Date of publication from ESTC., Verse. - "In Auchtermuchty lived a man,". - In four columns with the title and two woodcuts above the first two; there are dividing ornamental rules between the first and second as well as between the third and fourth columns. - In this edition "good-man" is hyphenated and there is no comma after "or" in the title., Mounted on leaf 56. 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:
s.n.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Topic):
Ballads, English, Broadsides, Farmers, House cleaning, Husband and wife, Man-woman relationships, and Sex role
Verse - "Is there never a man in all Scotland,". - In four columns with the title and woodcut above the first two; the first and second as well as the third and fourth columns are separated by plain rules., Mounted on leaf 61. 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:
s.n.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and Scotland
Subject (Name):
Armstrong, John, d. 1528
Subject (Topic):
Broadsides, Ballads, English, War, Battle casualties, Soldiers, Armies, and History
Verse - "A noble young 'squire that liv'd in the west,". - In four columns with the title and woodcut above the first two; the first and second as well as the third and fourth columns are separated by ornamental rules., Range of publication dates from the Bodleian Library Ballads database., In four columns with the title and woodcut above the first two; the first and second as well as the third and fourth columns are separated by lines of ornamental type. Imprint below ornamental line in third and fourth columns., Mounted on leaf 4. 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.
Sudden call from an earthly glory to the cold grave
Description:
Verse begins: "Thou wealthy man of large possessions here,"., Dated from the address; see David Stoker, "John Marshall, John Evans, and the Cheap Repository tracts, 1793-1800", PBSA 107:1 (2013), 81-118., Printed in four columns with two woodcuts and the title above the first two; imprint at foot of the fourth column, below a single rule; the columns are not separated by rules., Mounted on leaf 6. 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 and sol by J. Evans, 41 Long-Lane
Subject (Topic):
Death, Religious aspects, Christianity, Songs, English, Ballads, English, Dialogues, English, Skeletons, Hourglasses, and Arrows
Date of publication from ESTC., Verse - "Kind gentlemen, will you be patient a while?". - Prefatory note and illustration taken from 'A collection of old ballads', 1723-25., Printed in five columns with the title, woodcut, and prose introduction above the first three; the columns are not separated lines of ornamental type., Full imprint reads: Northampton Printed for Robert Dicey; of whom may be had all sorts of old and new ballads, broad-sheets, histories, pictures cut in wood, and engrav'd on copper plate, &c. with finer cuts, much better printed, and cheaper than in any other place in England., Also available on microfilm. - Woodbridge, CT : Research Publications, Inc., 1985. - 1 reel ; 35mm. - (The Eighteenth Century ; reel 1491, no. 44) [For microfilm ask in Rare Books Room]., Mounted on leaf 38. Copy trimmed. In two pieces rejoined and repaired., and Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 2.
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
Verse - "Of all the plagues upon the earth,"., In four columns with the title and woodcut above the first two; imprint at foot of the last column 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 20. 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 and sold at no. 4, Aldermary Church Yard
Subject (Topic):
Ballads, English, Poverty, Devil in literature, Husband and wife, Women, Devil, and Temptation
Verse -- "Once I read a noble volume,"., In five columns with the title and two woodcuts above the first three; the columns are not separated by rules; there is no imprint., Divided into four parts; each part headed with a line reading "PART [roman numeral].", Column 2, line 1: "Prince and princess both admire"; column 4, last line: "Since he’s dead let us two die."; last line of text: "He is ace,borrinp royal sir,n." (apparently the last line dropped out and the types were replaced haphazardly)., Some letters of the title appear above the space between the woodcuts; in this printing, all or part of "Y[space]LO" are above the space. The right edge of the left woodcut aligns with the p in "princess" (column 2, line 1)., There are several printings from this setting of the text, with variations in several points: text of column 2/line 1, column 4/last line, and the last line of text; the presence or absence of part numbers; the alignment of the woodcuts with the title and text; and the presence or absence of an imprint., The other printings are ESTC N48661, T44329, N511125, N511126, and T44330., Dated from the address in the imprint found on one printing (ESTC T44330); 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 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. 2.
The prodigal daughter; or disobedient lady and Disobedient lady reclaimed
Description:
Date of publication from ESTC., Verse - "Let every wicked graceless child attend,". - In four columns with the title above the first two; the columns are separated by ornamental rules. - In this edition the "T" of the first "The" in the title is in italics, and the final line of text reads: "And give you crown of glory afterdeath [sic]."., Cf. nos. T44550 and N62316 in ESTC., 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. 3.
Publisher:
s.n.
Subject (Topic):
Repentance, Temptation, Devil in literature, Fathers and daughters, Mothers and daughters, Religious thought, Faith, Family, Religious life, and Ballads, English
