English Ballads

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  A Mirror of mans lyfe made by a modest virgine Fransisca Chauesia a Nonne of the cloyster of S. Elizabeth in Spaine burned for the profession of the gospell.
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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 Looking-Glass for Traytors, or, High Treason Rewarded. Being a full Account of the Examination of the Second Person that was Executed in Novem. 1678. by name, Edward Coleman, Esq; who was found guilty of high Treason, at the Kings-Bench-Bar at VVestminter, the 27th of Nov. 1678. for Plotting and contriving the Death of our Soveraign Lord the King, and endeavouring to change the Government of the Nation and utterly to extirpate the Protestant Religion. For which he was sentenced to be Drawn, Hang'd and Quartered: Being accordingly Executed the 3d. day of this instant Decemb. at Tyburn.

  Aim not too high
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  A letter to Rome, to declare to ye Pope, Iohn Felton his freend is hangd in a rope: And farther, a right his grace to enforme, He dyed a Papist, and seemd not to turne.

  Row Well Ye Marriners
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  A lamentation for the loss of eleven fishermen off the coast of Worthing endeavouring to render assistance to a vessel in distress
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  A lamentable new Ballad upon the Earle of Essex his death.

  The Kings last good-night
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  A Lamentable Narration of the sad Disaster of a great part of the Spanish Plate-Fleet that perished neare St. Lucas, where the Marquiss, his Lady, and Children, and many hundreth of Spanyards were Burnt and sunke in the bottome of the Sea, by the Valour and Prowess of the two brave Generals Mountague and Blake in the yeare, 1657. being their first Victory obtained against the Spanyard in that Voyage.
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  A Lamentable Ditty made on the Death of Robert Deverux Earl of Essex, who was Beheaded in the Tower of London, on Ash-Wednesday, 1603.

  Welladay
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  A Lamentable Ballad on the Earl of Essex Death

  Essex' Last Good-night
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  A few Lines Upon the awful EXECUTION of John Ormesby & Matth. Cushing, October 17th. 1734. One for Murder, the other for Burglary.
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  A discription of Nortons falcehod Of Yorke shyre, and of his fatall farewel. The fatal fine of Traitours loe: By Iustice due, deseruyng soe.
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  A declaration of the death of Iohn Lewes, a most detestable and obstinate Hereticke, burned at Norwich, the xviii, daye of September. I583. About three of the clocke in the after noone.

  John Careless
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  A cruell murther committed lately upon the body of Abraham Gearsy, who liv'd in the Parish of Westmill, in the County of Harford; by one Robert Reeve, and Richard Reeve, both of the same Parish: for which fact Robert was prest to death, on Munday the 16. of March, and the Tuesday following Richard was hang'd; and after both of them were hang'd up in chaines, where now they doe remaine, to the affrightment of all beholders. 1635. To the tune of Fortune my Foe.

  Fortune my Foe
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  A copy of verses on the loss of the Princess Alice ... Sept. 3rd, 1878
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  A Copy of Verses on the Awful Execution of Charles Christopher Robinson, For the Murder of his Sweetheart, Harriet Segar, of Ablow Street, Wolverhampton, August 26th.
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  A Congratulation on the Happy Discovery of the Hellish Fanatick Plot.

  Now, now the Fight's done
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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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  A breefe balet touching the traytorous takynge of Scarborow Castell.
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  A ballad reioysinge the sodaine fall, of rebels that thought to deuower vs all.

  Reioyce with me ye Christians all ...
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  A ballad intituled, A newe well a daye as playne maister papist, as Donstable waye.

  Welladay
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  A balade agaynst malycyous sclaunderers

  Half Hannikin
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  [...] For which fact, he, his wife, and the other woman, were executed at Lanceston, last Lent [Assizes.] [...] in chaines neere unto the place where the murder was done.

  The Ladies Daughter
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  [...] Being a sad and true Relation of the Apprehension, Tryal, Confession, Condemnation, and Execution of the two barbarous and bloody Murtherers, who basely and unawares killed a worthy Knight of the North Country as he was going down to the Waterside; not giving them the least abuse, for which cruel and inhumane action they were both hanged in Fleet-Street, near White-Fryers, 22 of Octo. 1675.

  Bleeding Heart
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  [? Sal]isbury Assizes. [?]ard of Witchcraft. Being a true Relation of one Mistris Bodnan living in Fisherton, next house but one to the Gallowes, who being a Witch seduced a Maid, called by name, Anne Stiles, to the s[a]me abominab[le] and detested action of VVitchcraft; which VVitch for that action was executed the 19 day of March 1653.

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