Nothing like to a good wife: let a man consider to the end, a loving wife is his best friend; in sickness and in health I say, she will stick to him night and day, oh a loving wife, I say give me, and let all light huswifes carted be: there's never no man by them gets good if things be rightly understood: unwholsome ware, I say they be an honest wife of ones one, for my money. This may be printed, R.P. To the tune of, The country farmer

People / Organizations

• Joshua Conyers ("printed for")

Imprint

London]: Printed for J. Conyers at the Black Raven in Holborn, [ca. 1687

Publication year

1687

ESTC No.

R188696

Grub Street ID

76563

Description

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

Note

Verse - "There is many a man that in England do dwell"

Place and date of publication suggested by Wing

In two parts, printed side by side

Catalogued from Catalogue of the Pepys Library at Magdalene College, Cambridge, Pepys Ballads, facsimile volume 4, p. 80.

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