Loyal constancy, or, The seamans love-letter : written by John Blay on board the Henry and Elizabeth riding at Leghorn, to his dear mistris Mary Foart, now living near Wapping, exhorting her to continue in her wonted love and constancy according to their mutual promises past between them, in order to their happy union and marriage, as soon as he shall return from this voyage to England : tune of, Cloris full of harmless thoughts; Jenny Gin. The fair one let me in.

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Loyal constancy, or, The seamans love-letter : written by John Blay on board the Henry and Elizabeth riding at Leghorn, to his dear mistris Mary Foart, now living near Wapping, exhorting her to continue in her wonted love and constancy according to their mutual promises past between them, in order to their happy union and marriage, as soon as he shall return from this voyage to England : tune of, Cloris full of harmless thoughts; Jenny Gin. The fair one let me in.

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Title: Loyal constancy, or, The seamans love-letter : written by John Blay on board the Henry and Elizabeth riding at Leghorn, to his dear mistris Mary Foart, now living near Wapping, exhorting her to continue in her wonted love and constancy according to their mutual promises past between them, in order to their happy union and marriage, as soon as he shall return from this voyage to England : tune of, Cloris full of harmless thoughts; Jenny Gin. The fair one let me in.
Alternative Title: Loyal constancy
Mrs. Mary Foart's love-letter and answer to her dear heart John Blay at Leghorn
Seamans love-letter
Vertue the reward of constancy
Creator: Blay, John
Foart, Mary
Contributor: Foart, Mary--Poetry--Early works to 1800
Published / Created: [1680?]
Publication Place: [London] :
Publisher: Printed for P. Brooksby, at the Golden-ball, in West-Smithfield,
Description: BEIN 2000 Folio 6 154: Mounted to 30 x 42 cm.
Both ballads are signed, the first: John Bay [sic].; the second: Mary Fort [sic]. Names are probably fictional.
Publication date conjectured by Wing.
The sheet includes another ballad, a response to the first one; the title reads: Vertue the reward of constancy; or, Mrs. Mary Foart's love-letter and answer to her dear heart John Blay at Leghorn:.
The two ballads printed in columns with woodcuts at head of each text.
Verse - "Till from Leghorn I do return,".
Extent: 1 sheet ([1] p.) : 7 ill. (woodcuts) ; 22 x 35 cm.

Collection Information

Repository: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number: 2000 Folio 6 154

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Format: text
Subject (Name): Foart, Mary--Poetry--Early works to 1800
Subject (Topic): Ballads, English--England--Texts
Courtship--England--Early works to 1800

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Citation: ESTC (RLIN) R216633
Wing (CD-ROM, 1996) L3343

Identifiers

Orbis Record: 4537119
Object ID (OID): 11175067