The skilfull doctor of Glocester-shire; or, a new way to take physick. This ditty doth concern a country farmer, who lay with his maid, not thinking to harm her: but she, poor wench, was by her master vild, first tempt to sin, and after got with child: but by the doctors skill, her honest dame, excus'd her husband, and sav'd her maid from blame; the doctor he hath medic[i]nes in store, to cure all sorts of folks, both rich and poor. The tune is, The beds making

People / Organizations

• Thomas Passinger Sr. ("printed for")

Imprint

London]: Printed for J. Clarke, W. Thackeray, and T. Passenger, [between 1684 and 1686

Publication year

1684-1686

ESTC No.

R234220

Grub Street ID

105575

Description

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

Note

Place and date of publication from Wing (CD-ROM edition)

Verse - "A country farmer, as 'tis said,"

In two parts, printed side by side

Wing reports title as: "The skilful doctor of Glocester-shire"

Catalogued from Catalogue of the Pepys Library at Magdalene College, Cambridge, Pepys Ballads, facsimile volume 1, p. 530.

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