Kind William, or, Constant Betty. Let maidens beware, and shun the snare, I say be rul'd by me; though you embrace, be perfect chaste, from stains of infamy. To the tune of, The doubting virgin

People / Organizations

• Tobias Bowne (Author)

Imprint

London]: Printed for J[onah]. Deacon, at the sign of the Angel in Guilt-spur-street, [1671 - 1704

Publication year

1671-1704

ESTC No.

R235415

Grub Street ID

106524

Description

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

Note

Anonymous. Attributed to Tobias Bowne (Wing)

Bodleian Library ballads database suggest date range "between 1671 and 1704"; Wing suggests publication date of "[1684]"

Verse - "Constant Betty that sweet creature,"

Another edition has "berul'd" in title and omits any mention of the Angel in the imprint. A third has "be rul'd" in title and "at the sign of the Angel" in the imprint.