Two sheets. Dated at the foot of the first sheet in pencil '1840' . First line reads: What accident, what strange mishap. Signed at the foot of the second sheet: Mercuricus Scotus Hybernicus. P. W. Possibly printed as part of a larger publication.
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.