under a cloud, We must never trusted bee; We may sigh and make a great moane, This world is not as it will bee. Have here, Humphrey, pounds three, Better rewarded may thou bee; Commend me to my father dear, His daily blessing he would give me; He said also in that tide, Tell him also thus from me; If I be able to go or ride, This appointment keep will I.
Page 48 - A bishopp then marryed with a ringe The two bloods of great renowne. Bessy said, now may we singe, Wee two bloods are made all one. The Earle of Darby hee was there, And Sir William Stanley, that noble knight, Upon their heads he set the crown so fair, That was made of gould so bright. And there he came under a cloud, That some time in England looked full high ; But then the hart he lost his head, That after no man cou'd him see. But Jesus, that is both bright and shine, And born was of mylde Mary,...
Page 15 - Such a one I never saw with my eye. I did him crave, he said I shoud him have ; He was brought to the broad heath truely; At him I let my grayhound then slipp, And followed after while I might dree. He left me lyeing in an ould moss pitt, A loud laughter then laughed hee ; He said, Rise up, and draw out your cousin; The deer is dead, come you and see. Bid him come as a marchant of Carnarvon, Or else of Bew-morris whether it be ; And in his company seven Welshmen, And come to London and speak to me...
Page 33 - The Prince of England know shall ye, Low where he siteth at the butts certaine, With other lords two or three ; He weareth a gown of velvet black And it is cutted above the knee, With a long visage and pale and black — Thereby know that prince may ye ; A wart he hath, the porter said, A little alsoe above the chinn, His face is white, his wart is redd, No more than the head of a small pinn ; You may know the prince certaine, As soon as you look upon him truely.