A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 03
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A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 03
English drama
C. CUSTANCE. The Lord strengthen her most excellent Majesty,
Long to reign over us in all prosperity.
T. TRUSTY. That her godly proceedings, the faith to defend,
He may stablish and maintain through to the end.
M. MERRY. God grant her, as she doth, the Gospel to protect,
Learning and virtue to advance, and vice to correct.
R. ROISTER. God grant her loving subjects both the mind and grace
Her most godly proceedings worthily to embrace.
HARPAX. Her highness most worthy councillors God prosper,
With honour and love all men to minister.
OMNES. God grant the nobility her to serve and love,
With all the common'ty, as doth them behove!
AMEN.[176]
Certain Songs[177] to be sung by those which shall use this Comedy
or Interlude.
_The Second Song._
_Who so to marry a minion wife,[178]
Hath had good chance and hap,_
_Must love her and cherish her all his life,
And dandle her in his lap,_
_If she will fare well, if she will go gay,
A good husband ever still,
Whatever she lust to do or to say,
Must let her have her own will,_
_About what affairs soever he go,
He must show her all his mind,
None of his counsels she may be kept fro,
Else is he a man unkind._
_The Fourth Song._
_I mun be married a Sunday;
I mun be married a Sunday;
Whosoever shall come that way,
I mun be married a Sunday._
_Roister Doister is my name;
Roister Doister is my name;
A lusty brute I am the same;
I mun be married a Sunday._
_Christian Custance have I found;
Christian Custance have I found;
A widow worth a thousand pound:
I mun be married a Sunday._
_Custance is as sweet as honey;
Custance is as sweet as honey;
I her lamb, and she my coney;
I mun be married a Sunday._
_When we shall make our wedding feast,
When we shall make our wedding feast,
There shall be cheer for man and beast;
I mun be married a Sunday.
I mun be married a Sunday, &c._
_The Psalmody._
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