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Which caus'd him for to colour, and thus for to say
Friend who flowered this garment, tell me now I pray
If it please your grace, in my last voyage to Turkey
There I saw a creature that strangled must be,
And to save her life I gave an hundred pounds,
And carried her home with me to fair London town
There shes my housekeeper while I'm in this land
And when of my coming she did understand,
She flowered this robe, and gave great charge to me
To let it be seen by your great majesty.
This prince cried, Behold this robe which I wear
Is of the same flower and spot, I dare swear;
Thy maid wrought them both & is my daughter (illegible text)
I have not heard of her these seven long years.
To pay a visit to a neighbouring prince,
I sent her in a ship, but has ne'er seen her since,
I was afraid the sea had been her grave;
But I heard since, to Turkey she was taken a slave
For the loss of my child, who I tho't had been dead
A well full of tears in my court has been shed,
My princess, her mother, for her could not rest.
And her groans drew millions of tears from h(illegible text)
Thy ship shall be richly laden with speed, (breast
And I'll send a ship for her convoy indeed;
And because, for thy love, thou sav'd my child's ⟨life⟩
Bring her alive to me, and I'll make her thy wife
And if thou should not live to bring her to ⟨me⟩
The man who brings her home her husband shall ⟨be⟩
And one hundred thousand a year he shall have.
Therefore take care my dear child's life to save.
The ship being laden, the anchor was weighed
And he with his convoy to England soon sail'd,
To fair London city, and home he did go,
And gave the young princess good tidings to ⟨know⟩
