Date of publication supplied by cataloger., Verse begins: "Come all you young gallants that's passing along,", Imprint below fourth column., In this edition, the imprint reading is "Stonecutter Street, Fleet-Market"; the heading "John’s Confession" (middle of last column) is in roman type; and the first three words of the first line are "Come all you". In another edition (ESTC N1343), the reading is "Stonecutter-street, Fleet Market"; "John’s Confession" is in italics; and the first three words are "Come all ye"., In four columns with the title and two woodcuts above the first two; the columns are not separated by lines of ornamental type., Mounted on leaf 50. Copy trimmed., and Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 1.
Publisher:
Printed and sold in Stonecutter Street, Fleet-Market
Subject (Topic):
Prostitution, Paternity, Household employees, Love, Gifts, and Foundlings
Verse begins: "Ye commons and peers,", Attributed to Benjamin Bragge as vendor by Foxon on strength of a Daily Courant advertisement., Fourteen stanzas in this edition., Mounted on leaf 48. Copy trimmed., and Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 1.
Publisher:
sold by Benjamin Bragge
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Topic):
Churches, Steeples, Campaigns & battles, Massacres, and History
Betty's compassionate love extended to him in time of distress
Description:
Verse - "Come, open the door, sweet Betty,"., In four columns with the title, preliminary verse and two woodcuts above the first two; the columns are separated by columns of type ornaments., The preliminary verse, in two short columns, begins with "Late in the night when all was fast,"., Date of publication from ESTC., Mounted on leaf 60. Copy trimmed., and Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 1.
Verse begins: "You brave loyal churchmen,"., Date suggested by cataloger., In this edition, the "C" of "Charles" in the title is above the "ne" in "Tune" in the second line; line 5 of the next-to-last stanza ends "haunt". In another edition with very similar typography (ESTC T29439), the "C" is above the space before "Tune; line 5 of the next-to-last stanza ends "cant"., Not in Foxon., Mounted on leaf 65. Copy trimmed., and Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 1.
Date of publication suggested by cataloger., Verse - "As our King lay musing on his bed,"., In three columns with the title and woodcut above the first two; the columns are separated by columns of type ornaments., In this edition part of the title reads "(instead of the tribute due)". In another edition with the same imprint (ESTC T206330), it reads "(instead of the tribute due)"., The "st" ligature found at end of imprint is some form of code found in many broadsides with this imprint; its significance has not been determined (possibly a form of press figure?)., Mounted on leaf 66. Copy trimmed., and Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 1.
Publisher:
Printed and sold in Aldermary Church Yard, Bow Lane, London
Subject (Name):
Henry V, King of England, 1387-1422 and Charles VI, King of France, 1368-1422
Verse begins: "I will tell you a story, a story anon,"., Dated from the address; see David Stoker, "Another look at the Dicey-Marshall publications: 1736-1806", The Library, ser. 7, v. 15:2 (June 2014), 111-157., In four columns with the title and two woodcuts above the first two; the imprint is at the foot of the last column, below a row of type ornaments; the columns are separated by columns of type ornaments., Mounted on leaf 67. Copy trimmed., and Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 1.
Publisher:
Printed and sold in Aldermary Church Yard, Bow Lane, London
Verse begins: "Come all ye brisk country girls,"., Dated from the address; see David Stoker, "Another look at the Dicey-Marshall publications: 1736-1806", The Library, ser. 7, v. 15:2 (June 2014), 111-157., In four columns, with the title spanning the first two, and the illustration above the first; imprint at foot of the last column, below a single rule; the columns are not separated by rules., Mounted on leaf 76. Copy trimmed., and Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 1.
Verse - "Let every one that is to mirth inclin'd,"., In four columns with the title and two woodcuts above the first two; the imprint is at the foot of the last, below a row of type ornaments; the columns are separated by columns of type ornaments., Dated from the address; see David Stoker, "Another look at the Dicey-Marshall publications: 1736-1806", The Library, ser. 7, v. 15:2 (June 2014), 111-157., Mounted on leaf 75. Copy trimmed., and Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 1.
Publisher:
Printed and sold in Aldermary Church-yard, Bow Lane, London
Title from caption above woodcut. Text begins with a quote from Heb 12.6: "When I am scourged with affliction's rod ...", Each word or short phrase of the Apostles’ Creed is paired with two biblical quotations paraphrasing it., Text in two columns, divided by a single rule; the title and illustration span both columns., Mounted on leaf 3. Copy trimmed., and Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 1.
Verse begins: "Batchelors of e'ery station,", Above first line: Part 1., In five columns undivided by rules; title and woodcut above the first two columns., Another printing of the edition recorded in ESTC T200945 (with no full stop after "lady" in the title), and N70792; that they are of the same setting is evidenced by damaged letters and other typographical indicia., Dated from the address; see David Stoker, "Another look at the Dicey-Marshall publications: 1736-1806", The Library, ser. 7, v. 15:2 (June 2014), 111-157., Mounted on leaf 9. Copy trimmed., and Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 1.
Publisher:
Printed and sold at No. 4, Aldermary Churchyard
Subject (Topic):
Women, Conduct of life, Heiresses, Lawyers, and Bachelors
