EBBA 20701
Magdalene College - Pepys
| The Present State of England: / CONTAINING / The Poor Man's Complaint in a Land of PLENTY; / Occasioned by the many Abuses offer'd by the Ingrossers of Corn, and likewise Brandy- / Stillers, which makes a Scarcity in a time of Plenty. | |
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| Date Published | 1692 |
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| Imprint | Printed for C. Bates, at the White Hart in West-Smithfield. |
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| Collection | Magdalene College - Pepys |
| Page | 2.77 |
| Location | Pepys Library |
| Shelfmark | Pepys Ballads 2.77 |
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| Part 1 | |
| Title | The Present State of England: / CONTAINING / The Poor Man's Complaint in a Land of PLENTY; / Occasioned by the many Abuses offer'd by the Ingrossers of Corn, and likewise Brandy- / Stillers, which makes a Scarcity in a time of Plenty. |
| Tune Imprint | To the Tune of, O Folly, Desperate Folly, &c. |
| First Lines | AS I was musing all alone, / with sorrowful heart of care, |
| Refrain | O England, sorrowful England, / When will thy troubles end? [with variations] |
| Album Page | 1/2 sheet oblong folio, ?182 x 313 |
| Condition | cropped top and right edges |
| Ornament | horizontal and vertical rules |