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  British Library - Roxburghe • 30465

  1670-1685 ?

  The Merchant of Scotland, / AND / The Unfortunate Damosel. / A Damosel fair in Scotland born, / Being full of grief and left forlorn, / ’Twas an English-man that she did love, / Who left her a …

  To a pleasant Countrey Tune.

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  Magdalene College - Pepys • 21825

  1678-1680

  The Merchant-man and the Fidlers wife: / Discovering a pretty conceit how a Fidler, in hope of gain / (and trusting too much to his Wifes honesty) was made a Cuckold by the / Merchant; and lost his Fi …

  To a Pleafant Northern Tune,

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  British Library - Roxburghe • 30168

  1633-1669 ?

  The merry conceited Lasse, / VVhose hearts desire was set on fire, / A husband for to have; / In hope that he would certainly, / Maintaine her fine and brave.

  To a pleasant new Northerne tune.

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  Magdalene College - Pepys • 21187

  1640-1674 ?

  The merry Countrey MAIDS ANSWER / To the Countrey Lovers Conquest: / Exactly a description she doth make / And gets it Printed for her Sweet-hearts sake / Of all his Courting Complements and Lyes, / H …

  The Tune is, Once I Lov'd a Lass with a Rowling Eye.

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  British Library - Roxburghe • 30182

  1619-1629 ?

  The Merry Cuckold. / Who frolickly taking what chance doth befall, / Is very well pleased with Wife, Hornes and all.

  To the tune of, The Merry Cuckold.

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  National Library of Scotland - Crawford • 33272

  1663-1674 ?

  The merry Maid of Middlesex, / OR, / A pretty Song made by a pretty Maid, / Which had seven Suitors, she her self so said, / And yet (poor soul) she hath been strangely crost, / And through her Mother …

  To a dilicate Northern Tune: Or, The Maid that lost her way.

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  Houghton Library - Huth EBB65H • 34626

  1663-1674 ?

  The merry Maid of Middlesex. / OR, / A pretty Song made by a pretty Maid, / Which had seven Suitors, she her self so said, / And yet (poor soul) she hath been strangely crost, / And through her Mother …

  To a dilicate Northern Tune: Or, The Maid that lost her way.

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  British Library - Roxburghe • 30191

  1624-1680 ?

  The merry Old VVoman: / OR, / This is a good Old Woman, / This is a merry Old Woman, / Her counsell is good Ile warrant, / For shee doth wish ill to no Man.

  To the tune, This is my Grannams deedle,

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  Magdalene College - Pepys • 21211

  1671-1702 ?

  The MILK-MAIDS / MORNING-SONG. / What worser Fortune can there be, / Then what doth now attend on me, / A maid to live, and so to dye, / It is a great perplexity; / A Pleasant Ballad you have hear, / …

  To the Tune of, Jenny Gin, Or, The fair one Let me in.

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  British Library - Roxburghe • 30790

  1672-1696 ?

  The MILKMAID'S Resolution. / Let Young men prate of what they please / Cause young men have been kind, / Theyl find no more such Foolls as these / To please each Apish mind.

  Tune, Cupids-Trappan.

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