The triumph of election, or Wood, the choice of the people /
Thompson, J.
[London] : Printed and sold by J. Pitts, Great St. Andrew street, Seven Dials,
[1816]
Dated from internal evidence - Sir Matthew Wood was elected Lord Mayor of London in 1815 and unusually, re-elected in 1816 - the theme of this ballad - information from the 'Oxford Dictionary of National Biography' online.
First line reads: Come listen awhile I'll not keep you long.
In one column with a woodcut above the title.
Tune: - The roast beef of old England.
Ballads, English
Elections
Mayors