My memory turned out to be slightly off. It was claimed the Mrs. Habergham, who died in 1703, wrote the song. You can see the song (Seeds of Love/ Garden of Thyme) that's claimed to be her's in Bell's 'Ancient Poems, Ballads and Songs'. On internet go to:

www.pbm.com/~lindahl/ballads/ballads.html

and find Bell's book on the homepage there, and click on 'large ftp file'. Song 'Seeds of Love' is about 20 pieces from the end of the book.