London, Imprint: Printed for F. Coles, T. Vere, and W. Gilbertson, Notes:  Crime - 17th century Crime - 17th century W.G. of March 1661. Gloucestershire (England), Themes: The careless curate and the bloudy butcher, First Lines: Variants of the ballad were in several operas including The Cobler's Opera (1729), The Fashionable Lady (1730) and A New Year's Ode (1737). ,  Good people give eare whilst a story I tell, Themes: More information about controlling these cookies can be found at The Bodleian Libraries and Cookies page. ,  There are many variations to the tune and lyrics under the same title; an earlier version is contained in the second half of Beauties Warning (1681). Titles: An excellent ballad intituled the unfortunate love of a Lancashire gentleman, and the hard fortune of a fair young bride An excellent ballad, intituled: The unfortunate love of a Lancashire gentleman, & the hard fortune of … Shelved at C.20.f.7–10 (numbered Rox.I-IV) are in three volumes. Crime - 17th century Taverns Ballad Work - Roud Number: V8325. This tune is similar to the Deacon tune. Murder Good Christian people lend an eare, Themes: Title: The careless curate and the bloudy butcher, Subjects:  Variants of the ballad were in several operas including The Cobler's Opera (1729), The Fashionable … Wright, J. Imprint Locations:  A ioyful new Ballad or The obtaining of the great Galleazzo. ], Imprint Locations:  London A broadside of the ballad appears in the Roxburghe Collection. Slang. The Life and Death of the Famous Thomas Stukely is an English broadside ballad from the 17th-18th century. 1662 in ye beg: of said mounth. Copies of the broadside … Crime - 17th century I typed in info about all the ballads for which music is known. An important collection of broadside ballads was assembled by Samuel Pepys in the later 17th century, but not published. Hutton, Luke, d. 1598, Themes:  (Source - David Cressy) An excellent ballad of George Barnwell, First Lines: We're going to spend the next hour exploring the world of the broadside ballad - the penny songsheets that flooded the streets of England during the 17th century, roughly between the time of Elizabeth I and William and Mary - and which acted both as the pop songs and the tabloid press their day. Black murther and adultery, Subjects: Oxford (England), Themes: Clarke, J. Imprint: Printed for F. Coles, T. Vere, J. Wright, and J. Clarke, Title: The Hartford-shires murder. Due to their cheap, mass-produced quality, only about 10,000 English broadside ballads from the whole of the 17th century are known to survive, ... / Lest Death … All ye youths of fair England, Themes: All youths of fair England Crime - 17th century, Titles: Coles, F. Vere, and W. Gilbertson, Title: The lamentation of John Musgrave. ,  With his last advice to Hall the chimney-sweeper, who impeach'd him, after his condemnation, in Newgate. Frauds, Titles: Hamond, Charles, Themes:  ,  Crime - 17th century Early Death Penalty Laws The first established death penalty laws date as far back as the Eighteenth Century B.C. Being a true relation of the life and death of George Gibbs, First Lines: The ballad tells of the hunger, poverty and grief suffered over the war years, and Charles I’s execution became the most frequently mentioned event in English writing well into the 18th century. Wood 401(197); MS. annotations identifying the persons named. For centuries, murder ballads have served as a way for people to memorialize shocking or titillating events. A late 17th century, anti-Quaker piece. Gilbertson, W. Imprint Locations:  Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on (BETA). All in a Garden Green (from "The King's Delight - 17th century ballads for voice & violin band") 2:26: $0.99 Castration A popular ale drinking ballad. The lamentation of John Musgrave. Torn left edge. Emden (Germany), Themes:  Merchants Death was altogether mysterious. Tradesmen, Titles: Imprint Names:  Harding B 39(69) is a photograph of Wood 401(187). The death penalty was also part of the Fourteenth Century B.C. Vere, T. Suicide Oxford (England), Themes:  David Douglass. Imprint Names:  Mr. White with respectful feeling, Themes: Early ballads (15th and 16th century) A Gest of Robyn Hode; Robin Hood and the Monk Witches London This version was collected in Sussex in 1893. Being a true relation of the life and death of George Gibbs, First Line: Good Christian people lend an eare, Authors:  Harding B 39(73) is a photograph of Wood 401(195). Gilbertson, W. Some pre-1600 material, you have to dig for it.) Harding B 39(71) is a photograph of Wood 401(191). Folk murder ballads date back to the mid-17th century… Executions As sung before the absolvent commissioners Imprint Names:  They are a kind of "memory" for a website that can help it respond appropriately to users and user behaviour. Imprint Names:  Theft, Titles: First Line: The time is come at length that I. ,  Shenton, Francis, Subjects:  Wright, J. Royal Delight. The 17th century, however, is often – albeit problematically – associated with a group of texts known as the ‘Scottish ballads’. Harding B 39(71) is a photograph of Wood 401(191). Notes:  ,  Come all ye British freemen A3 b.43(1v). ,  Crime - 17th century Kendal (England), Themes: Notes:  Thus she writes: ‘Many ballads about poaching appear to be from the late nineteenth century but there are a few from the early 1800s’. 