LEAPING OF THE LORDS
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Of all the Lords in merry England,
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and Gallants both blith and Gay,
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There is a Lancashire Lord amongst them all,
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Must still have the praise of me,
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Brave William of Derby a Man of Renown
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and he is Related to Englands Crown
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and sing O brave Gallants and brave,
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For the Honour of Englands Crown.
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Once three Scotch Lords a proud Challenge
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did make,
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and upon the English Ground,
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For to leap with any stout English Lord
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for seven Good thousand Pounds,
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a boon cryd Southampton, and fell upon his Knee,
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My Liege i desire you will grant it to me
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and sing O brave, etc.
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O no, O no, then said our King
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Southampton that may not be,
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there is far better Lords in merry England,
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Liker to take up this Challenge than thee,
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it is not a boon my Liege, it is but a fee,
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and Ill go the Wager myself every penny,
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and sing O brave, etc.
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Brave Derby hearing him say so
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was present upon the Ground
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Southampton this boon shall be Given to thee,
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if it were for ten thousand pound,
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Our Majesty said if it goes by degree
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Well then Cousin DerbyIll give it to thee,
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and sing O brave, etc.
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Then came forth our young Prince Charles
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a Glittering Prince to be seen,
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With silver Hasps and Golden Lace
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his Scarf was black and Green,
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But amongst them all he made such a Reproof,
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that all the whole Country did him belove,
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and sing O brave, etc.
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Stout Southampton he said I have ten thousand pound
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to venture on thee this Day
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and before thou shalt Out-brayed be
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a thousand more I will say,
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I thank you my Prince Southampton he said,
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seven thousand of my own I will leap for to day
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and sing O brave, etc.
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Southampton he lighted from off his Horse,
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and he jumpt upon the Ground
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He bid his Men bring forth bags of Gold,
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Of seven Good thousand pound,
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The bags they were brought and set on the
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Ground.
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The brave Earl of Derby caused Trumpet to sound
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and sing O brave etc.
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O then came forth our Saint Lawrence,
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and he Leapd with his Might and main
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He Leapt four Yards and full two inch
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and he Jumpt off the Ground again
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Well leapt Sir Lawrence said our King
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Methinks thou dost Leap with muckle Good spring
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and I fain would have thee the Wager to win,
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and sing O brave, etc.
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Then came forth our Southampton,
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and he Leapt with a bigger Might,
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He Leapt six Yards and full two foot,
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before that ever he did light,
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Well Southampton thou hast in thy Power,
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thou Leapt a far Greater Deap,
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when thou Leapt out of the Tower,
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and sing O brave etc.
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And so did your self and like your Grace
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sald Derby that stood on the Ground,
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You leapt a Greater Leap over Scotland Gates,
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to wear our English Crown,
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but eer before we Go hence
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we will prove ourselves Right Good
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Or else on the Ground well lose our hearts blood
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and sing O brave, etc.
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Theres never a proud Scot in all Scotland,
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if he were never of such a high Renown,
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if he be but Scotchman bred and born
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I think I can pull him down
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But then bespoke King James so free,
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and said I am Scot and thou pulls not down me
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and sing O brave etc.
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Brave Derby hearing him say so
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this answer he made to him again,
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My Liege, he said, we needs must own
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You are a Prince of worthy Fame
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but if in Scotland you had been bred and born,
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Our English Crown you should never have worn
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and sing O brave, etc
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But I[]ll a proud Offer said Derbys Earl,
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to make all the Scots abound,
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half a Yard for England Given shall be
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for seven Good thousand Pound
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and Ill take thy Part said young Charles so free,
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and a whole Yard for England Given shall be,
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and sing O brave, etc.
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There was Essex Earl and Brookes me Lord,
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and my brave Lord Willoughby,
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There was southampton and Piercys Earl
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and the Earl of shrewsbury
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But of all the Lords that in England does dwell
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Brave William of Derby now bears the Bell,
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And sing O brave Gallants and brave
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for the Honour of Englands Crown.
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