The London Taylors misfortune, or, Cut-beard-harding chous'd by a country lass : Who he pickt up in the street, and invited to the tavern, where he intended to have left her in pawn for the reckoning, but he being soon drunk dropt asleep, at which oppertunity she march'd off with a new suit of cloaths which he was carrying home to a gentleman : together with six-pence-half-penny-farthing, which is hop'd will be a warning to all taylors how they meddle with women as they [w]alk the streets / To the tune of, Four-pence-half-penny-farthing ; this may be printed, R.P.

Format:

Microformat

Series:

Women advising women ; pt. 5, reel 3.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Broadsides.

Prostitution--England--Humor--Early works to 1800.

Prostitution.

Tricksters.

England.

Tricksters--Early works to 1800.

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 J. Back, at the Black-boy on London-bridge, [between 1685 and 1688?]

Summary:

A ballad about a tailor who is duped by a country girl.

Notes:

Verse - "A damsel came to London town,"

Date and place of publication from Wing.

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:

ESTC (RLIN), ESTCR233207.

OCLC:

63662035