Chap-books of the eighteenth century . e realme was beleevd to be slaine;At length his faire bride she consented to bee,And made him glad father of prettye now lest oure foes oure lives sholde betraye,Wee clothed ourselves in beggars arraye ; ,Her jewelles shee sold, and hither came wee;All our comfort and care was our prettye Bessee. The Chap-book differs somewhat in detail from the places the time in the wars with France, and the sceneitself in France, whither Monford went, accompanied by hiswife in mans attire. He was wounded and blind, and wasdiscovered on the field by
Chap-books of the eighteenth century . e realme was beleevd to be slaine;At length his faire bride she consented to bee,And made him glad father of prettye now lest oure foes oure lives sholde betraye,Wee clothed ourselves in beggars arraye ; ,Her jewelles shee sold, and hither came wee;All our comfort and care was our prettye Bessee. The Chap-book differs somewhat in detail from the places the time in the wars with France, and the sceneitself in France, whither Monford went, accompanied by hiswife in mans attire. He was wounded and blind, and wasdiscovered on the field by his wife and servant, and on hisrecovery to health they all returned to England; but hisrelations, for some unknown reason, treated him very coldly,and this their high spirits could not brook, so it ended intheir settling down at Bethnal Green, where she spun and heturned beggar. Here a professional beggar named Snap introduced himselfto him, and invited him to their Feasts, or Rendezvouse in 362 Chap-Books of the Eighteenth White chappel, whither he having promised to come, and theybetween them tippd off four black Pots of Hum, they at thattime parted. His wife took him to the rendezvouse, wherehe not only thoroughly enjoyed himself, but the beggars pre-sented him with a dog trained to the business. Soon after this pretty Betty was born, and at fifteen yearsof age was a marvel of beauty, and a paragon of accompUsh-ments. Betty then left her parents, and obtained a situation atan inn at Rumford, where she found plenty of lovers, all ofwhom, except the knight, withdrew their pretensions to herhand when they heard she was only the daughter of a blind knight, however, was constant, and they had just setout together to see old Monford, when the knights uncle came The History of the Blind Begger of Bednal Green. 363 up, and, having followed them, created a scene at the beggarsresidence, when, to end it, Monford proposed to give angel forangel with the knights u
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