Adventures and adventurers > Factor's garland

The anfwer ’Tas return’d an hundred pound.
The which for her pardon fie freely laid down.
He faid, Fairei creature, thy weeping refrain*
And be of good comfort, thou fhalt not he flain.
Behold, 1 have purchas’d thy pardon* will ye
Be willing to go to fair England with me ?
She faid, Sir, I thank yon, who freed me from death*
I’m bound t« obey you fo long’s I have breath ;
And if you are willing, to fair England I'll go,
And due xefptcl to you till death 1 will (how.
PART II.
HE brought her to London, whereas it is fairl.
He fet up houfe - keeping, and made her his maid.
For to "wait upon him, and finding her jud.
With the keys of his riches he did her iniruil.
At laft this young Factor was hired once more,
To crofs_the proud waves and billows that roar.
And into that country his courfe was to (leer.
Which by this maid’s Father was govern’d we hear.
Being a hot cl’mate, this maid did prepare.
To get him light robes in that country to wear.
He bought a llik waift-coaf, the which it is told,
H is fervant-maid ilow’red it with filver and goKi,
She faid to him, Mafter, 1 do underftand.
You are going Faftor unto fitch a land,
And if you that Prince’s court enter in,
Be fure let this fine flow’re.d garment be feen.
He faid, To that Prince's court I mud go,
The meaning of your words long for to know-.
Sir, I will not tell you, feme reafon you’ll find,
With that he reply'd, I'll fulfil thy mind.
Then away he (ailed and came to the fhor”,
This raCtor he cams lu the Ewpei'tn'Vdooi,