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<HEAD>The la&s;t Newes from France.</HEAD>
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<P><HI>Being a true Relation of the e&s;cape of the King of <HI>Scots</HI> from <HI>Worce&s;ter to London,</HI> and from <HI>London</HI> to <HI>France,</HI> who was conveyed away by a young Gentleman in womans apparrell: The King of <HI>Scots</HI> attending on this &s;up|po&s;ed Gentlewoman in manner of a Servingman.</HI></P>
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<OPENER>The tune is, When the King enjoyes his own again.</OPENER>
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<L>ALL you that do de&s;ire to know</L>
<L>what is become of the King of <HI>Scots</HI></L>
<L>I unto you will truly &s;how,</L>
<L>after the fight of the <HI>Northern</HI> Rats</L>
<L>Twas I did convey</L>
<L>His Highne&s;&s;e away,</L>
<L>And from al dangers &s;et him free,</L>
<L>In womans attire,</L>
<L>As rea&s;on did require</L>
<L><HI>And the King him&s;elf did wait on me.</HI></L>
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<L>He of me a &s;ervice did crave,</L>
<L>and offer-times to me &s;tood bear,</L>
<L>In womans apparrel he was mo&s;t brave</L>
<L>and on his chin he had no hare,</L>
<L>Where ever I came</L>
<L>My &s;p&eacute;eches did frame,</L>
<L>So well my Waiting-man to fr&eacute;e,</L>
<L>The like was never know,</L>
<L>I think by any one.</L>
<L><HI>For the King &amp;c.</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>My Waiting man a I well had,</L>
<L>Which I for want o<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter"> Mony &s;old,</L>
<L>Becau&s;e my Fortune was &s;o bad,</L>
<L>w&eacute;e turn'd our Iew<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">ll into Gold,</L>
<L>A good &s;hift ind&eacute;ed,</L>
<L>In time of our need.</L>
<L>Then glad was I and glad was be,</L>
<L>Dur cau&s;e it did advance.</L>
<L>Untill wee came to <HI>France,</HI></L>
<L><HI>And the King, &amp;c.</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>Wee walked through <HI>We&s;tmin&s;ter-hall,</HI></L>
<L>where Law and Iu&s;tice doth take place</L>
<L>Dur grief was great our comfort &s;mall,</L>
<L>wee lookt grim death all in the face.</L>
<L>I looked round about,</L>
<L>And made no other doubt.</L>
<L>But I and my man &s;hould taken be.</L>
<L>The people little knew.</L>
<L>As I may tell to you.</L>
<L><HI>That the King him&s;elf did wait on me.</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>FRom thence we went to the fatall place</L>
<L>where his Father lo&s;t his life.</L>
<L>And there my man did weep apace.</L>
<L>and &s;orrow with him then was life.</L>
<L>I bid him peace.</L>
<L>Let &s;orrow cea&s;e.</L>
<L>For fear that we &s;hould taken be.</L>
<L>The gallants is in <HI>Wh<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">teahll.</HI></L>
<L>Did little know at all.</L>
<L><HI>That the King him&s;elf did wait on me.</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>The King he was my Servingman,</L>
<L>and thus the plot we did contrive,</L>
<L>I went by the name of Mi&s;tre&s;&s;e <HI>Ann</HI></L>
<L>when we took water at <HI>Queen hive,</HI></L>
<L>A boat there we took,</L>
<L>And <HI>London</HI> for&s;ook.</L>
<L>And now in <HI>France</HI> arrived are we,</L>
<L>We got away by &s;tealth,</L>
<L>And the King is in good health,</L>
<L><HI>And he &s;hall no longer wait on me.</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>The King of <HI>Denmarks</HI> dead they &s;ay,</L>
<L>then <HI>Charls</HI> is like to rule the Land,</L>
<L>In <HI>France</HI> he will no longer &s;tay</L>
<L>as I do rightly under&s;tand.</L>
<L>That Land is his due</L>
<L>If they be but true.</L>
<L>And he wi<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">h them do well agree,</L>
<L>I heard a Bird &s;ing.</L>
<L>If he be once their King,</L>
<L><HI>my man will then my Ma&s;ter be.</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>Now heaven grant them better &s;ucce&s;&s;e</L>
<L>with their young King then <HI>England</HI> had</L>
<L>Free from warr and from di&s;tre&s;&s;e,</L>
<L>their Fortune may not be &s;o bad.</L>
<L>Since the ca&s;e thus &s;tands</L>
<L>Let neighbouring Lands</L>
<L>Lay down their arms and at quiet be</L>
<L>But as for my part</L>
<L>I'm glad withall my heart</L>
<L><HI>That my man mu&s;t now my Ma&s;ter be.</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>And thus I have declar'd to you</L>
<L>by wha<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter"> means wee e&s;c<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">p'd away</L>
<L>Now wee bid our cares adiew</L>
<L>though the King did loo&s;e the day</L>
<L>To him I was true,</L>
<L>And that well he knew</L>
<L>Tis God that mu&s;t his comfort be</L>
<L>el&s;e all our policy</L>
<L>had bin but foolery</L>
<L><HI>For the King no longer waits on me.</HI></L>
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<P><HI>Printed for W. Gilbert&s;on.</HI></P>
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