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Title
The last good night of the valiant Johnny Armstrong: shewing, how Johnny Armstrong, and his eight-score men fought a desperate and bloody battle with the Scottish king at Edinburgh city: and how he and all his valiant men were slain. To an excellent north country tune
Alternative Title
John Armstrongs last good night
Date Created and/or Issued
1775
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Printed Books
Rights Information
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Description
ESTC T206302 ; Verse - "Is there never a man in all Scotland,". ; In four columns with the title and woodcut above the first two the first and second as well as the third and fourth columns are separated by plain rules.
Type
text
Format
Image
Extent
1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. (woodcut) ; 22 x 31 cm. (obl. 1/2 sheet)
Identifier
289752
280958
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll3/id/5590
Subject
Armstrong, John, -1528
Broadsides--Great Britain--Early works to 1800
Ballads, English--18th century
War--Scotland--Early works to 1800
Battle casualties--Early works to 1800
Scotland--History--Stuarts, to the Union, 1371-1707--Early works to 1800
Broadsides. (rbgenr)
Broadside poems. (rbgenr)
Source
Printed Books, Huntington Digital Library

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