Classic Poem

By : constraint if I dep ar t, —
sing lullabee, —
I leaue w i th [thee] behind, my constant hart
placed w i th thine, there lett itt rest
till itt by death be disposest,
sing lulla lullabee! loue, liue loyall till I dye.

doe not any wayes distrust —
sing lullabye —
tha t I shall proue inconstant or vniust.
though banishment a while I try,
yett shall affectyon neuer dye.
[sing lulla &c. ( a line pared away here )]

If by absence I be fforcet —
sing lullabee —
a litle while to be deuorcet
ffrom thee whose brest can testifye
where my subiects hart doth Lye,
Lulla &c.

constancye is all I craue —
sing lullabee; —
p er formed by thee, my wish I haue;
If I to thee vnconstant proue,
lett death my liffe ffrom earth remoue.
Lulla &c.