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4.318 R188117 1 Touch of the Times Touch of the Times ALL you that the Gentle-Craft Trade does profess, / Your Courage and Valour I needs must express; Brave Shooe-makers ever were willing to Fight. [with variations] date from content; Campaign in Ireland Pepys 4.318 Rollins (1) V:118-121; Wing G877[B] 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: 318 The Glory of the Gentle-Craft, Or, A brief account of the Valiant / SHOOMAKERS / Who presented themselves to His Majesty King William of England, in order to serve him / against his Enemies. part::start ptitle::start The Glory of the Gentle-Craft, Or, A Brief account of the Valiant SHOOMAKERS Who presented themselves to His Majesty King William of England, in order to serve him against his Enemies. The Glory of the Gentle Craft, or, a Brief Account of the Valiant Shoemakers Who Presented Themselves to His Majesty King William of England, in Order to Serve Him Against His Enemies. 1/2 sheet oblong folio, 200 x 315 cropped bottom and top edges, damaged surface, uneven inking cast fleurons 1690 Printed for I. Blare on London=Bridge J. Blare Weinstein: content

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A LL you that the Gentle-Craft does profess, Your Courage and Valour I needs must express; So many brave Spirits amongst you do Reign, Who freely will venter our Rights to maintain: And proffer their Service like Souldiers of sense, To fight in the Church and the Kingdoms defence; In order to put all our Foes to the flight, Brave Shooe-makers ever were willing to Fight. As soon as they hear but the Whispers of War, The Shoo-makers they are the first that repair, To proffer their Service to fight for the King, And this to their Calling much credit does bring:
They throw by their stirrups, their Awls and their Knives And like valiant Souldiers they'll venter their lives; The wrongs of the Nation in order to right, brave Shoomakers always were ready to fight. In Ages of old we of Shooe-makers Read, How gallantly they did in Weapons proceed; Each Journey-man kept Quarter-staff, Sword and Spear And like a true Soldier would often appear: Your Courage no Calling could ever run down, They'll venter their Lives in defence of the Crown; True Valour and Courage is all their Delight, Brave Shooe-makers always were willing to Fight.
Their Fame is Recorded for what they have done, And yet greater hazards they'r willing to run, Because they know this it is in a good Cause, To fight for Religion, our Lives and our Laws; They need not be Prest who are willing to go, To fight for their King, and prove Romes overthrow, True valour and courage is all their delight, brave Shoo-makers always were willing to fight. There's brave Crispianus the Son of a Prince, Became a Shoomaker and Souldier of sense, He fought like a valliant brave Hero in France, For which his great King then did strive to advance His lost decay'd Honour then as a Reward, He gained the same by his conquering Sword; And thus in all Ages our wrongs they wou'd right, Brave Shoo-makers always were ready to fight. They are not possest with a Cowardly fear, Like those that endeavour to march in the rear, They proffer themselves in the front of the fray, And make no great question of winning the day; With Courage they labour to Conquer Romes Train, That they may ne'er trouble this Nation again; Their Tools shall be turned to Armour so bright, brave Shoo-makers ever were willing to fight. They see that poor Ireland lies in distress, Their Courage commands them their Lives to express, And therefore in hundreds together they meet, And tender their Service at King William's feet, All being resolved his Rights to maintain, To make him a happy and prosperous Reign; A Protestant King is the Nations delight, And therefore brave Shoo-makers willingly fight. To Conquer Tyrconnel 's grand Cowardly crew, They proffer to raise up a thousand or two, Brave boys that will fear not the face of a Foe, But fight till they've laid all their Enemies low, In order to pull down Romes insolent pride, Their courage and valour has often been try'd; The Weapons of warfare has been their delight, brave Shoo-makers ever were willing to fight.
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