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At Course-a-parke, without all doubt
he should haue first beene taken out,
by all the maydes ith' towne'
though lusty Roger there had beene,
or little George upon the greene,
or Vincent of the Crowne:
But wott you whatk, the youth was going
to make an end of all his wooeing,
the parson for him stayd;
Yet by his leaue for all his hast
he did not wish so much all past
perchance as did the mayde:
The mayde, and thereby hangs a tayle,
for such a mayde noe Whitsun Ale
did euer yet produce;
noe grape that's kindly ripe, could bee
soe round, soe plumpe, so soft as shee,
nor halfe soe full of Juice:
Her fingers were so small, the ringe
would not stay on which they did bringe,
it was too wide a pecke;
and to say truth, for out it must,
it lookt like the great Collar Just
about our young Colts necke:
Her Cheekes soe rare a white had on,
noe Dazy makes comparison,
who sees them is undone;
for streakes of redd are mingled there,
such as are on a Katherine peare,
that side that's next the sunne:
Her lipps were redd, and one was thinne
compared to that was next her Chinne,
some Bee had stung it newly;
but Dicke, her eyes soe guard her face
I durst noe more upon her gaze
then on the sunne in July:
Her feete beneath her petticoate,
like litle mice stole in and out,
as if they feared the light,
but oh shee daunces such a way,
noe sunne upon an Easter day,
is halfe soe fine a sight:
If wishing might bee any sinne
The Parson's selfe had guilty beene
shee oookt that day soe purely;
and did the youth as oft the feate
that night, so some did in conceit,
it would haue spoyld him surely:
Passion of mee, how I runne on?
there's something must bee thought upon
I trow besides the Bride;
the business of the Kitchin great,
for it was fitt that men should eate,
nor was it here denyed:
For in the nicke the Cooke knockt thrice,
and all the wayters in a trice
the summons did obey;
Each servingman with dish in hand,
marcht boldly up likie our traine band,
presented and away:
When all the meate was on the table,
what man of knife or teeth was able
to say to bee entreated;
and this the very reason was
why ere the parson could say grace
the company was seated:
The up they rise, and play and daunce,
and then sitt downe, and sigh and glaunce,
then daunce againe and kisse;
thus seuerall wayes the time did passΓ©
whilst euery woman wisht her place,
and euery man wisht his:
By this time all were stolne aside
to counsel and undress the Bride,
but that he must not know;
But yet 'twas thought hee guest her minde,
and did not meane ot stay behinde,
aboue an houre or soe:
When he came in Dicke, there shee lay
like new falne snow melting away,
twas time I trow to part;
kisses were not the only stay,
which soone she faue, as who should say
God bu'y with all my heart:
But Just as heaue'n would haue't to crosse it
in come the maydes now with the possett,
the Bridegroome eate in spight;
for he had left the women to it
it would haue cost two houres to do it
which was too much that night:
At length the candle's out, and now
all that they might not doe, they doe,
what that was who can tell;
but I beleeue it was noe more,
then thou and I haue done before
with Bridget, and with Nell: Sr John Suckling: