Execution Ballads

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  AUTRE Sur le même Sujet.

  J'entends autour de ma prison.
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  ane new ballet set out be ane Fugitiue Scottisman that fled out of Paris at this lait Murther.
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  The Scotch Lover's Lamentation: OR, GILDEROY's Last FAREWEL.

  Gilderoy
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  Treason justly punished: or, A full relation of the condemnation and execution of Mr. William Staley who was found guilty of high treason, at the Kings-bench-barr at Westminster, on Thursday the 21st. of Nov. 1678. For speaking dangerous, and treasonable words against his most Sacred Majesty the King. For which he was sentenced to be drawn, hang'd, and quartered. And was accordingly executed upon Tuesday the 26th. of this instant Nov. 1678. at Tyburn. Tune of, The rich merchant-man &c. VVith allowance.

  The Rich Merchant Man
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  The Brick-makers Lamentation from New-gate:

  Packington's Pound
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  The Ballad of Roddy McCorley

  The melody for Roddy McCorley was later used in the song, Sean South from Garryowen, which tells the story of a failed IRA attack on a Royal Ulster Constabulary Barracks in County Fermanagh in 1957.
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  THE DISOBEDIENT SON AND CRUEL HUSBAND.
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  The SEA-Martyrs; OR, The Seamen's sad Lamentation for their Faithful Service, Bad Pay, and Cruel Usage. Being a woeful Relation how some of them were unmercifully put to Death for pressing for their Pay, when their Families were like to starve. Thus our New Government does Subjects serve, And leaves them this sad choice to hang or starve. To the Tune of Banstead Downs.

  Banstead Downs
• The Lonely Banna Strand
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  The last Speech and Confession of Jannet Riddle,
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  The complaint and lamentation of Mistresse Arden of Feversham in Kent,

  Fortune my Foe
• The Ballad of Roger Casement
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  THE Swaggering Man.
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  Some Luck Some Wit

  The German Princess adieu
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  Sir Hugh in the Grimes Downfall.
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  An Excellent Ballad of George Barnwel,

  The Rich Merchant Man
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  A warning to all false Traitors by example of 14. 

  Greensleeves
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  A looking-glass for vvanton Women by the example and expiation of Mary Higgs who was executed on Wednesday the 18th of July 1677 for committing the odious sin of burgery with her dog who was hanged on a tree the same day neer the place of execution shewing her penitent behaviour and last speech at the gallows, tune of In summer time.

  In Summer Time
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  A CABINET of Grief: OR, THE French MIDVVIFE'S Miserable mean for the Barbarous Murther committed upon the Body o[...] her Husband

  The Pious Christians Exhortation
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  Villany Rewarded; OR, THE PIRATES Last Farewel To the VVorld: Who was Executed at Execution Dock, on Wednesday the 25th. of November, 1696. Being of Every's Crew. Together with their free Confession of their most Horrid Crimes.

  Russell's Farewell
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  The York-shire Tragedy: GIVING An Account of a Barbarous Murther Committed on the Bodies of a young Man and Maid, by Thieves, who made their escape, and was not found in two Years after; and then being apprehended, they were Arraigned, and their Ring-leader found Guilty; for which he received the due Sentence of Death, and was accordingly Executed at York late Sizes.

  Fond Boy
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  The Penitent Gallant, Being, An Account of a Gentleman who lay Condemn'd for the Murther of his Friend, and pretended he could not dye till he had eas'd his Conscience, in sending for thirteen Men, to beg their Pardons, whom he had Cuckolded at Branford.

  Hyde Park
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  The Midwife of Poplar's Sorrowful Confession and Lamentation in Newgate Who was Condemned to Dye for that Horrid and Unheard of Murder, which she committed on the Bodys of several young infants, whom she Starved to Death, and was accordingly Executed for the same in Holbourn, upon the 23d. of this instant October, 1693.

  Russell's Farewell
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  The LAMENTATION OF Dell's Mistris For the Loss of her Gallant.

  The little Fishes in the Deep, knows no such Liberty
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  The Injured Children,

  Russell's Farewell