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5.378 R174666 1 Let Mary Live Long Let Mary Live Long Let Mary Live Long FRench Admirals all, / Whom I have intrusted, You've lost my whole Navy, / You've lost my whole Navy, / Rogues, what have you done? [with variations; not stanza 8] date from content; Battle of Barfleur; Battle of La Hogue. Pepys 5.378 Rollins (1) VI:209-212; Wing D1695[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. 5: 378 THE / Distracted French King: / WITH / An Account of his Raving Fit against his Coward- / ly Sea-Commission-Officers, for suffering the total Destruc- / tion of his powerful Fleet THE Distracted French King: WITH An Account of his Raving Fit against his Coward- ly Sea-Commission- Officers, for suffering the total Destruc- tion of his powerful Fleet The Mad French King: With an Account of His Raving Fit Against His Cowardly Sea-commission Officers, for Suffering the Total Destruction of His Powerful Fleet 1/2 sheet folio, 265 x 144 cropped left and bottom edges, damaged surface, uneven inking cast fleurons 1692 Printed for P. Brooksby, J. Deacon, J. Blare, and J. Back. P. Brooksby, J. Deacon, J. Blare, J. Back Weinstein: content

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FRench Admirals all, Whom I have intrusted, Behold I'm disgusted, Your glory will fall as well as my own, For our Enemies they Now have gotten the day, and Victory won; You've lost my whole Navy, You've lost my whole Navy, Rogues, what have you done? Five Millions of Gold, With Silver at pleasure, A large sum of Treasure I gave you, behold, To Bribe their Trustees, You have waste[d] the same, And return'd home with shame Now where shall I run? You've lost my great Navy, You've lost my great Navy, Rogues, what have ye done? A powerful Fleet, Captains in Commission, With stout Ammunition, And yet to be beat, This makes me run mad, Such a Cowardly crew, Sure the world never knew, What presently run, You've lost my whole Navy, You've lost my whole Navy, Rogues, what have ye done? You solemnly swore You'd raise my promortion, By sailing the Ocean; Beside what is more, the Jacobites all That in England are, Would for Lewis declare, And yet could you run, You've lost m[y] whole Navy, You've lost [m]y whole Navy, Rogues, what have you done?
Besides I'm afraid Of what is ensuing, It will prove Ruin My Land they'll invade, And where am I then? What they gain is their own, Royal Scepter and Throne, Then where shall I run, You've lost my whole Navy, You've lost my whole Navy, Rogues, what you done? We threatned them first, But O that false Devil, The Author of Evil, Let him be accurst, For failing his Friend, Go together like Sots, You have Ruin'd my Plots, And Cowardly run, You've lost my whole Navy, You've lost my whole Navy, Rogues, what have ye done. I never shall have The Courage or Power That Land to devour, What could you not save My stout Men of war? But let them be burn'd, O to Ashes they turn'd My dear Rising Sun, And spoil'd my dear Navy, And spoil'd my dear Navy, Ah! what have ye done. With torment opprest, My stout heart is breaking, And Throne likewise shaking They'll seize with the rest my Kingdom and Crown, On my Fleet of defence That should keep them from hence I cannot depend, The Devil plays booty, The Devil plays booty, And Ruins his Friend.
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