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R183650 GAllants you must understand, / Captain Ward of England, Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 327 The Seamans Song of Captain Ward the famous Pyrate of the world, and an / English man born, The Seamans Song of Captain Ward the famous Pyrate of the world, and an English man born, The Seaman's Song of Captain Ward the famous Pirate of the world, and an Englishman born, 1658-1658

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GAllants you must understand, Captain Ward of England, a Pyrate and a Rover on the Sea, O late a simple Fisherman In the merry town of Feversham, grows famous in the world now every day From the Bay of Plimouth Sailed he toward the south, with many more of courage and of might Christian Princes have but few Such Seamen, if that he were true, and would but for his King & Country fight, Lusty Ward adventrously, In the straights of Barbary did make the Turkish Gallies sore to shake Bouncing Canons fiery hot, Spared not the Turks one jot, but of their lives great slaughter he did make The Ilanders of Malta, With Argosies upon the Sea, most proudly braved Ward unto his face But soon their pride was overthrown And their treasures made his own, and all their men brought to a woful case The wealthy ships of Venice Afforded him great riches both gold & silver won he with his sword Stately Spain and Portugal Against him dare not bare up sail, but gave him all the title of a Lord. Golden seated Candy Famous France and Italy with all the Countries of the Eastern parts, If once their Ships his pride withstood They surely all were clothd in blood, such cruelty was placd within their hearts, The riches he hath gained. And by blood-shed obtained may well suffice for to maintain a King His fellows all are valiant Wights Fit to be made Princes Knights, but that their lives do base dishonours bring. This wicked gotten treasure, Doth him but little pleasure, the land consumes what they have got by sea
In drunkennesse and letchery, Flthy sins of Sodomy. these evill gotten Goods do wast away, Such as live by theeving, Have seldom times good ending, as by the deeds of Captain Ward is shown Being drunk amongst his Drabs His nearest friends he sometimes stabs, such wickedness within his heart is grown When stormy tempest riseth The causer he despiseth, still denies to pay unto the Lord He feareth neither God nor the Divel, His deeds are bad his thoughts are evil; his only trust is still upon his sword. Men of his own Countrey, He still abused vilely, some back to back are cast into the waves Some are hewen in pieces small, Some are shot against a wall, a slender number of their lives he saves Of truth it is reported That he is strongly guarded, by Turks that are not of a good belief, Wit and reason tells them He trusteth not his Countrey-men, but shews the right condition of a theif, At Tunis in Barbary Now he buildeth stately, a gallant Palace and a Royal place, Decked with delights most trim, Fitter for a Prince then him. the which at last will prove to his disgrace. To make the world to wonder, This Captain is Commander of four and twenty ships of sail, To bring in treasure from the sea, Into the Markets every day. the which the Turks do buy up without fail, His name and state so mounteth These Countrey men accounteth him equal to the Nobles of that Land But these his honours we shall find Shortly blown up with the wind, or prove like letters written in the sand.
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