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<HEAD>The Noble Souldiers Advice TO HIS COMRADES: OR, The Red-coats Re&s;olution.</HEAD>
<BYLINE>Written by a Member of the Army.</BYLINE>
<LG N="1">
<HEAD>1</HEAD>
<L>WHen hone&s;t Red-Coats,</L>
<L>Leave cutting of throats,</L>
<L>And Swords in the Scabards are put.</L>
<L>It then doth appear,</L>
<L>Reformat'on draws neer,</L>
<L>For that's th' way to come to't.</L>
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<LG N="2">
<HEAD>2</HEAD>
<L>I have led the Van,</L>
<L>As a Bandelier-Man,</L>
<L>In Battel we've made the skie burn:</L>
<L>W've brought our Ma&s;ters,</L>
<L>Through many Di&s;a&s;ters,</L>
<L>But now have le&s;t them at <HI>Tyburn.</HI></L>
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<LG N="3">
<HEAD>3</HEAD>
<L>True News there is &s;ent,</L>
<L>From the Good Parliament,</L>
<L>That fighting no more we &s;hall &s;ee:</L>
<L>Such like Tidings we hear,</L>
<L>With a very good chear,</L>
<L>For our Army disbanded mu&s;t be.</L>
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<LG N="4">
<HEAD>4</HEAD>
<L>W've fought like Souldiers</L>
<L>In blood to the &s;houlders,</L>
<L>In <HI>Holland,</HI> in <HI>Flanders</HI> and <HI>Spain;</HI></L>
<L>And have likewi&s;e in <HI>France,</HI></L>
<L>Marched many a Dance;</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">et to <HI>England</HI> com'd &s;afe back again.</L>
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<LG N="5">
<HEAD>5</HEAD>
<L>There's many of's in</L>
<L>Cold <HI>Scotland</HI> have been,</L>
<L>And <HI>Ireland</HI> too many a year;</L>
<L>Nay, and &s;ome without &s;pleen,</L>
<L><HI>Jamaicah</HI> have &s;een,</L>
<L>But disbanded now mu&s;t be here.</L>
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<LG N="6">
<HEAD>6</HEAD>
<L>Many Dangerous times</L>
<L>W've ventur'd our Limbs,</L>
<L>W've Marcht both in Files and in ranks;</L>
<L>But now glad we mu&s;t be,</L>
<L>If Disbanded I &s;ee,</L>
<L>With Pay, and a great many Thanks.</L>
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<LG N="7">
<HEAD>7</HEAD>
<L>We have with a thump,</L>
<L>Confounded the Rump,</L>
<L>And &s;et the King upon his Throne;</L>
<L>We have lived to &s;ee,</L>
<L>The Rump hang'd on a Tree,</L>
<L>And ev'ry man now get his own.</L>
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<LG N="8">
<HEAD>8</HEAD>
<L>Poor Souldiers now,</L>
<L>Mu&s;t &s;tarve, or to Plow,</L>
<L>VVhat cour&s;e for to live will you take?</L>
<L>there is many of you,</L>
<L>Have no homes to go too,</L>
<L>Pray tell me what &s;hift will you make?</L>
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<LG N="9">
<HEAD>9</HEAD>
<L>Sayes one, I've in fears</L>
<L>Been &s;even long years,</L>
<L>In <HI>Holland,</HI> in <HI>France,</HI> and in <HI>Spain;</HI></L>
<L>And if now I know not,</L>
<L>How to find out a Plot,</L>
<L>I know the way thither again,</L>
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<LG N="10">
<HEAD>10</HEAD>
<L>'Nother &s;ayes Brother,</L>
<L>I ne'r could labour,</L>
<L>Now to the <HI>Venetians</HI> I'le go,</L>
<L>And there make it my work,</L>
<L>To fight with the bold <HI>Turk,</HI></L>
<L>There can be no fitter a foe.</L>
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<LG N="11">
<HEAD>11</HEAD>
<L>A third, without Strife,</L>
<L>He'l home to his VVife;</L>
<L>A fourth, his good Kindred will try,</L>
<L>Seeing I have no home,</L>
<L>Abroad I will go rome,</L>
<L>For the devil a VVife have I.</L>
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<LG N="12">
<HEAD>12</HEAD>
<L>Have I &s;pent my years,</L>
<L>In Dangers and Fears,</L>
<L>And &s;hall I go live with a VVife?</L>
<L>Before I will do &s;o,</L>
<L>To the VVars I will go,</L>
<L>And gallantly venture my Life</L>
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<LG N="13">
<HEAD>13</HEAD>
<L>The &s;ixth, at a VVord,</L>
<L>He'l mount the Shop-Board,</L>
<L>No more with a Musket he'l meddle;</L>
<L>For he now can afford,</L>
<L>To break's old ru&s;ty Sword,</L>
<L>To make him a Bodkin and Needle.</L>
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<LG N="14">
<HEAD>14</HEAD>
<L>A Shoomaker I,</L>
<L>A &s;eventh doth cry,</L>
<L>Have been, and will follow my Trade,</L>
<L>For &s;ince Fighting doth fall</L>
<L>I do hope by the Aul,</L>
<L>T' get more than I can by the Blade.</L>
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<LG N="15">
<HEAD>15</HEAD>
<L>Fly bra&s;s quoth another,</L>
<L>I tell the dear Brother,</L>
<L>My Tinker-Trade now I intend;</L>
<L>I'le leave off my pillage,</L>
<L>And cry in each Village,</L>
<L>Bowles, Treys, or Old Bellowes to mend.</L>
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<LG N="16">
<HEAD>16</HEAD>
<L>But sould'ers indeed,</L>
<L>Take very good heed,</L>
<L>All you that true Batchellours be,</L>
<L>Your Hearts needs not to Throb,</L>
<L>Nor your Hands need not to rob,</L>
<L>For far better dayes you &s;hall &s;ee.</L>
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<LG N="17">
<HEAD>17</HEAD>
<L>To one I'le lay ten,</L>
<L>An Army of Men</L>
<L>Goes over to <HI>France</HI> the next Spring;</L>
<L>And if you will be</L>
<L>Content, you &s;hall &s;ee,</L>
<L>We &s;hall make the Moun&s;iers to wring.</L>
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<LG N="18">
<HEAD>18</HEAD>
<L>Then lets with one Voice,</L>
<L>Be Glad and Rejoyce,</L>
<L>Since Fighting in <HI>England</HI> doth End;</L>
<L>And let him that loves Peace</L>
<L>Get him Home and Encrea&s;e,</L>
<L>And tell his Sad Tales to his friend.</L>
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<LG N="19">
<HEAD>19</HEAD>
<L>God ble&s;s our KING then,</L>
<L>And all the good Men</L>
<L>That be of his Coun&s;el and Court;</L>
<L>And &s;end he may never</L>
<L>U&s;e men that Endeavour</L>
<L>To Ruine a Kingdome for Sport.</L>
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<LG N="20">
<HEAD>20</HEAD>
<L>And without Rebuke</L>
<L>Pre&s;erve the good Duke,</L>
<L>Who bravely can lead up the Van;</L>
<L>If even I Fight</L>
<L>For any Mans Right,</L>
<L>Believe me King <HI>CHARLES</HI> is the Man:</L>
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<TRAILER>FINIS.</TRAILER>
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<P><HI>LONDON,</HI> Printed for <HI>Samuel Speed,</HI> at the &s;ign of the <HI>Printing-Pre&s;&s;e</HI> in St.<HI>Pauls Church-yard,</HI> 1661.</P>
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