The young damsels courage and conquest: or, The close encounter between Country Kate and a lusty soldier of Flanders. Tune of March boys, &c. Licensed according to order. 1688-1692? 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) : 2009-10 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). B06767 Wing Y100 Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.39.k.6[27] 99887404 ocm99887404 182113

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The Young Damſels Courage and Conqueſt: OR, The cloſe Encounter between Country KATE and a luſty Soldier of FLANDERS. Tune of March Boys, &c.

Licenſed according to Order.

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(1) A Souldier from Flanders he Travell'd of late, and here in the City of London did lye, And happen'd to meet with bonny brisk Kate, a Laſs with a delicate rouling Eye: She chuckt the Souldier under the Chin, ſhe being youthful brisk and airy, And ſaid if thou wilt my favour win, then come Boy, come Boy, let's be merry: Come Boy, come Boy, beat upon my Drum Boy, fain wou'd I ſee how thou can'ſt Tabor, Do what ye can, honeſt John, like a Man, and I'll reward you for your labour. (2) I never could Tabor a Drum, I declare, tho' long I have Marched in Flanders in Spain, A Musket I ſtill on my Shoulders did bear, when ever I follow'd the Warlike-Train: The Damſel immediately thus reply'd, if thou art a Soldier draw out thy Rapier, Thy Courage and Valour with me ſhall be try'd, Draw then draw I'll make you caper: Draw Boy, draw Boy, 'teent againſt the Law Boy for if I do but once come near you: Tis my delight, for to ſight, though by night, come on, brave Souldier, I'll not fear you. (3) He drew out his Rapier and to her did run; as ſoon as ſhe ſaw it young Kate got a fall, But yet there alaſs was no prejudice done, ſhe ſtill for a cloſer encounter did call: Juſt when he thought he had gotten the day, her courage & ſtrength did ſtill grow ſtronger, So that ſhe ſtill ſhow'd him delicate play, till he, till he could ſtrive no longer: Longer, longer, not a Minute longer, thus was he conquer'd by a Beauty, She got the day, as they ſay, in the fray, and vow'd that ſhe'd make him know his Duty. (4) She turn'd to the Souldier and gave him a ſmile, and ſaid was you e're ſo beaten before, I am not like thoſe that will parly a while, but conquer without any Cannons that roar: At this the Soldier was ſtraight in a rage, reſolving his Forces again to rally, That he with young beautiful Kate might ingage, in vain, in vain, it was to dally, Dally, dally, never would he dally, nor would he yield on no condition; She held him too't, he did ſhoot, the diſpute held while he'd ſpent his Ammunition. (5) Now his Bandileers being empty at laſt, ſo that he no longer could ſtand the Field, He would have been running but ſhe held him faſt ſo that he was forc'd to ſubmit and yield: Though often he fought in the Field of Mars, where Cannons had roard like claps of thunder, At length by a Beautiful Country Laſs, he was ſubdu'd and ſoon brought under: Under, under, yet it was no wonder, being no more than what is common: Thoſe that have fought, many Enemies ſtout, at length have been conquer'd by a Woman. FINIS.

Prindet for P. Brooksby, J. Deacon, J. Blare, and J Back.