The maidens fairing, or, A pattern pickt out against young men : To all her fellow maids she shows and dos not jest, a single life she proves to be the best, tho marriage is an honour, house-keeping is chargeable, and a maidens life is free from strife, she likes it very well / To a rare new tune, or, We[']l role in money.

Format:

Microformat

Author/Creator:

Wade, John, active 1660-1680.

Series:

Women advising women ; pt. 5, reel 3.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Broadsides.

Singleness--Early works to 1800.

Singleness.

England--London.

Genre:

Ballads -- England -- 17th century.

Poetry.

Physical Description:

1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) : illustrations (woodcut) ; oblong 1/2⁰

35 mm

monochrome

service copy

positive

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for J. Clark, at the Bible and Harp in West-Smith-field, [1675]

Summary:

A ballad about a young woman who preferrs to remain unmarried.

Notes:

In four columns.

Ornamental border at the head of the third and fourth columns.

Verse - "Come all you young girls in town or in (city [sic]"

At end of text: signed "JW[s]"; Wing gives [Wade, John] as author.

Date of publication 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[14], faded; and cropped at right margin, with loss of text and author's initials at end.

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), W168B

ESTC (RLIN), ESTCR233308.

OCLC:

63662066