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2.339 R172785 1 Now the Fatal Fight is Over The Doubting Virgin Now The Fatal Fight Is Over HEre is News from famous Flanders,/ of a fierce and bloody Fight; date from content Pepys 2.339 Rollins (1) VI:228-231; Wing B3252[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: 339 THE/ Bloody Fight of Flanders;/ WITH/ An Account of the fierce Battle between the English and/ the French Forces THE Bloody Fight of Flanders; WITH An Account of the fierce Battle between the English and the French Forces The Bloody Fight of Flanders; with an Account of the Fierce Battle between the English and the French Forces. 1/2 sheet oblong folio, ?205x 340 cropped top and left edges, uneven inking 1692 Printed for C. Bates, near Duck=Lane[-]end, in West[-]Smithfield. C. Bates Weinstein

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HEre is News from famous Flanders, of a fierce and bloody Fight; Valiant Noble brave Commanders, cloath'd in shining Armour bright, Did both Life and Fortune venter, and would not disputing stand, But a bloody Scene did enter, in a strange and Foreign Land. July was the time of Battle, on the five and twentieth day, When the roaring Guns did rattle, for to shew the French fair play:
English Boys did long to fight them, therefore they their Lives expos'd, Nothing ever cou'd delight them, half so much as fight their Foes. Monsieur never could keep under valiant Soldiers Brittain bred, On they march'd like Sons of Thunder, with their flying Colours spread; 'Tis well known they did not fear 'um, tho' the French were ten to one, For as soon as they came near 'um, English courage they made known.
Drums were beating, Trumpets sounding, warlike Musick led the way, Not a Soldier feared Wounding, but press'd on to win the day, Over Banks, through Bogs and Water, we were forc'd to march and fight, Hoping by the dismal slaughter, for to put the French to flight. Which we valiantly compleated, seven great Field Guns we took, While the Frenchmen they retreated, and that Pass and Post forsook: In confusion how they scouer'd, while we made their Cannons roar, Until we were over-power''d by full fifteen Squadrons more. Tho' that Pass we soon surrender'd, by a sharp and bloody Fray, Yet we took the Dauphine Standard, which we bravely bore away, As a Trophy of true Honour, and e're long we will have more, Fighting under William's Banner, or we'll dye in streams of Gore.
True it is, without Contraction, while we did this Fight maintain, In this brave Heroick Action, many valiant Boys was slain, Who did fight through Flame and Water, pressing on for Victory, And our Foes have felt the slaughter most severe, as well as we. Cannons roaring, Bullets flying, smoaky Vapours dim'd the Air; Coll'nels, Captains, Soldiers dying, yet King William he was there, With true Courage, to inspire his Victorious hearts of Gold, In the midst of Smoak and Fire, with his brave Commanders bold. May he ever be defended from all kind of Danger still, Since he never yet intended, any living Mortal ill: May he Conquer all before him, like an Alexander there, Till his Enemies adore him, for his Love and Princely Care.
Printed for C. Bates, near Duck-Lane-end, in West-Smithfield.