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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<HEAD>The Engli&s;h Seamans Re&s;olution,</HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">OR, The Loyall Subjects Undaunted Valour:</HEAD>
<ARGUMENT>
<L>Plainly Demon&s;trating the Ju&s;tne&s;s of his Cau&s;e,</L>
<L>Incouraging his Friends, to Daunt his Foes:</L>
<L>For King and Countrey, in the Seas he'l Peri&s;h,</L>
<L>To tame the Rebells, and make <HI>England</HI> Flouri&s;h.</L>
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<OPENER>To the Tune of, I prethee Love turn to me. <HI>OR,</HI> When this Old Cap was New.</OPENER>
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<L><HI>I</HI> Am an undaunted Seaman,</L>
<L>and for King <HI>Charles</HI> I will fight</L>
<L>I'le venture my Life and my Fortune</L>
<L>to defend my Countries right:</L>
<L>What Enemies ever oppo&s;e us</L>
<L>my Valour with them I will try.</L>
<L>And in the Dukes &s;ight, I'me re&s;oved to fight</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>with a full re&s;olution to Dye.</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>My joyes lies on the Maine Ocean,</L>
<L>and my Hammock &s;upports my head,</L>
<L>The Bottom &s;hall be my portion</L>
<L>wherein my Grave &s;hall be made:</L>
<L>Before the <HI>Butter-Box</HI> &s;hall my Brother abu&s;e,</L>
<L>my Crim&s;on Blood it &s;hall flye,</L>
<L>Then tack about Fl&eacute;et, let <HI>Trump</HI> and us m&eacute;et,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>for I came to the Seas to Dye.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Now <HI>Jocky</HI> begins to be civil,</L>
<L>and aloud for a King he doth cry:</L>
<L>The <HI>Dutch</HI> are as fal&s;e as the Devil,</L>
<L>&s;till working of Tretchery:</L>
<L>With the &s;ound of our Drums, and &s;moak of our Guns,</L>
<L>we mean for to darken the Skie,</L>
<L>For the Duke &amp; his Fl&eacute;et, once more will you m&eacute;et</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>with a full re&s;olution to Dye.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Slip not your Necks out of your Collars,</L>
<L>but come on with a chearful heart:</L>
<L>We mean to have &s;ome of your Dollars</L>
<L>before that our Fl&eacute;ets do part:</L>
<L>Then drink up your <HI>Brandy-wine</HI> ch&eacute;erely,</L>
<L>to <HI>Trump</HI> and his Company,</L>
<L>For the Duke &amp; his Fl&eacute;et, once more will you meet</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>with a full re&s;olution to Dye.</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>BRave <HI>General Monck</HI> will defeat you,</L>
<L>and teach you good manners to know,</L>
<L>You know that before he did beat you</L>
<L>and made you to cringe full low:</L>
<L>He'l make you all know to your &s;orrow,</L>
<L>'twere better <HI>Peccavi</HI> to cry,</L>
<L>Then for to &s;<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">out out, the tother odd bout,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>and in the Seas peri&s;h and Dye.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Stout <HI>Smith</HI> that Noble Commander,</L>
<L>of his Valour again you mu&s;t ta&s;te:</L>
<L>He'le &s;hew you the <HI>Engli&s;h</HI> banner</L>
<L>and &s;end you away at a bla&s;t,</L>
<L>As <HI>Opdam</HI> was &s;erved before you</L>
<L>when into the Aire he did flie:</L>
<L>Then you will repent, that e're you were bent</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>upon the Main Ocean to Dye.</HI></L>
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</LG>
<LG>
<L>Brave <HI>Holmes</HI> and <HI>Mimms</HI> they have vowed,</L>
<L>for <HI>Charles</HI> our <HI>King</HI> they will &s;tand,</L>
<L>The Rebells they &s;hall be &s;ubdued</L>
<L>and quell'd in the turn of a hand:</L>
<L>For whil'&s;t that our Ships can &s;ail Boyes,</L>
<L>we &s;corn a Ships length for to flie:</L>
<L>Pay your money with &s;p&eacute;ed, for that we do n&eacute;ed,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>or el&s;e come to the Seas to Dye,</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>The Seas were never &s;o graced,</L>
<L>with &s;o many brave Gallants before,</L>
<L>Your Men of War &s;hall be cha&s;ed</L>
<L>and beaten home to your own door:</L>
<L>We'l block you up in your own Harbours,</L>
<L>and your Cannon Bullets &s;hall flye,</L>
<L>For the Duke &amp; his Fl&eacute;et, once more will you m&eacute;et</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>with a full re&s;olution to Dye.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>What mu&s;t we &s;till wait on your lea&s;ure,</L>
<L>or is not your Money yet Coyn'd,</L>
<L>We mean to have &s;ome of your trea&s;ure</L>
<L>for no Children of us you &s;hall find:</L>
<L>We &s;corn for to wait on &s;uch Puppies,</L>
<L>we have other Fi&s;h for to fry:</L>
<L>Then hang up your &s;tates, your Ma&s;ters &amp; mates,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>that &s;ent you to Seas for to Dye.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Then leave of your Ieering and Mocking,</L>
<L>and Murmure at home and Repine,</L>
<L>'Tis better then for to be Knocking</L>
<L>upon the Salt Ocean Brine:</L>
<L>Then ca&s;t up your Caps and be merry,</L>
<L>brave <HI>Engli&s;h</HI> Boyes let them flye,</L>
<L>And pray for <HI>King Charles</HI> and his Navy</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>and let the Proud Hollanders Dye.</HI></L>
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<P>With Allowance.</P>
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<P>Printed for F. Coles, T. Vere, and J. Wright.</P>
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