" ... Spoken by Mr Mountfort". First line reads: How have we in the space of one poor age. Printed in one column. Attributed to Thomas Shadwell. Imprint from colophon. Second sheet contains Epilogue.
Collection of 2,300 broadside ballads, mostly printed in England in the 19th century. Topics range from courtship, crime, disasters and emigration to fashion, theatre, politics, laments sports and old age. Includes ballads on Scotland and Ireland. Part of the Crawford Collections on deposit from the Balcarres Heritage Trust.
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Reproduced with permission from materials on loan to the National Library of Scotland from the Balcarres Heritage Trust.