The bonny lass of Bristol: or, The witty wench of the West. [S]he many suiters had who did importune, [b]ut she in ambush laid for a good fortune; [ ]ad with evasions shuffled off the rest, until she found the person she lik'd best: who was much taken with her comely carriage, so by consent they freely joyn'd in marriage. To the tune of, S[ ]ny will ne'r be my love again

People / Organizations

• Thomas Passinger Sr. ("printed for")

Imprint

London]: Printed for F. Coles, T. Vere, J. Wright, I. C[larke] W. Thackeray, and T. Passinger, [between 1678 and 1681

Publication year

1678-1681

ESTC No.

R172827

Grub Street ID

66580

Description

1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. (woodcuts) ; 1°.

Note

Place and date of publication from Wing

Verse - "There was a lass her name was Nell,"

In two parts, printed side by side

Catalogued from Catalogue of the Pepys Library at Magdalene College, Cambridge, Pepys Ballads, facsimile volume 3, p. 303.

Uncontrolled note

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