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(6) But every man expecting

the ſea to be his grave;

Our ſhip ſhe ſtruck on Swilly Rock,

which made us all to cry

For mercy from the powers above,

for in the ſeas we die.

The ſwelling ſeas ran mountains high,

no ſhip could them withſtand,

Our rigging was all' torn away

as we came nigh the land

One man out of three hundred,

the dangers al did ſtand,

He ſwam alive unto the ſhore,

but died upon the land.

Great ſquire William Falknar,

that was our Captain's name,

He was an honor to his parents,

for riches birth and fame;

An honor to his parents,

his country and king:

But Neptune ſo rul'd o'er the waves,

and ſoon did conquer him.

So fare you well our parents,

our wives and our ſweethearts,

And likewiſe our dear children,

for you and us muſt part.

Alſo you gallant ſailors bold,

that plow the raging main,