["# The Northern LORD", "A Noble Lord of high renown\nTwo daughters had; the eldest brown,\nThe youngest beautiful and fair.", "By chance a noble Knight came there.", "Her father said, kind Sir, I have\nTwo daughters, which do you crave?\nOne that is beautiful, he cry'd,", "The noble knight he then reply'd:", "She's young she's beautiful and gay,\nAnd is not to be gir'n away.", "But asjewels are bought and fold,\nShe shall bring me her weight in gold.", "The price I think you need not grudge,", "Since I will freely give as much", "With her one tifter, if I can", "Find out some other nobleman.", "With thatbefoke the noble knight,", "I'd sooner have the beauty bright", "At that vaft rate, renowned lord,", "Then then the other with a vaft reward,", "So then the bargain it was made,", "But e'er the money could be paid,", "He had it of a wealthy Jew,", "The fum to large, the writings drew", "That if he tail'd, or mifs'd the day,", "So manyounces he should pay.", "Of his own flees, instead of gold,", "All was agreed, the fum was told,", "So he return'd immediately,", "Unto the lord, where he did buy", "His daughter fine, I do declare.", "And paid him down the money there.", "He bought her too, it was well known", "Unto a marking she was his own.", "By her a fon he did enjoy.", "A sweet and comely handsome boy,", "At length the time of pay drew near", "When the knight did begin to fear ;", "He dreaded much the cruel Jew", "Because the money it was dew.", "His lady ask'd him Why he griev'd?", "He faid, My jewel, I received", "Such a fum of money of a Jew,", "And now the money it is due,", "Now then the Emperor beheld", "I'm sure I cannot raihe the fum,", "t'ell have my flees, weight for weight,", "Which makes my grief and sorrow great", "Tuft I never fear him, the reply'd", "We'll cross the raging ocean wide", "And so secure you from the face,", "To her require a fair lady gay,", "THEN having pass'd the raging fears\nThey travel' on, ill by degrees", "Unto the German court he came,", "The knight his fon, and come'd came,", "Unto the Emperor he told", "His story of the fum of gold,", "That he had borrow'd of a Jew,", "And that for fear of death he flew.", "The Emperor he did erect", "A court for them and she'd respect", "Unto his guestes, because they came", "From BRITON, that blest land of fame;", "As here he lived in delight,", "A Dutch lord told our English knight,", "That he a ton of gold would lay,", "He could enjoy his lady gay.", "From her the lord he was to bring", "A rich and coiffy diamond-ring,", "That was to prove and teffity", "How he did with his lady lie.", "He tries, but never could obtain", "Her favour but with high disdain ;", "She did abhor his base intent,", "So to her chamber-maid he went.", "And told her if they would but fied", "Her lady's ring and to conceal", "The fame, and bring it so him ftrait,", "She should enjoy a fine estate,", "In hopes of such a fine reward", "The ring the fole, then the Dutch lord", "Did take it to the noble knight", "Who almost (fwooded at the fight)", "Home he goes to the lady ftrait", "Meeting her at the palace gate,", "He flung her headlong into the move.", "And left her there to fink or float.", "Soon after in cloaths of green,", "She like a war like knight was feen,", "And in moft gallant gay deployment", "Sherode unto the Emperor's court,", "Now when the Emperor beheld", "Her brage deployment, he was fill'd", "With admiration at the fight,", "Who call'd herfelf an English knight,", "The Emperor did then reply,", "We have an English knight to die,", "For drowning of his lady gay,", "Quoth she. I'd fee him, if I may.", "I was granted, so to him she came", "And calling of him by his name,", "She fald. Kind sir, be of good cheer", "Your friends I'll be you need not fear.", "Said to the Emperor did ride,", "And fa't, Now let this caufe be try'd.", "Once more, for I've a mind to fave", "This noble gailant from the grave.", "It being done, the court was fet,", "The Dutch lord came, feeming to fiet", "About the ring, feeming to fear,", "How truth world make his shame appear", "And so it did, for foon they call", "The maid, who on kees did fall,", "Before the court and did confefs", "The Dutch lord's unworthinefs,", "The court reply'd, Let it be?", "The lady too for ought we know,", "May be alive, therefore we'll flay", "The fentence till another day.", "Now the Dutch lord gave him a ton", "Of Gold which he hadjuftly won;", "And so he did with shame and grief,", "And thusthe knight obtain'd relief.", "The Dutch lord to revenge the fipe", "Upon our noble English knight,", "Did fend a letter out of hand,", "And to Jew did understand,", "How he told in a German Court", "So here upon this good report,", "The Jew he cro'd the ocean wide,", "Refolding to be fatified.", "Soon as e'er his fix'd his eyes", "Unto his knight, in wrath he crims", "Your hand and feal I pray behold;", "Your fesh I'll have instead of gold,", "Said the noble knight in green,", "Sir, may not your articles be feen?", "Yes, that they may reply'd the Jew,", "And I resolve to have my due.", "So then the knight began to read.", "At length the foid, I find indeed.", "Nothing but fesl you are to have,", "Anfwersthe Jew, That's all I crave.",