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The Charms of melody; or Siren medley . Being the most extensive collection of love, sentimental, war, hunting, bacchanalian, humorous, sea,-and political songs, old English, Irish, Scotch and German ballads, legendaries, &c. Ever brought together in a single publication, selected from the best poets and most admired writers.
Date: [1795?]
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The merry companion or, universal songster: consisting of a new collection of celebrated songs, with their tunes prefix'd to each song, Disposed under the following Heads, viz. 66 Scots Songs, With a Glossary explaining the difficult Words. 122 English Love-Songs. Expressing their different Passions. 194 Songs for the Bottle And others of Wit and Humour. 134 Miscellaneous Songs. Including those of Hunting and Jollity, the Free-Masons, Songs in Praise of Admiral Vernon, and all the Favourite Ones in the late Operas, Entertainments, and Farces. In all 536 songs.
Date: 1750
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A new ballad intituled, the stout criple of Cornnwall : wherein is shewed his dissolute life, and deserued death. To the tune of the blinde begger.
Date: [1629]
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The desperate damsells tragedy. Or The faithlesse young man : To the tune of Dulcina.
M. P. (Martin Parker), -1656?Date: [1630?]
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The tea-Table miscellany a collection of choice songs, Scots and English. In four volumes. By Allan Ramsay.
Ramsay, Allan, 1685-1758.Date: MDCCLXXV. [1775]
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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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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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The constant lover : VVho his affection will not move, though he live not where he love. To a northerne tune called, Shall the absence of my mistresse.
Lowberry, PeterDate: [1638?]
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There's nothing to be had without money, or Hee that brings mony in his hand is sure to speed by sea or land : but he that hath no coyne in's purse his fortune is a great deale worse, then happy are they that alwayes haue a penny in purse their credit to saue. To a new northerne tune, or the mother beguil'd the daughter.
Date: 1633?]
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The second part of Penkethman's jests or, wit refin'd. Containing I. A Collection of the most Comical Songs, Catches, and Dialogues Extant. II. A Collection of Penkethman's merry Prologues and Epilogues. III. Merry Elegys, Epitaphs, Epigrams, Tales, with other Witty and Comical Pieces on Pleasant and Diverting Subjects: Collected from the most Celebrated Authors, as well as many never yet Printed.
Pinkethman, William, d. 1725.Date: [1721]
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The kind beleeving hostesse : I owe my hostesse money, shee takes me for her debter, on the buttery doore stands my score, the further on the better. To the tune of, VVhen Willy once had strayed.
Date: [1632]
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A collection of songs , selected from the works of Mr. Dibdin. Third edition, with additions and alterations. Volume II.
Dibdin, Charles, 1745-1814.Date: [1796]
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The bull-finch . Being a choice collection of the newest and most favourite English songs most of which have been sett to music and sung at the public theatres & gardens.
Date: [1746]
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A collection of old ballads . Corrected from the best and most ancient copies extant. With introductions historical, critical, or humorous. Illustrated with copper plates.
Date: MDCCXXIII. [1723]
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The spanish lady's love
Deloney, Thomas, 1543?-1600.Date: [1735?]
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A garland of new songs , Containing, 1. The Greenwich Pensioner. 2. The Tobacco Box. 3. The Neglected Tar. 4. Poll and my Partner Joe.
Date: [1800?]
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A garland of new songs , Containing. 1. The golden days of good Queen Bess. 2. The Greenwich Pensioner. 3. The Tobacco-Box. 4. The done-over Taylor. 5. The Valiant Soldier.
Date: 1800?]
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A mad kinde of wooing. Or, a dialogue betweene Will the simple, and Nan the subtill : with their louing agreement. To the tune of the new dance at the Red Bull Play-house.
Date: [1629]
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The bull-finch . Being a choice collection of the newest and most favourite English songs which have been sett to music and sung at the public theatres & gardens.
Date: [1765?]
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A messe of good fellows: or, The generous spark who roundly, doth call, and sayes for his part, tush, we have and shall have abundance, come fill us the other od quart : To the tune of, Ragged and torne.
M. P. (Martin Parker), -1656?Date: [1634]
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The London cuckold: or, an antient citizens head well fitted with a flourishing pair of fashionable horns : by his buxome young wife, who was well back'd by a coltish spark, in the time of her husbands absence at the campaign on Hounslow-Heath. Tune of, O mother! Roger, &c. This may be printed, R.P.
Date: [1688]
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Natures wonder? Or, [An ac]count how the wife of one John Waterman an ostler ... was delivered of a strage monster upon the 26th of October 1664 : ... It had two heads, foure armes, and two legs ... She had another child born before it ...which is yet living, and is a very comely child in all proportions. This is attested for truth, by several persons which were eye witnesses. The tune is, London prentice: Or, Jovial batchelor.
Date: [1664]
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The despairing lover, whose minde was much tormented, because of his true-love hee thought hee was prevented : To the tune of, Aime not too high.
Date: [1633?]
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Times alteration: or, The old mans rehearsall, what braue dayes he knew a great while agone, when his old cap was new : To the tune of, He nere be drunke againe.
M. P. (Martin Parker), -1656?Date: [1629]
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Edwin's pills to purge melancholy containing all the songs sung by Mr. Edwin, Of Covent-Garden Theatre, since his first appearance in London; And many Duets that Mr. Edwin has a Part in. With an humourous account of Mrs. Siddons's first reception in Dublin; and a portrait of Mr. Edwin, Finely Executed.
O'Keeffe, John, 1747-1833.Date: [1789?]

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A new ballad intituled, the stout criple of Cornnwall : wherein is shewed his dissolute life, and deserued death. To the tune of the blinde begger.

The desperate damsells tragedy. Or The faithlesse young man : To the tune of Dulcina.

The tea-Table miscellany a collection of choice songs, Scots and English. In four volumes. By Allan Ramsay.

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.

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

The constant lover : VVho his affection will not move, though he live not where he love. To a northerne tune called, Shall the absence of my mistresse.

The kind beleeving hostesse : I owe my hostesse money, shee takes me for her debter, on the buttery doore stands my score, the further on the better. To the tune of, VVhen Willy once had strayed.

A collection of songs , selected from the works of Mr. Dibdin. Third edition, with additions and alterations. Volume II.

The bull-finch . Being a choice collection of the newest and most favourite English songs most of which have been sett to music and sung at the public theatres & gardens.

A collection of old ballads . Corrected from the best and most ancient copies extant. With introductions historical, critical, or humorous. Illustrated with copper plates.

The spanish lady's love

A garland of new songs , Containing, 1. The Greenwich Pensioner. 2. The Tobacco Box. 3. The Neglected Tar. 4. Poll and my Partner Joe.

A garland of new songs , Containing. 1. The golden days of good Queen Bess. 2. The Greenwich Pensioner. 3. The Tobacco-Box. 4. The done-over Taylor. 5. The Valiant Soldier.

A mad kinde of wooing. Or, a dialogue betweene Will the simple, and Nan the subtill : with their louing agreement. To the tune of the new dance at the Red Bull Play-house.

The bull-finch . Being a choice collection of the newest and most favourite English songs which have been sett to music and sung at the public theatres & gardens.

A messe of good fellows: or, The generous spark who roundly, doth call, and sayes for his part, tush, we have and shall have abundance, come fill us the other od quart : To the tune of, Ragged and torne.

The despairing lover, whose minde was much tormented, because of his true-love hee thought hee was prevented : To the tune of, Aime not too high.

Times alteration: or, The old mans rehearsall, what braue dayes he knew a great while agone, when his old cap was new : To the tune of, He nere be drunke againe.