EBBA 21341
Magdalene College - Pepys
| Love's Downfall. / Being a sad and true Relation of a young Lady, who fell in love with her Fathers Sta- / ble-Groom, but their loves being discovered, was disappointed by her one father, / who would have matcht her to a Kt. but she for love of the Groom, fell into dispair, / and in the conclusion made her self away. Likewise how her Death shortned her Fa- / thers days, and how her faithful friend the Groom ended his own life with a sharp / weapon, being a warning for all parents not to match their children against their / mind. | |
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| Date Published | 1684-1686 |
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| Imprint | Printed for J. Clarke, W. Thackeray, and T. Passinger. |
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| Collection | Magdalene College - Pepys |
| Page | 3.326 |
| Location | Pepys Library |
| Shelfmark | Pepys Ballads 3.326 |
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| Title | Love's Downfall. / Being a sad and true Relation of a young Lady, who fell in love with her Fathers Sta- / ble-Groom, but their loves being discovered, was disappointed by her one father, / who would have matcht her to a Kt. but she for love of the Groom, fell into dispair, / and in the conclusion made her self away. Likewise how her Death shortned her Fa- / thers days, and how her faithful friend the Groom ended his own life with a sharp / weapon, being a warning for all parents not to match their children against their / mind. |
| Tune Imprint | To the Tune of, Flora farewel Or, True Love rewarded with Loyalty. |
| First Lines | DRaw near young Maidens every one, / unto these words I shall declare: |
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| Album Page | 1/2 sheet oblong folio, 210 x 307 |
| Condition | cropped left edge, damaged surface |
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