The city caper, or, The Whetstones-Park privateer : being a true relation how a small she pickaroon lately sail'd from the park, and crusing abroad in the night, seiz'd on a rich marchant-man, whom she tempted to board her, and then she disabl'd his ship, took all his cargo, spoil'd his tackle, and burnt his rudder, &c. / tune of, Captain Digby's farewel.

Format:

Microformat

Series:

Women advising women ; pt. 5, reel 3.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Broadsides--England--London--Early works to 1800.

Broadsides.

Love poetry, English--England--Early works to 1800.

Love poetry, English.

England.

England--London.

Genre:

Ballads -- England -- 17th century.

Physical Description:

1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) : illustrations (woodcuts) ; oblong 1⁰

35 mm

monochrome

service copy

positive

Place of Publication:

[London] : Printed for P[hilip]. Brooksby at the golden ball in Pye-Corner, [between 1670 and 1696]

Summary:

Ballad about a mugging in the style of a pirate ship seizing a trade-ship.

Notes:

Verse - "The Jenny a small pickaroon in the park".

Place, date of publication, and publisher's name from Wing CD-ROM, 1996.

Wing CD-ROM, 1996 gives a range of dates, 1670-1696.

Reproduction of original in the Bodleian Library.

Microfilm. Marlborough, England : Adam Matthew Publications ; Oxford, England : Bodleian Photographic Service. 1998. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. Women advising women ; pt. 5, reel 3.

Cited in:

Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), C4349

ESTC (RLIN), ESTCR227017.

OCLC:

63661488