EBBA 20259
Magdalene College - Pepys
| A most sweet Song of an English-Merchant Born in Chichester. | |
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| Date Published | 1684-1686 |
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| Imprint | Printed for J. Clarke, W. Thackeray,/ and T. Passinger |
| License | |
| Collection | Magdalene College - Pepys |
| Pages | 1.542, 1.543 |
| Location | Pepys Library |
| Shelfmark | Pepys Ballads 1.542-543 |
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| Part 1 | |
| Title | A most sweet Song of an English-Merchant Born in Chichester. |
| Tune Imprint | To an Excellent New Tune. |
| First Lines | A Rich Merchant man there was / that was both grave & wise, |
| Refrain | A sweet thing is love, / it rules both heart and mind, / There is no comfort in this world, / to women that are kind. [no refrain to stanzas 17 and 19] |
| Album Page | single sheet oblong folio, pasted across 2 pages, 255 x 328 |
| Condition | cropped top and bottom edges, torn top right corner, uneven inking |
| Ornament | headpiece: 32 x 97 |