- Published / Created:
- [1760?]
- Call Number:
- Folio 74 OL1 v. 2
- Image Count:
- 1
- Alternative Title:
- Manner of Robin Hood's rescuing a young lady from an old knight, and restorig her to Allen-a-Dale her former love
- Description:
- Date of publication from ESTC., Verse - "Come listen to me, you gallants so free". - In four columns with the title and woodcut above the first two; the columns are not separated by rules., Mounted on leaf 32. Copy trimmed., and Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 2.
- Publisher:
- s.n.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Robin Hood (Legendary character)
- Subject (Topic):
- Broadsides, Ballads, English, Man-woman relationships, Love, Hunting, Deer, Arrows, Bows (Archery)., and Forests
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Robin Hood and Allen-a-Dale, or, The manner of Robin Hood's rescuing a young lady from an old knight, and restoring her to Allen-a-Dale her former love. Tune of, Robin Hood in the Green Wood
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- Published / Created:
- [1760?]
- Call Number:
- Folio 74 OL1 v. 2
- Image Count:
- 1
- Description:
- Caption title., Date of publication from ESTC., Verse - "When Robin Hood in the green wood stood,". - In four columns with the title and woodcut above the first two; the columns are separated by ornamental rules., Mounted on leaf 35. Copy trimmed., and Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 2.
- Publisher:
- s.n.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Robin Hood (Legendary character)
- Subject (Topic):
- Broadsides and Ballads, English
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Robin Hood and Will Stutly; shewing, how he rescued him from the sheriff and his men, who were going to hang him. Tune, Robin Hood and Queen Catherine
- Published / Created:
- [1760?]
- Call Number:
- Folio 74 OL1 v. 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Alternative Title:
- Old man out-witted
- Description:
- Date from ESTC., Verse begins: "Let all loyal lovers, which round me do stand,", In four columns with the title and two woodcuts above the first two; the sequence of woodcuts is: a ship near a castle and a couple in the country; the columns are separated by ornamental rules., Mounted on leaf 45. Copy trimmed., and Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 1.
- Publisher:
- s.n.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain
- Subject (Topic):
- Broadsides, Ballads, English, Fathers and daughters, Sex roles, Disguise, Man-woman relationships, Courtship, Lifestyle, Impressment, Cruelty, Love, Sailing ships, Castles & palaces, and Country life
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The fortunate lover, or, The old man out-witted
4.
- Published / Created:
- [1775?]
- Call Number:
- Folio 74 OL1 v. 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Alternative Title:
- Johnny Armstrong's last goodnight
- Description:
- Verse - "Is there never a man in all Scotland,". - In four columns with the title and woodcut above the first two; the first and second as well as the third and fourth columns are separated by plain rules., Mounted on leaf 61. Copy trimmed., and Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 1.
- Publisher:
- s.n.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain and Scotland
- Subject (Name):
- Armstrong, John, d. 1528
- Subject (Topic):
- Broadsides, Ballads, English, War, Battle casualties, Soldiers, Armies, and History
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The last good night of the valiant Johnny Armstrong: shewing, how Johnny Armstrong, and his eight-score men fought a desperate and bloody battle with the Scottish king at Edinburgh city: and how he and all his valiant men were slain. To an excellent north country tune
- Published / Created:
- [between 1783 and 1796?]
- Call Number:
- Folio 74 OL1 v. 2
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- text and still image
- Description:
- Verse -- "Once I read a noble volume,"., In five columns with the title and two woodcuts above the first three; the columns are not separated by rules; there is no imprint., Divided into four parts; each part headed with a line reading "PART [roman numeral].", Column 2, line 1: "Prince and princess both admire"; column 4, last line: "Since he’s dead let us two die."; last line of text: "He is ace,borrinp royal sir,n." (apparently the last line dropped out and the types were replaced haphazardly)., Some letters of the title appear above the space between the woodcuts; in this printing, all or part of "Y[space]LO" are above the space. The right edge of the left woodcut aligns with the p in "princess" (column 2, line 1)., There are several printings from this setting of the text, with variations in several points: text of column 2/line 1, column 4/last line, and the last line of text; the presence or absence of part numbers; the alignment of the woodcuts with the title and text; and the presence or absence of an imprint., The other printings are ESTC N48661, T44329, N511125, N511126, and T44330., Dated from the address in the imprint found on one printing (ESTC T44330); see David Stoker, "Another look at the Dicey-Marshall publications: 1736-1806", The Library, ser. 7, v. 15:2 (June 2014), 111-157., Mounted on leaf 25. Copy trimmed., and Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 2.
- Publisher:
- printed by Dicey's or Marshall
- Subject (Topic):
- Ballads, English, Disguise, Courtship, Lions, Shepherds, Shepherdesses, Animal attacks, and Kings
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The princely lovers garland
- Published / Created:
- [1775?]
- Call Number:
- Folio 74 OL1 v. 3
- Image Count:
- 1
- Alternative Title:
- The prodigal daughter; or disobedient lady and Disobedient lady reclaimed
- Description:
- Date of publication from ESTC., Verse - "Let every wicked graceless child attend,". - In four columns with the title above the first two; the columns are separated by ornamental rules. - In this edition the "T" of the first "The" in the title is in italics, and the final line of text reads: "And give you crown of glory afterdeath [sic]."., Cf. nos. T44550 and N62316 in ESTC., Mounted on leaf 68. Copy trimmed., and Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 3.
- Publisher:
- s.n.
- Subject (Topic):
- Repentance, Temptation, Devil in literature, Fathers and daughters, Mothers and daughters, Religious thought, Faith, Family, Religious life, and Ballads, English
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The prodigal daughter: or, the disobedient lady reclaimed
- Published / Created:
- [between 1783 and 1796?]
- Call Number:
- Folio 74 OL1 v. 2
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- text and still image
- Alternative Title:
- Unnatural son justly reclaimed
- Description:
- Verse -- "A wealthy man of late, we hear,"., In four columns with the title and two woodcuts above the first two; imprint at foot of the fourth column, below a single rule; the columns are not separated by rules., Also published with title ’A cabinet of good counsel’., Dated from the address; see David Stoker, "Another look at the Dicey-Marshall publications: 1736-1806", The Library, ser. 7, v. 15:2 (June 2014), 111-157., Mounted on leaf 45. Copy trimmed., and Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 2.
- Publisher:
- Sold [by J. Evans] at No. 42, Long Lane
- Subject (Topic):
- Ballads, English, Abused men, and Crutches
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The slighted father, or, The unnatural son justly reclaimed
8.
- Published / Created:
- [1760?]
- Call Number:
- Folio 74 OL1 v. 2
- Image Count:
- 1
- Alternative Title:
- Bateman's tragedy and Godly warning to all maidens
- Description:
- Date of publication from ESTC., Verse, known as 'Bateman's tragedy' - "You dainty dames so finely fram'd,". - In four columns, with the first and second as well as the third and fourth columns separated by ornamental rules; the title and first woodcut are above the first two columns while the second woodcut is above the third and fourth columns., Mounted on leaf 69. Copy trimmed., and Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 2.
- Publisher:
- s.n.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain and England
- Subject (Topic):
- Broadsides, Ballads, English, Unrequited love, Suicide, Ghosts, Man-woman relationships, Nooses, Suicides, Demons, and Bedrooms
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Young Bateman's ghost, or, a godly warning to all maidens, : by the example of God's judgment shewn upon one German's wife, of Clifton, in the county of Nottingham, who lately lying in child bed, was borne away, and never heard of after. Tune Flying fame