Document Reference | Pw V 460 |
Title | MS poem, entitled 'Ware the third Time. An Excellent new Ballad upon C[olonel] C[harteris]', by Samuel Wesley, the younger; n.d. |
Extent | 2 ff |
Level | Item/file |
Content Description | Text consists of 17 three-line verses followed by the chorus 'Which nobody can deny'.
Several corrections are made to the text.
The name of the author does not appear on the text.
The number 15 is written in ink to the left of the title. |
Title Of Work | Ware the third Time. An Excellent new Ballad upon C[olonel] C[harteris] |
First Line of Poem | Good People come hark & a Story I'll tell |
Last Line of Poem | Boys! hang up the Col'nel, & God save the King |
Language | English |
Physical Description | One quarto folded once to make two octavos Physical match: Pw V 463 (page, script) |
Condition | Good |
Descriptive Features | Watermark: Pro Patria, maiden and rampant lion within fenced field (bottom half only), approx. 38 x 95 mm |
Watermark | Pro Patria |
Related Material | University of Nottingham Library: |
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Publication Note | Simpson, The British Broadside Ballad, pp 274-78 |
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Persons
Code | PersonName | Dates of existence |
NA72806 | Wesley; Samuel (1691-1739); Mr; the younger | 1691-1739 |