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A new ballad being a comparison between one that cut off his own nose, and another that cut his own throat to gain renown. Tune of Hang sorrow cast away care, &c

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Title: A new ballad being a comparison between one that cut off his own nose, and another that cut his own throat to gain renown. Tune of Hang sorrow cast away care, &c
Creator: A. T., author
Date Created and/or Issued: 1681
1682
1683
Contributing Institution: Huntington Library
Collection: Printed Books
Rights Information: For information on using Huntington Library materials, please see Reproductions of Huntington Library Holdings: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
Description: ESTC R12358 ; Signed at end: A.T ; Wing suggests imprint date = [1681] Bodleian Library ballads database suggests [1683] ; Verse - "There is an old story"
Type: text
Format: Image
Extent: 1 sheet ([1] p.) ; (1/2 sheet)
Identifier: 135913
280744
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll3/id/5467
Subject: Essex, Arthur Capel, Earl of, 1631-1683--Poetry
Political satire, English--Early works to 1800
Great Britain--Politics and government--1660-1688--Humor--Early works to 1800
Broadsides. (rbgenr)
Ballads. (rbgenr)
Source: Printed Books, Huntington Digital Library
Provenance: Binding signed by J. Wright. ; Narcissus Luttrell's MS. price and date: 1 June 1682 Wynne sale (1796) bookplate of James Bindley (sale, 1820) bookplate of Lord Ashburton (sale, 14-17 Nov. 1900:627 bought by Denham) bought by CSmH at Frederic Robert Halsey sale (Dec. 1915)

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