The country-mans care in choosing a wife, or, A young batchelor hard to be pleased : A wife he'l have, yet will be sure to chuse one that he loves, the rest he doth refuse : and many sorts of maids, he by hath past, being all unfit for him : until at last upon a farmers daughter he doth pitch, that's a good huswife, vertuous, neat, and rich / tune of, I'le have one I love, &c., or, The yellow-hair'd laddy.

Format:

Microformat

Series:

Women advising women ; pt. 5, reel 3.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Broadsides.

Marriage--Early works to 1800.

Marriage.

England--London.

Genre:

Ballads -- England -- 17th century.

Poetry.

Physical Description:

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

35 mm

monochrome

service copy

positive

Place of Publication:

[London] : Printed for P. Brooksby, in West-smithfield, [1685?]

Summary:

A ballad about a young man choosing his wife.

Notes:

Verse - "I am a brisk youngster,".

Place and date from Wing.

In manuscript under title: "Dear Catholick brother.".

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), C6546A

ESTC (RLIN), ESTCR232950.

OCLC:

63661728