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B04506 The noble souldiers advice to his comrades: or, The red-coats resolution. Written by a member of the army. Member of the army. 1661 (1661) Wing N1216; Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.4[207] 1,395 1

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The Noble Souldiers Advice TO HIS COMRADES OR The Red-coats Resolution Written by a Member of the Army 1 WHen honest Red-Coats Leave cutting of throats And Swords in the Scabards are put It then doth appear Reformat'on draws neer For that 's th' way to come to 't 2 I have led the Van As a Bandelier-Man In Battel we 've made the skie burn W've brought our Masters Through many Disasters But now have lest them at Tyburn 3 True News there is sent From the Good Parliament That fighting no more we shall see Such like Tidings we hear With a very good chear For our Army disbanded must be 4 W've fought like Souldiers In blood to the shoulders In Holland in Flanders and Spain And have likewise in France Marched many a Dance ●et to England com'd safe back again 5 There 's many of 's in Cold Scotland have been And Ireland too many a year Nay and some without spleen Jamaicah have seen But disbanded now must be here 6 Many Dangerous times W've ventur'd our Limbs W've Marcht both in Files and in ranks But now glad we must be If Disbanded I see With Pay and a great many Thanks 7 We have with a thump Confounded the Rump And set the King upon his Throne We have lived to see The Rump hang'd on a Tree And ev'ry man now get his own 8 Poor Souldiers now Must starve or to Plow VVhat course for to live will you take there is many of you Have no homes to go too Pray tell me what shift will you make 9 Sayes one I 've in fears Been seven long years In Holland in France and in Spain And if now I know not How to find out a Plot I know the way thither again 10 ' Nother sayes Brother I ne'r could labour Now to the Venetians I 'le go And there make it my work To fight with the bold Turk There can be no fitter a foe 11 A third without Strife He 'l home to his VVife A fourth his good Kindred will try Seeing I have no home Abroad I will go rome For the devil a VVife have I. 12 Have I spent my years In Dangers and Fears And shall I go live with a VVife Before I will do so To the VVars I will go And gallantly venture my Life 13 The sixth at a VVord He 'l mount the Shop-Board No more with a Musket he 'l meddle For he now can afford To break 's old rusty Sword To make him a Bodkin and Needle 14 A Shoomaker I A seventh doth cry Have been and will follow my Trade For since Fighting doth fall I do hope by the Aul T' get more than I can by the Blade 15 Fly brass quoth another I tell the dear Brother My Tinker-Trade now I intend I 'le leave off my pillage And cry in each Village Bowles Treys or Old Bellowes to mend 16 But sould'ers indeed Take very good heed All you that true Batchellours be Your Hearts needs not to Throb Nor your Hands need not to rob For far better dayes you shall see 17 To one I 'le lay ten An Army of Men Goes over to France the next Spring And if you will be Content you shall see We shall make the Mounsiers to wring 18 Then le ts with one Voice Be Glad and Rejoyce Since Fighting in England doth End And let him that loves Peace Get him Home and Encrease And tell his Sad Tales to his friend 19 God bless our KING then And all the good Men That be of his Counsel and Court And send he may never Use men that Endeavour To Ruine a Kingdome for Sport 20 And without Rebuke Preserve the good Duke Who bravely can lead up the Van If even I Fight For any Mans Right Believe me King CHARLES is the Man FINIS LONDON Printed for Samuel Speed at the sign of the Printing-Presse in St. Pauls Church-yard 1661.