The London taylors misfortune, or, Cut-Beard-Harding chous'd by a country lass : who he pickt up in the street, and invited to the tavern, where he intended to have left her in pawn for the reckoning, but he being soon drunk dropt asleep, at which opportunity she march'd off with a new suit of cloaths which he was carrying home to a gentleman : together with six-pence-half-penny-farthing, which is hop'd will be a warning to all taylors how they meddle with women as they walk the streets : to the tune of, Four-pence-half-penny-farthing.

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Publication Info[London] : Printed for J. Back, at the Black-Boy on London-bridge, [between 1685 and 1688]
Description1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill.
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Portion of title Cut-Beard-Harding chous'd by a country lass
Variant title London tailors misfortune
SeriesEarly English books online. ^A888680
General noteDate range and place of publication suggested by Wing (2nd ed.).
General note"This may be printed, R.P."
General noteFirst line: A damsel came to London town.
General noteText in 4 columns with woodcuts at top.
General noteReproduction of original in: National Library of Scotland--Crawford Collections.
References Wing (2nd ed.), L2909
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English Books, 1641-1700 ; 3009:5)
Genre/formBallads England 17th century.
Genre/formBroadsides England 17th century.
Other title Four-pence-half-penny-farthing.
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