The Devonshire damsels frollick: being an account of nine or ten fair maidens, who went one evening lately, to wash themselves in a pleasant river, where they were discovered by several young men being their familiar acquaintances who took away their gowns and petticoats with their smocks and wine with good chear; leaving them a while in a most melancholly condition. To a pleasant new play-house tune: or, Where's my shepherd? This may be printed. R. P

People / Organizations

• Philip Brooksby ("printed for")

Imprint

London]: Printed for P[hilip]. Brooksby. at the Golden Ball in Pye-corner, [1685?

Publication year

1685

ESTC No.

R215997

Grub Street ID

90939

Description

1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. (woodcuts), music ; obl. 1/2°.

Note

Place and date of publication suggested by Wing, which gives imprint dates: [1685-88]

Verse -- "Tom and William with Ned and Ben, in all they were about nine or ten; near a trik-"

Another edition (ESTC R234620) has "tickling" [sic] at end of first line of verse

The first three lines of verse accompanied by printed music.

Uncontrolled note

Verify first line of text and imprint punctuation; filmed copy has heavy print show-through. PROOF N/A: does BL copy have 'Devonshire boys courage' on verso of same sheet? verify that it matches Wing D1236/D1237