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1. The doting old dad, or, The unequal match betwixt a rich muckworm of fourscore and ten, and a young lass scarce nineteen : when dads thus old, whose blood is cold, young damsels seeks to wed : for their neglect, they may expect horns grafted on their head : to the tune of, All trades : this may be printed, R.P.

Published / Created:: [between 1685 and 1688]
Call Number:: 2000 Folio 6 231
Image Count:: 1
Alternative Title:: Doting old dad and Unequal match betwixt a rich muckworm of fourscore and ten, and a young lass scarce nineteen
Description:: BEIN 2000 Folio 6 231: Mounted to 30 x 42 cm., Place and date of publication from Wing., The words "When dads .. their head." are bracketed together in two columns on the title page., and Verse - "There was a young damsel of late,".
Publisher:: Printed for P. Brooksby, at the sign of the Golden- Ball, near the Hospital gate, in West-Smithfield,
Subject (Topic):: Ballads, English--England--Texts, Cuckolds--Poetry--Early works to 1800, Marriage--Humor--Early works to 1800, and Satire, English--Early works to 1800
Found in:: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > The doting old dad, or, The unequal match betwixt a rich muckworm of fourscore and ten, and a young lass scarce nineteen : when dads thus old, whose blood is cold, young damsels seeks to wed : for their neglect, they may expect horns grafted on their head : to the tune of, All trades : this may be printed, R.P.

2. The VVestminster frolick, or, The cuckold of his own procuring : being a true relation of a vintener, who for a considerable quantity of guinnies undertook to perswade his servant maid to prostitute her self to a young spark, pretending to her that it was no other but himself : whereupon she seemingly complying, discovered it to her mistriss, who supplying her place, grafted her husbands head : thus may we see how scurvy ill-star'd fate does cross some men, nay how they do create their own misfortunes, yet for to be bold the vintener got his horns well tipt with (gold : tune of, Hey boys up go we.

Published / Created:: [between 1681 and 1684]
Call Number:: 2000 Folio 6 203
Image Count:: 1
Alternative Title:: Cuckold of his own procuring, VVestminster frolick, and Westminster frolick
Description:: BEIN 2000 Folio 6 203: Mounted to 30 x 42 cm., Place of publication and publisher's names from Wing., Verse - "A frolick strange I'l to you tell,"., and With, on verso: Life and death of the famous Thomas Stukeley. [London]: Printed for A.M. W.O. and T. Thackeray ... [1694]
Publisher:: Printed for J[ohn]. Wright J[ohn]. Clark W[illiam]. Thackery & T[homas]. Passenger,
Subject (Topic):: Ballads, English--England--Texts and Cuckolds--Poetry--Early works to 1800
Found in:: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > The VVestminster frolick, or, The cuckold of his own procuring : being a true relation of a vintener, who for a considerable quantity of guinnies undertook to perswade his servant maid to prostitute her self to a young spark, pretending to her that it was no other but himself : whereupon she seemingly complying, discovered it to her mistriss, who supplying her place, grafted her husbands head : thus may we see how scurvy ill-star'd fate does cross some men, nay how they do create their own misfortunes, yet for to be bold the vintener got his horns well tipt with (gold : tune of, Hey boys up go we.