EBBA 21856
Magdalene College - Pepys
| The Seamans Lamentation: / Or, The CAPTAIN at the Helm. / Shewing how an East-India-Captain in Redderiff Entertained his Boats-Swains Wife, in her Husbands ab- / sence, and sent him a Voyage to Cuckold-Shire; where every jovial and loving Seaman may learn / Wisdome, and how to be wary, and not to trust his best beloved in his Captains Arms. | |
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| Date Published | 1683-1685 ? |
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| Imprint | Printed for J. Back, at the Sign of the Black-Boy on London-Bridge. |
| License | This may be Printed, R. L. S. June 23d. |
| Collection | Magdalene College - Pepys |
| Page | 4.194 |
| Location | Pepys Library |
| Shelfmark | Pepys Ballads 4.194 |
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| Part 1 | |
| Title | The Seamans Lamentation: / Or, The CAPTAIN at the Helm. / Shewing how an East-India-Captain in Redderiff Entertained his Boats-Swains Wife, in her Husbands ab- / sence, and sent him a Voyage to Cuckold-Shire; where every jovial and loving Seaman may learn / Wisdome, and how to be wary, and not to trust his best beloved in his Captains Arms. |
| Tune Imprint | To the Tune of, Jenny Gin, Or, Hey boys up go we. |
| First Lines | NOne can endure the flames of Love / when Cupid sets on fire, |
| Refrain | But now it is my Fate to be / a Cuckold I must confess. [with variations] |
| Album Page | 1/2 sheet oblong folio, 210 x 320 |
| Condition | ?cropped top edge, damaged surface, uneven inking |
| Ornament | vertical rule and cast fleurons |