Imprint Names: McIntosh, R.
Imprint Locations: Glasgow
Date
between 1860 and 1874
Title: A lament for the four persons, drowned by the overflowing of the river Clyde
First Line: Good people give ear to this sad mournful story
Subjects: Clyde River (Scotland)
Themes: Drowning
Title: The silvery tide
First Line: 'Tis of a fair young creature, who dwelt by the sea-side
Themes: Sailors , Courtship - difference in social status
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Imprint Names: [s.n.]
Imprint Locations: [s.l.]
Series Identifier: 199
Title: When the kye come hame
First Line: Come all ye jolly shepherds
Authors: Hogg, James, 1770-1835
Subjects: Scotland
Themes: Farmers
Title: England for ever! the land we live in
First Line: Since all our foes to invade us have long been preparing
Subjects: Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
Themes: Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 , French invasion scares
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Imprint Names: Tyus, C.
Imprint Locations: London
Date
[c.1660]
Title: The poor man, the merchant, and the king; or, The king's brother, his wise sentence for the poor man
First Line: It was my chance as I did walk
Tune: King and poor Northern man
References:
ESTC: R181937
Themes: Merchants , King and subjects
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Imprint Names: [s.n.]
Imprint Locations: [s.l.]
Date
1683
Title: Ryot upon ryot: or A chant upon the arresting of the loyal L. mayor & sheriffs
First Line: Rowze up great monarch
Tune: Burton hall
References:
ESTC: R222113
Themes: Civil war, 1642-1649 , Politics and government - 17th century
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Imprint Names: Harkness, J.
Imprint Locations: Preston
Date between 1840 and 1866
Series Identifier: 419
Title: Humours of the races!
First Line: Good people draw near and attend unto my ditty
Themes: Horse-racing
Title: I'm afoat [sic], I'm afloat!
First Line: I'm afloat, I'm afloat, on the fierce rolling tide
Authors: Cook, Eliza, 1818-1889
Themes: Piracy
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Imprint Names: Pitts, J.
Imprint Locations: London
Date
between 1802 and 1819
Title: The Northern ditty, or, the Scotchman outwitted by the country damsel. To which is added, a second part
First Line: Cold and raw the north did blow
Tune: To a new Scotch tune; or, Cold and raw the north did blow
Authors: D'Urfey, Thomas, 1653-1723
Themes: Wealth , Attempted seduction
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Imprint Names: De Marsan, H.
Imprint Locations: New York, N.Y.
Date c.1860
Notes: Border: Horned imp.
Title: Bonaparte on St. Helena
First Line: Bony, he is gone from the wars of all fighting
Subjects: Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
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Imprint Names: Brome, H.
Imprint Locations: London
Date 1678
Notes: Wood 416(125) is another edition.
Title: The Geneva ballad
First Line: Of all the factions in the town
Tune: the tune of 48
Authors: Butler, Samuel, 1612-1680
Notes: Vet. A3 b.32(47) is An answer to the Geneva ballad
References:
ESTC: R4515
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Imprint Names: [s.n.]
Imprint Locations:
[s.l.]
Title: The merchants daughter of Bristow
First Line: Behold the touchstone of true loe [sic]
Tune: Maiden's joy
References:
ESTC: S91215
Subjects: Italy
Themes: Merchants , Courtship - difference in social status , Transvestism , Women sailors
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Imprint Names: Birt
Imprint Locations: London
Date
between 1833 and 1841
Title: Unfortunate Sally or Billy don't you cry for me
First Line: Now Sally, where are you going?
Themes: Seduction and abandonment , Soldiers , Illegitimacy
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Imprint Names: Harkness, J.
Imprint Locations: Preston
Date between 1840 and 1866
Series Identifier: 187
Title: Scew Ball
First Line: Come gentlemen sportsmen I pray listen all
Themes: Horse-racing
Title: Woeful marriage
First Line: On Monday night I married a wife
Themes: Drunkenness - women , Domestic relations
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Imprint Names: Harkness, J.
