A lamentable ditty made on the death of Robert Deverux Early of Essex, who was beheaded [at the] Tower of London, on Ash-Wednesday, 1603. The tune is Welladey

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• A lamentable ditty made on the death of Robert Deverux Early of Essex, who was beheaded [at the] Tower of London, on Ash-Wednesday, 1603. The tune is Welladey
• Lamentable ballad on the Earl of Essex Dea[ ] The tune is Essex, last good night

People / Organizations

• Thomas Passinger Sr. ("printed for")

Imprint

London]: Printed for W. Thackeray, and T. Passinger, [between 1686 and 1688

Publication year

1686-1688

ESTC No.

R234350

Grub Street ID

105708

Description

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

Note

Verse - "Sweet Englands pride is gone,"

Place and date of publication from Wing

Catalogued from Catalogue of the Pepys Library at Magdalene College, Cambridge, Pepys Ballads, facsimile volume 2, p. 162

In two parts, printed side by side. Second part has caption title: A lamentable ballad on the Earl of Essex Dea[ ] The tune is Essex, last good night

There are two editions of this title; in this edition the words "Ditty", "Robert Deverux" and "Essex" are not entirely capitalised and the first line of the title ends "Tower"; for another edition cf. R236041.

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