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1.
Love in a barn, or, Right country courtship

Published / Created:
[between 1775 and 1783]
Call Number:
Folio 74 OL1 v. 1
Image Count:
1
Alternative Title:
Right country courtship
Description:
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.
Publisher:
Printed and sold at No. 4 Aldermary Church Yard
Subject (Topic):
Courtship, Milking, and Cows
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Love in a barn, or, Right country courtship

2.
The Gloucestershire tragedy; or, The true lovers' downfal

Published / Created:
[between 1790 and 1795?]
Call Number:
Folio 74 OL1 v. 3
Image Count:
1
Alternative Title:
Gloucestershire tragedy; or, The true lovers' downfall and True lovers' downfall
Description:
Verse- "Near Guildford town, I hear,"., Printed in six columns with the title above the first three., In this setting the imprint is printed on the item., Mounted on leaf 25. Copy trimmed., and Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 3.
Publisher:
Printed and sold at No. 4, Aldermary Church-Yard
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Topic):
Betrothal, Ballads, English, Courtship, Fathers and daughters, and Broadsides
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The Gloucestershire tragedy; or, The true lovers' downfal

3.
The Kentish garland

Published / Created:
[between 1775 and 1783]
Call Number:
Folio 74 OL1 v. 1
Image Count:
1
Description:
Verse begins: "Good people now I pray give ear,"., In five columns with the title and two woodcuts above the first two; the columns are not separated by rules., 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 63. 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 Church Yard
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Topic):
Broadsides, Ballads, English, Courtship, Lifestyle, Seduction, Man-woman relationships, Elopement, Pregnancy, Betrayal, Young men, Conduct of life, Young women, Couples, and Fans (Accessories)
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The Kentish garland

4.
The Kentish tragedy, or, A warning-piece to all perjured young men : in three parts

Published / Created:
[between 1784 and 1807]
Call Number:
Folio 74 OL1 v. 3
Image Count:
1
Alternative Title:
Warning-piece to all perjured young men
Description:
Date of publication from ESTC., Verse begins: "Young lovers all, awhile attend,"., In four columns with the title above the first two; the columns are separated by ornamental rules., Mounted on leaf 40. Copy trimmed., and Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 3.
Publisher:
Printed and soldin Aldermary Church-Yard, London
Subject (Topic):
Defloration, Courtship, and Betrayal
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The Kentish tragedy, or, A warning-piece to all perjured young men : in three parts

5.
The Windsor lady

Published / Created:
[1775?]
Call Number:
Folio 74 OL1 v. 2
Image Count:
1
Description:
Date of publication from ESTC., Verse begins: "In Windsor famous town did dwell,"., In four columns with the title and two woodcuts above the first two; the columns are not separated by rules., Another edition with identical verse layout and woodcuts but with extended title is from Bow Church-yard., Mounted on leaf 68. Copy trimmed., and Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 2.
Publisher:
Sold at No. 42 Long-Lane
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and Windsor (England)
Subject (Topic):
Broadsides, Ballads, English, Single women, Courtship, Soldiers, Suicide, Daggers & swords, Fighting, Wounds & injuries, and Crutches
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The Windsor lady

6.
The farmer's courtship; or, The Mitcham widow

Published / Created:
[between 1754 and 1783?]
Call Number:
Folio 74 OL1 v. 1
Image Count:
1
Alternative Title:
Mitcham widow
Description:
Verse - "At Mitcham town did dwell"., In four columns with the title and three woodcuts above the first two; the columns are separated by columns of type ornaments; the imprint is below the last two columns., 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 43. 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 (Topic):
Unrequited love, Man-woman relationships, Clothing and dress, social aspects, Courtship, Lifestyle, and Wealth
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The farmer's courtship; or, The Mitcham widow

7.
The politick lovers, or The Windsor miser outwitted

Published / Created:
[1799?]
Call Number:
Folio 74 OL1 v. 2
Image Count:
1
Alternative Title:
Windsor miser outwitted
Description:
Date of publication from ESTC., Verse in three parts: "Of all the merry frolicks"., In five columns with the title above the first two; one woodcut is above the first column depicting a man and the second depicting a demon is above the fourth column; the columns are not separated by rules., Mounted on leaf 17. Copy trimmed., and Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 2.
Publisher:
Printed by M. Bowley, No. 96 Aldersgate Street, London
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Topic):
Broadsides, Ballads, English, Fathers and daughters, Parent and child, Courtship, Lifestyle, Deception, Man-woman relationships, Clergy, Love, and Demons
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The politick lovers, or The Windsor miser outwitted

8.
The politick lovers, or, The Windsor miser outwitted

Published / Created:
[between 1757 and 1784?]
Call Number:
Folio 74 OL1 v. 3
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
text
Alternative Title:
Windsor miser outwitted
Description:
Verse in three parts begins: "Of all the merry folicks"., In five columns; the title spans the first two columns; the imprint spans the foot of the third through fifth columns; the columns are separated by columns of type ornaments., Dated from the address; see David Atkinson, "Street literature printing in Stonecutter Street (1740s-1780s)", Publishing history 78 (2018), 1-45., 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. 3.
Publisher:
Printed and sold at Sympson's Warehouse, in Stonecutter Street, Fleet-Market
Subject (Topic):
Courtship, Deception, and Man-woman relationships
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The politick lovers, or, The Windsor miser outwitted

9.
The pretty green-coat boy's garland

Published / Created:
[between 1783 and 1796?]
Call Number:
Folio 74 OL1 v. 3
Image Count:
1
Description:
Title ends without a mark of punctuation., Verse begins: "You pretty young maidens and batchelors swe"., In four columns with the title above the first two; imprint at foot of the fourth below a single rule; the columns are not separated by rules, 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 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. 3.
Publisher:
Sold at No. 42, Long Lane
Subject (Topic):
Courtship, Lifestyle, and Man-woman relationships
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The pretty green-coat boy's garland

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