The cloath-worker caught in a trap: or, A fool and his mony soon parted. Being a true relation of a cloath worker, dweelling [sic] in Thames-street who was wished by an old woman to a maid near Pauls church-yard, perswading him she had money at use, being a meer plot of the maiden and she to cheat him of his money, knowing him to be none of the wisest, cheated him of forty pound. If you will know then give good ear, the merriest jest that e'r you did hear. The tune is, How now jocky whither away. Or the tyrant

All titles

• The cloath-worker caught in a trap: or, A fool and his mony soon parted. Being a true relation of a cloath worker, dweelling [sic] in Thames-street who was wished by an old woman to a maid near Pauls church-yard, perswading him she had money at use, being a meer plot of the maiden and she to cheat him of his money, knowing him to be none of the wisest, cheated him of forty pound. If you will know then give good ear, the merriest jest that e'r you did hear. The tune is, How now jocky whither away. Or the tyrant
• Cloath-worker caught in a trap; Fool and his mony soon parted

People / Organizations

• Thomas Passinger Sr. ("printed for")

Imprint

London: printed for W. Thackeray. T. Passenger, and W. Whitwood, [1666 - 1679]

Publication year

1666-1679

ESTC No.

R213206

Grub Street ID

88707

Description

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

Note

Bodleian Library ballads database suggests publication date "between 1666 and 1679"; Wing suggests "[1670]"

Verse - "Good people I'll tell you now of a fine jest,".