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A Crovvne-Garland of Govlden Roses

Gathered out of Englands royall garden. Being the liues and strange fortunes of many great personages of this Land. Set forth in many pleasant new songs and sonetts neuer before imprinted. By Richard Iohnson

Johnson, Richard (1573-1659?)

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A PRINCELY SONG made of the Red Rose and the White, royally vnited together by king Henry the seauenth, and Elizabeth Plantaginet, daughter to Edward the fourth, from whom our now Soueraigne Lord King Iames linnially descended.

A delightfull song, of the foure famous feasts of England, the one of them ordayned by King Henry the seuenth, of the honor of Marchant Taylers, shewing how seauen Kings haue bin free of that company, and now last he graced with the loue of our renowned Prince Henry of great Brittaine.

The Lamentable song of the Lord Wigmoore gouernor of Warwicke Castle, and the fayre maid of Dunsmoore: as a warning to all maids to haue care how they yeeld to the wanton delights of young gallants.

The complaint of faire Isabell for the losse of her honor, at the end whereof shee slew her selfe.

A Song of Sir Richard Whittington, who by strange fortunes, came to bee thrice Lord Maior of London, with his bountifull guifts and liberallity giuen to this honorable Citty.

The life and death of the great Duke of Buckingham, who came to an vntimely end, for consenting to the deposing of the two gallant young princes, King Edward the fourths Children.

The wofull death of Queene Iane Wife to King Henry the eight. and how King Edward was cut out of his mothers belly.

A short and sweet sonnet made by one of the maides of honor vpon the death of Queene Elizabeth, which she sowed vppon a sampler in red silke.

The life and death of famous Th. Stukely, an English gallant in the time of Queene Elizabeth, who ended his dayes in a battaile of Kings in Barbarie.

A most royall song of the life and death of our late renowned Princesse Queene Elizabeth.

A Song of a Beggar and a King.

A Louers Song in praise of his Mistresse.

In praise and dispraise of women.

The Louers fairing sent to his best beloued.

The Maidens kind answere to her louer.

A maides complaint for lack of a loue: Expressing the anguish in mind she doth prooue

The Lamentation of an Ale-wifes daughter for the losse of her Virginity.

A new Sonnet of Coridon and Phillida.

Coridons Complaint.

Phyllidaes kind replye.

A New sonnet of a Knight and a faire Virgin.

A new song of an Hostisse and her Guests.

A Lamentable Ditty on the death of a nobleman who was executed in the time of King Edward.

A pleasant new Sonnet intituled, mine owne deare Lady braue

A new Sonnet, of a curst wife and her husband.

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The Louers fairing sent to his best beloued.

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To the tune of I wander vp and downe.

My comfort and my ioy,
this fairing I do send:
Let not vnkindnesse him destroy,
that is thy faithfull friend.

A loyall heart I send,
to thee the same I giue:
O cherish it, and keepe it safe,
and so the same will liue.

But if you it forsake,
and will not yeeld it grace:
It liues, and dyes, and soone is fled,
within a little space.

O flie no promise made,
nor do me not disdaine:
One frowne will strike so cruelly,
that I shall liue in paine.

A smile reuiues me being dead,
and is a ioyfull treasure:
O let that sunne-shine ere be spred,
for it is my chiefe treasure.

My selfe, and wealth, and all I haue,
a Fairing I do giue:
To thee that first my heart possest,
and still maist make me liue.

Steele not thy heart nor make it hard,
but intertaine mine Inne:
So may I boast, and still shall say,
I shall much comfort win.

Returne me comfort back,
let me not languish euer:
For I am thine, and euer shall,
till death my life do seuer.

FINIS.