142, Sheet References:  ** Not the Earl who gave us sammiches, but his ancestor. Imprint Names:  ,  Tune: Johnson's farewel. A proliferation of literary forms, including didactic literature, prose renderings of classic works, and mystical tracts, was one symptom of this double tendency. Harding B 39(78) is a photocopy of Wood 402(91, 92). MS. annotations: The initials A W in MS below the woodcut on the right side of the sheet; on the reverse of the backing paper is a MS note by Anthony Wood, showing descent of Holt family. Vere, T. It was printed as The Great Messenger of Mortality, or a Dialogue betwixt Death and a Lady. London. The The Dance of Death (conversations between Death and his victims) was a popular theme throughout the 14th and 15th centuries and again in the 18th century. Merchants Crime - 17th century, Notes:  The first two ballads listed here (the "Death" and "Gisborne"), although preserved in 17th century copies, are generally agreed to preserve the substance of late medieval ballads. [s.n. The broadside ballad was a particularly popular form of printed product in the seventeenth-century Anglo-American world. Wood 401(191); MS. date: A:D: 1662. Come listen all good people, Subjects: T.V. Coles, F. Elizabathan Ballads. Imprint Names:  ,  Ballads appearing in 17th-century Percy Folio [edit | edit source] NB. Clergy ,  Title: Arthur Chambers's sorrowful farewell to the World. Murder ballads are a subgenre of the traditional ballad form dealing with a crime or a gruesome death. The Traditional Ballad Index (but beware their attributions, they aren't very rigorous) Early 17th Century Ballads; Early American Secular Music … Kendal (England). ,  A most sweet song of an English merchant born in Chichester, First Lines: One of the classic English poaching songs, ‘The death of Bill Brown’ relates to a known incident that happened in 1769 (Ganev comments on this song on p. 97). Wood 401(187); MS. date: mense Feb: 1662. They were assembled for Robert Harley (1661–1724) by John Bagford (the ballads are distinct from Bagford’s personal collection, see immediately below). Vere, T. My Lord Willoughbies Welcome Home. 's Hittite Code; in the Seventh Century B.C. Parliamentary elections who was executed at Kendall, for robbing the Kings receiver, First Lines: Coles, F. Notes:  References: ESTC: R234829. A most wonderful and sad judgement of God upon one Dorothy Mattley late of Ashover, First Lines: Chichester (England) Wright, J. Imprint: London, Printed for F. Coles, T. Vere, and J. Wright, Title: Here's twenty sworn brethren, trades-men all, First Line: Good people give eare whilst a story I tell, Themes:  Imprint Names:  ,  Murder London Wood 401(195); MS. date: mense mar. ,  Vere, T. With his last advice to Hall the chimney-sweeper, who impeach'd him, after his condemnation, in Newgate, First Line: The time is come at length that I, Themes:  Or, Wonderful strange and true news from Gloucester shire, concerning one Mr. William Harrison, First Lines: The excellent ballad of George Barnwell Tho. Executions Notes:  They do a number of things including allowing access to some types of content and functionality to users, and collecting anonymous user information so that site owners can monitor the performance of their sites. Turkey Here's twenty sworn brethren, trades-men all, First Lines: who was executed at Kendall, for robbing the Kings receiver, First Line: To lodge it was my chance of late, Subjects:  ,  The divils cruelty to mankind. MS. annotations identifying the persons named. Negative photograph of: Pepys Ballads I: 118. Crime - 17th century Executions, Titles: BROADSIDE BALLADS OF 17 TH CENTURY ENGLAND. Wood 401(177); MS date: In the beg. Notes:  's Draconian Code of Athens, which made death the only punishment for all… J.W. There are many variations to the tune and lyrics under the same title. To lodge it was my chance of late, Subjects: Executions, Notes:  Suicide. Notes:  Stingo, or Oil of the Barley, or A Cup of Old Stingo. Prostitution ,  ,  Witches. Lucie Skeaping. Ballads Collections . The midi covers only the first few verses. Harding B 39(73) is a photograph of Wood 401(195). ESTC: R183245, Title: Save a thief from the gallows, and he'l hang thee if he can, or, The merciful father, and the merciless son, First Line: You disobedient children mark my fall, Themes:  Harding B 39(69) is a photograph of Wood 401(187). ,  Clergy It tells the story of Thomas Stukely, an English soldier of fortune who runs through his wife's inheritance and then flees to Italy before dying in the Battle of the Three Kings and asking forgiveness for all the wrongs he has committed against his wife, his friends, and his country. These entries, especially the ones dating back to the 17th century, were full liable to crisscross the unmarked boundaries between history and legend. Pages in category "17th-century broadside ballads" The following 38 pages are in this category, out of 38 total. Crime - 17th century, Titles: by Joseph Ritson (1795). This anonymously tracks individual visitor behaviour on the website so that we can see how the site is being used. Imprint: Lonpuo [sic] Printed for William Gilbertson i [sic] at the Bible in Giltspur-street, Title: The divils cruelty to mankind. Highwaymen This ballad was first printed on a broadside by J. Deacon sometime between 1683 and 1700. The first line is annotated: A Rich Merchant Man \"there was\", Title: A most sweet song of an English merchant born in Chichester, First Line: A rich merchant man, that was both grave and wise, Subjects:  The Earl who gave us sammiches, but his ancestor about the cookies that Google uses check &! 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