| James and Mary Ford, eds. Every Day in the Year. 1902. | | | | June 2 | | The Royal Victory over the Dutch | | Old Ballad |
| | | | Action between the English fleet under Monk and the Dutch under Van Tromp, June 2, 1653. |
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LET England, and Ireland, and Scotland rejoice | |
| And render thanksgivings with heart and with voice, | |
| That surly fanatic that now will not sing, | |
| Is false to the kingdom and foe to the King; | |
| For he that will grutch, | 5 |
| Our fortune is such, | |
| Doth deal for the devil as well as the Dutch; | |
| For why should my nature or conscience repine, | |
| At taking of his life that fain would have mine. | |
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| So high a victory we could not command, | 10 |
| Had it not be gained by an Almighty hand, | |
| The great Lord of Battles did perfect this work, | |
| For God and the King, and the good Duke of York, | |
| Whose courage was such, | |
| Against the Low Dutch, | 15 |
| That vapoured and swaggered like Lords in a hutch, | |
| But, let the bold Hollander, burn, sink or swim, | |
| They have honour enough to be beaten by him. * * * * * | | | |
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