The doting old dad, or, the unequal match betwixt a rich muckworm of fourscore and ten, and a young lass scarce nineteen. When dads thus old, whose blood is cold, young damsels seeks to wed; for their neglect, they may expect horns grafted on their head. To the tune of, All trades. This may be printed, R.P.
[London] : Printed for P. Brooksby, at the sign [of] the Golden- Ball, near the Hospital gate, in West-Smithfield,
[1685?]
Imprint from Wing, which estimates date "1685-8".
Verse - "There was a young damsel of late,".
The words "When dads .. their head." are bracketed together in two columns on the title page.
Tempnote L copy trimmed affecting imprint.
Filmed copy at Adam Matthew's set Women Advising Women: Part 5: Women's writing and advice, c1450-1720, reel 3, Douce Ballads 1[116], right margin trimmed, affecting text and 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.
Wing (CD-ROM, 1996),
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Satire, English
Marriage
Broadsides