EBBA 20938
Magdalene College - Pepys
| The Distressed MOTHER: / Being a Merchants Daughter of London, who lost her Husband in Ireland, and her Father falling to decay, lying / a Prison brought her youngest Child to the Court at Kensington, leaving it there with a Note in its bosome, which / [?]misfortunes; desiring the Queen to be Kind to the Child for its parents sake; which she graciously ac-[?]id. | |
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| Date Published | 1690 |
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| Imprint | Printed for P. Brooksby, J. Deacon, J. Blare, J. Back |
| License | Licensed according to Order. |
| Collection | Magdalene College - Pepys |
| Page | 2.319 |
| Location | Pepys Library |
| Shelfmark | Pepys Ballads 2.319 |
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| Title | The Distressed MOTHER: / Being a Merchants Daughter of London, who lost her Husband in Ireland, and her Father falling to decay, lying / a Prison brought her youngest Child to the Court at Kensington, leaving it there with a Note in its bosome, which / [?]misfortunes; desiring the Queen to be Kind to the Child for its parents sake; which she graciously ac-[?]id. |
| Tune Imprint | To the Tune of, Let Caesar live long. |
| First Lines | All you that have now a desire to hear / A pleasant new Ditty, I'd have you draw near, |
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| Album Page | 1/2 sheet oblong folio ?200 x 315 |
| Condition | damaged surface, uneven inking |
| Ornament | cast fleurons |