EBBA 30863
British Library - Roxburghe
| Newes from More-lane; / OR, / A mad knavish an vnrivil Frolick of a Tapster dwelling there, who buying a fat Coult for eigh- / teen pnce, the Mare being dead, & he not knowing how to bring the Coult up by hand, killed / it and had it baked in a Pastie, and invited n any of his Neighbours to the Feast; and telling of / them what ic was; the Conceit thereof made them al Sick: as by this following Ditty you / shall hear. / The Tapster fil'd the Cup up to the brim, / And all to make the little Coult to swim; / But all that heares it, sayes that for his gaine, / He is no better then a Wagg in graine. | ||
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| Date Published | 1690-1700 ? | |
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| Imprint | London, Printed for William Gammon, and to be sould in Smithfield. | |
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| Collection | British Library - Roxburghe | |
| Pages | 3.212, 3.213 | |
| Location | British Library | |
| Shelfmark | C.20.f.9.212-213 | |
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| Part 1 | Part 2 | |
| Title | Newes from More-lane; / OR, / A mad knavish an vnrivil Frolick of a Tapster dwelling there, who buying a fat Coult for eigh- / teen pnce, the Mare being dead, & he not knowing how to bring the Coult up by hand, killed / it and had it baked in a Pastie, and invited n any of his Neighbours to the Feast; and telling of / them what ic was; the Conceit thereof made them al Sick: as by this following Ditty you / shall hear. / The Tapster fil'd the Cup up to the brim, / And all to make the little Coult to swim; / But all that heares it, sayes that for his gaine, / He is no better then a Wagg in graine. | The second part, |
| Tune Imprint | The Tune is, A Health to the best of Men. | to the same tune. |
| First Lines | THere is a Lapster in More-lane, / that did a Pasty make, | THe Cat-mans Wife cry'd out and said / troath 'tis good Meat indeed, |
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