141 results filtered with: Ballads, English
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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]- Books
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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?]- Books
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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]- Books
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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?]- Books
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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?]- Books
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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?]- Books
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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]- Books
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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]- Books
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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]- Books
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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]- Books
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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]- Books
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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?]- Books
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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]- Books
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A right godly and Christian A.B.C. shewing the duty of every degree : To the tune of Rogero.
Date: [1625]- Books
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The lovers dreame : who sleeping, thought he did imbrace his love, which when he wak'd, did no such matter prove; yet afterwards her love he did enjoy, by sending a letter by a trusty young boy. To the tune of, I laid me downe to sleepe.
Date: [1633?]- Books
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The tvvo kinde louers: or, The maidens resolution and will to be like her truer loue still : To a dainty new tune.
Date: [1629]- Books
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The most rare and excellent history of the Duchesse of Suffolkes calamity : To the tune of Queene Dido.
Thomas DeloneyDate: [1635?]- Books
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A good workeman needes neuer want worke : If this be true, heres a parsell of ten, all lustie able well qualified men, that scarse haue their equals to eate, drinke, and sleepe and some are farr better to hang then to keepe. To the tune of the nine maids.
M. P. (Martin Parker), -1656?Date: [1635?]- Books
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Witchcraft discovered and punished. Or, The tryals and condemnation of three notorious witches : who were tryed [at] the last assizes, holden at the castle of Exeter, in the county of Devon: where they received sentance for death, for bewitching several persons, destroying ships at sea, and cattel by land, &c. To the tune of, Doctor Faustus: or, Fortune my foe.
Date: [1682]- Books
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The true description of two monsterous chiildren : laufully begotten betwene George Steuens and Margerie his wyfe, and borne in the parish of Swanburne in Buckingham shyre, the. iiii. of Aprill. Anno Domini. 1566, the two children havuing both their belies fast ioyned together, and imbraycyng one an other with their armes: which children wer both a lyue by the space of half an hower, and wer baptized, and named the one John, and the other Joan.
Mellys, JohnDate: [1566]- Books
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The dying lamentation of Thomas Randal : who was executed at Stone-Bridge, on VVednesday the 29th of January for the barbarous murder committed on Roger Leavens, ironmonger who is hang'd in chains near Stone-Bridge. To the tune of, Johnsons farewell.
Date: 1696- Books
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The maunding souldier: or, The fruits of warre is beggery : To the tune of, Permit me friends.
M. P. (Martin Parker), -1656?Date: [1629?]- Books
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A pleasant new dialogue: or, The discourse between the serving-man and the husband-man : The lofty pride must bated bee, and praise must goe in right degree. To the tune of, I have for all good wives a song.
Crimsal, RichardDate: [1640?]- Books
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The mournful subjects or, The whole nations lamentation, from the highest to the lowest : who did, with brinish tears, (the true signs of sorrow) bewail the death of their most gracious Soveraign King, Charles the second; who departed this life Feb. 6th. 1684. And was interr'd in Westminster-Abby, in King Henry the Seventh's Chappel, on Saturday night last, being the 14th. day of the said month; to the sollid grief and sorrow of all his loving subjects. To the tune of, Troy Town; or, The Dutchess of Suffolk.
Date: [1685?]- Books
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The louers complaint for the losse of his loue : To a pleasant new tune.
Date: [1629]