%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> THE LATE / Bloody Fight in Flanders: / VVith an Account of the Numbers slain on both sides; ours scarce being ten / Thousand, and the French twenty five Thousand. As also the taking seve- / ral Prisoners of note, amongst which was the Duke de Maine, the French / King's Son, the Duke of Barwick, and likewise the Son of Luxemburgh the / French General. Together with a second Encounter by fresh Forces, who / falling on the French routed them, seizing on their Baggage and Sixty Pieces / of Cannon; to the great Satisfaction of our Royal Army. 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 05/19/2021 37730

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R179674 1 Let Mary live long Let Mary Live Long Let Mary Live Long A Captain of fame, / A valiant brave soldier, Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 109 THE LATE / Bloody Fight in Flanders: / VVith an Account of the Numbers slain on both sides; ours scarce being ten / Thousand, and the French twenty five Thousand. As also the taking seve- / ral Prisoners of note, amongst which was the Duke de Maine, the French / King's Son, the Duke of Barwick, and likewise the Son of Luxemburgh the / French General. Together with a second Encounter by fresh Forces, who / falling on the French routed them, seizing on their Baggage and Sixty Pieces / of Cannon; to the great Satisfaction of our Royal Army. THE LATE Bloody Fight in Flanders: With an Account of the Numbers slain on both sides; ours scarce being ten Thousand, and the French twenty five Thousand. As also the taking several Prisoners of note, amongst which was the Duke de Maine, the French King's Son, the Duke of Barwick, and likewise the Son of Luxembourg the French General. Together with a second Encounter by fresh Forces, who falling on the French routed them, seizing on their Baggage and Sixty Pieces of Cannon; to the great Satisfaction of our Royal Army. ?-? P. Brooksby

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A Captain of fame, A valiant brave soldier, True honour's upholder, From Flanders he came, with News to the Queen, That she plainly might know How causes did go. We have it at length, The French have been slaughter'd, The French have been slaughter'd, though double our strength.
Old Luxemburg knew Our army divided, Sy policy guided, His forces he drew together with speed; Straight he march'd them away, To the Camp where we lay, to ruin us all; But them we saluted, But them we saluted, with powder and ball.
The cannon did play; Which roaring like thunder, Did tear them in sunder, A long summers day this battle did last; It was bloody and hot, While thundering shot on both sides did fly; Where noble commanders, Where noble commanders, did valiantly dye. Through bodies of smoke We charg'd and gave fire, And made them retire, A desperate stroke did fall on both sides: At length we gave ground, Which seemed to wound our honour almost; Yet France has no reason, Yet France has no reason to vapour or boast. We ply'd them so warm, In heat of the Battle Our Guns they did rattle, It flew like a storm upon them all day: They cannot proclaim Their triumph and fame; we slaughter' their men, Five and twenty thousand, Five and twenty thousand, we hardly lost ten. Now this being done, A further relation Brings joy to the nation: Bold Luxemburghs son was prisoner made,
And the French Duke de Maine We did likewise obtain, to our share they fall. And likewise bold Barwick, And likewise bold Barwick, are prisoners all. Then after the fight, A brave Alexander, A valiant commander, He happen'd to light of Monsieur again: He had a fresh armed band Under his command, he fell on amain, Where he on their forces, Where he on their forces, did victory gain. Now thus by surprise He seiz'd on their baggage, Their cannon and luggage, Nay, waggons likewise, and put them to flight: The action was fine, A glorious design, the conquering game, Which does double honour, Which does double honour, and triumph proclaim. King WILLIAM e're long Will follow such courses, With valiant fresh forces, Stout hardy and strong, brave thundering boys That shall make them to yield, Or fly from the field, and then he'll pursue; If France is for fighting, If France is for fighting, he'll give them their due.
Printed for P. Brooksby, at the Golden-Ball in Pye-Corner.