Unto her friends they then her brought,
Lady, lady,

And with all speed the life they sought
Of that lady.

SECOND PART.

On the morrow she was brought forth
Before the people there to stand,
That they might hear and know the truth,
How these two elders Susanna found,
The elders swore and thus did say,

How that they saw a young man lay
With that lady.

Judgment there was for no offence,
Susanna causeless then must die,
These elders bore such evidence,
Against her they did verify,
Who were believed then indeed,

Lady, lady,

Against Susanna to proceed,

That she should die.

Susanna's friends that stood her by, They did lament, and were full woe, When as they saw no remedy,

But that to death she then must go,

Then unto him that is so just,

Lady, lady,

(In God was all her hope and trust,) To him did cry.

The Lord her voice heard, and beheld

The daughter's cry of Israel,

His spirit he rais'd in a child,

Whose name was called young Daniel, Who cried aloud whereas he stood,

Lady, lady,

I am clear of the guiltless blood

Are

Of this lady.

you such focls, quoth Daniel then, In judgment you have not done well, Nor yet the right way have you gone, To judge a daughter of Israel: By this witness of false disdain,

Lady, lady,

Wherefore to judgment turn again

For that lady.

And when to judgment they were set,
He called for those wicked men:
And soon he did them separate,

Putting the one from the other, then, He asked the first where he did see

That fair lady,

He said under a mulberry tree,

Who lied falsely.

Thou liest, said Daniel, on thy head,
Thy sentence is before the Lord,
He bad that forth he might be lead,
And bring the other that bore record,
To see how they two did agree,

For this lady,

He said under a pomgranate tree,

Who lied falsely.

Said Daniel as he did before,

Behold the messenger of the Lord, Stands waiting for you at the door, E'en to cut thee with a sword, And even with that the multitude

Aloud did cry,

Give thanks to God, so to conclude

For this lady.

They dealt like with these wicked men,
According as the scripture saith,
They did as with their neighbour then,
By Moses' law were put to death,
The innocent preserved was,

Lady, lady,

As God by Daniel brought to pass

For this lady.

[For John Wright, near Pye Corner.]

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IV

AN ANCIENT SONG,

From the old enterlude, called “ Lusty Juventus.”

In a herber grene aslepe where as I lay,

The byrdes sange swete in the middes of the daye, I dreamed fast of myrth and play :

In youth is pleasure, in youth is pleasure.

Methought I walked stil to and fro,
And from her company I could not go;
But when I waked it was not so:

In youth is pleasure, in youth is pleasure.

Therefore my hart is surely pyght

Of her alone to have a sight,

Which is my joy and hartes delyght:

In youth is pleasure, in youth is pleasure.

V.

AN ANCIENT DRINKING SONG,

a ryght pithy, pleasaunt and merie Comedie: i gytuled Gammer Gurtons Nedle, imprinted by Thomas Colwell, 1575."

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Backe and syde go bare, go bare,

Booth foote and hande go colde:

But bellye God send thee good ale ynoughe,
Whether it be newe or olde.

CAN not eate, but lytle meate,

My stomacke is not good;

But sure I thinke that I can drynke
With him that weares a hood.
Thoughe I go bare, take ye no care,
I am nothinge a colde:

I stuffe my skyn so full within,

Of joly good ale and olde

Back and syde go bare, go bare,

Booth foote and hand go colde:

But belly God send thee good ale inoughe,
Whether it be new or olde.

I love no rost, but a nut brown toste,

And a crab layde in the fyre,

A lytle bread shall do me stead,
Much breade I not desyre :