Loyal constancy, Mrs. Mary Foart's love-letter and answer to her dear heart John Blay at Leghorn, Seamans love-letter, and Vertue the reward of constancy
Description:
BEIN 2000 Folio 6 154: Mounted to 30 x 42 cm., Both ballads are signed, the first: John Bay [sic].; the second: Mary Fort [sic]. Names are probably fictional., Publication date conjectured by Wing., The sheet includes another ballad, a response to the first one; the title reads: Vertue the reward of constancy; or, Mrs. Mary Foart's love-letter and answer to her dear heart John Blay at Leghorn:., The two ballads printed in columns with woodcuts at head of each text., and Verse - "Till from Leghorn I do return,".
Publisher:
Printed for P. Brooksby, at the Golden-ball, in West-Smithfield,
Subject (Name):
Foart, Mary--Poetry--Early works to 1800
Subject (Topic):
Ballads, English--England--Texts and Courtship--England--Early works to 1800
