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both knight and knave, an musquitier
must have a ligour lady.
Then munmouth down from London came
for to govern the battle,
on saturday late they took the gate,
with many droves of cattle.
They marched closly in the night,
and had their soldiers ranked,
I trow their tails were right braid
with bulls and open flanked.
They marched closs by tuck of drum
in that most worldy guise,
and then drew near to Bothwel town
while as the sun did rise
When as we saw them first appear
and for the battle drest,
to keep the entries of the bridge,
we thought it was the best.
Some men were set to keep the bridge
who plaid their part full well;
while amunition did remain
they made their foes to reel.
When the en'mies came near the bridge
into their full bragades
Stileing their cannons on us before,
discharging at our lads
And then the battle it did joyn,
each one did charge the other
the longest gun a volly gave,
al'oud like muskets mother,
It would have made a coward fear’d
to hear such cracks of war;
for many sadles wer made toom,
the shooting was so sore
And many groom were in aghast,
that were stout men before,
this was a day of sad reproch
