EBBA 37004
British Library - Collection of 225 Ballads
| The Life and Death of the Famous THOMAS STUKELY: / An English Gallant in the time of Queen Elizabeth, who ended his Life in a Battel of three / Kings of Barbary. | |
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| Date Published | 1693-1695 ? |
| Author | Richard Johnson |
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| Imprint | Printed for A.M. W.O. and T. Thackeray, at the Angel in Duck-lane. |
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| Collection | British Library - Collection of 225 Ballads |
| Location | British Library |
| Shelfmark | C.22.f.6.(205a.) |
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| Title | The Life and Death of the Famous THOMAS STUKELY: / An English Gallant in the time of Queen Elizabeth, who ended his Life in a Battel of three / Kings of Barbary. |
| Tune Imprint | Tune is, King Henry's going to Bulloign, &c. |
| First Lines | IN the West of England, / Born there was I understand, |
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| Notes | ESTC Author: Richard Johnson. Printed on the verso of EBBA 37003, "The VVestminster Frolick: / Or, The Cuckold of his own procuring. / Being a true Relation of a Vintener, who for a considerable quantity of Guinnies / undertook to perswade his Servant Maid to prostitute her self to a young Spark, / pretending to her that it was no other but himself; whereupon she seemingly / complying, discovered it to her Mistriss; who supplying her place, grafted her / Husbands Head. / Thus may we see how scurvy ill-Star'd fate / Does cross some men, nay how they do create / Their own misfortunes, yet for to be bold / The Vintener got his Horns well tipt with / (Gold." |