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<HEAD>Lord WILLOUGHBY:</HEAD>
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<P>Being a true Relation of a famous and bloody BATTEL fought in <HI>Flanders,</HI> by the Noble and Valiant Lord <HI>Willoughby,</HI> with <HI>1500 Engli&s;h,</HI> again&s;t <HI>40000 Spa|niards,</HI>      where the <HI>Engli&s;h</HI> obtain'd a notable Victory, to the Glory and Renown of our Nation.</P>
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<OPENER>To the Tune of, <HI>Lord</HI> Willoughby, <HI>&amp;c.</HI></OPENER>
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<LG>
<L>THe fifteenth Day of <HI>July,</HI></L>
<L>with gli&s;tering Spear and Shield,</L>
<L>A famous Fight in <HI>Flanders,</HI></L>
<L>was foughten in the field:</L>
<L>The mo&s;t couragious Officers,</L>
<L>was <HI>Engli&s;h</HI> Captains three;</L>
<L>But the brave&s;t Man in Battel</L>
<L>was brave Lord <HI>Willoughby.</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>The next was Captain <HI>Norris,</HI></L>
<L>a valiant Man was he;</L>
<L>The other Captain <HI>Turner,</HI></L>
<L>that from field would never flee:</L>
<L>With fifteen hundred fighting Men,</L>
<L>alas, there was no more,</L>
<L>They fought with forty thou&s;and then</L>
<L>upon the bloody &s;hore.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Stand to it noble Pike-man,</L>
<L>and look you <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">ound about.</L>
<L>And &s;ho<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">t you right you Bowmen,</L>
<L>and we will keep them out.</L>
<L>You Musket and Cavalier Men,</L>
<L>do you prove true to me,</L>
<L>I'll be the foremo&s;t Man in fight,</L>
<L>&s;ays brave Lord <HI>Willoughby.</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>And then the bloddy Enemy</L>
<L>they fiercely did a&s;&s;ail,</L>
<L>And fought it out mo&s;t valiantly,</L>
<L>not doubting to prevail:</L>
<L>The wounded man on both &s;ides fell,</L>
<L>mo&s;t piteou&s;ly to &s;ee,</L>
<L>Yet nothing could the courage quell.</L>
<L>of brave Lord <HI>Willoughby.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>For &s;even hours to all Mens view,</L>
<L>this Fight endured &s;ore,</L>
<L>Un<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">il our Men &s;o feeble grew</L>
<L>that they could fight no more:</L>
<L>And then upon dead Hor&s;es</L>
<L>full favourly they eat;</L>
<L>And drink the Puddle-water,</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 word"> no better to <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 word"> they get.</L>
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<LG>
<L>When they had fed &s;o freely,</L>
<L>they kneeled on the ground,</L>
<L>And prai&s;ed God devoutly</L>
<L>for the favour they had found:</L>
<L>And bearing up their Colours,</L>
<L>the fight they did renew,</L>
<L>And turning towards the <HI>Spaniards,</HI></L>
<L>five thou&s;and more they &s;lew.</L>
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<LG>
<L>The &s;harp &s;teel pointed Arrows,</L>
<L>and Bullets thick did flye.</L>
<L>Then did our valiant Souldiers</L>
<L>charge on mo&s;t furiou&s;ly:</L>
<L>Which made the <HI>Spaniards</HI> waver,</L>
<L>they thought it be&s;t to flee;</L>
<L>They fear'd the &s;tout behaviour</L>
<L>of brave Lord <HI>Willoughby.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Then quoth the <HI>Spani&s;h</HI> General,</L>
<L>Come let us march away,</L>
<L>I fear we &s;hall be &s;poyled all,</L>
<L>if that we longer &s;tay:</L>
<L>For yonder comes Lord <HI>Willoughby</HI></L>
<L>with courage fierce and fell,</L>
<L>He will not give one inch of way</L>
<L>for all the Devils in Hell.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>And then the fearful Enemy</L>
<L>was quickly put to flight,</L>
<L>Our Men pu<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">&s;u'd couragiou&s;ly,</L>
<L>and rout their Forces quite:</L>
<L>But at the la&s;t they gave a &s;hout,</L>
<L>which ecchoed through the Sky,</L>
<L>God and St. <HI>George</HI> for <HI>England,</HI></L>
<L>the Conquerors did cry.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>This news was brought to <HI>England</HI></L>
<L>with all the &s;peed might be;</L>
<L>And told unto our gracious Queen</L>
<L>of this &s;ame Uictory:</L>
<L>O this is brave, Lord <HI>Willoughby</HI></L>
<L>my love hath ever won,</L>
<L>Of all the Lords of Honour</L>
<L>'tis he great deeds hath done.</L>
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<LG>
<L>For Souldiers that were maimed</L>
<L>and wounded in the fray,</L>
<L>The Queen allow'd a Pen&s;ion</L>
<L>of eighteen-pence a day;</L>
<L>Be&s;ides all co&s;t and charges</L>
<L>&s;he quit and &s;et them free;</L>
<L>And this &s;he did all for the &s;ake</L>
<L>of brave Lord <HI>Willoughby.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Then courage noble <HI>Engli&s;h</HI> Men,</L>
<L>and never be di&s;may'd,</L>
<L>If that we be but one to ten,</L>
<L>we will not be afraid,</L>
<L>To fight with forreign Enemies,</L>
<L>and &s;et our Nation free;</L>
<L>And thus I end the bloody bout</L>
<L>of <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 word"> Lord <HI>Willoughby.</HI></L>
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