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Child Ballads - End-Notes

King Edward the Fourth and a Tanner of Tamworth

a, b.  A pleasant new ballad of King Edward the Fourth and a Tanner of Tamworth, as he rode a hunting with his nobles towards (b, to) Drayton Bass[et]. To an excellent new tune.
a.  Printed for F. Coles, T. Vere, and W. Gilbertson.
b.  London, printed for F. Coles, T. Vere, and J. Wright.
c.  A pleasant new ballad betweene King Edward the Fourth and a Tanner of Tamworth, as hee rode upon a time with his nobles on hunting towards Drayton Basset... London, Printed by A. M. (probably Alexander Milbourne, 1670-97).
a.  11. grow.
12. birds sitting.
73, 361. qd.
83, 374. the.
134. of the.
183. no half pence said our king.
204. shalt noo.
232. guirded.
292. in this.
294. gould.
303. groat.
351. A choller, a coller.
352, 361,3, 373. choller.
382. besides.
b.  11. grow.

12. birds were singing.
21. he wanting.
32. to his.
64. up on.
73. be a: or a
111. said our.
134. the wood.
142. pray thee: dost thou.
162. would.
171. if thou.
174. have some boot
181. boot will you have.
183. nor half pence said the tanner.
191. said our.
192. see thou.
204. not have.
212. off.
221. Now help me up, quoth.
223. For wanting.
232. guirded.
234. I had.
241. But wanting.
242. astonished,
252. and before the.
261. into.
262. an oak.
264. almost broke.
281. now wanting.
282. change well now we might.
292. on this.
301. twenty good.
303. groats.
343. he gave a.
351,2, 361,3, 373. collar.
361. then wanting.
362. which wanting.
382. beside.
394. clout-leather.
c.  11. grew.
12. birds sitting.
24. come.
41. good my lords.
54. pray you shew it to.
61. ready wanting.
62. this way.
64. upon the left.
72. readiest.
83. all wanting.
93. For wee'l.
94. for the.
101. quoth the.
111. our king.
113. said the.
132. to you.
134. of thy.
141. doe you.
161. thing of thee I.
162. would.
164. pray you.
171. thou needs: wilt.
181. the king.
183. wilt thou.
183. nor half pence said the tanner.
192. see that you.
201. we must needs.
202. we must.
204. not have.
211. he tooke.
221. helpe, helpe me up.
232. girded.
233. then said.
234. I'de a laid.
242. that he.
281. wee must needs now change here.
282. well that we mote.
284. I doe looke.
291. wilt thou.
292. wilt thou: on this.
293. said the.
294. but in gold twenty pound.
301. twenty groats.
302. I had.
303. groats.
313. Then five.
343. a hundred.
344. of their.
351,2, 361,3, 373. coller.
352. that he did cry.
361. then wanting.
362. that is a thing will.
381. will thee give.
382. with the: beside.
383. five hundred.
The Pepys copy was printed for J. W[right], J. C[larke], W. T[hackeray], and T. P[assinger]. Euing, No 273, for F. Coles, T. Vere, J. Wright, and J. Clarke; No 274, for F. Coles, T. Vere, and W. Gilbertson (as a). Heber's copy for F. Coles (1646-74).

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