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<DATE>2007-11-04</DATE>
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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<ITEM>Proofed and reviewed as part of batch B071015.apex.</ITEM>
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<HEAD>THE <HI>Devon&s;hire</HI> Boys Courage AND Loyalty to Their Maje&s;ties King WILLIAM and Queen MARY; in defending their Country from the Inva&s;ion of the <HI>French.</HI></HEAD>
<OPENER>To <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 word">Excellent New Tune; call'd <HI>The</HI> Devon&s;hire <HI>Boys delight&punc;</HI> Or, <HI>The Lggan waters, &amp;c.</HI></OPENER>
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<L>BRave <HI>Devon&s;hire</HI> Boys made ha&s;te away,</L>
<L>When Fewe did come from <HI>Tinmouth-bay,</HI></L>
<L>The<HI>French</HI> were  Landed in that Town&punc;</L>
<L>And Treacherou&s;ly had burnt it down.</L>
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<LG>
<L>When to the Town they did draw near&punc;</L>
<L>The <HI>French</HI> did &s;treightways di&s;appear;</L>
<L>Becau&s;e that they had then beat down.</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 word">ba&s;ely  <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="4 letters">e poor <HI>Tinmouth</HI> Town.</L>
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<L><GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 word"> <HI>Halden-Hill</HI> they did de&s;ign,</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 word"> draw their <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 word">in a Line&punc;</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="2 letters">t  <HI>Devon&s;hire <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 word"></HI> did make them run&punc;</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 line"></L>
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<L>Brave Blew-Coat Boys did watch them &s;o,</L>
<L>They to no other place dare go;</L>
<L>For if they had return'd again.</L>
<L>I'm &s;ure the <HI>French-men</HI> had been &s;lain.</L>
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<L>They for their coming do prepair,</L>
<L>In <HI>Devon&s;hire,</HI> if to Land they dare;</L>
<L>Ne'er doubt their Courage they'll pull <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">own,</L>
<L>For burning of poor <HI>Tinmouth</HI> Town.</L>
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<LG>
<L>The <HI>French</HI> they'll &s;hew an <HI>Engli&s;h</HI> Daunce,</L>
<L>E're they again return to <HI>France;</HI></L>
<L>They wont forget their beating down.</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 word"> burning of poor <HI>Tinmouth</HI> Town.</L>
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<L>Let <HI>Mon&s;ieur</HI> then do what he can.</L>
<L>We'll &s;till Rei<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">n Ma&s;ters o're the Main;</L>
<L>Old <HI>Englands</HI> Right upon the <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">ea,</L>
<L>In &s;pight of <HI>France</HI> maintain'd &s;hall be.</L>
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<L>No Seaman fears to lo&s;e his Blood,</L>
<L>To iu&s;tifie a cau&s;e &s;o good;</L>
<L>To fight the <HI>French&punc;</HI> who have begun</L>
<L>With burning of poor <HI>Tinmouth</HI> Town.</L>
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<L>The <HI>Corni&s;h</HI> Lads will lend a hand.</L>
<L>And <HI>Devon&s;hire</HI> Boys will with them Band,</L>
<L>To pull the pride of <HI>Mon&s;<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="missing" EXTENT="1 letter">eur</HI> down.</L>
<L>Who ba&s;ely burn'd poor <HI>Tinmouth</HI> Town.</L>
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<LG>
<L>To our mo&s;t Gracious King and Queen,</L>
<L>Their Loyalty it &s;hall be &s;een;</L>
<L>With heart and hand they bow to fight,</L>
<L>For to maintain King <HI>William's</HI> Right.</L>
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<L>I wi&s;h &s;uch Loyal hearts be found,</L>
<L>In all the Counties <HI>England</HI> Round;</L>
<L>Then let the <HI>French-men</HI> us approach,</L>
<L>Their Brandy Ve&s;&s;els we will broach.</L>
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<L>We hope our <HI>Fleet</HI> will prove mo&s;t ju&s;t,</L>
<L>In not betraying of their Tru&s;t.</L>
<L>Then the <HI>French</HI> &s;hall pay full &s;ore,</L>
<L>For Tre&s;pa&s;&s;ing on our <HI>Engli&s;h-&s;hore.</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>If in ou<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter"> h<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">nds they once do fall,</L>
<L>They certainly &s;hall pay for all,</L>
<L>The D<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">mage done, in beating down.</L>
<L>And burning of poor <HI>Tinmouth</HI> Town.</L>
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<L><HI>Dutch-men</HI> of VVar they will us meet,</L>
<L>For to compleat our Royal <HI>Fleet;</HI></L>
<L>Which being done they will advance,</L>
<L>For to pull down the pride of <HI>France.</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>Let's pray kind Heaven for to ble&s;s,</L>
<L>Our Gra<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">ious King with good &s;ucce&s;s</L>
<L>Then we &s;hall all right happy be,</L>
<L>For to Injoy our Liberty.</L>
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<L>We will a<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="3 letters">nce King <HI>William's</HI> fame,</L>
<L>And add new Glorys to his name,</L>
<L>The hawghty <HI>Mon&s;ieur</HI> we'l pluck down,</L>
<L>For to advance Old <HI>Englands</HI> Crown.</L>
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<L>Now <HI>England</HI> is &s;o powerful grown,</L>
<L>Poor <HI>Mon&s;ieur</HI> Totters in his Throne,</L>
<L>Brave Fors with Courage let's proceed,</L>
<L>No <HI>Engli&s;h-man</HI> will fear to bleed.</L>
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<L>Th<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">n let proud <HI>French-men</HI> all bewail,</L>
<L>That E're they did to <HI>England</HI> Sail,</L>
<L>Not words but blows &s;hall make it n<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">t&punc;</L>
<L>When we with them have 'tother b<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="2 letters">t&punc;</L>
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<P>Printed for <HI>P. Brooksby, J. Deacon, J. Blare,</HI> and <HI>J. Ba<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="2+ letters">.</HI></P>
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