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<HEAD>Couragious <HI>BETTY</HI> Of CHICK-LANE:</HEAD>
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<P>Giving an Account of a fearful Battle between her and two thumping Taylors, whom &s;he bring'd and <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">ugg'd by the Ears till they were forc'd to Run to &s;ave their Lives: And <HI>Betty</HI> threathing to have them Pre&s;t, they were forced to come to her, begging her Pardon upon their Knees.</P>
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<OPENER>To the Tune of, <HI>Lilli-butriero.</HI></OPENER>
<P>Licen&s;ed according to Order.</P>
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<P><GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="UOM" EXTENT="1 span"> his wife Ione</P>
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<L>BOys lest sung the Glory and same,</L>
<L>if a young La&s;s Couragious and &s;tour,</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">ift its <HI>Betty</HI> this was her name.</L>
<L>&s;he with true Courage valiantly fought,</L>
<L>With two thumping Lu&s;&s;y Taylors;</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 span"> away their Bodkin and Shiers.</L>
<L>But Betty was <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters">nible and made them to tremble,</L>
<L><HI>&s;o &s;weetly &s;he lugg'd the Rogues by the Ears.</HI></L>
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<L>One of the&s;e Taylors did her provoke,</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> &s;he was pa&s;&s;ing thorough the &s;treet,</L>
<L>Betty to him immediately &s;poke,</L>
<L>With with your Match you'l happen to meet:</L>
<L>With the&s;e words &s;he laid about her,</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> like a Lyon &s;trait way appears,</L>
<L>The Taylors did tremble, but <HI>Betty</HI> was nimble,</L>
<L><HI>and &s;weetly &s;he lugg'd the Rogues by the Ears,</HI></L>
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<L>There was the Ma&s;ter Taylor and Man,</L>
<L>both to encounter <HI>Betty</HI> the Maid,</L>
<L>But &s;he &s;o thick and fa&s;t did <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word">,</L>
<L>that they we'r ne'r &s;o gallantly pay'd:</L>
<L>By the hair &s;he likewi&s;e <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters">wl'd them,</L>
<L>till they were almo&s;t drowned in tears,</L>
<L>She haug'd 'em and bruis'd 'em, and bitterly <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="3 letters">'d em,</L>
<L><HI>poor Taylors was ne'r &s;o lugg'd by the Ears.</HI></L>
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<L>They would a fain got out <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word"> Fi&s;t,</L>
<L>but &s;he did &s;till &s;upply them with blows,</L>
<L>Till the poor Rogues their Breeches Be-pi&s;t,</L>
<L>I and the Blood ran point from their No&s;e:</L>
<L>Still their Heads &s;he th<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters">ipt together</L>
<L>&s;aying you Rogues I'll pay your arrears,</L>
<L>They cry'd Mi&s;tris <HI>Betty,</HI> have &s;ome kind if patty,</L>
<L><HI>but &s;till &s;he did lugg the Rogues by the Ears.</HI></L>
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