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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 • 20716

  1685-1688

  Jack Had-Lands Lamentation, / That sold and made away his 'State, / And spent his money early and late; / And let his VVife and Children want, / Now he makes great moan, and does repent: / And desires …

  To the Tune of, It is Old Ale that has undone me.

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  British Library - Roxburghe • 30689

  1685-1688

  Jack Had-Lands Lamentation, / That sold and made away his 'State, / And spent his Money early and late; / And let his Wife and Children want, / Now he makes great moan and does repent, / And desires a …

  To the Tune of, It is Old Ale that has undone me.

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  Beinecke Library - Michell-Jolliffe • 35865

  1685-1688

  Jack Had-Lands Lamentation, / That sold and made away his 'State, / And spent his Money early and late; / And let his Wife and Children want, / Now he makes great moan and does repent; / And desires a …

  To the Tune of, It is Old Ale that has undone me.

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  National Library of Scotland - Crawford • 34035

  1685-1688

  Jack Had-Lands Lamentation, / That sold and made away his 'State, / And spent his Money early and late; / And let his Wife and Children want, / Now he makes great moan and does repent; / And desires a …

  To the Tune of, It is Old Ale that has undone me.

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  British Library - Bagford • 37396

  1672-1696 ?

  Jack Had-Lands Lamentation, / That sold and made away his 'State, / And spent his Money early and late; / And let his Wife and Children want, / Now he makes great moan and does repent; / And desires a …

  To the Tune of, It is Old Ale that has undone me.

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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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  British Library - Book of Fortune • 36981

  1640-1674 ?

  JACK the Plough-Lads LAMENTATION:

  To the Tune of, Prentices fuddle no more.

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  Morgan Library and Museum - Miscellaneous • 37897

  1701-1709 ?

  JEPHTHAH's Rash VOW.

  To the Tune of, In Nineveh old Tobit dwelt, &c.

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  British Library - Collection of 225 Ballads • 36694

  1672-1696 ?

  JOANS Victory / Over her Fellow-Servants. / A Young-man that with many Maids does dwell, / Thought Joan the rest in beauty did excel; / Mall was too coy, Jenny was too bold, / Kate was too stale, and …

  Tune of, My own sweet Nichol a Cod.

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