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R36088 FROM Belgia's shore, with a pretended claim / On Junes eleventh in three small Vessels came, Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 1 A Description of the late Rebellion in the WEST; / A HEROICK POEM. A Description of the late Rebellion in the WEST; A HEROICK POEM. A Description of the late Rebellion in the WEST; A HEROIC POEM. 1685-1685 P. Brooksby

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FROM Belgias shore, with a pretended claim On Junes eleventh in three small Vessels came, (Though fatal to him in a fatal Time) The Traytor MONMOUTH and surprized Lyme; I'th' West of England, whence o'th' fourteenth day, He marched with all his Rebel Rout away Part of which fell on Bridport and their shed The Blood of Loyalists, but were repaid, With tripple Deaths, there Rebel Blood first stain'd, The guiltless Ground there Loyalty first gain'd. A lucky vantage, seaven were kill'd outright, Twenty three Prisoners, made the rest by Flight, Scatt'ring their Arms, to their main Strength retreat, And the sad Tale of their Defeat relate. No sooner news of this Rebellious Crew, To our dread Monarch and his Senate flew, On Fames swift Wings, but an Attaindure's laid 'Gainst MONMOUTH and upon his Rebel Head Five thousand pounds to bring him alive or dead. When worthy Monaux on Junes nineteenth day With twenty Horse the Rebels did dismay, Killing them twelve, though in the valiant strife, Death (still the Brave's worst Foe) surpriz'd his Life: But unrevenged he did not long remain Brave Oglethorps Commanded Troops distain Canishams Bridge with eighty Rebels slain Whilst bold Trevanion Lymes Recovery wrought, With th' Arms and Powder which the Rebels brought, And noble Pembroke entred factious Frome, Scatt'ring the Rabble that were thither come; Took the Ring-leader and made him recant The Trayterous Declaration he durst plant, Up in the Market-place and Traytor own, MONMOUTH to be who had such mischief done. Soon after thrice renowned Feversham Near to the Town call'd Phillips-Norton came Where leading on the Rebels flank'd the Lane. Yet Hero like undaunted Grafton made A brave attempt and beat their Ambuscade, Speaking in Thunder his unshaken sence
Of Loyalty and Justice to his Prince; Whilst from the Hill the loud mouth'd Cannons bent Against the Foe, their Globes of Ruin sent: Wing'd with swift Death, which made them soon remove, Not longer daring such destruction prove: But fearful of approaching Fate retire, Before those Swords that spoke a Monarchs Ire. And passing many Towns, at last they came, To Wells so known for it Cathedrals fame: Which impiously with Sacrilegious Hands, Fit for all horrid Mischief these black Bands Rifl'd and such base outrages commit, As if they had been born the Sons of Spite: Which done to Glassenbury strait they drew, From thence to Bridgewater and there make shew, As if they meant to fortefy the Town, But now the fatal time came swiftly on, To which Rebellions Punishment was due On Julys fifth, when the bright Sun withdrew And o're the World sad night her Mantle threw, In Darkness suiting with their Deeds the Rout, From all their Quarters silently drew out, With an inglorious purpose to surprize The Royal Army, but those wakeful eyes, Under so great a Charge, no slumber brook, But instantly the hot alarum took. And now no more but Neptunes silver Hair, Parting the threatening Fronts of cruel War; The Leaden Thunderbolts on Lightnings Wing, A swift Destruction to the Rebels bring. Not able to withstand those juster Arms, Their Horse affrighted, fly the fierce Alarms: In much Disorder before every Charge, And o're the field disperse themselves at large: Leaving the Foot, who faintly stood a while, But broken by the Horse they soon Recoile. MONMOUTH himself, GREYs fortune follow strait; With thirty Horse betaking him to flight Whilst one the plain the slaughter'd Rabble lye And stain the Grass with a Rebellious dye.
Those that escap'd the field for safety fought, By wretched flight but that small safety wrought Heav'n had decreed to punish their bold guilt And on their Heads, revenge the Blood they spilt: Two thousand Lives they paid upon the place And most that fled were taken in the Chace. So Julys happy sixth their ruin view'd, Saw them intirely broken and subdued; On some of them the Martial Law took place, And made them know what 'twas the Nation Peace In such wild lawless Tumults to molest Whilst other Laws prepar'd to try the rest: And now the happy Vict'ry being known, To Troops on divers Posts their care was shown: In seizing all suspitious Travellers, When near Holt-Lodge some Troopers nnawars Seiz'd on the late Lord GREY with him his Guide Who vainly sought a refuge where to hide. On Julys Eight MONMOUTH was likewise found Hid in a Ditch inclosing Ferney Ground; With him the Brandenburg on whom a Guard, Was strongly plac'd which instantly prepar'd; To bring them to Whitehall who there with GREY, Arriv'd secure on Julys thirteenth day; Thence to the Tower they in a Barge were row'd Whilst on each shore stood the rejoycing Croud Clapping their Hands to see the Punishment Fall upon those that others Ruins meant. MONMOUTH upon Attaindure being doom'd, His Treasons meed no more on Life presum'd: But on the fifteenth day being brought upon A Mourning Stage, and there his Crimes made known; Expressing Sorrow for the wrong he did To his dread Soveraign and the Blood he shed, Submitted patiently and lost his Head: Which in a Coffin with his body laid A Hearse to their Interment them convey'd So fell Rebellion and so fall it still, So fare it with all those that dare Rebel.
FINIS. This may be printed Semptember the 7th. 1685. R.L.S. Printed for P. Brooksby at the Golden Ball in Pye-Corner.