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Child Ballads - Lyrics

Child 207
Lord Delamere
Version C

Llewellynn Jewitt'a Ballads and Songa of Derbyshire, p. 57. "Another version, which I have in Manuscript, has, besides many minor variations, these verses."

Narrative

1   O the Duchess of Devonshire was standing hard by;
Upon her dear husband she cast her lovely eye:
'Oh, fie upon treachery! there's been treachery I say,
It was your full intent to have taen my duke's life away.'
2   Then away to the parliament these votes all went again,
And there they acted like just and honest men.
I neither curse my king, nor kingdom, crown or throne,
But I wish every honest man to enjoy but what is his own.

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