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The catologue of contented cuckolds: or, A loving society of confessing brethren of the forked order : &c. who being met together in a tavern, declar'd each man his condition, resolving to be contented, and drown'd melancholly in a glass of necktar. To the tune of, Fond boy, &c. or, Love's a sweet passion, &c.
Date: [1685?]
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Lord have mercy upon us : This is the humble petition of England unto Alm[ig]hty God, meekely imploring his divine bounty for the cessation of this mortality of pestilence now raigning amongst us: vvith a lamentable list of deaths triumphs in the weekly burials of the city of London, and the parishes adjacent to the same. M.P.
Date: [1636]
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Death's uncontrollable summons; or, The mortality of mankind : Being a dialogue between death and a young-man. To the tune of, My bleeding heart.
Date: [1685]
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Keep a good tongue in your head : for here's a good woman in every respect, but only her tongue breeds all the defect. To the tune of the Milkmaids, &c.
M. P. (Martin Parker), -1656?Date: [1634]
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A comparison of the life of man : concerning how fickle his estate doth stand, flourishing like a tree, or vine, or dainty flower, or like a ship, or raine, that's turn'd each houre. To the tune of Sir Andrew Barton.
Crimsal, RichardDate: [1634?]
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A new song call'd curling of the hair.
Date: [1740?]
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Houshold talke or, Good councell for a married man : Deliuered in a prittie dialogue, by Roger a batchelor, to Simon, a (iealous) married-man. To the tune of Buckle and thong-a.
M. P. (Martin Parker), -1656?Date: [1629]
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The merry cuckold : Who frolickly taking what chance doth befall, is very well pleased with wife, hornes and all. To the tune of, The merry cuckold.
Date: [1629]
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The lovers delight: or, A pleasant pastorall sonnet to a new court tune.
Date: [1640?]
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A paire of turtle doves, or, A dainty new Scotch dialogue between a yong-man and his mistresse, both correspondent in affection, &c : To a pretty pleasant tune, called the absence of my mistresse, or I live not where I love.
M. P. (Martin Parker), -1656?Date: [1640?]
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A godly song, entituled, A farewell to the vvorld, made by a godly Christian, named Thomas Byll, being the parish clerke of West-Felton, as he lay vpon his death-bed shewing the vanitie of the world, and his desire to be dissolued. To the tune of, Fortune my foe.
Byll, ThomasDate: [1630?]
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The daunce and song of death.
Date: [1569]
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A new medley, or, A messe of all-together : To the tune of Tarltons medley.
M. P. (Martin Parker), -1656?Date: [1640?]
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Newcastle chapbooks in Newcastle upon Tyne University Library : [a catalogue / by] Frances M. Thomson.
Thomson, Frances M. (Frances Mary)Date: 1969
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A new ballad, shewing the great misery sustained by a poore man in Essex, his wife and children : with other strange things done by the Devill. To the tune of, The rich merchant man.
Date: [1640?]
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The story of David and Berseba : To a pleasant new tune.
Date: [sen., 1635?]
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The skilful doctor of Glocester-shire. Or, A new way to take physick : This ditty doth concern a country farmer, who lay with his maid, not thinking to harm her: but the poor wench, was by her master vil'd, first tempt to sin, and after got with child: but by the doctors skill, her honest dame, excus'd her husband, and sav'd her maid from blame: the doctor he hath medicines in store, to cure all sorts of folks, both rich and poor. The tune is, Beds making.
Date: [1674?]
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Deat[hs] dance : To be sung to a pleasant new tune, cal[led] [O]h no, no, no, not yet, or, the meddow brow.
Date: [1625?]
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Money is my master : yet once it was a servant unto mee, but now for want of money I am in misery, yet I doe hope to find some remedy. To the tune of, Better late thrive then never.
Date: [1635?]
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Beautys overthrow: or, The rejoyc'd libertine : When pride and beauty do together meet, they make that bitter which would else be sweet: the fervent lover when too much abus'd, bids love farewel, desires to be excus'd. To a new play-house, called; Cloah your pride abate.
Date: [1680?]
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Englands monethly observations and predictions, for the yeare of our blessed Saviour, 1653 : Fore-told by those two famous astrologers of our age, Mr. William Lilly, and Mr. Culpeper. The tune is. Faire angel of England.
William LillyDate: [1653]
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Robin and Kate: or, A bad husband converted by a good wife : in a dialogue betweene Robin and Kate. To the tune of Blew cap.
M. P. (Martin Parker), -1656?Date: [1634]
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A true relation of one Susan Higges : dwelling in Risborrow a towne in Buckinghamshire, and how shee lived 20. yeeres, by robbing on the high-wayes, yet unsuspected of all that knew her; till at last, comming to Messeldon, there robbing a woman; which woman knew her and called her by her name: now when she saw she was betrayed, she killed her, and standing by her while she gave three groanes, she spat three drops of blood in her face, which never could be washt out; by which whee was knowne and executed for the aforesaid murder at the assises in Lent at Brickhill. To the tune of, The worthy London prentice.
Date: [1640?]
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A merry iest of Iohn Tomson, and Iakaman his vvife : vvhose iealousie was justly, the cause all their strife. To the tune of Pegge of Ramsey.
M. L., active 1637Date: [1637?]
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[...] or, Cupids wrongs vindicated : wherein he that Cupids wiles did discover, is proved a false dissembling lover. The mayd shewes such cause that none can her condemne, but on the contrary the fault's layd on him. To the tune of Cupids cruell torments.
M. P. (Martin Parker), -1656?Date: [1633]

