The valiant virgin; or, phillip and mary;in a description of a young gentlewoman of worcestershire (a rich gentlemans daughter) being in love with a farmers son, which her father despiseing, becausehe was poore, caus'd him to be prest to sea; and how she disguised herselfe inman's apparel and followed him; where in the same ship (she being very expertin surgery) was entertain'd as surgeons mate, and how loving to him (and skill-fully to others) she behaved herself in her office; and he having got a shot in thethigh, how deligent she was to dress him; she never discovering herself to himuntill they came both on shore her father dyeing whilst she was at sea, (hehaving no more children then she) they went into the countrey to take posses-sion of her estate, and to marry; to the admiration of all that were at the wedding.
University of California, Santa Barbara.Early Modern Center.
London, England : Passinger, Thomas,
c. 1664-1688.
Title from English Broadside Ballad Archive Catalogue
ESTC
Wing (CD-ROM, 1996)
Digital
National Library of Scotland.
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