The couragious plow-man, or, The citizens misfortune. : being an incouragement to all plow-men, to exercise themselves in their youth with a cudgel, that they may the better know how to handle a sharper weapon, if need require : I shall not stand the subject to repeat, because the verses do it so compleat, to hear how meekly the citizens came off, I think it cannot chuse but make you laugh : the parties here I must forbear to name, for fear the author chance to bear the blame / [t]o the tune of, Dick and Nan, or, The tyrant.

Format:

Microformat

Series:

Women advising women ; pt. 5, reel 3.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Broadsides.

Man-woman relationships--Early works to 1800.

Man-woman relationships.

England--London.

Genre:

Ballads -- England -- 17th century.

Poetry.

Physical Description:

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

35 mm

monochrome

service copy

positive

Other Title:

Courageous plow-man

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for F. Coles, T. Vere, J. Wright, and J. Clark, [1676?]

Summary:

A ballad about a farm worker.

Notes:

Verse - "There was a brave citizen".

Place and date of publication from Wing CD-ROM, 1996.

Wing CD-ROM, 1996 gives range of dates: 1674-1679.

Filmed copy at Adam Matthew's set Women Advising Women: Part 5: Women's writing and advice, c1450-1720, reel 3, Douce Ballads 2[91], cropped at head with complete loss of title, and some loss of ornamentation over 4th and 5th columns.

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), C6582

ESTC (RLIN), ESTCR228155.

OCLC:

63661571