The unfortunate fencer; or, The couragious farmer of Gloucester-shire. Shewing how this huffing spark went down into those parts, challenging any one at all sorts of weapons; and at length shamefully conquer'd by a country farmer. To the tune of, The spinning wheel. Licensed according to order. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription B06389 of text R227424 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing U53). 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. 4 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 B06389 Wing U53 Interim Tract Supplement Guide EBB65H[126] 99887332 ocm99887332 182043 2264217563

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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. B06389) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 182043) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books; Tract supplement ; A2:4[126]) The unfortunate fencer; or, The couragious farmer of Gloucester-shire. Shewing how this huffing spark went down into those parts, challenging any one at all sorts of weapons; and at length shamefully conquer'd by a country farmer. To the tune of, The spinning wheel. Licensed according to order. 1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. (woodcuts). Printed for P[hilip]. Brooksby, J[onah]. Deacon, J[osiah]. Blare, J[ohn]. Back, [London] : [ca. 1690] Verse - "You that delight in merriment,". Place, date of publication and publishers' names from Wing. Reproduction of original in the Harvard University, Houghton Library. eng Ballads, English -- 17th century. eebo The unfortunate fencer; or, The couragious farmer of Gloucester-shire. Shewing how this huffing spark went down into those parts, challenging any one anon 1690 1 587 1 0 0 0 0 0 17.04 C The rate of 17.04 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the C category of texts with between 10 and 35 defects per 10,000 words. 2008-02 Assigned for keying and markup 2008-07 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-08 Sampled and proofread 2008-08 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
THE Unfortunate Fencer ; OR , The Couragious Farmer of Gloucester-shire .

SHEWING How this huffing Spark went down into those Parts , Challenging any one at all sorts of Weapons ; and at length shamefully Conquer'd by a Country Farmer .

To the Tune of , The Spinning Wheel .

Licensed according to Order .

YOu that delight in merriment , be pleased to attend a while , I hope to give you all content , this very Song will make you smile ; 'T is of a Fencer , brave and bold , Adorn'd with rich embroider'd Gold . This Spark in pomp , and rich array , from London rid with right good will , That he young Lords might learn to play all sorts of Weapons by his skill ; And wheresoe●er this Fencer came , the drum , and trumpet , blaz'd his fame . This huffing Fencer , fierce and stout , to Glocester City did repair , And for a Sign he then hung out a Sword of grand Defiance there ; The which a Farmer did espy , As he by chance was passing by . The jolly Farmer , brisk and bold , as soon as he the Sword beheld , He cry'd , what is there to be sold ? what is your Room with Rapiers fill'd ? The valiant Fencer did reply , I come my Valour here to try .

With that he did his Rapier shake , and said let whose will here arrive , I do a noble Challenge make , to fight the stoutest Man alive : The Farmer said , I 'll answer thee , If that you dare to Cope with me . The Fencer cry'd you sorry slave , here by this Rapier in my hand , I 'll send thee to thy silent Grave , against my force no Clown can stand : It shall be try'd the Farmer cry'd , I value not your huffing Pride . Next Morning they a Stage prepare , the drums did beat , and trumpets sound , Right joyfull tydings to declare , this Gallant trac'd the City round , Dress'd in his Shirt of Holland fine , With Sword which did like Silver shine . The Stage he mounted brisk and gay , and eke the Farmer straight likewise ; To whom the Huffing Spark did say , of you I 'll make a Sacrifice , This work in short , I shall compleat , You should have brought a Winding-sheet . No more that , but let 's fall too , I hope to make my party good And e'er this World I bid adieu , who knows but I may let you blood ; With that he cut him o'er the Face , And thus began the Spark's Disgrace . But when they came to Quarter-staff , the Farmer bang'd the Spark about ; Which made all the Spectators laugh and with Huzza's they all did shout ; He made his Head and Shoulders sore , He ne'er had been so thrash'd before . Thus fairly did he win the day , which put the Fencer in a Rage , Who through the crowd did sneak away , while the stout Farmer kept the Stage ; Huzza's of joy , did eccho round , While he with Victory was Crown'd . FINIS .

Printed for P. Brooksby , I. Deacon , I. Blare , I. Back .