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  Magdalene College - Pepys • 22034

  1671-1702 ?

  [?] / Old Mans WISH. / This Old-Man he doth Wish for Wealth in vain / But he thereby doth not the Treasure gain; / For if with Wishes he the same could have, / He would not mind nor think upon the Gra …

  To a Pleasant new Play-House Tune.

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  Magdalene College - Pepys • 21902

  1663-1674

  [?] / OR / The Good Fellows Frolick / BEING / The Jovial Companions Pastime. / He takes no care to hoard up Wealth and Treasure, / But is resolv'd to spend his time in pleasure: / So he but get good L …

  To a new Tune, Or, leave the World behind us.

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  Magdalene College - Pepys • 20052

  1630?

  [?] / or, a pretty Iest of a Bride and a Bridegroome, where the Bridegroome was / most nearely deceiued of his Sweet-heart by a Seruingman.

  To the Tune of, Better late thrive then never.

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  Magdalene College - Pepys • 21048

  1624-1680 ?

  [?] You young-men all I pray draw neer, / That does desire a song to hear, / It will teach you what wife for to chuse, / Who to take, and who to refuse, / And a man may have a woman in a trice, / They …

  To the Tune of, The World goes merrily round.

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  Manchester Central Library - Blackletter Ballads • 36023

  1650?

  [?]s Darling: / OR, / [?] worth liking; / [?]nen, abroad and at home, at bed and / [?]mpany.

  [?]ell mee so; Or, Loves Tide.

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  British Library - 1872.a.1 • 36976

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  [A / SONG /] UPON / INFORMATION.

  To the Tune of, Conventiclers are grown so Brief.

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  British Library - Collection of 225 Ballads • 36503

  1693-1694 ?

  [An excellent BALLAD] intitul'd, The Unfortunate Love / of a Lancashire Gentleman, and the Hard Fortune of a fair young / Bride.

  To the Tune of, Come follow my Love, etc.

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  National Library of Scotland - Crawford • 32964

  1690?

  [Folly] p[lainl]y made Manifest, / BY / An Extravagant Husband / Being his kind Advice to all, of high or low Degree, / Least they in Poverty do fall, and bring themselves to misery.

  To the Tune of, I have a Mistris of my own.

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  National Library of Scotland - Crawford • 32851

  1673?

  [Mirth] for Citizens: Or, A Comedy for the Country. / Shewing / A young Farmer his unfortunate marriage, / His wife is so churlish & currish in carriage / He married her for beauty, for's own delight …

  Tune of, Ragged, torn, and true.

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  British Library - C.121.g.9 • 36855

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  [N]o Creature is so False as Man. / OR / [T]he Loyal Maidens Complaint a- / gainst her Disloyal Lover.

  To the Tune of, As I went early in the / Spring, &c.

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