EBBA 20214
Magdalene College - Pepys
| The famous Ratketcher, with his trauels / into France, and of his returne to London. | ||
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| Date Published | 1616? | |
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| Imprint | Imprinted at London for Iohn Trundle, and are to be sold at/ the signe of the No-body in Barbican. | |
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| Collection | Magdalene College - Pepys | |
| Page | 1.458 | |
| Location | Pepys Library | |
| Shelfmark | Pepys Ballads 1.458-459 | |
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| Additional Information | ||
| Part 1 | Part 2 | |
| Title | The famous Ratketcher, with his trauels / into France, and of his returne to London. | The Ratketchers returne out of France / to London. |
| Tune Imprint | To the tune of Joviall Tinker. | To the same tune. |
| First Lines | THere was a rare Rat-catcher, / Did about the Country wander, | IN France when he ariued, / the heat so much perplext him, |
| Refrain | For still would he cry, a Ratt tat tat, / tara rat, euer: / To catch a Mouse, or to carouse. / such a Ratter I saw neuer. [with variations] | |
| Album Page | 1/2 sheet folio, originally left part, 284 x 140 | 1/2 sheet folio, originally right part, 283 x 146 |
| Condition | cropped and torn bottom edge, damaged surface | damaged surface |
| Ornament | vertical rules | vertical rules |