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"Hee taughte me juftice and the laws "Wyth pity to unite;

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"And eke hee taughté mee howe to knowe "The wronge caufe fromm the ryghte:

"Hee taughte mee wythe a prudent hande "To feede the hungrie poore,

"Ne lett mye farvants dryve awaie "The hungrie fromme my doore:

"And none can faye, but alle my lyfe "I have hys wordyes kept;

"And fumm'd the actyonns of the daie "Eche nyghte before I flept.

"I have a spouse, goe afk of her,

"Yff I defyl'd her bedde? "I have a kynge, and none can laie "Blacke treafon onne my hedde.

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"I leave thys mortall lyfe:

"Farewell, vayne worlde, and alle that's deare,

"Mye fonnes and lovynge wyfel

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"Ah, fweete Syr Charles! why wylt thou goe,

"Wythoute thye lovynge wyfe?

"The cruelle axe thatt cuttes thye necke,

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And dydd her treffes tere;

"Oh! ftaie, mye husbande! lorde ! and lyfe!"-
Syr Charles thenne dropt a teare,

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"Tyll tyredd out wythe ravynge loud,
Shee fellen onne the flore;
Syr Charles exerted alle bys myghte,
And march'd fromm oute the dore.

Uponne a fledde hee mounted thenne,
Wythe lookes fulle brave and fwete;
Lookes, thatt enfhone ne moe concern
Thanne anie ynne the ftrete.

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