Titles:
William and Prudence's overthrow: or, The Billingsgate merchant son's tragedy
First Lines:
You that ever felt, what it is to melt
Subjects:
Indies
Themes:
Sailors
Merchants
Titles:
Jack's fidelity
First Lines:
If ever a sailor was fond of good sport
Subjects:
Indies
Themes:
Sailors
Women, black
Titles:
The rigs and sprees of Ratcliffe highway and Wapping
First Lines:
I am a jolly sailor bold
Subjects:
Indies
Themes:
Sailors
Prostitution
Imprint Names: Pitts, J.
Imprint Locations: London
Date between 1819 and 1844
Imprint: Pitts Printer, Toy and Marble Warehouse, 6, Great st. Andrew street 7 dials
Title: Jemmy's farewell
First Line: As a sailor and his true love one morning in May
Subjects: Indies
Themes: Sailors
Notes: Slip
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Imprint Names: Such, H.
Imprint Locations: London
Date between 1863 and 1885
Notes: Part of a sheet of two ballads; see Harding B 11(3798).
Series Identifier: 500
Title: Jack's fidelity
First Line: If ever a sailor was fond of good sport
Authors: Dibdin, Charles, 1745-1814
Subjects: Indies
Themes: Sailors , Women, black
Imprint Names: Such, H.
Imprint Locations: London
Date between 1863 and 1885
Imprint: London: H.P. Such, Machine and General Printer, 177, Union Street, Borough
Notes: Harding B 11(3798) is another edition.
Series Identifier: 500
Title: Think of your head in the morning
First Line: Tom Jennings who never could drinking avoid
Themes: Drinking
Title: Jack's fidelity
First Line: If ever a sailor was fond of good sport
Authors: Dibdin, Charles, 1745-1814
Subjects: Indies
Themes: Sailors , Women, black
Imprint Names: Dean, R. and W. and Co.
Imprint Locations: Manchester
Date c.1805
Imprint: R. & W. Dean & Co. Printers, Manchester
Title: Jack's fidelity
First Line: If ever a sailor was fond of good sport
Authors: Dibdin, Charles, 1745-1814
Subjects: Indies
Themes: Sailors , Women, black
Title: The sailor's consolation
First Line: Spanking Jack was so comely, so pleasant, so jolly
Authors: Dibdin, Charles, 1745-1814
Themes: Naval
Imprint Names: Such, H.
Imprint Locations: London
Date between 1863 and 1885
Imprint: London: H.P. Such, Printer & Publisher, 177 (late 123), Union street, Boro.' S.E.
Notes: Harding B 11(3797) is another edition.
Series Identifier: 500
Title: Think of your head in the morning
First Line: Tom Jennings, who never could drinking avoid
Themes: Drinking
Title: Jack's fidelity
First Line: If ever a sailor was fond of good sport
Authors: Dibdin, Charles, 1745-1814
Subjects: Indies
Themes: Sailors , Women, black
Imprint Names: Jennings, J.
Imprint Locations: London
Date between 1790 and 1840
Imprint: Printed and sold by J. Jennings, 13, Water-lane, Fleet- street, London
Title: Jack's fidelity
First Line: If ever a sailor was fond of good sport
Authors: Dibdin, Charles, 1745-1814
Subjects: Indies
Themes: Sailors , Women, black
Notes: Slip
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Imprint Names: [Ryle and Paul]
Imprint Locations: London
Date between 1838 and 1859
Imprint: [...] Co., Printers, 2 & 3, Mon[mouth] Court, Seven Dials
Title: The rigs and sprees of Ratcliffe highway and Wapping
First Line: I am a jolly sailor bold
Tune: Billy O'Rooke
Subjects: Indies
Themes: Sailors , Prostitution
Imprint Names: Dicey, W. and C.
Imprint Locations: London
Date between 1736 and 1763
Imprint: Printed and Sold at the Pinting-Office [sic] in Bow-Church- Yard, London
Title: William and Prudence's overthrow: or, The Billingsgate merchant son's tragedy
First Line: You that ever felt, what it is to melt
References:
ESTC: N70882
Subjects: Indies
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Notes: Harding B 39(42) is a photograph of Douce Ballads 3(106b).
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Titles:
Jacob's return from London, or, His ramble to Bath
Joy after sorrow; being the seamans return from Jamaico [sic]
Joy after sorrow, being the sea-mans return from Jamaica
First Lines:
Up and down, round about all the streets I paraded
Up and down, round about, al [sic] the streets I paraded
There was a maid as I heard tell
Subjects:
Jamaica
Indies
Themes:
Sailors
Seduction and abandonment
Pregnancy
Somersetshire
Countryman in London
Titles:
The young 'squire's frolic
The young squire's frolic
First Lines:
There was a sea captain, who was married of late
'Tis of a young captain that married of late
Tis of a young captain that married of late
Subjects:
West Indies
Themes:
Pregnancy
Servants
Adultery
Titles:
Jemmy's farewell
The blackbird and thursh [sic]
The blackbird and thrush
Blackbird & thrush
The sailor and his truelove
First Lines:
How pleasant and delightful is the bright summer's morn
As a sailor and his true love one morning in May
As a young sailor and his truelove one morning in May
Subjects:
Indies
India
Themes:
Sailors
Soldiers
Imprint Names: Vere, T.
