| a. |
The Seamans only Delight: Shewing the
brave fight between the George Aloe, the
Sweepstakes, and certain French Men at sea.
Tune, The Sailor's Joy, etc. (No printers
given in the transcript.) |
| b. |
The Saylors only Delight: Shewing the brave
fight between the George-Aloe, the Sweepstake,
and certain Frenchmen at sea. To
the tune of The Saylors Joy. London,
Printed for F. Coles, T. Vere and J.
[Wright] (torn). 1655-80, Chappell. |
| c. |
The Sailors onely Delight: Shewing the brave
fight between George-Aloe, the Sweep-stakes,
and certain French-men at sea. To the tune
of The Saylor's Joy. Printed for F. Coles,
J. Wright, Tho. Vere, and W. Gilbertson.
The earliest known ballad by the four together
is dated 1655, Chappell. (See No
273, Appendix, III, b.) |
| a. |
1, 24. Burden1, anony.
1. Burden2, course should probably be coast.
2. Wanting; supplied from b, c.
41. O hail, oh.
51, 61, 151. Oh.
102. Frenchman of war.
132. French Men of War.
172. French Mens.
19. Ends torn away. Percy gives, after english,
A, which may be the first half of an
M; after on, fl, which may possibly be a
wrong reading of fh. Shore is not what we
should expect. Defects supplied from b, c.
233. French Men. |
| b. |
1. Burden1, a nony.
Burden2. alongst the cost.
11, 92. Sweepstake.
12. O they were marchant men and bound.
32. But they met with a Frenchman of war upon.
41. All hayl, all hayl.
42. Of whence is your fair ship, whether are you bound.
61. We are Englishmen and bound.
52. Of whence is your fair ship, or whether are you bound.
6. Wanting.
72. swads.
102. Frenchman.
111. our lee.
112. under her obey.
132. Frenchman.
142. is it.
152. I, and we are Frenchmen and war.
162. strike down.
172. He made: heart.
182. strook.
191. brave Englishmen.
192. brethen on shore.
Burden2. As they sayled into Barbary.
231. greives.
232. swim along. |
| c. |
42. or whither.
71. Englishman.
72. sayle.
142. whither are you.
162. rogue.
172. hearts.
182. struck their.
192. brethren on shore.
Burden2, sayled in.
212. Then the.
Variations otherwise as in b. |
