"Sweet youth," quoth hee, "if it be so,
Beare me a letter to the English merchants there,110
And gold on thee I will bestow:
My daughter's welfare I do feare."
Her mother takes her by the hand;
"Faire youth," qd she, "if there thou dost my daughter see,
Let me thereof soone understand,115
And there is twenty crownes for thee."
Thus, through the daughter's strange disguise,
The mother knew not when shee spake unto her child;
And after her master straightway shee hies,
Taking her leave with countenance milde.120
Thus to the sea faire Maudlin is gone
With her gentle master; God send them a merry wind;
Where wee a while must let them alone,
Till you the second part doe find.
THE SECOND PART.
"Welcome, sweete Maudlin, from the sea,125
Where bitter stormes and tempests doe arise:
The plesant bankes of Italy
Wee may behold with mortal eyes."
"Thankes, gentle master," then quoth shee;
"A faithfull friend in sorrow hast thou beene;130
If fortune once doth smile on mee,
My thankfull heart shall well bee seene.
"Blest be the land that feedes my love!
Blest be the place where as his person doth abide!
No triall will I sticke to prove,135
Whereby my true love may be tride.
"Nowe will I walke with joyful heart,
To viewe the towne where as my darlinge doth remaine,
And seeke him out in every part,
Untill I doe his sight attaine."140