EBBA 21318
Magdalene College - Pepys
| The Bonny Lass of BRISTOL: / Or, The Witty Wench of the WEST. The many Suitors had who did Importune, / But she in Ambush laid for a good Fortune; / And with Evasions shuffled off the rest, / Until she found the Person she lik'd best: / Who was much taken with her comely carriage, / So by consent they freely joyn'd in Marriage. | ||
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| Date Published | 1678-1680 | |
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| Imprint | Printed for F. Coles, T. Vere, J. Wright, I. Clarke,/ W. Thackeray, and T. Passinger. | |
| License | ||
| Collection | Magdalene College - Pepys | |
| Page | 3.303 | |
| Location | Pepys Library | |
| Shelfmark | Pepys Ballads 3.303 | |
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| Part 1 | Part 2 | |
| Title | The Bonny Lass of BRISTOL: / Or, The Witty Wench of the WEST. The many Suitors had who did Importune, / But she in Ambush laid for a good Fortune; / And with Evasions shuffled off the rest, / Until she found the Person she lik'd best: / Who was much taken with her comely carriage, / So by consent they freely joyn'd in Marriage. | The Second part, |
| Tune Imprint | To the same Tune. | |
| First Lines | THere was a Lass her name was Nell, / and she was brought up in Bristol Town; | A late Disbanded Officer, / came in with his Sword and perriwig, |
| Refrain | For Nelly was loath for to lye with a man. [with variations] | |
| Album Page | 1/2 sheet oblong folio, 190 x 307 | |
| Condition | all edges cropped, creased | |
| Ornament | cast fleurons | |