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Home he return'd with a wonderful Prize,
And brought the Emperor's Son to the Queen,
Raderer two, &c.

Oh! then bespoke the 'Prentices all,
Living in London both proper and tall,
In a kind Letter sent strait to the Queen,
For Effex's fake they would fight all,
Raderer two, Tandaro te;
Raderer, tadorer, tan do re.

XXVI. A true

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XXVI. The Honour of a London 'Prentice. Being an Account of his matchlefs Manhood and brave Adventures done in Turkey, and by what Means he marry'd the King's Daughter, &c.

To the Tune of, All you that love good Fellows, &c.

The following Song alfo relates to a noble Piece of Chivalry perform'd in Queen Elizabeth's Days, and therefore claims a Place here; but I must acknowledge my felf fo ignorant of the Hiftory of that Reign, that I cannot yet difcover who this famous 'Prentice was, nor yet any particular Account of the Fact; I fhall therefore leave the Poet to tell his own Story.

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He was born in Chehire,
The chief of Men was he,
From thence brought up to London,
A 'Prentice for to be;
A Merchant on the Bridge,

Did like his Service fo,

That for three Years his Factor,
To Turkey he should go.

And in that famous Country
One Year he had not been,
E'er he by Tilt maintained
The Honour of his Queen,
Elizabeth his Princess,

He nobly did make known,
To be the Phoenix of the World,
And none but she alone.

In Armour richly gilded,

Well mounted on a Steed,
One Score of Knights most hardy,

One Day he made to bleed;
And brought them all unto the Ground,
Who proudly did deny,

Elizabeth to be the Pearl

Of Princely Majesty.

The King of that fame Country
Thereat began to frown,
And will'd his Son, there present,
To pull this Youngfter down;
Who at his Father's Words

These boafting Speeches faid,
Thou art a Traytor, English Boy,
And haft the Traytor play'd.

I am no Boy, nor Traytor,
Thy Speeches I defy,
For which I'll be revenged
Upon thee by and by,

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