If I were sure none of you here would blabbe,
I would euen tell you of a dreame most true,
And if I lye, count me the veriest drabbe,
That euer any of you saw or knewe:
When a friend speakes in kindnes do not wrong her:
For I can keepe it (for my life) no longer.
One night (I haue the day of moneth set downe)
Because I will make serious matters sure,
Me thought I went a iourney out of towne,
And with a propper man I was made sure:
As sure as death, me thought we were assured,
And all things for the businesse were procured.
We did agree, and faith and troath did plight,
And he gaue me, and I gaue him a Ring,
To doe as _Mistris Bride_ will doe at night,
And I protest me thought he did the thing:
The thing we stand so much vpon he tooke,
And I vpon the matter bigge did looke.
Forsooth (in sadnes,) I was bigge with childe,
And had a belly, (marry God forbid,)
Then fell a weeping, but he laught and smil'd,
And boldly said, weele stand to what we did:
Fye, fye (quoth I) who euer stands I fall,
Farewell my credit, maydenhead and all.
Thus as I cry'd and wept and wrong my hands,
And said deare maydes and maydenhead adue,
Before my face me thought my mother stands,
And question'd with me how this matter grew:
With that I start awake as we are now,
Yet feard my dreame had bin no dreame I vow.
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