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Death's uncontrollable summons; or, The mortality of mankind : Being a dialogue between death and a young-man. To the tune of, My bleeding heart.

Keep a good tongue in your head : for here's a good woman in every respect, but only her tongue breeds all the defect. To the tune of the Milkmaids, &c.

A comparison of the life of man : concerning how fickle his estate doth stand, flourishing like a tree, or vine, or dainty flower, or like a ship, or raine, that's turn'd each houre. To the tune of Sir Andrew Barton.

A new song call'd curling of the hair.

Houshold talke or, Good councell for a married man : Deliuered in a prittie dialogue, by Roger a batchelor, to Simon, a (iealous) married-man. To the tune of Buckle and thong-a.

The merry cuckold : Who frolickly taking what chance doth befall, is very well pleased with wife, hornes and all. To the tune of, The merry cuckold.

The lovers delight: or, A pleasant pastorall sonnet to a new court tune.

A paire of turtle doves, or, A dainty new Scotch dialogue between a yong-man and his mistresse, both correspondent in affection, &c : To a pretty pleasant tune, called the absence of my mistresse, or I live not where I love.

A godly song, entituled, A farewell to the vvorld, made by a godly Christian, named Thomas Byll, being the parish clerke of West-Felton, as he lay vpon his death-bed shewing the vanitie of the world, and his desire to be dissolued. To the tune of, Fortune my foe.

The daunce and song of death.

A new medley, or, A messe of all-together : To the tune of Tarltons medley.

Newcastle chapbooks in Newcastle upon Tyne University Library : [a catalogue / by] Frances M. Thomson.

A new ballad, shewing the great misery sustained by a poore man in Essex, his wife and children : with other strange things done by the Devill. To the tune of, The rich merchant man.

The story of David and Berseba : To a pleasant new tune.

Deat[hs] dance : To be sung to a pleasant new tune, cal[led] [O]h no, no, no, not yet, or, the meddow brow.

Money is my master : yet once it was a servant unto mee, but now for want of money I am in misery, yet I doe hope to find some remedy. To the tune of, Better late thrive then never.

Beautys overthrow: or, The rejoyc'd libertine : When pride and beauty do together meet, they make that bitter which would else be sweet: the fervent lover when too much abus'd, bids love farewel, desires to be excus'd. To a new play-house, called; Cloah your pride abate.

Englands monethly observations and predictions, for the yeare of our blessed Saviour, 1653 : Fore-told by those two famous astrologers of our age, Mr. William Lilly, and Mr. Culpeper. The tune is. Faire angel of England.

Robin and Kate: or, A bad husband converted by a good wife : in a dialogue betweene Robin and Kate. To the tune of Blew cap.

A merry iest of Iohn Tomson, and Iakaman his vvife : vvhose iealousie was justly, the cause all their strife. To the tune of Pegge of Ramsey.

[...] or, Cupids wrongs vindicated : wherein he that Cupids wiles did discover, is proved a false dissembling lover. The mayd shewes such cause that none can her condemne, but on the contrary the fault's layd on him. To the tune of Cupids cruell torments.