%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> The CAESAR's Victory./ IT BEING/ Account of a Ship so called, in her Voyage to the East Indies, Richly laden, was/ beset with five Sail of Pirates: But the Caesar so rarely behaved her self, that she came off/ with Conquest, and put her foes to flight, losing no more than One Man, and but Seven/ wounded, one of which was Francis Stevens a Water-man, who formerly ply'd at Puddle=/Dock, who lost his Arm. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1686 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 09/27/2007 21860

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4.198 R173315 1 Cannons rore Hark the Thundering Cannons Roar Cannons Roar AS we was sailing on the Main,/ Well laded with great store of Gain, cropped title: [T]he CAESAR's Victory./ IT BEING/ [? An] Account of a . . . Pepys 4.198 Rollins (1) III:255-259; Wing C205[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. 4: 198 The CAESAR's Victory./ IT BEING/ Account of a Ship so called, in her Voyage to the East Indies, Richly laden, was/ beset with five Sail of Pirates: But the Caesar so rarely behaved her self, that she came off/ with Conquest, and put her foes to flight, losing no more than One Man, and but Seven/ wounded, one of which was Francis Stevens a Water-man, who formerly ply'd at Puddle=/Dock, who lost his Arm. part::start ptitle::start [T]he CAESAR's Victory. IT BEING Account of a Ship so called, in her Voyage to the East Indies , Richly laden, was [b]eset with five Sail of Pirates: But the Caesar so rarely behaved herself, that she came off [w]ith Conquest, and put her Foes to flight, losing no more than One Man, and but Seven wounded, one of which was Francis Stevens a Water-man, who formerly ply'd at Puddle-Dock, who lost his Arm. The Caesar's Victory. It Being an Account of a Ship So Called, in Her Voyage to the East Indies, Richly Laden, was Beset with Five Sail of Pirates: But the Caesar so Rarely Behaved Herself, That She Came Off with Conquest, and Put Her Foes to Flight, Losing No More Than One Man, and but Seven Wounded, One of Which Was Francis Stevens a Water-man, Who Formerly Plied at Puddle-Dock, Who Lost His Arm. 1/2 sheet oblong folio, 197 x 303 torn left edge, damaged surface, uneven inking vertical rules 1686 Printed for J. Deacon at the Angel in Guiltspur-street. J. Deacon Rollins

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A S we was sailing on the Main, Well laded with great store of Gain, We was in danger to be ta'en, five Pirates ships appeared; Who sailed up with Courage bold, As if they would not be controul'd; But we brave noble hearts of Gold, their Courage never feared. We soon did understand their will, And therefore used our chiefest skill Resolving there our blood to spill rather than lose our Caesar :
We vow'd she should not be their Prey, And therefore boys we show'd them play; It was upon the Sabbath day, no Pirates could appease her. The Master flourishing his sword, Did Comfort to us all afford; Both Seamen, Souldiers then on board, true Courage to awaken; Then with one Voice we all did cry, We are resolved to make them fly, Or in the Caesar we will dye, rather than to be taken.
B Efore the Fight we this did do, Our Bread into the sea we threw, To make Room for the whole ships Crew, to fight and keep Foes under: This Truth can never be deny'd, We soon did quell their haughty Pride, By giving them a full Broadside, our Cannons roar'd like Thunder. Full five long hours there we fought, In the brave Caesar fierce and stout, At length we put them to the rout who aimed at our Treasure: we pour'd them in whole showers of Lead, So that they tumbled down for dead, And in the Ocean made their bed, where they may lye their leisure. Their Admiral did want to be Aboard of Caesar , this we see, That they might have Rich Plunder free, the thing which they delight in. But yet there was not one that dare To come on board of Caesar there; They knew their lives we would not spare so fierce we was for fighting.
Good Fortune she our Courage Crown'd Or else a board on us they'd found The sum of Fourscore Thousand pound, besides all other Lading: Could they but once have seen us fall, Their booty then had not been small, Two Hundred Thousand pound in all; this would have spoil'd our Trading. I hope we gave them all their due, Yet sav'd our Coyn and Cargo too, Believe me, this is perfect true, it is no feigned story: For though our Foes were five to one, Yet we at last did make them run: And when we see our Work was done, to GOD we gave the Glory. Who did indeed our Rights maintain; For in this skirmish on the Main Of us there was but one man slain, and seven others wounded: But those that sought our overthrow, They lost a many more we know. Thus Providence did Kindness show when we was so surrounded.
Printed for J. Deacon at the Angel in Guiltspur-street .