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And unto Sarah Millwood then
his caſe he did report.
But how ſhe us'd this youth,
in this his extreme need,
The which did her neceſſity
ſo oft with money feed.
The ſecond part behold,
ſhall tell it forth at large,
And ſhall a ſtrumpet’s wiley ways,
with all her arts diſcharge.

PART II.

Here comes Barnwell unto thee,
ſweet Sarah my heart’s delight,
I am undone unleſs thou ſtand
my faithful friend this night.
Our maſter to command accompts,
has juſt occaſion found,
And I am now behind hand
above two hundred pounds.
And knowing not at all,
what anſwer him to make,
Nor his diſpleaſure to eſcape,
my way to thee I take
With that ſhe knit her brows,
and looking all awry,
Quoth ſhe, what can I have to do,
with any prentice boy?
And ſince you’ve ſtolen and gave
your maſter’s goods away,
Your caſe is bad, and therefore here,
you ſhall no longer ſtay.
Is this the love and friendſhip that
you did to me profeſs?