The farmers son of Devonshire being the valiant coronet's return from Flanders, who endeavoured to persuade his brother Jack to forsake the plow, and to take up arms the next spring; which he refused to do, because he was loath to leave his sweet wife Joan. Tune of Mary live long Licensed according to order.

The farmers son of Devonshire being the valiant coronet's return from Flanders, who endeavoured to persuade his brother Jack to forsake the plow, and to take up arms the next spring; which he refused to do, because he was loath to leave his sweet wife Joan. Tune of Mary live long Licensed according to order.

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THE Farmers Son of Devonshire: BEING The Valiant Coronet's Return from Flanders, who endeavoured to persuade his, Brother Jack to forsake the Plow, and to take up Arms the next Spring; which he refused to do, because he was loath to have his sweet Wife Ioan. Tune of Mary live long

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JACK's Answer

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THE Farmers Son of Devonshire: BEING The Valiant Coronet's Return from Flanders, who endeavoured to persuade his, Brother Jack to forsake the Plow, and to take up Arms the next Spring; which he refused to do, because he was loath to have his sweet Wife Ioan.
Tune of Mary live long

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Licensed according to Order.

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Well met Brother Jack,

I have been in Flanders,

With valiant Commanders,

And am return'd back

to England again,

Where a while I shall stay,

And shall then march away;

I'm an Officer now;

Go wi [...]h me dear Brother,

Go with me dear Brother,

and lay by the Plow.

I tell thee Old Boy,

The Son of a Farmer

In glittering Armour,

May kill and destroy,

as many proud French,

As a 'Squire or Knight,

having Courage to fight,

then Valiantly go

In Arms like a Soldier,

In Arms like a Soldier,

to face the proud Foe.

But, dear Brother Will.

you are a vine Vellow,

and talk mighty Mellow,

But what if they kill

thy poor Brother Jack,

By the Pounce of a Gun,

If they shou'd I'm undone,

and ruined quite,

You know that I never,

You know that I never,

had Courage to fight

If you will advance

in Arms like a Soldier,

the Nation's Vpholder,

A fortunate Chance

your Portion may be:

All that goes are not slain,

You may return again,

with Victory here,

There's no Men but Cowards,

There's no Men but Cowards,

are subject to fear,

Each timorous Soul,

when Trumpets are sounding,

and Cannons rebounding,

he fears no controul,

nor Death in the least,

When the Smoke do's arise,

And darkens the Skies,

we fall on amain,

That Trophies of Honour,

That Trophies of Honour,

in Field we may gain.

King William you know,

in heat of the Battel,

when Guns they do rattle,

he venters also,

then what shall we fear,

When an Army is lead

By a Crown'd Royal Head,

it baffles all fear,

And makes Soldiers fire.

And makes Soldiers fire,

from the Front to the Rear.

JACK's Answer

The King, I confess,

he [...]rours by power,

the French to devour;

Let P [...]ovidence bless

his conquering Arms:

I wou'd do the sam [...] thing,

If I were to be King,

and make the French groan,

Till then loving Brother,

Till then, loving Brother,

pray let me alone.

The Enemies Men

with Horror will fill me,

perhaps they may kill me,

And where am I then?

this runs in my mind;

Should I chance to be Lame,

Will the Trophies of Fame

keep me from sad Groans,

A Fig for that Honour.

A Fig for that Honour,

which brings broken Bones.

Such Honour I scorn,

I'd rather be Mowing,

nay, Plowing or Sowing,

Or threshing of Corn,

at home in a Barn,

Then to leave Joan my Wife,

And to loose my sweet Life,

in Peace let me dwell;

I am not for fighting,

I am not for fighting,

so Brother Farewell.

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Printed for J. Deacon, at the Angel in Gilt-spur-street, without Newgate.

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The farmers son of Devonshire being the valiant coronet's return from Flanders, who endeavoured to persuade his brother Jack to forsake the plow, and to take up arms the next spring; which he refused to do, because he was loath to leave his sweet wife Joan. Tune of Mary live long Licensed according to order.

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1695

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A40901

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Wing F447

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ESTC R215742

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99827517

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99827517

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31937

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— The farmers son of Devonshire being the valiant coronet's return from Flanders, who endeavoured to persuade his brother Jack to forsake the plow, and to take up arms the next spring; which he refused to do, because he was loath to leave his sweet wife Joan. Tune of Mary live long Licensed according to order.,

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Printed for J. Deacon, at the Angel in Gilt-spur-street, without Newgate,. [London] :: [1695?]. (Place of publication and imprint date from Wing, which gives publication date as 1689-1695.) (Verse - "Well met brother Jack,".) (Reproduction of the original in the Bodleian Library.)

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