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One German, who a widower was,
her huſband needs muſt be,
Becauſe he is of greater wealth,
and better in degree.
Her vows and promiſe lately made
to Bateman, ſhe deny'd;
And in, ſpite of him and his,
ſhe utterly defy'd.
Well then, quoth ſhe, if it be ſo,
that thou wilt me forſake,
And like a falſe forlorn wretch,
another huſband take,
Thou ſhalt not live one quiet hour,
for ſurely I will have
Thee either now alive or dead,
when I'm laid in the grave:
Thy faithleſs mind thou ſhalt repent,
therefore be well afford,
When for thy ſake thru hear'ſt report
what torments I endur'd.
But mark how. Bateman died for love,
and finiſhed his life,
That very day ſhe married was,
and made old German's wife!
