The seamans song of Danse[k?]ar the Dutchman, his robberies done at sea. To the same tune. 1658-1664? Approx. 4 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-03 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). B05764 Wing S2197A ESTC R183650 47012645 ocm 47012645 174610

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 eng Danser, Simon de -- Poetry. Ward, John, fl. 1603-1615 -- Poetry. Ballads, English -- 17th century. Pirates -- Poetry. Broadsides -- England -- 17th century. 2008-01 Assigned for keying and markup 2008-02 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-03 Sampled and proofread 2008-03 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
The Seamans Song of Danſe • ar the Duchman, his robberies done at Sea. To the ſame tune,

SIng we (Seaman) now and than OfDanſekar the Duchman, whose gallant mind hath won him great renown To live an land he counts it baſe But ſeeks to purchase greater grace, by Robing on the Ocean up and down, His heart is ſo aſpiring That now his chief deſiring Is for to win himself a worthy name The Land hath far too little ground, The Sea is of a larger bound, and of a greater dignity and fame. Now many a worthy Gallant Of courage now moſt valiant, with him hath put their fortunes to the Sea, All the worth about have heard Of Danſekar and Engliſh Ward, and of their proud adventures every day There is not a Kingdom In Turkey or in Chriſtendom, but by theſe Pyrates have received loſs Merchant men of every Land, Do daily in great danger ſtand and fear to much the Ocean main to croſs, They make Children fatherleſs Wofull widows in diſtreſſe in ſhedding blood they took too much delight. Fathers they bereave of ſons, Regardin • neither cries nor moans, ſo much they joy to ſee a bloody fight. They count it gallant hearing To hear the Canons roaring, and Musket-ſhot to rattle in the sky. Their glories would ſo at the higheſt To fight againſt the foes of Chriſt and ſuch as do our Chriſtian faith deny. But their curſed Villanies And their bloody Pyracies. are chiefly bent againſt our Chriſtian friends Some Chriſtians ſo delight in evils, That they become the ſons of Divels and for the ſame have many ſhameful ends England ſuffers danger As well as any ſtranger, Nations are alike unto his company, Many Engliſh Marchant men, And of London now and then, have taſted of their vile extremity, Londons Elizabeth Of late theſe Rovers taken have, a ſhip well laden with rich Merchandiſe The nimble Pearl and Charity All ſhips of gallant bravery, all theſe are made a lawful prize, The Trojan of London With other ſhips many a one, hath ſtooped ſail and yielded out of hand, These Pyrates they have ſhed their bloods, And the Turks have bought their goods, being all too weak their power to withſtand, Of Hull and Bonaventer Which was a great frequenter and paſſer of the Straits to Barbary, Both Ship and men late taken were, By Pyrates Ward and Danſekar, and brought by them into Captivity. Engliſh Ward and Danſekar Being greatly now to jar, about dividing of their gotten goods Both Ships and Souldiers gather head Dacſekar from Ward is fled, ſo full of pride and malice are their bloods Ward doth only promiſe To kéep about rich Tunis, and be Commander of thoſe Turkiſh Seas But valiant Duchland Danſekar, Doth hover néer unto Argier, and there his threatning colours now diſplays These Pyrates thus divided By God is ſure provided in ſeceret ſort to work each others woe, Such wicked courſes cannot ſtand, The Divel thus puts in his hand, and God will ſoon give them an overthrow. FINIS.

Printed for F. Coles, T. Vere, and William Gilbertſon.