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PwV - Literary Manuscripts in the Portland (Welbeck) Collection, 16th-19th centuries
Document Reference
Pw V 706
Title
MS song entitled 'A New Ballad on ye Royall Snailery at Kensington to ye old tune of a begging wee will go &c'; n.d.
Date
n.d.
Extent
1 f
Level
Item/file
Content Description
Text consists of twelve quatrains plus refrain.
Title Of Work
A New Ballad on ye Royall Snailery at Kensington to ye old tune of a begging wee will go &c
First Line of Poem
I sing a costly present
Last Line of Poem
to see ye raree Show
Language
English
Physical Description
Single folio leaf
Condition
Fragile
Descriptive Features
Watermark: Post Horn within ornate and crowned shield, a small bell suspended form the lower centre of the shield, 93 x 46 mm
Watermark
Horn (crowned shield)
Publication Note
Simpson, The British Broadside Ballad, pp 40-42
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