A Strange and wonderful relation of the old woman who was drowned at Ratcliffe Highway. A fortnight ago :

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A Strange and wonderful relation of the old woman that was drowned at Ratcliff Highway, a fortnight ago : To which is added the old woman's legacies. A little after her death. Part the second.

A strange and wonderful relation of the old woman who was drowned at Ratcliffe Highway : a fortnight ago. ...

A strange and wonderfull relation of an old woman that was drowned at Ratcliff high-way a fortnight ago : Whereunto is added, the old woman's dream before her departure, being full of wonderfull admiration.
Published: (1680)

The Witch and the lady, being a strange and wonderful tragedy : In four parts. Sh[o]wing how a lady sold herself to the Devil, to be revenged on her false lover, and caused a witch to break his neck as he was riding on the road, and ca[u]sed his wife to bring forth a great toad. II. How she agreed with the Devil, that if ever any man had to do with her, to be torn in pieces, and to have her body when dead, and how she'd charm young men to fall in love with her, and then cause them to die for her. III. How she broke the contract by lying with her own brother, not knowing one another, till a great black raven on a both, discovered it to them; and how the Devil and the spirits of her lovers would carry her away only for the soul of her mother. [No 123] IV. How the Devil tore her to pieces as soon as she died; the ministers discourse with the Devil; the death of her father and brother; the witch burn'd; and too many other things too tedious to insert here.

Montrose's lines. To which is added, Old Darby and Joan.

Lukidad; or, When my old hat was new : To which is added, The blind boy.

A garland of new songs : the fairest of the fair, Here's a health, & c, Giles Scroggins' ghost, My only Jo' an' dearie O, the beautiful maid, the royal love letter.
Published: (1800)

The Caledonian Laddie : To which are added, Jenny's Bawbee, the tippling old cobbler.
Published: (1780)

Paddy Wack's garland, composed of several new songs, 1. Paddy Wack. 2.The old wife's wish. 3. The jolly roving maid. 4. Young Roger of the mill.
Published: (1775)

A strange and wonderful relation of the old woman : that was drowned tt [as printed] Ratcliff-Highway, a fortnight ago. To which is added, the old woman's legacas printed.

A garland of new songs : William and Margaret. Mary's dream. Roy's wife of Aldivalloch. My Nannie, O. Death or liberty.

A garland of new songs. : William and Margaret. Death or liberty. Roy's wife of Aldivalloch. The jubilee.

A New mason's song to which is added, Captain Johnstons last farewell, and push about the Jorum.
Published: (1760)

The Bacchanalian songster : Containing the following new songs, namely, a jolly and true-hearted fellow. If life is a bubble. The brown jug. The peck o' maut. The farmer. A cheerful old friend.

A strange and wonderful relation of the old woman : who was drowned at Ratcliff-Highway. A fortnight ago. To which is added the old woman's dream a little after her death. ...

A strange and wonderful relation of the old woman : who was drowned at Ratcliff-Highway, a fortnight ago. To which is added, the old woman's dream a little after her death.

The History of the beautiful Miss Fermia, a vintner's daughter of Savona : Her marriage to Lorenso, a master baker, of Genoa, against her father's consent-their living together three or four years very happy-his applying to his father-in-law for a portion with his wife-his refusal of the same, and his denial of seeing her any more-her husband taking to drinking, and all manner of wicked debauchery, they became very distressed-her writing to her father to take her little son from starving-his consenting to the same.-Her husband's murdering her, by cutting her throat from ear to ears, in a vineyard, about two miles from the city-his not being found out to be the murderer-his removal to Rome, and getting to be baker to the Duke of Florence-his following his old extravagant ways, and his income not able to support him-his robbing a young goldsmith of several valuable articles, and tried for the robbery, and received sentence of death-his confession of the murder of his wife, about an hour before his execution, who proved to be the mother of the young Goldsmith, and he his father.-The dreadful scene after the discovery was so affecting, it drew tears from many of the spectators eyes.-The young Goldsmith's removal after the unhappy execution of his father to his grandfather.-The old gentleman dying some time after, left him his whole estate. The above being published as a caution to children to be dutiful to their parents; and likewise for parents not to persist in not seeing a child after her committing a fault, which was the cause of his daughter and her husband losing their lives, and her father shortening his days.

Jerusalem's captivities lamented: or, A plain description of Jerusalem : Beginning from Joshua's time to the year of Christ, 1517. First, the antiquity of the city with the number of the inhabitants that lived therein; with the depth and breadth of the trenches the height of the walls, and the number of the towers that stood thereon. As also the [green] is of the temple, and glory of the s... s...; or, the holy of holies: Together with a large description of Christ's birth life, death, and the miraculous wonders that happened in and about that time: with an account of Christ's personal features. To which is added the sad ever lamanted desolation and destructions of Jerusalem, by fire, sword, pestilence, and famine.
Published: (1750)

A garland of new songs : Tweed side ; My Nanie, O ; Highland laddie ; Up in the morning early ; Flowers of the forest.

A garland of new songs : the mid-watch ; Faithful Mary ; Poor Jack ; Ned Mizen ; Heaving of the lead.

A garland of new songs : Sweet Willy o' the green ; The Yorkshire concert ; The Yorkshire Irishman ; The woodland maid.

A garland of new songs : O how I love somebody ; The pretty maid milking her cow ; Of a' the airts the win' can blaw ; The banks of the Dee.

A garland of new songs : Young Johnston ; A man's a man for a' that ; The tinker ; The constant shepherd ; Hope told a flatt'ring tale.

