EBBA 21853
Magdalene College - Pepys
| The Seaman's Compass: / OR / A dainty new Ditty composed and pend, / The deeds of brave Sea-men to praise and commend / Twas made by a Maid that to Gravesend did pass, / Now mark and you quickly shall know how it was. | |
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| Date Published | 1678-1680 |
| Author | Lawrence Price |
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| Imprint | Printed for F. Coles, T. Vere J. Wright, J. Clark W. Thackeray, and / T. Passinger. |
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| Collection | Magdalene College - Pepys |
| Page | 4.191 |
| Location | Pepys Library |
| Shelfmark | Pepys Ballads 4.191 |
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| Title | The Seaman's Compass: / OR / A dainty new Ditty composed and pend, / The deeds of brave Sea-men to praise and commend / Twas made by a Maid that to Gravesend did pass, / Now mark and you quickly shall know how it was. |
| Tune Imprint | To the Tune of, The Tyrant hath stolen. |
| First Lines | AS lately I travelled / towards Gravesend, |
| Refrain | There's none but a Seaman / shall marry with me. [stanzas 1-8, 10; with variations] |
| Album Page | 1/2 sheet oblong folio, 195 x 282 |
| Condition | cropped right edge, cropped and torn bottom edge, uneven inking |
| Ornament | vertical rules |