Country statutes.
[Durham] : Printed and sold by George Walker, Jun., Durham,
[ca. 1850?]
'[181]' is printed beneath the second column
Country statutes - first line reads: Come all you lads of high renown and listen to my story.
Dated from the British Book Trade Index and examination of text and style.
In two columns with an illustration above the second.
The ballad 'Country statutes' concerns the hiring fairs where labourers would sell their skills to highest bidder.
The sailor's tear - first line reads: He leap'd into a boat.
Ballads, English
Hiring fairs (British Isles)
Sailors