St. George for England, And St. Dennis for France,
O hony soite qui maly pance,
To an excellent new tune,
VVHat need we brag or bost at a
[...]l,
of
Arthur or his Knights,
Knowing how many valiant men,
they have subdu'd in fights.
For bold Sir
Lancelot-Du-Lake,
was of the Table round,
And fighting for a Ladies sake,
his sword with faim was Crown'd,
For
Tarquin that great Giant,
his vassale did remain.
But St. George, St. George,
the Dragon he hath slain.
St. George he was for England,
St. Dennis was for France.
O hony soite qui maly pance.
We read of
Alexander,
the Conquerer of all.
Who did subdue this mighty world;
Incompassing the ball,
He was both King of Sea and Land,
and did all honour kéep,
But hearing of no other world,
it made him for to wéep.
He conquered
Turks and
infidels,
the
Pagan, Jewe and
Dane.
But St. George, &c,
[...]en̄des great
Julius Ceaser,
did reign a potent Lord,
By conquering Crowns and Kingdomes,
he put them to the sword:
His name in antient Chronicles:
declares his enterprize,
And how he won the glory still,
from all his enemies.
Where Troops of horse and Armed men,
his Captaines did remain,
But St. George, &c.
You have heard of mighty
Tamberlain,
who with his fatall blows,
D
[...]d over top great Princes,
and made foot-balls of thrée Crowns,
For being thus exalted,
upon a Kingly Throne,
He bore the Scepter of the world,
and none but he alone.
For Kings did draw his Chariot,
who did his slaves remain.
But St, George, &c.
Great
Ajax, and stout
Hector,
did combate by the day.
And rushing in the Armies still,
their bloody swords made way.
The
Greeks and
Trojans went to wrack
by their couragious force,
For
Hector in the heat of blood.
spar'd neither man nor horse,
When
Hector took his last good night,
then
Troy was quickly tane,
But St. George, St. George,
the Dragon he hath slain.
St. George he was for England.
St. Dennis was for France,
O hony soite qui maly pance,
AChillis for a Ladies sake,
went to the wars of
Troy,
But there by
Paris he was slain,
King
Priams lovely boy.
For with a fierce and fiery dart,
composed all of steel,
Young
Paris kill'd
Achillis there,
by darting through his heele.
The
Greecians for their Generall,
did very much complain.
But St. George, St. George,
the Dragon he hath slain,
St. George he was for England,
St. Dennis was for France,
O hony soite qui maly pance,
Twelve labours was by
Hercules,
perform'd with courage stout
Who travell'd round about the world,
to find his Mistris out,
He made grim
Pluto tremble,
and
Cerberus quake for fear;
And to great
Atlas King of
Wi
[...]s,
he did the Standerd bear,
Yet
Hercules by his own Muse,
did suffer mortall pain,
But St. George. &c.
The Noble Earl of
VVarwick,
great Gyants did subdu
In honor of his
Phillis sake,
his King and Country to.
A Savage Bore by him was kill'd
whom he left void of breath.
Besides the brutish
Dun Cow,
the Divell of
Dunsmoore Heath,
And
Beevis of South hamhton,
put Dragons to much pair,
But St. George, &c.
Make Anthony Ile warrant you,
plaid feats with
Aegypts Quéen,
Sir
Eaglemore that valiant Knight,
the like was never séen.
grim
Gorgous might was known in fight
and
Orson most men frighted,
The
Mermadons and
Prestor John,
deserbed to be knighted,
Brave
Spaniola, (took in
Breda,
the generall of
Spain,
But St. George, meet the Dragon,
and turnd him over and over again.
St
David for great honor,
in Forreign Lands did séek,
Which makes the
Welsh for memory,
to wear a famous Lèeke.
St
Patrick too in
Ireland,
all venum did expell,
For which a red Rose they did wear,
as storyes true doth tell,
St.
Andrew for cold
Scotland,
a Champion did remain,
But St. George, &c.
Next
Anthony for Italy,
a Captain stout and bold,
With
James of Spain did venture,
to find the
Indian gold,
They overthrew the
Pagans Gods.
in every forreign Land.
And for the fame of Christendome,
most stoutly they did stand,
St
Dennis was as brave a soul,
as any of the train.
But St, George, St. George,
the Dragon he hath slain.
S. S.
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