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  British Library - Book of Fortune • 37214

  1654-1663 ?

  The flattering Damsel, / OR, / A false heart brings sorrow, / For she whom all men took to be / both fair and faithfull, now is flowne / (as if the planets did decree) / another for to be her owne / b …

  Tune is marke Antony.

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  British Library - Roxburghe • 30350

  1624-1680 ?

  The forlorne Traveller: / Whose first beginning was pleasure and joy, / But his riotous spending wrought his decay, / Hee tooke delight to spend and rore, / And at the last dy'd very poore.

  To a dainty new Court Tune.

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  National Library of Scotland - Crawford • 33775

  1690-1705 ?

  The Forsaken Lover: / OR, / The Dismal Overthrow of young Molly, who was got / with Child by Stout Robin, who afterwards Married to a Rich / Lady.

  Tune of Dry Bread shall be my Food.

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  British Library - Roxburghe • 30075

  1672-1696 ?

  The FOUR WONDERS of this Land, / Which unto you we will declare: / The Lord's great Mercy it is great; / God give us Grace to stand in fear, / And watch and pray both Night and Day, / That God may giv …

  Tune of Dear Love regard my Grief, &c.

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  British Library - Roxburghe • 30648

  1672-1696 ?

  The FOUR WONDERS of this Land, / Which unto you we will declare: / The Lord's great Mercy it is great; / God give us Grace to stand in fear, / And watch and pray both Night and Day, / That God may giv …

  Tune of Dear Love regard my Grief, &c.

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  British Library - Collection of 225 Ballads • 37740

  1656-1664 ?

  The Fox too Cunning for the Lyon. / OR, / The Foxes feast, wherein is exprest / Many a witty but most trne jest, / Both old and young of it take a view, / And by experience you'l say it's true.

  To the Tune of, the Three Cheators.

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  National Library of Scotland - Crawford • 32771

  1659-1663

  The Fox too Cunning for the Lyon. / OR, / The Foxes feast, wherein is exprest / Many a witty but most true jest, / Both old and young of it take a view, / And by experience you'l say it's true.

  To the Tune of, the Three Cheators.

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  Magdalene College - Pepys • 21016

  1685-1688

  The Frantick LOVER; / Or, The Wandring Young-Man. / With Grief and Care he is opprest, / no Comfort can he find; / In Nights he is disturb'd of Rest, / caus'd by his Love unkind.

  To an Excellent New Play-House Tune.

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  Magdalene College - Pepys • 20077

  1620?

  The French VVhipper, / Vntrussing seuerally the noted abuse, / In all sorts of people, which is most in vse.

  To the Tune of the Corranto.

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  British Library - Roxburghe • 30657

  1675

  The French-man's Lamentation / for the Great loss of their Noble General / Mounsieur de Turenne. / Who was Kill'd by a Cannon, Shot from a parry of the Emperours / Army, which lay in Ambuscade in a Wo …

  To the Tune of, A fig for France and Holland too.

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