Lord WILLOUGHBY.
OR,
A true Relation of a Famous and Bloody Battel fought in Flanders, by the Noble
and Valiant Lord Willoughby, with 1500 English, against 40000 Spaniards,
where the English obtained a Notable Victory; for the glory and Renown of
our Nation. To the Tune of, Lord Willoughby.
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THe fifteen day of July,
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with glistering spear and shield,
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A famous fight in Flanders,
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was foughten in the field:
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The most couragious Officers;
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was English Captains three;
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But the bravest man in battel,
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was brave Lord Willoughby.
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The next was Captain Norris,
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a valiant man was he,
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The other Captain Turner,
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that from field would never flee:
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With fifteen hundred fighting men,
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alas there was no more,
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They fought with forty thousand then,
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upon the bloody shore.
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Stand to it noble Pike-men,
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and look you round about,
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And shoot you right you Bow-men,
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and we will keep them out.
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You Musquet and Calliver men,
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do you prove true to me,
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Ile be the foremost man in fight;
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says brave Lord Willoughby.
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And then the bloody enemy,
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they fiercely did assail:
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And fought it out most valiantly,
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not doubting to prevail:
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The wounded men on both sides fell,
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most piteous for to see,
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Yet nothing could the courage quell,
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of brave Lord Willoughby.
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For seven hours to all men view,
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this fight endured sore,
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Untill our men so feeble grew,
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that they could fight no more:
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And then upon dead Horses,
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full savourly they eat,
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And drank the puddle water,
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for no better they could get.
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WHen they had fed so freely,
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they kneeled on the ground,
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And praised God devoutly,
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for the favour they had found;
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And bearing up their Colours,
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the fight they did renew,
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And turning toward the Spaniard,
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five thousand more they slew.
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The sharp steel pointed Arrows,
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and Bullets thick did flye;
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Then did our Valliant Souldiers,
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charge on most furiously:
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Which made the Spaniards waver,
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they thought it best to flee,
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They feard the stout behaviour,
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of brave Lord Willoughby.
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Then quoth the Spanish General,
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come let us march away,
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I fear we shall be spoiled all,
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if that we longer stay:
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For yonder comes Lord Willoughby,
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with courage fierce and fell,
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He will not give one inch of ground,
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for all the Devils in hell.
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And then the fearful enemy,
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was quickly put to flight,
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Our men pursued couragiously,
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and rout their forces quite:
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And at last they gave a shout,
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which ecchoed through the sky,
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God and St George for England
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the conquerors did cry.
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This news was brought to England,
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with all the speed might be
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And told unto our gracious Queen,
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of this same Victory:
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O this is brave Lord Willoughby,
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my love hath ever won,
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Of all the Lords of honour
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tis he great deeds hath done.
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For Souldiers that were maimed,
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and wounded in the fray,
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The Queen allowed a Pension,
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of eighteen pence a day:
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Besides all costs and charges,
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she quit and set them free,
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And this she did all for the sake,
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of brave Lord Willoughby.
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Then courage noble English men,
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and never be dismaid,
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If that we be but one to ten,
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we will not be afraid:
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To fight with forraign Enemies,
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and set our Country free,
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And thus I end this bloody bout,
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of brave Lord Willoughby.
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