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<DATE>2009-01-03</DATE>
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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<VID>174569</VID>
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<HEAD>The Valiant hearted Sea-man; Declaring a late Skirmi&s;h fought between our Engli&s;h Fleet and the Dutch.</HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Wherein the Dutch was wor&s;ted, two of the Dutch &s;hips &s;unk, and two taken as lawful Prize, with a very &s;mall lo&s;s on our Engli&s;h &s;ide.</HEAD>
<OPENER>The tune is, Lu&s;ty Stukely.</OPENER>
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<L>BRave Gallants now of <HI>England</HI></L>
<L>Chear up your hearts, and firmly &s;tand</L>
<L>Again&s;t all people which oppo&s;e our King</L>
<L>Let us &s;ight with hearts lu&s;ty and &s;tout,</L>
<L>To keep all Forraign Nations out,</L>
<L>Let Valour &s;till the &s;ame of <HI>England</HI> ring.</L>
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<L>The <HI>Hol ander</HI> as I am fold</L>
<L>adventure new to be &s;o void</L>
<L>As to oppo&s;e our Gracious King to fight.</L>
<L>For truth it is I under&s;tand</L>
<L>They have &s;ome <HI>Engli&s;h</HI> in their Land</L>
<L>That right or wrong would do <HI>England</HI> a &s;pite</L>
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<L>In Hi&s;tories we all may read</L>
<L>brave <HI>England</HI> nere was conquered,</L>
<L>But in five hundred &s;eventy years ago</L>
<L>by <HI>William</HI> Duke of <HI>Normandy,</HI></L>
<L>yet <HI>Kent</HI> held out mo&s;t valiantly</L>
<L>And met that Duke &s;o gallantly their foe.</L>
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<L>Brave <HI>England</HI> then he not di&s;may'd,</L>
<L>the Lord above will &s;end you aide</L>
<L>If hand in hand you all together joyn</L>
<L>'tis not the <HI>Turk</HI> nor <HI>Spaniards</HI> pride</L>
<L>nor <HI>Butter box</HI> which Traitors guide</L>
<L>Shall ever daunt this valiant heart of mine,</L>
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<L>THe Duke of <HI>York</HI> him&s;elf is pleas'd</L>
<L>Chief Admiral upon the Seas</L>
<L>To venture life and limb for <HI>Englands</HI> right,</L>
<L>therefore our Valiant Sea-men hold</L>
<L>doth now while life and limb doth hold</L>
<L>They will ingage the <HI>Hollanders</HI> to fight.</L>
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<L>there is now a Subject in this Land</L>
<L>but willing is with helping hand</L>
<L>To venture &s;till for <HI>Englands</HI> Liberty.</L>
<L>therefore prepare you <HI>Hollander</HI></L>
<L>which now is bent to civil War</L>
<L>We do intend to make you fight or flye.</L>
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<L>In Fifty two, ful well you know</L>
<L><HI>England</HI> gave you an over-throw</L>
<L>How bare you now for to Re&s;i&s;t again?</L>
<L>your Service then was not &s;o hot,</L>
<L>as now &s;hal be our Cannon &s;hot</L>
<L>we wil make you yeild or &s;ink into the Pain</L>
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<L>a Gallant Fleet we have at Sea</L>
<L>wel arm'd, and bravely man'd they be</L>
<L>And men of Courage, Valiant, hold and &s;tout</L>
<L>fear not in <HI>England</HI> but we &s;hal</L>
<L>give all our enemies the fall</L>
<L>Ere long, of it you need not make a doubt.</L>
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<L>an<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter"> now you Valiant Sea-men all</L>
<L>thear up I hear the Bow&s;on cal</L>
<L>See where the Fleet of Enemies do lye.</L>
<L>let Drums now beat, and Trumpets &s;ound</L>
<L>and Canoniers turn your Guns round</L>
<L>Brave <HI>Engli&s;h</HI> hearts wil &s;corn a foot to fly.</L>
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<L>See where our <HI>Tygre</HI> Rides amain,</L>
<L>the <HI>Dolphin</HI> and the <HI>Pellican.</HI></L>
<L>The <HI>Charls,</HI> the James, the <HI>Lion,</HI> and the <HI>Boar,</HI></L>
<L>with many a Gallant &s;hip be&s;ide,</L>
<L>hoping to cool the <HI>Dutch-mans</HI> pride</L>
<L>See how they fly along the <HI>Holland</HI> &s;hore.</L>
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<L>See Valiant hearts, we are for battle</L>
<L>harke how the thundring Guns do rattle.</L>
<L>The Lord above, I hope is on our &s;ide</L>
<L>&s;tand to it now brave hearts &s;o &s;tout</L>
<L>&s;ee how the <HI>Dutch-men</HI> wheels about</L>
<L>They cannot long this Service hot abide.</L>
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<L>me thinks I &s;ee a top &s;ail fal</L>
<L>before our Noble General</L>
<L>Some lo&s;&s;e is &s;ure within the Enemy.</L>
<L>I hope ere long we all &s;hal &s;ee</L>
<L>brave <HI>England</HI> get the Victory,</L>
<L>That we may live in Peace and Unity,</L>
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<L>two <HI>Dutch</HI> &s;hips &s;unk as we hear &s;ay</L>
<L>and two is carryed quite away</L>
<L>The re&s;t no longer would abide our &s;hot</L>
<L>our Guns &s;o rattles in their ear</L>
<L>I hope ere long we all &s;hal hear</L>
<L>They wil repent that they begun the plot.</L>
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<CLOSER><SIGNED>J. R.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
<TRAILER>FINIS.</TRAILER>
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<L>So the Lord pre&s;erve little <HI>England,</HI></L>
<L>Convert O God, her Foes</L>
<L>That we may live in quietne&s;s,</L>
<L>our Enemies Plots di&s;clo&s;e.</L>
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