Imprint Locations: Preston
Date [1852]
Series Identifier: 694
Title: Verses on the awful calamity at Holmfirth by the bursting of a reservoir ... on Thursday February 5th, 1852
First Line: Oh, did you hear the dreadful news
Themes: 1852
Title: I won't be a nun
First Line: Now, is it not a pity such a pretty girl as I
Themes: Marriage prospects - women
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Imprint Names: Roberts, J.
Imprint Locations: London
Date between 1703 and 1741
Notes: 8 p.
Title: The gods in debate: or No bribe like beauty. A new ballad on the prince of Orange's arrival
First Line: Stern Æole of late
References:
ESTC: T118116
Subjects: William III, King of England, 1650-1702
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Imprint Names: Evans, J.
Imprint Locations: London
Date 1792
Notes: An engraving
Title: The lucky escape
First Line: I that once was a ploughman, a sailor, am now
Authors: Dibdin, Charles, 1745-1814
Themes: Sailors
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Imprint Names: Laurie and Whittle
Imprint Locations: London
Artists: Cruikshank, Isaac and George
Date 1807
Notes: Reference: The Cruikshankian Momus (1892).
Series Identifier: 478
Title: The old commodore
First Line: Od's blood! what a time for a seaman to skulk
Authors: Lonsdale, Mark
Performers: Taylor
Performance Locations: Covent Garden Theatre
Themes: Sailors
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Imprint Names: Carpenter, H.
Imprint Locations: London
Date 1746
Notes: 8 p.
Title: The unembarassed [sic] countenace [sic], a new ballad
First Line: To a certain old chapel well known in the town
Tune: A cobbler there was
Authors: Williams, Charles Hanbury, Sir, 1708-1759
References:
ESTC: T50399
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Imprint Names: Such, H.
Imprint Locations: London
Date between 1863 and 1885
Series Identifier: 327
Title: The gallant poachers
First Line: Come all you lads of high renown
Title: Behold the man that is unlucky
First Line: Behold the man that is unlucky
Themes: Friendship
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Imprint Names: Birt, T.
Imprint Locations: London
Date between 1828 and 1829
Notes: Johnson Ballads 49 is another edition.
Title: God save the king!
First Line: God save great George our king!
Title: The parson's clerk!
First Line: Near Moorfields is a house of prayer
Themes: Church-going
Title: Fanny in the grove
First Line: Fanny was in the grove
Title: Love and glory
First Line: Young Henry was as brave a youth
Authors: Dibdin, Thomas, 1771-1841
Themes: Women soldiers , Transvestism
Title: Rule Britannia
First Line: When Britain first, at heaven's command
Authors: Thomson, James, 1700-1748
Title: Donald of Dundee
First Line: Young Donald is the blythest lad
Subjects: Scotland
Title: The beautiful maid
First Line: When absent from her my soul holds most dear
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Imprint Names: Armstrong, W.
Imprint Locations: Liverpool
Date
between 1820 and 1824
Title: Jemmy's lamentation
First Line: You gentle muses, that's nine in number
Title: The Arethusa
First Line: Come all ye jolly sailors bold
Authors: Hoare, Prince, 1755-1834
Themes: Sailors
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Imprint Names: Brooksby, P.
Imprint Locations: London
Date between 1672 and 1696
Notes: Douce Ballads 2(204b) is another edition 4o Rawl. 566(9) is another edition
Title: The life and death of sir Hugh of the Grime
First Line: As it befell upon one time
References:
ESTC: R39332
Subjects: Graham, Hugh , Armstrong, John, d. 1528
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Imprint Names: Pitts, J.
Imprint Locations: London
Date between 1819 and 1844
Notes: Harding B 11(52) is another impression Harding B 11(53) is another impression
Title: Among the green bushes
First Line: A[s] I walked thro' the meadows one morning in May
Title: The false lover
First Line: As I was a walking one morning in May
Themes: Wealth , Unfaithfulness
Title: Jack Robinson
First Line: The perils and dangers of the voyage pass'd
Themes: Sailors , Lovers parted , Unfaithfulness
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Imprint Names: Dever, W.
Imprint Locations: London
Date
18--
Title: Salisbury agricultural show
First Line: From all parts of Europe in thousands they fly
Subjects: Salisbury (England)
Themes: Agricultural shows
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