Page:Excellent old song, called, The battle of the Boyn, or, King William crossing the Boyn water.pdf/3

 3 le pitch’d his camp, fecur’d his ground, thinking rot to retire, But King William threw his bombals ia, and fet their tents on fire.

bullet from the Irifh came, which graz'd king William’s arm ; They thought His Majefty was flain, but he receiv'd no harm.

is General in friendfhip came; his king would often caution, o fhun the fpot where bullets hot, did fly in rapid motion.

He doefn’t deferve, king William faid, the name of Faith's Defender what will not venture life and limb, to make his foes furrender.

When faid king William to his men, brave hoys we are well armed, and if you’ll all courageous be, we’ll venture and take the water :

The horfe were order’d to march on firft, the foot foon follow’d after, brave Duke Schomberg loft his life, by venturing over the water.

aot difmayed king William faid, for loft of one commander, r God this day fhall be your king, and I'll be General under.