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B04851
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A proper new ballad, entituled The Gallant Grahames. To its own proper tune; I will away, and I will not stay, &c.
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1650
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Wing P3667A; ESTC R182150
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A proper new Ballad Entituled The Gallant GRAHAMES To its own proper Tune I will away and I will not stay c. BEtrayed me how can this be even by day light upon a day I met Prince Charles our Royal King and all the Grahames in their aray They were well dâ—est in Armour keen upon the pleasant Banks of Tay Before a King they might been seen those gallant Grahames in their aray I have no Gold I have no Land nor have I pearl nor precious stone But I will sell my silken sneed to see the Grhames but wellcome home To speak of those Grahames I think it best they 're men amongst good Company Into the Lands where we did walk they 're Lords into the South Countrie Thâ—y wan the praise in Wallace days for the Summer Flower dâ—d never spring As the gallant Grahames in Armour clear did then appear before their King At the Gouk-head we set our Camps our Leagure down there for to stay Upon a dainty Summers day we rode our white Hâ—rse and our Gray For they were then in Armour sheen as Gold shines on a Summers day The gallant Grahames were assembled there before King Charles his Majesty I 'll crown them night I 'll crown them day and above great Lords of high degree For all the Loâ—ds that I have seen the Grahames are the bravest Company As I came by the Bunches Paâ—k I heard my true Lâ—ves Siâ—â—er's Son We â—ous'd our Cannons on every side even for the hâ—nour of our King Our false Commanders hath betray'd our Prince and sold him to his Enemy By a Nobleman to Cromwel then so I care not what thâ—y do to me For he strives to subdue the Land and over England to be King Fair Scotland by him to be govern'd and over the Nations for to reign They haâ—e â—etray'd our noble Prince and banisht him from his Royal Crown But the gallant Grahames have tane in hand for to command that Traâ—tor Lown Now Dalgatie was stout and bold coâ—ragious in high degree But for the Cavileers they were all sold And young Harthill a Cavileer too Nathaniel Gordon both stout and keen Newtoun Gordon Burd alone Upâ—n the Green he might been seen for a braver Face was never born A braver man was never born neither in Kent nor Christendom To fight now for his Royal King Lord give his Enemies their doom At Coble heugh where we did advance our Parliament there for to stay But our Nâ—bles then were banisht off at Glen-Yla then where we took the way Glen prosen where we Rendezvoused to Glen shie we marcht both night day And of Bredalbine we took the Town and met the Campbells in aray Ten thousand men in Armour strong did meet the gallant Grahames to play At Inverlochie where they began and about two Thousand men were they And tho their number did far exceed the gallant Grahames upon that day Yet their hearts were true they did not fear to meet the Campbells in their deray For the Gordons then did give a wheel to face the Campbells door that day Who from their friends fled faraback unto their Eâ—emies for ever and ay Gallant Montrose then that Chiftain bold couragious in high degree Did for his Kâ—ng fight valiantlie the Lord preserve his Majestie Now fare you well you Innerdaâ—e Lord Keith and kindred I bid adieu And I shall away and I will not stay to some uncouth Land that I never knew To wear the Blew I think it best by any colour that I see Chear up your hearts brave Cavileers for the Grahames are gone to Germanie To France Flanders where they did advance and Germanie who gave them fame For my Lord Abayn is to the Sea young Huntly is his noble name He went to France for his Royal King King Charles then and above degree We 'll give the honour to the noble Grahames for they are a brave Companie Montrose then our Chiftain bold to Scotland free is come again For to redeem fair Scotlands Land the pleasant gallant worthy Grahame At the water of Eusdale they did begin and fought a Battel to an end Where there was kill'd for our noble King two thousand of our Danish men Sir Gilbert Menzies and of high degree the Kings Barron bold was born For a brave Cavileer was he but now into the glore he 's gone The Kings Banner in his hand he bare for he was a brave valâ—ant man Betrayed he was upon a night by Colonâ—l Hacket and Strachan then Wo to thee Colonel Hacket now and Strachan ill death may thou die For ye have betray'd ouâ— valiant Grahame who was true to his Majestie The Laird of Ashen hath catcht Montrose and had him on to Edinburgh Town And from his Body has taken his Head and quartered him upon a Tron Now Huntley's gone that samen way Prince Charles also our Royal King Hath suffered death for our poor Nation our mourning tears can never be done Out gallant young King is now come home Prince Charles the second and above degree The Lord send peace into his time and God preserve his Majesty Now fare you well you Innerdale Keith and kin that you may well ken For I would sell my silken sneed to see the gallant Grahams come hame Since Wallace days that we began Sir John the Grahame did bear the gree For the honour of our Royal King the Lord preserve his Majestie For all the Lords in fair Scotland from the highest to the lowest degree The Noble Grahame is to be prais'd so God preserve Charles's Majesty FINIS