The distressed mother: : being a merchants daughter of London, who lost her husband in Ireland, and her father falling to decay, b[eing] in prison, brought her youngest child to the court at Kensington, leaving it there with a note in its bosome, wh[ich] show'd her misfortunes; desiring the Queen to be kind to the child for its parents sake; which she graciously [ac]cordingly did. To the tune of, Let Cesar live long.
| Format: | eBook |
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| Language: | English |
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[London] :
Printed for P. Brooksby, J. Deacon, J. Blare, J. Back.,
[1692?]
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| Series: | Early English books online.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Item Description: | Place and date of publication suggested by Wing. "Licensed according to order." Verse: "All you that have now a desire to hear ..." Cf. Wing D1704 which has "daughter of Ireland" in the title. Imperfect: cropped, affecting title. Reproduction of original in the British Library. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 sheet ([1] pages) : illustrations (woodcuts). |