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242<br />

: ;<br />

ANCIENT SONGS<br />

And he has till his filler gane<br />

Now Mer rede ye mee ;<br />

O fall I marrie the nut-browne bride,<br />

And fet fair Annet free ?<br />

Ife rede ye tak fair Annet, Thomas,<br />

And let the browne bride alane ;<br />

Left ye fould figh and fay. AlaCe<br />

What is this we brought hame ? 40<br />

No, I will tak my mithers ccunfel,<br />

And marrie me owt o' hand<br />

And I will tak the nut-browne bride<br />

Fair Annet may leive the land.<br />

Up then r<strong>of</strong>e fair Annets father 45<br />

Twa hours or it wer day,<br />

And he is gane into the bower,<br />

Wherein fair Annet lay.<br />

Rife up, rife up, fair Annet, he fays,<br />

Put on your filken fneene ; 50<br />

Let us gae to St. Maries kirke,<br />

And fee that rich weddeen.<br />

My maides, gae to my dreihng roome,<br />

And drefs to me my hair ;<br />

Whair-eir yee laid a plait before, 5 5<br />

See yee lay ten times rnair.<br />

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35<br />

My

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