PART III. To the same Tune          (Garnet)

Now the Captain did require,       Then the Captain did enquire,
them to tell him were she had lain, Where before that she ......
One that had often lain by her,    .....often had ........
freely answer'd him again,         
Ever since they first came hither, ....since she first.......
she was in my Hammock laid,         She has in...............
Though we often slept together,    Tho' we've often........
I ne'er knew she was maid.          ..............was a Maid.

(page 8)
Being mov'd with grief and pity,
when her pearly Tears did see,      When he her............
Tell me Damosel fair and pretty,    ....Damsel.........
what thy Lovers Name may be,
Sir, his Name was William Taylor,   Sir his Name is W. Taylor,
born not far from Mile-End-Green,   ..............from Island Green
Never was he bred a Sailor         
but was prest through perfect spleen ......pressed thro.......

As we to the Church was going,      ....................were going,
Marriage Rites to celebrate,
My dear Creature little knowing,   
that for him they lay in wait.      ...................laid......
Sir, I thou't they would have kill'd him, .....thought........
by their dragging him away,         by the dragging..........
My sad Eyes they ne'er beheld him, ......Eyes has ne'er.......
since that most unhappy Day,      

then he sent forth and enquir'd    Then they made a full Enquiry.
of the vessels outward bound,       ......Vessel...............
What was much to be admir'd         Which was more to ..........
soon her loyal love he found,       ..............Love was found.
With a Noble brave Commander       He was a noble brave Commander,
his beloved faithful friend,       His beloved faithfull Friend,
Who her love did soon surender,    And their heart did soon surrender
thus did all her sorrows end.       Which did all their sorrows end.

Being freed he wou'd not stay them, Being free he would not stay then,
but his Pleasure did commend       But their honour did commend,
In which soon he did convey them,   And he quickly did ..........
to fair London out of hand,         
Nay and such was his Affection,    And this was also his .......
he would see them Marry'd too      
Oh this was a noble Action,         Oh! ...................
such good men there is but few,   
       FINIS.

The Garnet copy details:-
The Garland original is in Sheffield City Library Acc No. 2296 MP 915

The faithful Lovers GARLAND
Composed of Two New Songs

I The Faithful Lover.
2 The unfortunate Wedding.
17th century woodcut of man of war under sail

Sheffield: Printed by John Garnet. at the Castle-green-head, near the Irish-cross. 1748

Page 2
A New SONG,
call'd the Faithful Lover.
20 stanzas on 7 pages.
Page 8 has
The Unfortunate Wedding, 9 stanzas which is a cuckoldry ballad on the 'Nothing at all' theme. On their wedding night the tall girl finds her short husband has 'nothing at all' so she asks her mother's advice and she advises her to cuckold him which she does with a vengeance. Each stanza ends in ...........nothing at all'.


A point of note is that in the earlier version WT is a 'friend' of the commander whereas by 1748 he had become the Commander himself.