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EBBA 20781

Magdalene College - Pepys
A Lamentable Ditty made on the Death of Robert Deverux Earl of Essex, who was Beheaded ithe Tower / of London, on Ash-Wednesday, 1603.
Date Published 1686-1688
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Collection Magdalene College - Pepys
Page 2.162
Location Pepys Library
Shelfmark Pepys Ballads 2.162
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  Part 1
Title A Lamentable Ditty made on the Death of Robert Deverux Earl of Essex, who was Beheaded ithe Tower / of London, on Ash-Wednesday, 1603.
Tune Imprint The Tune is Welladay.
First Lines Sweet Englands pride is gone, / welladay, welladay
Refrain welladay, welladay {with variations}; evermore still {line 4 of some stanzas}
Album Page single sheet oblong folio, pasted across 2 pages, 260 x ?345
Condition cropped right and botton edges, damaged surface, uneven inking
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Notes Printed on same sheet with EBBA 32618, entitled "A Lamentable Ballad on the Earl of Essex Death"