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An excellent ballad, intituled, The constancy of Susanna. To an excellent new tune.
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1650-1659?
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Interim Tract Supplement Guide Huth 50[73]
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An Excellent Ballad intituled The Constancy of Susanna To an excellent New tune THere was a man in Babylon of reputation great by fame He took to wife a fair woman Susanna was she cal'd by name A woman fair and vertuous Lady Lady Why should not we of her learn thus to live godly Vertuously her life she led she feared God she stood in awe As in the story you may read was well brought up in Moses law Her parents they were godly folk Lady Lady Why should we not then talk of this Lady That year two Iudges there was made which were the Elders of Babylon To Ioachims house was all their trade who was Susanna's husband then Ioachim was a great rich man Lady Lady These Elders oft to his house came for this Lady Ioachim had an Orchard by fast ioyning to his house or place Whereas Susanna commonly her self did daily their solace And that these Elders soon espy'd Lady Lady And privately themselves did hide for that Lady Her chast and constant life was try'd by these Elders of Babylon A time convenient they espy'd to have this Lady all alone In this Orchard it came to pass Lady Lady Where she alone her self did wash her fair body The Elders came to her anon thus they said fair Dame good spéed The doors are fast the Maids are gone consent to us and do this deed For we are men of no mistrust Lady Lady And yet to thee we have a lust O fair Lady If that to us thou dost say nay a testimonial we will bring We will say that one with thee lay how canst thou then avoid this thing Therefore consent and to me turn Lady Lady For we to thee in lust do burn O fair Lady Then did she sigh and said alas now woe is me on every side Was ever wretch in such a case shall I consent and do this deed Whether I do or do it not Lady Lady It is my Death right well I wot O true Lady Better it were for me to fall into your hands and be guiltless Then that I should consent at all to this your shameful wickedness And even with that whereas she stood Lady Lady Vnto the Lord she cry'd aloud pittifully THese Elders both likewise again against Susanna aloud they cry'd Their filthy lust could not obtain their wickedness they sought to hide Vnto her friends they then her brought Lady Lady And with all speed the life was sought of that Lady On the morrow she was brought forth before the people for to stand that they might hear know the truth how these two Elders Susanna found The Elders swore and thus did say Lady Lady How that they saw a youngman lay with this Lady Iudgement there was for one offence Susanna causeless she must Die These Elders bore such evidence against her they did verifie Who were believed then indeed Lady Lady Against Susanna to proceed that she should Die. Susanna's friends that stood her by they did lament and were full woe When as they saw no remedy but that to Death she then must go Then unto him that is so just Lady Lady In God was all her hope and trust to him they cry The Lord her voice heard and beheld the Daughters cry of Israel His Spirit he raised in a child whose name was call'd young Daniel Who cryed aloud whereas he stood Lady Lady I am clear of the guiltless blood of this Lady Are you such fools quoth Daniel then in Iudgment you have not done well Nor yet the right way have you gone to judge the Daughter of Israel By this witness of false Disdain Lady Lady Wherefore to judgement turn again for that Lady And when to Iudgement they were set he called for these wicked men And soon he did them seperate puting the one from th' other then He askt the first where he did see that fair Lady He said under a Mulberry tree who lyed falsly Thou lyest said Daniel on thy head thy sentence is before the Lord He bad that forth he might be led and bring the other that bare record To see how they two did agree Lady Lady He said under a Pomgranate tree who lyed falsly Said Daniel as he did before behold the Messenger of the Lord Stands waiting for you at the Door even to cut thee with a Sword And even with that the multitude aloud did cry Give thanks to God and so conclude for this Lady They dealt like with these wicked men according as the Scripâ—ure saith They did as with their Neighbour then by Moses Law were put to Death She innocent preserved was Lady Lady As God by Daniel brought to pass for this Lady Printed for F. Coles T. Vere and Wright