The Scotch wooing, or, Jockey of the Lough, and Jenny of the Lee : Jockey wooes Jenny, for to be his dear, but Jenny long time is in mickle fear : least Jockey should be false or prove unkind, but Jockey put that quite out of her mind, so that at length they fairly did agree, to strike a bargain up, as you shall see / To the tune of, Jockey's gone to the wood.

Format:

• Microformat

Series:

• Women advising women ; pt. 5, reel 3.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Broadsides--England--London--Early works to 1800.
• Love poetry, English--England--Early works to 1800.
• Love poetry, English.
• Broadsides.
• England.
• England--London.

Genre:

• Ballads -- England -- 17th century.
• Poetry.

Physical Description:

• 1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) : illustrations (woodcuts) ; 1/2⁰
• 35 mm
• monochrome
• service copy
• positive

Place of Publication:

[London] : Printed for P[hilip]. Brooksby, at the Golden-ball, in West-smithfield, [1675?]

Summary:

A ballad about the constant love a man has for a woman.

Notes:

• Verse - "Dear Jockey's gone to the wood[,]".
• Place, date of publication, and publisher's name from Wing CD-ROM, 1996.
• Filmed copy at Adam Matthew's set Women Advising Women: Part 5: Women's writing and advice, c1450-1720, reel 3, Douce Ballads 2[141], appears to be a variant setting, with different punctuation, and "near the hospital-gate," added to imprint after "at the golden-ball,".
• 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), S967
• ESTC (RLIN), ESTCR227373.

OCLC:

63661545