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A76389 The Benjamin's lamentation for their sad loss at sea by storms and tempests being a brief narrative of one of his Majesty's ships, call'd, the Benjamin, that was drove into harbour at Plimouth, and received no small harm by this tempest. To a new tune, call'd, The poor Benjamin, O, &c. 1695-1700 (1700) Wing B1869B; ESTC R229986 1,156 2

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THE BENJAMIN's LAMENTATION For their sad Loss at Sea by Storms and Tempests Being a brief Narrative of one of his Majesty's Ships call'd the Benjamin that was drove into Harbour at Plimouth and received no small Harm by this Tempest To a new Tune call'd The poor Benjamin O c. CAptain Chilver's gone to Sea Ay Boys O Boys With all his Company Ay Captain Chilver's gone to Sea With all his Company in the brave Benjamin O. Thirty Guns the Ship did bear Ay Boys O Boys They were bound for Venice fair Ay Thirty Guns his Ship did bear And a hundred Men so clear in the brave Benjamin O. But by ill Storms at Sea Ay Boys O Boys Which bred out Misery Ay But by ill Storms at Sea We were drove our o' th' way in the brave Benjamin O. We had more Wind then we could bear Ay Boys O Boys Our Ship it would not steer Ay We had more Wind then we could bear Our Masts and Sails did tear in the poor Benjamin O. The first Harm that we had Ay Boys O Boys It makes my Heart so sad Ay The first Harm that we had We lost our Fore-mast-head O the poor Benjamin O. The Seas aloud did roar Ay Boys O Boys We being far from Shore Ay The Seas no favour shows Unto Friends nor Foes O the poor Benjamin O. The next Harm that we ' psy'd Ay Boys O Boys Then we to Heaven cry'd Ay Down fell our Main-mast-head Which struck our Senses dead in the poor Benjamin O. Thus we with Seas were crost Ay Boys O Boys And on the Ocean tost Ay Thus we with Sea were tost Many a brave Man was lost in the brave Ben●amin O. The next Harm that we had Ay Boys O Boys We had cause to be sad Ay The next Harm that we had We lost four Men from the Yard in the poor Benjamin O. Disabled was I name Ay O Boy We were drove on the Main Ay So the next Harm we had We lost our Rudder's Head O the poor Benjamin O. Then we fell all to Prayer Ay Boys O Boys The Lord our Lives would spare Ay Then we fell all to Prayer And he at last did hear us in the Benjamin O. Although we sailed in fear Ay Aoys O Boys The Lord our Ship did steer Ay Our Prayers so fervent were That we had passage clear into brave Plimouth Sou●d O. When we came in Plimouth Sound Ay Boys O Boys Our Hearts did then resound Ay When we came to Plimouth Sound Our Grief with Ioy was crown'd in the poor Benjamin O. When we came all on Shore Ay Boys O Boys Every Man at his Door Ay When we came all on Shore Our Grief we did deplore in the brave Benjamin O. You gallant young men all Ay Boys O Boys 'T is unto you I call Ay Likewise brave Seamen all Lament the Loss and Fall of the poor Benjamin O. Now my noble Hearts of Gold Ay Boys O Boys That on Neptune's Waves have rould Ay Now my noble Hearts of Gold Your ancient Courage hold like the brave Benjamin O. London Printed by and for W. O. and sold by the Booksellers