A New BALLAD  
Of a Famous Germane PRINCE and a renowned English DUKE, who on St. James' day One thousand 666 fought with a Beast with Seven Heads, called Provinces; not by Land, but by Water; not to be said but sung; not in high English nor Low Dutch; but to a new French Tune, called Monsieur Ragou, or, The Dancing Hobby-horses.  

THere happened of late a Terrible Fray  
Begun upon our 
* On Saint James' day (1581.) the Seven Provinces first Resolved themselves into Free-States.  S. James' day.  

With a Thump, Thump, Thump, Thump, Thump,  
Thump, Thump, a Thump, Thump.   
Where Rupert and George for CHARLEMAIGN  
Swinged the Dutch again and again,  
(As if they had been but the French or Dane)  

With a Thump, etc.    

'Twas brave Tom Allen led the Van,  
Stout Vtber, and bold Tiddiman,  

With a Thump, etc.   
And then our Immortal GENERALS  
With twenty thousand Thunderballs  
Pierced their boggy flesh-mud-walls  

With a Thump, Thump, etc.    

The Game was hot, and then you'll swear  
That Jordan (Heart of Oak) was there  

With a Thump, Thump, etc.   
And gallant Holmes that never fails,  
Torn and hurt, yet still prevails,  
Valiant with or without his Sails,  

With a Thump, Thump, etc.    

The Royal Charles was all their Aim  
(For there they knew was Princely Game)  

With a Thump, etc.   
Seven Provinces here spend their Choir,  
(De Ruyter's mighty Triple Tyre)  
But had his Answer all in Fire  

With a Thump, etc.    

For here our glorious Prince and Duke  
Gave him such a sore Rebuke  

With a Thump, etc.   
That now De Ruyter finds it clear  
The Warlike English have no peer,  
Who dare do any thing but Fear  

A Thump, Thump, etc.    

The Sovereign came to revenge her Wrongs,  
(Becalmed a while for want of Lungs,  

Without any Thump, etc.)   
But soon as her dreadful Sail displayed  
Good Lord what Lanes and Wrecks she made!  
The Devil a Dutch came nigh or stayed,  

For fear of a Thump, Thump, etc.    

Her Balls of Fire the Fleming sees  
Are thrice as big as a Holland-Cheese,  

With a Thump, etc.   
And now they ran, they ran, they ran,  
And left poor Zealand shift as it can;  
They made him the Rear, who would be the Van  

- Van Trump, Trump, Trump, etc.    

The Kings own Colours (Red and White)  
Pursued the Boors all day and night  

With a Thump, etc.   
O how 'twould Lords and Commons please  
To see our Sovereign of the Seas,  
Chase their Seven Provinces  

With a Thump, etc.    

Over Flatts and Banks we fired their tails  
(Till we heard their croaking Nightingales)  

With a Thump, etc.   
This difference 'twixt two Navies stands,  
Ours built for the Sea, and theirs for the Sands,  
We had sent them else to their last Netherlands  

With a Thump, Thump, etc.    

Their Shott still at our Tackling flew,  
Lest when they ran we should pursue  

With a Thump, etc.   
For though the Dutch are Seamen grown,  
Bold English are the Marks-men known,  
And therefore kill them six for one  

With a Thump, Thump, etc.    

Our Rear was Smith, with other two  
(Spragge and Kempthorn) both true Blue,  

With a Thump, etc.   
And here the Zealanders came on,  
Who stoutly gave us Gun for Gun,  
Till Holland-like they also run  

With a Thump, Thump, etc.    

In In, In In, said Valiant Spragge,  
we'll beat this vapouring Trump to th' Hague  

With a Thump, etc.   
His Chaplain fell to his wont work.  
Cried Now for the King and the Duke of York!  
He prayed like a Christian, and fought like a Turk  

With a Thump, Thump, etc.    

Six thousand Dutch (a Low-Country Dish)  
We sent to their own Cousin the Fish  

With a Thump, etc.   
The rest into Holes so tamely crawl  
That little Fanfan dared them all,  
Great Rupert's Sloop is an Admiral,  

With a Thump, Thump, etc.    

What Amsterdamnable Cowards are these  
To boast that they were Lords of the Seas  

With a Thump, & c!   
Their Impudent Gazette proclaims  
How bravely they locked up the Thames!  
But had no leave from CHARLES or JAMES,  

And therefore had a Thump, Thump, etc.    

And now De Wit's new Holland Rump  
(Who rides the States) will burn to th' Stump  

With a Thump, etc.   
For George in England once before  
Hath fired one Rump, and will do more  
Till Men and Bells all Dutch-land o'er  

Sing Rump, Rump, etc.    

Then let them invent some other Cheat,  
Go hang their Captains 'cause theyare bear  

With a Thump, etc.   
Let Monsieur or Mine Here that snarls  
At our Sovereign and Royal Charles,  
Beware of rupert's and Albemarles  

With a Thump, Thump, etc.     

Printed in the Year, 1666.