%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> The Female Warrior. / Relating how a Woman in Mans attire, got an Ensigns place: and so continned till the ne- / cessity of making use of a Midwife discover'd her. / This valiant Amazon with courage fill'd, / For to Display her Colours was well skill'd, / Till pregnant nature did her Sex discover, / She fell a pieces, and was made a Mother. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center English Broadside Ballad Archive (EBBA) Director Patricia Fumerton Associate Director Carl G Stahmer ?-? Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 07/13/2021 37439

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R41385 1 I am a jovial Batchelor [unknown] I Am a Jovial Bachelor COme all you jovial buxome Girls / attend me here a while, British Library - Bagford Editor none none none none Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 2: 91 2: 92 The Female Warrior. / Relating how a Woman in Mans attire, got an Ensigns place: and so continned till the ne- / cessity of making use of a Midwife discover'd her. / This valiant Amazon with courage fill'd, / For to Display her Colours was well skill'd, / Till pregnant nature did her Sex discover, / She fell a pieces, and was made a Mother. The Female Warrior. Relating how a Woman in Man's attire, got an Ensign's place: and so continued till the necessity of making use of a Midwife discovered her. This valiant Amazon with courage filled, For to Display her Colors was well skilled, Till pregnant nature did her Sex discover, She fell a pieces, and was made a Mother. ?-? C. Passinger

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COme all you jovial buxome Girls attend me here awhile, Here is a pleasant Story that perhaps will make you smile:of a valiant Amazon, whose Courage was most free, To take up Arms, and march along out of the North Country. The Company to London came, to quarter there a space, And all the while this noble Girl, supply'd the Ensigns place: And when that she did march along, there's none did her suspect, Although she lay upon the Guard, and never did neglect.
Her mild behaviour and sweet face, much favour did her gain, She acted nothing that was base, whilst she did there remain: But for the love of a dear friend, disguised she would go: To try her Fortune to the end, against the daring Foe. You know what strange effects this love in many a one hath wrought, To dangers, and to perrils great, it often hath them brought; But yet they valu'd not the same, no more did this brave Lass, Who though she was a jovial Dame, did for an Ensign pass.
HEr colours bravely to display, she often had the luck, And was at push of Pike some say, as good as ever struck: To fold her Arms, and furl the Flag she was expert and quick, And never was a bungler found at any pritty trick. To play a game at Cards or Dice, to pass the time away, Or any Gentile exercise, she never would say nay: But for a Bottle of the best, her little heart to cheer, She smiling, often would protest she loved it most dear. When she amongst young gallants came, she often was afraid, Least in their wanton talk she should by blushes be betraid; But custome made her at the length so confident and free, She did presume upon her strength, she could not daunted be. Unto the wars she was inclin'd, being of courage bold, And always bore a stately mind, she scorn'd to be controul'd. When Mars and Venus conjuct were, thought that she was born, Which is an evidence most clear, that some must wear the Horn.
Thus cunningly the time she past, and none did her detect, Until the Souldiers at the last began for to suspect: And by some certain signs in short, they plainly did perceive Their Ensign Metamorphosed, and did them all deceive. To make the case more evident, and cause it to be known, Her growing belly forced her to lay the Colours down: Unhappy chance it was alas, and sore it did her vex, Because that she, was found to be, one of the Female Sex. And now her groaning time being come, a Midwife was prepar'd, She could not march by beat of Drum, nor mount the Court of Guard: For why she did in pieces fall, here one part, there another, Did ever any know the like, an Ensigne made a Mother. Thus have you heard, as I conceive, a Story strange and true, And verily I do believe, the like you seldom knew: Now all that ever can be said, she was a jovial Lass, (Had not her Belly, her betraid) as ever any was.
Printed for C. Passinger, at the sign of the Seven-Stars on London-bridge.