The loyal lovers garland near to Bristol Town. In three parts : I. Shewing, how a rich merchant daughter fell in love with a young sailor. II. How her father sent orders to have him kill'd; likewise how she went in pursuit of her love, and how she had the happiness to find him; with their return to England. III. How they went in disguise to he[r] father's house, and what discourse they had with the old man, and how at last they made themselves known to her father: with the happy conclusion of their marriage, to the great joy and content of both parties. To which is added. the taking of Guardaloop.

A Pretty dialogue betwixt Robin Hood and a beggar.
Published: (1760)

A garland of new songs : Lovely Kitty ; Woo'd and married and a' ; The battle of Sherra-Muir ; If he will take the hint ; By the gaily circling glass.

The Crafty chamber-maid's garland : In three parts. Part I. How a young marchant fell in love with his mother's chamber-maid. Part II. How they met in a grove, where the young merchant attempted her chastity. Part III. How the crafty chamber-maid outwited the merchant, by putting an old bunter into her bed, which so affrighted him that he ran down stairs and a larmed the family: concluding with their happy marriage, and other things of note.
Published: (1760)

Love in a tub: or, The merchant outwitted : To which are added, Honest Mall Boye. O to be married if this bethe way Gay Damon. Entered according to order.
Published: (1790)

The Sleeping beauty in the wood. A tale.

The Royal courtly Garland. In six parts : Part I. How the King of Bohemia having married a most virtuous queen and being afterwards visited by a foreign prince of whom the King became jealous, and hired his cup-bearer to poison him; the prince being acquainted with it, went to his own country and was soon after crowned there Part II. How the King put his wife in prison, where she was delivered of an daughter, who was by the king's order put into a boat and left to the mercy of the sea. Part III. How the king in a vision being assured of his wife's innocency, released her, who soon after died with grief. Part IV. How the child was drove into that country where the prince reigned, taken up by a shepherd, and kept as his own. Part V. How the king's son fell in love with her, and embarked with her and the old shepherd for Italy. Part VI. Being by a storm drove into Bohemia, were confined; and how the king thereof knew she was his own daughter.
Published: (1760)

A Dreadful warning to all wicked people : Shewing how one Mr. John Bagley, the son of Edward Bagley, Esquire; of New-castle, was suddenly struck dead, for his wickedness; by a spirit in a dreadful shape, which is discribed in the book. With the pious exhortation, by the Rev. Dr. Bartlet, upon the occasion.
Published: (1780)

The Factors garland, in four parts : Being an account how a young man, after having rioted away part of his estate, became factor to several merchants in London. How he found the corpse of a dead Christian lying on the ground in Turkey, and gave fifty pounds for its burial. Also, how he freed a young woman from being strangled, and brought her to London. How he went to that country where the Damsel's father was lord; and how, by a vest of her flowering, the prince came to hear of his daughter, whom he had lost three years before, telling the factor, that he would give her to the man in marriage that should bring her home. How he was betray'd and cast over board, and in what manner he was preserved, and brought to that prince's palace, and to the Damsel, &c.

Cheap repository. The mistaken evil. A true story.

The Prodigal daughter, or, A strange and wonderful relation : shewing how a gentleman of a vast estate in Bristol had a proud and disobedient daughter ...
Published: (1807)

The King of Bohemia: or, The Royal Courtly garland. In six parts : [I.] How the King of Bohemia having married a most virtuous Queen, and being afterwards visited by a foreign prince, of whom the King became jealous, and hired his cup-bearer to poyson him: the Prince being acquainted of it, went to his own country, and was soon after crowned there. [II.] How the King put his wife in prison, where she was delivered of a daughter, which was by the King's order put in a boat, and left to the mercy of the sea. [III.] How the King in a vision being assured of his wife's innocency, released her, who soon after died with grief. [IV.] How the child was drove into that country where the Prince reign'd, took up by a shepherd, and kept as his own. [V.] How the King's son fell in love with her, and imbarked with her, and the old shepherd for Italy. [V.] Being by a storm drove into Bohemia, were confin'd, and how the King thereof knew she was his daughter.

A strange and wonderful relation of the old woman : who was drowned at Ratcliff-Highway, a fortnight ago. Whereunto is added the old woman's legacies, a little before her death. Part the second.

A New fox hunting garland, containing three excellent new songs. I. A new hunting song. II. The new langolee. III. On the battle fought in America.

The Famous history of Thomas of reading and other worthy clothiers of England : Setting forth their mirth, great riches, and hospitaliry to the poor; and the great favours they gain'd with their prince. Concluding with the woeful death of Thomas of Reading, who was murdered by his host.

Just published in two parts, part first, A Looking glass for dealers in victual : In the year eighteen hundred, and eighteen hundred and one, and every succeeding dear year.
Published: (1800)

The arraigning and indicting of Sir John Barley-Corn, Kt : A man of noble blood, and well-belov'd in England, and has been a great maintainer of all England, both rich and poor; yet now is found guilty of many sinful acts, and bloody crime, and therefore he is arraigned and condemned, and stands to the mercy of the jury: and if andy man has any thing to lay to his charge, let them appear at the sign of the Three Logger-heads, in Bacchus-Court, and there they shall be heard by the two noble judges, Oliver, and Old Nick, his holy father. Given under the hand and seals of these two above written, at the sign of the three merry Companions in Bedlam; that is to say, poor Robin, merry Tom, and Jack Lackwis. Newly composed by a well-wisher to Sir John, and all that love him. By poor Tom for their majesties, a lover of mirth but a hater of traytors and mischief. Thomas Robbins, the author.
by: Robins, Thomas

A Strange and wonderful relation of the old woman who was drowned at Ratcliffe Highway. A fortnight ago : To which is added, the old woman's last will and testament. Part the second.

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