An congratulatory poem, on the safe arrival of the Scots African and Indian fleet in Caledonia and their kind reception by the natives, with an amicable advice to all concerned. R. A. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A75246 of text R231744 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing A26C). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 3 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2018 A75246 Wing A26C ESTC R231744 99897603 99897603 137218 2240938391

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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A75246) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 137218) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2505:1) An congratulatory poem, on the safe arrival of the Scots African and Indian fleet in Caledonia and their kind reception by the natives, with an amicable advice to all concerned. R. A. 1 sheet ([1] p.) s.n., [Edinburgh 1699] Verse - "Scotland rejoyce, and praise the King of Kings,". Signed at end: R.A. Imprint from Wing CD-ROM, 1996. Reproduction of original in the John Carter Brown Library. eng Scotland -- History -- 1689-1745 -- Early works to 1800. Broadsides eebo An congratulatory poem, on the safe arrival of the Scots African and Indian fleet in Caledonia, and their kind reception by the natives, with an amica R. A 1699 1 473 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2008-06 Assigned for keying and markup 2008-09 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-11 Sampled and proofread 2008-11 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2009-02 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
AN Congratulatory POEM , ON The safe Arrival of the Scots AFRICAN and INDIAN Fleet in CALEDONIA , and their kind Reception by the Natives , with an Amicable advice to all concerned . SCOTLAND Rejoyce , and praise the King of Kings , Who this your project to good success brings Commands the Winds and Seas to favour you more Than any e're attemp't that place before , From Brittish Ports and makes you Friends of those Whom all Men Judged , would have been your foes , Brake off Divisions then , in Unitie , Amongst your selves , and in Fraternitie , Together live , to all the Earth 't is known The Thirstle Buds after the Rose is blown ; Let Courage and Conduct , you strengthen soe , As may enable you 'gainst any Foe , Your Ancestors by Courage got Renown , And by their Valour Run their Enemies down , No Nation e're could Conquer SCOTLAND , by The force of Arms , if not that Treachery , Too much prevail'd with those who bear Command , Which to the sad Experience of this Land , Is Ah! Alas too true therefore take Head , The Proverb is , that burn'd Bairns fire do Dread , Let no pretentions fring affinitie , To one another , But see that ye agree , With Courage to defend you from all Foes . That they who dare molest you , may find blowes : The Thirstle pricks the fingers with it Close . I wish that Heavens may still favour this Trade , Under the Indian Pole , and Treasure hade Worthy the pains and Travel you are at , T' enrich this Land was long Depauperat , That SCOTLAND may yet Flourish and in Peace , Preserved be from all seek to deface , Its Fame , so that its Honest industrie , May Persevere to all Posteritie , That all the Neighbouring Nations yet may own , SCOTLAND deserves still Honour and Renown , And those who do this Traffick Propogat , May have their Names , in Ages Memorat , That whilst the Sun and Moon endure they may Be prosperous , I Heartily do pray , Though some may chance by casual Death to fall Yet let not that discourage great nor small ; For since they Sail'd , double the Number have Even here at Home , doubtless gone to the Grave . More Honourable , a Funeral cannot be Ther. Brave Adventurers have tho in the Sea , They be intomb'd till she yeild up her Dead , No Man of Courage will such dangers Dread , To wish my Country well , 's all I can do , Since I am poor of purse and Person too . R. A.