EBBA 33637
National Library of Scotland - Crawford
| THE / London Taylors Misfortune. / OR, / Cut-Beard-Harding chous'd by a Country Lass. / Who he pickt up in the street, and invited to the Tavern, where he intended to have left her in / Pawn for the Reckoning, but he being soon drunk dropt a sleep, at which opportunity she march'd / off with a new suit of cloaths which he was carrying home to a Gentleman; Together with six- / pence-half=penny=farthing, which is hop'd will be a warning to all Taylors how they meddle / with Women as they walk the streets. | |
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| Date Published | 1685-1688 ? |
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| Imprint | Printed for J. Back, at the Black-Boy on London-bridge. |
| License | This may be Printed, R.P. |
| Collection | National Library of Scotland - Crawford |
| Location | National Library of Scotland |
| Shelfmark | Crawford.EB.297 |
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| Part 1 | |
| Title | THE / London Taylors Misfortune. / OR, / Cut-Beard-Harding chous'd by a Country Lass. / Who he pickt up in the street, and invited to the Tavern, where he intended to have left her in / Pawn for the Reckoning, but he being soon drunk dropt a sleep, at which opportunity she march'd / off with a new suit of cloaths which he was carrying home to a Gentleman; Together with six- / pence-half=penny=farthing, which is hop'd will be a warning to all Taylors how they meddle / with Women as they walk the streets. |
| Tune Imprint | To the Tune of, Four-pence=half=penny=Farthing. |
| First Lines | A Damsel came to London Town, / a Daughter came to a Saylor, |
| Refrain | full sixpence half-penny farthing. [with variation] |
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