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2.301 R188148 1 The Liggan Water Logan Water The Logan Water LEt the Nations now revive, / English Arms in Ireland thrive; date from content; Battle of the Boyne Pepys 2.301 Rollins (1) V:186-190; Wing G1656[a]A Pepys Library The Pepys ballads : facsimile volume Editor W.G. Day D.S. Brewer Cambridge [England] 1987 Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 2: 301 Great and Happy News/ FOR/ ENGLAND,/ OR,/ The Defeat of the Irish Army by King WILLIAM, in a Mortal Battle near Dublin, with/ the Account of the Fatal Loss, &c. Great and Happy News FOR ENGLAND, OR, The Defeat of the Irish Army by King WILLIAM, in a Mortal Battle near Dublin, with the Account of the Fatal Loss, etc. Great and Happy News for England, or, the Defeat of the Irish Army by King William, in a Mortal Battle near Dublin, with the Account of the Fatal Loss, etc. 1/2 sheet oblong folio, 193 x 310 damaged surface, uneven inking vertical rules 1690 Printed for J. Bissel, at the Bible and Harp in West-Smithfield. J. Bissel Weinstein

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LEt the Nations now revive, English Arms in Ireland thrive; Great King WILLIAM with his Thunder, Makes the Tories truckle under, And does disappoint them still, Whilst his powerful Bullets kill. For Duke Berkwick he is dead, And all the Irish from us fled. The Mighty Warriour though he's lost, The Papists great Designs are crost; His Vallour through the World is fam'd; And he Renown'd where e're he's nam'd:
Vallour will it self out live, Fame of Vallour will survive, To give him then his due, let all Say that we did our Champion call. On the Mortal Plain they fought, Where our Cause the Triumph wrought, Best of Causes gain'd the day, And Popery it did dismay: For Tyrconnel he is slain Upon the fatal Irish Plain; And great King William he comes on, 'Till our proud foes are quite undone.
Retreating from his Arms they fled, Our Courage fill'd them full of Dread, Mighty Schomberg still in Arms, Fear'd not Battles nor Alarms: In Camp from Infancy was bred, His Courage nothing e're could dread; By base Surprize some say he fell, Yet Victory he did foretell. His Vallour Monsieur did controul, And let the Tyrant know his Soul Could not from a Prince be free, That Protestants gave Liberty: And though in Fields of War defi'd, His Courage through the World was try'd, Marshal of haughty France he stood, 'Till that rash Monarch div'd in Blood. Of Protestants to urge his sway, And make the wretched him obey; Great Walker's fate with him we joyn, Though something an Inferiour Line; Thy Name great Walker ne'er shall dye, Your either Fame shall reach the Skye; The Bloody fight no death can give, Here and hereafter you shall live.
When our loud Thunder on the shoar, To France's terrour loud shall roar, The Fates shall pay them back again Those Lives that by surprize were slain; The kinder Powers our King defend, 'Till dismal War shall make an end; And let the Mighty Heroes rest In Honour's Bed, by Fame possest. Junes second gave the fatal blow, Great Dublin's Walls at it did bow; The Fatal doom of Sword and fire, They gave the Frenchmen their due hire: Proud Lewis sweated when he knew King William gave his Men their due, And though some great Commanders fell, Yet dying, were revenged well. Our Foes full many breath'd their last, And Numbers on the ground were cast; The Kingdom now we claim our own, The Hopes of all our foes are gone; Fear not then brave Boys but run, The Triumph it comes speedy on; King William's fortune it does rise, And we our foes shall all despise.
Printed for J. Bissel, at the Bible and Harp in West-Smithfield.