XI.
But eighty English merchants brave, Arrived at Vesper-tide, They rushed on shore the isle to save, And fought on our side: Our foes fatigued, began to yield, And leaving soon the well-fought field, To Heaven for mercy cried.
Guernsey Folk Lore: a collection of popular superstitions, legendary tales, peculiar customs, proverbs, weather sayings, etc., of the people of that island
But eighty English merchants brave, Arrived at Vesper-tide, They rushed on shore the isle to save, And fought on our side: Our foes fatigued, began to yield, And leaving soon the well-fought field, To Heaven for mercy cried.