%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> The Valiant Seaman's Courage:/ Who by the Order of/ The Right Honourable Admiral Russel,/ Did on the Tenth of May perform a brave Exploit on the/ French, Burning Thirty eight Sail of their Merchant-men, and taking/ a Man of War, to the great Honour of the English Nation. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1694 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 08/06/2007 22207

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5.385 R234528 1 Fond Boy Fond Boy Fond Boy JOyful Tydings I bring, let us merrily Sing / Till we make the whole Nation with Triumph to ring; This is but the beginning of what we intend / For to shew them before the brave Summer does end. (with variations) date from content Pepys 5.385 Rollins (1) VII:44-46; Wing V38[a]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: 385 The Valiant Seaman's Courage:/ Who by the Order of/ The Right Honourable Admiral Russel,/ Did on the Tenth of May perform a brave Exploit on the/ French, Burning Thirty eight Sail of their Merchant-men, and taking/ a Man of War, to the great Honour of the English Nation. The Valiant Seaman's Courage: Who by the Order of The Right Honourable Admiral Russel. Did on the Tenth of May perform a brave Exploit on the French, Burning Thirty eight Sail of their Merchant-men, and taking a Man of War, to the great Honour of the English Nation. The Valiant Seaman's Courage: Who by the Order of the Right Honorable Admiral Russel, Did on the Tenth of May Perform a Brave Exploit on the French, Burning Thirty-eight Sail of Their Merchantmen, and Taking a Man of War, to the Great Honor of the English Nation. 1/2 sheet folio, 270 x ?195 torn top left corner, damaged surface, uneven inking horizontal rules 1694 LONDON: Printed for C. Bates, at the White-/Hart in West-Smithfield. C. Bates Weinstein: content

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JOyful Tydings I bring, let us merrily Sing Till we make the whole Nation with Triumph to ring; For our Admiral he, by his Conduct at Sea, Now has made the poor French-men to come by thee lee: This is but the beginning of what we intend For to show them before the brave Summer does end. A Detachment sent out, bravely scour'd about, Till they put a whole Fleet of French Ships to the rout; We were four or five Sail, who to Fight never fail, And the one carry'd fiery Flames in her Ta[il]: This is but the beginning of what we intend For to shew them before the brave Summer does end. To these Merchants of Fran[c]e, we did fairly advance, So good was our fortunate prosperous Chance, That we put them in fear, to the Shore they did steer, While we follow'd with thundring shot in the reer: This is but the beginning of what we intend For to shew them before the brave Summer does end. Some was sailing for Brest, and St Malo's we gest, To fair Dunkirk with Stores and Provision the rest; But their Voyage we stay'd, and fierce Havock we made, While our thundering Cannons against them we play'd: This is but the beginning of what we intend For to shew them before this brave Summer does end. Quoth the frighted Mounsieur, To de Shore let us steer, Here is coming five Sail of de proud Englatier; Now begar let us [r]un, from de noise of deir Gun, Or dey'll serve us, as dey did our dear Rising-sun: Yet this is but a tast, Boys, of what we intend For give them before the brave Summ[e]r does end.
As they fled in disgrace, still we mended our pace, And like true Sons of Thunder we follow'd the Chase; Where in Harbour near Shore, thirty eight Sail or more, We did set all on fire, in Flames they did roar: This is but a beginning of what we intend For to shew them before this brave Summer does end. When our Poject did take, such a Flame it did make, Just as if the Seas had been a fiery Lake; All their charges and cost of their Cargo was lost: Now was ever poor French-men so plauge y Crost? This is but the beginning of what we intend For to shew them before this brave Summer does end. It was on the tenth day of this sweet Month of May, When the valiant bold Britains did shew them this play, And we make no great doubt, e'er the Summer is out, For to give them a sharp and more vigorous rout: This is but a beginning of what we intend For to shew them before the brave Summer does end. Boys, the work we'll compleat, with a most Royal Fleet, For we valiant Tarpo[l]li[n]s do scorn to retreat; Not a French-man we'll spare, let them come if they dare On the Ocean, brave Russel will fight with them fare: This is but a beginning of what he intends For to shew them before the brave Summer it ends.
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LONDON: Printed for C. Bates, at the White- Hart in West-Smithfield.