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His warlike men for to march on,
and he would march the foremost.
In princely mein King march'd on,
his men soon follow'd after,
With shells and shot the Irish smote,
and made a grievous slaughter.
King James espy'd the English then,
King William he governed,
We thought it better to retreat,
than stand and be disarmed.
The Protestants of Drogheda,
have reason to be thankful,
That they were set to bondage brought,
though they were but a handful.
First to the Tholsal they were brought,
and try'd at Moll Mount-alter,
But brave King William set them free,
by venturing over the water.
Nigh to Dundalk the subtile French,
had taken up their quarters,
And on the plain in ambush lay,
a waiting for fresh orders;
But in the dead time of the night
they set their tents on fire
And long before the break of day
to Dublin did retire.
King William as our General,
