The Devonshire damsels frollick : being an account of nine or ten fair maidens, who went one evening lately, to wash themselves in a pleasant river, where they were discovered by several young men being their familiar acquaintances who took away their gowns and petticoats, with their smocks and wine with good chear; leaving them a while in a most melancholly condition. To a pleasant new play-house tune: or, Where's my shepherd? This may be printed. R. P.

Format:

Book

Series:

Early English books online

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 sheet (1 unnumbered page)) : illustrations (woodcuts)

Place of Publication:

[London] : Printed for P[hilip] Brooksby, at the Golden Ball in Pye-corner, [1685?]

System Details:

text file

Notes:

Place and date of publication suggested by Wing, which gives imprint dates: [1685-88].

Verse -- "Tom and William with Ned and Ben, in all they were about nine or ten; near a trik-".

The first three lines of verse accompanied by printed music.

Copy catalogued has ballad, "The Devonshire boys courage" printed on verso of sheet. Cf. Wing D1236.

Reproduction of the original in the Glasgow University Library, Glasgow, Scotland.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1923:22) s1999 miun s

Cited in:

Wing (2nd edition, 1994) D1237.

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