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PwV - Literary Manuscripts in the Portland (Welbeck) Collection, 16th-19th centuries
Document Reference
Pw V 864
Title
MS song entitled 'A New Ballad, To the Tune of Lillibullero'; n.d.
Date
n.d.
Extent
2 ff
Level
Item/file
Content Description
Text consists of six 8-line verses.
Title Of Work
A New Ballad, To the Tune of Lillibullero
First Line of Poem
Ye Bishopsgate Boys, so Hearty and Tight
Last Line of Poem
And shew they are still true Bishopsgate Boys
Language
English
Physical Description
One sheet folded once to form two folio leaves
Condition
Generally good
Descriptive Features
Watermark: Seven Provinces Lion standing on dais labelled Vryheit, suspended by double rimmed and crowned circle containing motto Liberatet, Pro Patria, Eivsque, 124 x 90 mm
Countermark: Royal Cipher, crowned GR surrounded by palm fronds within circle, 44 x 44 mm
Watermark
Lion
Related Material
University of Nottingham Library:
University of Nottingham Library:
Publication Note
Simpson, The British Broadside Ballad, pp 449-57
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