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T31801 1 the Hare Merchants Rant, &c. UNKNOWN The Hare Merchant's Rant, etc. ARGYLE and Mar are gone to War / Which hath breed great Confusion Roxburghe Ballads Editor None None None None Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 3: 329 A Dialogue betvven his Grace the / Duke of Argyle, and the Earl of Mar / Or an Excellent New Song, A Dialogue betwen his Grace the Duke of Argyle, and the Earl of Mar A Dialogue between his Grace the Duke of Argyle, and the Earl of Mar ?-?

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ARGYLE and Mar are gone to War Which hath breed great Confusion For Church & State they do debate Through Difference and Division, And yet while I know not that, I hope I Speak no Treason, Some say its Self, some say its Pelf, And some say its Religion, Which ere it be I tell to thee, And that I will not Spare Sir, Tho Blades come from the Braes of Mar Th[ey] have us every where Sir. Argyle, Says great Argyle within a while, Ile make Mar for to Rue Sir, That such great Folly in his Brain, Did happen for to Brew Sir, Tho Mars Men now do ramble throw The North both here and there Sir, Ile make them to draw up there Trew And whipe their Buttocks bare Sir, Mar, Says good Lord Mar do you so dare, Both me yea, and my Men Sir While I have might I will you Fight, From Strling Flit your Den Sir. Argyle The last time that I Flited it, You had no cause to Boast Sir, For any thing that then you wan, It was unto your Coast Sir, When at Dumblain unto your Pain. We Fought it very Fair Sir. When that Mars Men were Forcd and Fain, To Run like any Hare Sir, Some to the Hills, some to the Haughs An[d] some to Allen Watter, An[d] unto some it was no movs. T[he]ir Sculls were made to Clatter. And those that did escape the Sword; Did we not them Surround Sir, When that Fourscore of Highland Men Were in the water Drownd Sir,
Mar. Through my Men do Ramble thorough The North both here and there Sir, The half of whats said is not true, The Truth I do Declare Sir, Its said they Pillage and Plunder all, In places where they come Sir, But by this they soon would catch a Fall And unto Ruin run Sir And as for that was at Dumblain, We Lost so many Men Sir, Perhaps we may Recruit again, And that well let you ken Sir, If that once more we shall Engage, We shall know how it goes Sir, Whiskie shall put our Brains in Rage, And Snuff shall Prime our Nose Sir, W[?] Swords and Guns into our Hands Well stoutly Venture on Sir, Y[?]a Ducks and Targets at Command, Of these we shall want none Sir, Arg[y]le, Do what you can to prove the Man, Your Attempts shall prove in vain Sir For sure Argyle shall lead the Van, And the Victory shal[l] gain Sir, Tho like a Cock Mar in the North, Abroad hath sent his Crow Sir, Clapping his Wings now beyond Forth Perhaps hel get a Blow Sir. Argyle like to a Lyon Bold, [Will] Grasp him in his Paws Sir, And that perhaps ere it be long, Hell make him stand in aw Sir, For lo a Conjunct Company, Both of Scots and Dutch Men, Theyre at a Call on Mar to fall, Theyre almost all none such Men. Besides great Nubmers o[f] Gentlmen, Whom they call Volunteers Sir, The most and best whereof Consist, Of Valiant Scotish Peers Sir.
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