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  British Library - Collection of 225 Ballads • 36511

  1684-1686 ?

  Grist ground at Last. / OR, / The Frolick in the Mill. / Millers that grind each pretty Lasses Grist, / Consider now how many you have kist: / And see if any with kind Molly can / Compare: if not, pra …

  Tune of, Give ear a while, &c. or, Winchester Wedding.

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  British Library - Roxburghe • 30096

  1630-1649 ?

  Halfe a dozen of good VVives. / All for a penny. / Kind Cozens or Country-men what ere you be, / If you want a good penny-worth, come buy it of me, / Sixe Wives for a penny, a young one or old, / A cl …

  To the tune of, The cleane contraryway.

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  Houghton Library - Huth EBB65H • 35182

  1681-1684 ?

  Have-at a Venture. / The Charms of love so powerful are, / What mortal can withstand, / Or, who can say oppose they dare / Where Cupid bears command. / This Damsel quickly she did yield / The youngste …

  Tune of, Hey boys up go we.

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  British Library - Roxburghe • 30673

  1681

  Have-at a Venture. / The Charms of love so powerful are, / What mortal can withstand, / Or, who can say oppose they dare / Where Cupid bears command. / This Damsel quickly she did yield / The youngste …

  Tune of, Hey boys up go we.

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  National Library of Scotland - Crawford • 33568

  1681-1684 ?

  Have-at a Venture. / The Charms of love so powerful are, / What mortal can withstand, / Or, who can say oppose they dare / Where Cupid bears command. / This Damsel quickly she did yield / The youngste …

  Tune of, Hey boys up go we.

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  Magdalene College - Pepys • 21246

  1684

  Have-at a Venture: / The Charms of love so powerful are, / What mortal can withstand, / Or, who can say oppose they dare / Where Cupid bears command, / This Damsel quickly she did yield / The youngste …

  Tune of, Hey boys up go we.

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  Magdalene College - Pepys • 21190

  1672-1696 ?

  Ienny Crack: or, A brisk Encounter between two Lov[ers]. / Shewing the brave behaviour of a young Gallant, that storm'd his Mistris's ont-works, gained her / Half-Moon, entred her Fort-Royal; but she …

  To a new Tune much in request, call'd, I told young Jenny, &c.

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  University of Glasgow Library - Euing • 31852

  1700?

  Iohn Robinsons Park, Or a merry fit of Wooing. / Within a Park a young Man met a Maid / With courting and sporting the Damsel with him staid / In pastime and pleasure she uttered her mind / Saying pra …

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  Magdalene College - Pepys • 21924

  1685-1688 ?

  Jolly Jack of all Trades, / OR, The Cries of London City. / Maids where are your hearts become, / look you what here is? / Betwixt my Finger and my Thumb, / look ye what here is?

  To a pleasant new Tune, Or a begging we will go.

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  British Library - Roxburghe • 30702

  1671?

  KENTISH DICK; / OR, THE / Lusty Coach-Man of Westminster. / With an Account how he Tickled the Young Lasses, and caused / their sad Lamentation.

  Tune of, Let Mary live long.

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