The Devonshire damsels frollick: being an account of nine or ten fair maidens, who went one evening lately, to wash themselves in a pleasant river, where they were discovered by several young men being their familiar acquaintances who took away their gowns and petticoats, with their smocks and wine with good chear; leaving them a while in a most melancholly condition. To a pleasant new play-house tune: or, Where's my shepherd? This may be printed. R. P.
[London] : Printed for P[hilip] Brooksby, at the Golden Ball in Pye-corner,
[1685?]
Place and date of publication suggested by Wing, which gives imprint dates: [1685-88].
Verse -- "Tom and William with Ned and Ben, in all they were about nine or ten; near a trik-".
Another edition has "tickling" [sic] at end of first line of verse.
The first three lines of verse accompanied by printed music.
Copy catalogued has ballad, "The Devonshire boys courage" printed on verso of sheet. Cf. Wing D1236.
Tempnote L copy trimmed.
Adamnote Filmed copy at Adam Matthew's set reel 3, Douce Ballads 1[103], badly stained, with loss of text; cropped at foot, with loss of imprint.
Tempnote Reproduction of original in the British Library.
Adamnote Reproduction of original in the Bodleian Library.
Locations:  E  Copy notes: Matched from printed catalog. Shelfmark: Crawford Coll.
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