Spooner's gained the day.
[Birmingham? : s.n.,
1847?]
Dated from internal evidence - possibly concerning the 1847 general election where C. N. Newdegate and R. Spooner (both mentioned in the text of the ballad) were successful candidates for seats at Northern Warwickshire, W. H. Leigh was unsuccessful - information from 'British parliamentary election results. 1832-1885', compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig, Dartmouth, Parliamentary Research Services, 1989.
First line reads: You Freemen of Coventry attend while I/ sing.
In one column.
Newdegate, Charles Newdigate, 1816-1887
Spooner, Richard, 1783-1864
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