EBBA 21977
Magdalene College - Pepys
| THE / Trades-men's Lamentation; / OR, / A Discourse between WILL the Weaver, and RICHARD the / Glover, concerning the Dullness of their Trades: Together with / William's Chearful hopes of seeing the Blessed Sun of Prosperity to shine / once more upon this Land. | |
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| Date Published | 1688 |
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| Imprint | Printed for J. Deacon at the Angel in Guiltspur- / street, without Newgate, 1688. |
| License | This may be Printed. R.P. |
| Collection | Magdalene College - Pepys |
| Page | 4.315 |
| Location | Pepys Library |
| Shelfmark | Pepys Ballads 4.315 |
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| Part 1 | |
| Title | THE / Trades-men's Lamentation; / OR, / A Discourse between WILL the Weaver, and RICHARD the / Glover, concerning the Dullness of their Trades: Together with / William's Chearful hopes of seeing the Blessed Sun of Prosperity to shine / once more upon this Land. |
| Tune Imprint | To the Tune of, A Touch of the Times. |
| First Lines | AS William one morning was walking the street, / With his Neighbour Richard he happen'd to meet; |
| Refrain | For Trading is dead, I have nothing to do. [stanzas 1-6; with variations] And flourish much better than ever before. [stanzas 7-9; with variations] |
| Album Page | 1/2 sheet oblong folio, 212 x 282 |
| Condition | cropped right and bottom edges |
| Ornament | horizontal and vertical rules |