An excellent new ballad. To the tune of, Let the soldiers rejoyce, &c.
[London?,
1718?]
A slip-song - "Let the soldiers rejoyce,".
Originally printed as a 1/2mo sheet with another song on the right-hand side entitled 'An excellent new ballad. To the tune of, noble [sic] race was --', with first line "Of doubtful race was Georgy,", which song ends with "Finis"; the sheet meant to be divided.
The first song is a "Jacobite satire resulting from the consideration of the articles of war by Parliament,in imitation of the song from Bettertons̀ Prophetess, 1690" and the second song a "Jacobite satire on George I, put into a Welshmans̀ mouth" (Foxon).
ESTC
Foxon,
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