God's great and vvonderful vvork in Somerset-shire : the charitable farmer miraculously rewarded h[a]ppening at Welling within three miles of the city of Wells this last harvest, where an honest Godly farmer having sold most part of this last summer and winter great quantities of corn to the poor in their distress at five or six shillings the bushel, when the market price was ten and eleven shillings; for which he was much derided and scoft at by his rich neighbours, he was recompensed by an extraordinary crop of wheat, the like was never before heard; of each stalk of straw having divers full large ears, some nine, ten and thirteen, but generally ten ears on every straw throughout the field which was ten acres and upwards; of which ears are to be seen at divers coffy-houses by the Royal Exchange, and at other places in London, published as a grateful acknowledgement to the goodness of providence, and to stir up all into faith in God, and charity towards their poor neighbours from the consideration of so remarkable an example. The tune i

Author/creator L. W.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLondon : printed for F. Coles, T. Veres. J. Wright. and John Clarke, [1676]
Description1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. (woodcut)
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Variant title God's great and wonderful work in Somerset-shire
SeriesEarly English books online. ^A888680
General noteSigned at end: By L. W.
General noteImprint date added in MS.: "1676".
General noteAt foot of text: With allowance.
General noteA ballad adaptation of an anonymous pamphlet with a similar title published in 1674 (Wing G958A).
General noteVerse - [lacking first stanza]; first line of stanza three: "Some being put to such great want and need".
General noteIncludes "The second part to the same tune" on the same sheet.
General notePrinted in columns with woodcut at head of first two; text in black letter.
General noteCopy torn at left edge, with loss of text and part of illustration.
General noteReproduction of the original at the Bodleian Library, Oxford.
References Wing (2nd ed.) W79.
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1940:15)
Other title Gods great and wonderful work in Somerset-shire, or, The charitable farmer miraculously rewarded.
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