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  British Library - C.38.i.25 • 36817

  1668-1685 ?

  IGNORAMUS-Justice: / OR, / The ENGLISH-LAWS turn'd into a GIN, / To let KNAVES Out, and keep HONEST MEN In. / An Excellent New SONG.

  To the Tune of, Sir Egledemore.

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  British Library - Roxburghe • 30882

  1647-1665 ?

  Ill-gotten Goods seldome thrive, / Or, The English Antick. / For Dick, that was a Miller by his Trade, / Did thinke to be a swaggering roaring Blade, / He bought brave Clothes, and powdered all his ha …

  The tune is, was every Young-man crost.

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  National Library of Scotland - Crawford • 33195

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  Innocence Unveil'd: / OR, / A POEM / On the Acquittal of the / Lord Chief Justice Scroggs.

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  Magdalene College - Pepys • 20207

  1632

  It is bad Iesting with a Halter. / A Merry Iest to you I'le make appeare. / That happened lately vnto London neere, / VVhere as good-fellowes were together drinking: / One of them in a jeering manner …

  To the tune of There was a Ewe had three Lambes.

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  Magdalene College - Pepys • 21927

  1678-1680

  Jack Pudding's Fegary. / There's many Men do play the Fool / Because that Wit they want; / But Honest Jack doth play the Fool / 'Cause Money it is scant.

  To the Tune of, I am a very good Maid, &c.

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  Magdalene College - Pepys • 21049

  1678-1680

  JOHN and BETTY: / OR, / The Vertue of Cherry-Stones. / Some Lads and Lasses dwelt in Kent, / To gat her Cherrys lately went: / And underneath the Cherry-Tree, / They were as kind as kind could be.

  To the Tune of, I am a Maid and a very good Maid.

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  Houghton Library - Hazlitt EC65 • 35462

  1720-1722 ?

  John's Earnest Request. / OR, / Betty's compassionate Love extended to him in a time of Distress, / Late in the Night when all was fast, / John came in bcot hold and wet; / And after some few Words we …

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  British Library - Collection of 225 Ballads • 36695

  1685

  Jolly COACH-MAN / OR, / The Buxome Taylors Wifes Late folly. / When Wantons they will run astray, Their fancies thus to feed, / And Truck for Coyn, for Feathers fine, / Sure they are Drabs indeed.

  To the Tune of, A Jobb for a Journeyman-Shooe-maker.

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  British Library - Roxburghe • 30107

  1634-1658 ?

  Joy and sorrow mixt together: / Or, a pleasant new Ditty, wherein you may find / Conceits that are pretty to pleasure your mind.

  To the tune of, Such a Rouge would be hang'd.

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  National Library of Scotland - Crawford • 33074

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  King JOHN and the Abbot of Canterbury.

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