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4.293 R187201 1 I often for my Jenny strove I Often for My Jenny Strove I Often for My Jenny Strove OF late we hear in Devon-shire, / Of a Renowned Noble Peer, Pepys 4.293 Wing S6193B 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: 293 THE / Surprized Lord & Lady; / OR, / The Couragious West-Country Serving-man. THE Surprized Lord & Lady; OR, The Couragious West-Country Serving-man. The Surprised Lord and Lady; Or, the Courageous West-country Servingman. 1/2 sheet oblong folio, 205 x 315 creased and damaged surface, uneven inking vertical rules 1682-1694 Printed for R. Kell, at the White-Hart in West Smithfield, near Pye=Corner. R. Kell BBTI

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OF late we hear in Devon-shire, Of a Renowned Noble Peer, Who with his youthful Lady gay, Into a Forrest took his way, For delightful Recreation, amongst pleasant Flowers blown; Being attended, and defended, by one Serving man alone. The little Birds did sweetly sing, Making the shady Groves to ring; As on the tender Branches green, Those Woody Choiresters were seen:
While their time they spent in pleasure suddenly they were surpriz'd; Six Men they counted, rarely mounted yet those Robbers were disguis'd. The Thieves with naked Sword in hand Straight bid the Lord and Lady stand, And without any more ado, Deliver Gold and Silver too: 'T'ent a time to stand and dally, therefore readily comply, To yield your Treasure, at our pleasure or else by the Sword you dye.
The frighted Lady full of grief, She [trembled] like an Aspen-Leaf, Hearing those Villains thus run down Her Loyal Lord of high Renown; No Entreaties would appease them, for the Ruffians did reply, Give us your Treasure, at our pleasure, or else by the Sword you dye. The Noble Lord he straight reply'd, What you demand shall by deny'd; Here shall you win before you wear, My Gold and Silver, I declare: He no sooner this had spoken, but a Pistol forth he drew; Then run up nigher, and gave Fire, slaying one, and wounding two. Likewise stout Will the Serving-man, Couragiously he did fall on, And held the other three in play, This was a sharp and bloody Fray: The young Lord at length was wounded but when Will the same did see, For that Disaster of his Master, straight he vow'd reveng'd he'd be. Their Shot and Powder being spent, They with their swords to fighting went, The which stout Will cou'd handle well, He vow'd his Anger to expell:
Still their Passes he defended, giving one so deep a Wound, As he did reach him, this did fetch him, with a vengeance to the ground, Which when the other two beheld, They were with fear and wonder fill'd, And did endeavour straight to fly, But William warmly did supply This with his sharp trusty Weapon, which won't of the smallest size, Did pursue them, Cut and hew them, till he Conquer'd them likewise. He presently Disarm'd the Crew, Of Sword, Carbines, and Pistols too Then brought them to a Justice bound, Who soon for them a Prison found: Then at Sizes must they answer for this black and horrid Crime, May many others of their Brothers, likewise taken be in time. Soon after this, the Noble Lord, He gave his Servant a Reward, Of fifty Guinnies, in his hand, Since he Couragiously did stand In the midst of all the Danger with undaunted Courage then He well may glory in this Story, there's but few such Serving-men.
Printed for R. Kell, at the White-Hart in West Smithfield, near Pye-Corner.