Adventures and adventurers > Factor's garland, and princess' happy marriage

If thou wiit promise arid be true to me,
To give the first babe that is born to thee,
When 30 months old, to that court Hi thee bring,
I will not reieSse thee, without that very thing.
The Factor consider’d that this would cause grief,
tAnd without it, for him there was no relief;
Ole cried, L’fe is sweet, and tny life lor to save,
[Carry me to that place, and your will you shall have,
pc soon’s he vses carried to the court and when
lie came to the gates, he saw his Lady then
Looking out of his window, who seeing him there.
From grief transported to joy they were.
He into the court then, with jov was receiv’d,
Where his Lady met him, who lor him had griev'd.
And said, My-dear jewel, my joy, and my dear,
|Q! where have you tar. ied? I pray let me hear.
.Where so long he tarried, he then did relate,
[And by what means he came to her father’s gate;
ipe raid, l was thrown overboard in my sleep,
t think ’twas the Captain threw me in the deep.
With that the Captain was sent for with speed.
And hearing the Faotor was come there indeed,
To show Litmeil guilty, like a cruel knave,
l.esj <nto the ocean, which proved his gmvp.
Next with great triumph and joy we do th.d,
I his Factor and Lady in marriage were join’d;
^nd withi* the torn pass acd space of three year,
'bey had a fine son and daughter we here.
'ihe sen was ihe first-born, a perfect beauty,
And was well be lov’d of the whole family,
.Vhun SO months c d, came the man for his child,
, lYho re.eas’d the Factor from toe desalt-Isle.
A hen the Factor saw him, his eyes they bid fiow.