The lovers battle, being a sore combat fought between Mars and Venus, at a place called Cunney Castle, under Belly-hill. Bold Mars like to a warrier stout great brags did make in field but Venus she gave him the rout. [sic] and forc't him for to yeild [sic], then Mars drew out his rapier strong thinking to win the day but Venus charg'd him so sore he was glad he got away. The tune is, The chorals delight. Robins, Thomas, fl. 1672-1685. 1676 Approx. 5 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-10 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). B05016 Wing R1650B Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.8[302] 99887786 ocm99887786 183447 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. B05016) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 183447) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books; Tract supplement ; A5:2[238]) The lovers battle, being a sore combat fought between Mars and Venus, at a place called Cunney Castle, under Belly-hill. Bold Mars like to a warrier stout great brags did make in field but Venus she gave him the rout. [sic] and forc't him for to yeild [sic], then Mars drew out his rapier strong thinking to win the day but Venus charg'd him so sore he was glad he got away. The tune is, The chorals delight. Robins, Thomas, fl. 1672-1685. 1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. (woodcuts). Printed for Thomas Passinger, [London : ca. 1676] Signed: T.R. [i.e. Thomas Robins]. Imprint suggested by Wing. Verse: "As I by chance abroad was walking ..." 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Keying and markup guidelines are available at the Text Creation Partnership web site . eng Ballads, English -- 17th century. 2008-10 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2008-12 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2009-01 Megan Marion Sampled and proofread 2009-01 Megan Marion Text and markup reviewed and edited 2009-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion The Lovers Battle , Being a sore Combat fought between Mars and Venus , at a place calle Cunney Castle , under Belly-hill . Bold Mars like to a warrier-stout great brags did make in field But Venus she gave him the rout . and forc't him for to yeild , Then Mars drew out his Rapier strong thinking to win the day But Venus charg'd him so sore he was glad he got away . The Tune is , The Chorals delight . AS I by chance abroad was walking , under a pleasant shadow trée , There Mars and Venus I heard talking not thinking I had been so nigh , Then I drew near and sate down by them They not thinking I had been so nigh them , For to hear their complementing And to see some jovial sport How Mars fair Venus there did court . Said Mars I am the god of battle I and Master of the field , I love to hear the Musquets rattle I am well armed with lance & sheild , Oh I can make the World to wonder , And break the bands of peace asunder , I can conquer Towns and Nations , Be they ne're so stout or strong Bold Mars can lay them all along . The stoutest he which ever drew Rapier ; if Mars do meet him in the field : Though like a warrier he doth vapor I care not for his sphear or sheild , For I can make loud Cannons thunder And I can cut his Troops asunder , If my Granad●'s I let fly sir , I will make the proudest foe to yeild Or else by Mars he dies in field . There is no Town which in this Nation no Hall , nor Tower , Castle , nor Fort , But I can soon make alteration if they delight with me to sport , For the strongest Castle , Town or Tower I can conquer in an hour If close seige I once do lay too 't , My men will to me stoutly stand And soon the same we can command . BOld Mars I think you do but vapor a challenge with you I will make A Castle I know defies your Rapier your men and you cannot it take , If that you please but for to try it Your men and you must dearly buy it E're you do gain the Fort or Castle , You will be fore't for to retreat For 't is thrée to one you will be beat . Venus come show to me that favor , to let me know where this castle doth stand I will not rest till won I have her and make her yield at my command , This Castle I pray thee let me know it And the ready way to go unto it , And I will thank you for your pain , For close siege I will lay out right And I vow to storm it Day or Night . The ready way unto this Castle I can direct you very well , For through thigh alley you must rattle if I the truth to you must tell , Hard by Bum-lane if you do but mind it Vnder Belly hill there you may find it This Castle is well fortifi'd If you against it siege do lay It is three to one you't heat away . Then in a rage Mars drew his Rapier and vowed this castle he would take , So up thigh alley he did viper , and towards bum-lane he strait did make , Vnder belly-hill he found a center Where his lance soon did enter , Clap to clap to Mars then cry'd , And close siege with his men he lay But in the end bold Mars did loose the Day . For Venus boldly did so charge him with service hot in open field , By her valor stout she almost scar'd him which made him and his men to yeild , How now bold Mars stout Venus cry'd The battle is mine who dare deny it I thought bold Mars you did but vapor , For no such courage I can see So she kickt Mars out of her centere . When Mars he see he was so beaten he took his leave with Venus fair , In a rage these words he fell a speaking my lance is spoyl'd I greatly fear , Farewel thigh la●e where I first did enter Farewel bum alley and belly hill center , And farewel Venus Castle fair , I never will come at thée again For I have lost my labor and my pain . By T. R.