EBBA 20068
Magdalene College - Pepys
| The Honest Age, / OR / There is honesty in all Trades; / As by this Ditty shall appeare, / Therefore attend and giue good eare. | ||
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| Date Published | 1601-1640 ? | |
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| Imprint | London, Printed for H.G. | |
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| Collection | Magdalene College - Pepys | |
| Pages | 1.156, 1.157 | |
| Location | Pepys Library | |
| Shelfmark | Pepys Ballads 1.156-157 | |
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| Part 1 | Part 2 | |
| Title | The Honest Age, / OR / There is honesty in all Trades; / As by this Ditty shall appeare, / Therefore attend and giue good eare. | The second part. |
| Tune Imprint | To the tune of the Golden age. | To the same tune. |
| First Lines | YOu Poets that write of the ages that's past, / I pray stay your hand and write not too fast, | ALso the Butcher so ioviall and bold, / Is turn'd a plaine dealer as you may behold, |
| Refrain | O this is an honest age, / This is a plaine dealing age. {with variations in final stanza} | |
| Album Page | 1/2 sheet folio, originally left part, 259 x 160 | 1/2 sheet folio, originally right part, 260 x 165 |
| Condition | cropped right edge, torn bottom edge, uneven inking | cropped top edge, creased, uneven inking |
| Ornament | vertical rule and cast fleurons | vertical rule and cast fleurons |