Imprint Locations: London
Date between 1644 and 1680
Imprint: Printed for T. Vere, at the sign of the Angel without Newgate
Notes: Wood E 25(60) is another edition.
Title: Joy after sorrow; being the seamans return from Jamaico [sic]
First Line: There was a maid as I heard tell
Tune: My love is gone to Bohemia
Authors: Price, Laurence, 1628-1680
Themes: Seduction and abandonment , Sailors , Pregnancy
Imprint Names: Vere, T.
Imprint Locations: London
Date between 1644 and 1680
Imprint: Printed for Tho. Vere, at the sign of the Angel, without New- gate
Notes: 4o Rawl. 566(128) is another edition.
Title: Joy after sorrow, being the sea-mans return from Jamaica
First Line: There was a maid as I heard tell
Tune: My love is gone to Bohemy, or, wet and weary
Authors: Price, Laurence, 1628-1680
References:
ESTC: R234925
Themes: Seduction and abandonment , Sailors , Pregnancy
Imprint Names: Such, H.
Imprint Locations: London
Date between 1863 and 1885
Imprint: London: H. Such, Machine Printer & Publisher, 177, Union Street, Borough S.E.
Notes: Firth c.12(253) is another impression.
Series Identifier: 656
Title: The constant pair; or, The pretty prentice boy
First Line: Come all you pretty maidens and a story I'll tell
Subjects: Indies
Themes: Merchants , Courtship - difference in social status , Transvestism , Women sailors
Title: Come back to Erin
First Line: Come back to Erin, mavourneen, mavourneen
Subjects: Ireland
Themes: Emigration - Irish
Imprint Names: Burbage and Stretton
Imprint Locations: Nottingham
Date between 1797 and 1807
Imprint: Burbage and Stretton, Printers
Sheet References:
ESTC: T196808
Title: The young squire's frolic
First Line: There was a sea captain, who was married of late
Subjects: West Indies
Themes: Adultery , Pregnancy , Servants
Title: The pretty plough boy
First Line: All in the month of May
Imprint Names: [s.n.]
Imprint Locations:
[s.l.]
Title: The bold Koulikan
First Line: Come all you stout seamen so stout and so free
Subjects: West Indies
Themes: Naval battles
Imprint Names: Burbage and Stretton
Imprint Locations: Nottingham
Date 1800
Imprint: Nottingham: Printed by Burbage and Stretton, (1800)
Title: Tom Tuff. A favourite new song
First Line: My name it is Tom Tuff, I've seen a little service
Authors: Dibdin, Charles, 1745-1814
Themes: Sailors
Title: A new song, call'd The female sailor
First Line: Abroad for recreation as the groves I took my way
Subjects: West Indies
Themes: Women sailors
Titles:
The constant pair; or The pretty 'prentice boy
Constant pair, or The pretty prentice boy
The constant pair; or, The pretty 'prentice boy
The constant pair; or The pretty prentice boy
The constant pair; or, The pretty prentice boy
The constant pair, or, The pretty 'prentice boy
The constant pair
First Lines:
Come all you pretty maidens and a story I will tell
Come ale [sic] you pretty maidens, and a story I'll tell
Come all you pretty maidens, a story I'll tell
Come all you pretty maidens and a story I'll tell
Come all you pretty maidens, and a story I'll tell
Subjects:
Indies
India
Liverpool (England)
Themes:
Merchants
Apprentices
Sailors
Lovers reunited
Lovers parted
Women sailors
Transvestism
Social status
Courtship - difference in social status
Titles:
The battle and the breeze
First Lines:
To Britain's glorious walls of oak
Subjects:
West Indies
India
Themes:
Sailors
Naval
Imprint Names: Pitts, J.
Imprint Locations: London
Date between 1819 and 1844
Imprint: Pitts, Printer, wholesale Toy and Marble warehouse, 6, St. Andrew Street, Seven Dials
Title: Poor Caroline of Edinburgh town
First Line: Come all young men and maidens attend unto my rhyme
Themes: Seduction and abandonment
Title: The constant pair; or, The pretty 'prentice boy
First Line: Come all you pretty maidens and a story I'll tell
Subjects: Liverpool (England) , Indies
Themes: Apprentices , Courtship - difference in social status , Women sailors , Transvestism , Merchants
Imprint Names: Walker, G.
Imprint Locations: Durham
Date between 1797 and 1834
Imprint: Walker, Printer, Durham
Series Identifier: 62
Title: The battle and the breeze
First Line: To Britain's glorious walls of oak
Subjects: India , West Indies
Themes: Sailors
Title: Speak of a man as you find him
First Line: Oh speak of a man as you find him
Title: The gipsy's tent
First Line: Our fire on the turf and tent 'neath the tree
Themes: Gipsies
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Notes: Johnson Ballads 1566 is a photocopy
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Imprint Names: Catnach, J.
Imprint Locations: London
Date between 1813 and 1838
Imprint: J. Catnach, Printer, 2, Monmouth-court, 7 Dials
Title: Mrs. Johnson
First Line: Oh, I have got a charming bride
Tune: Dicky Johnson
Title: The constant pair; or, The pretty 'prentice boy
First Line: Come all you pretty maidens, and a story I'll tell
Subjects: Liverpool (England) , Indies
Themes: Lovers reunited , Transvestism , Women sailors
