The fovr-legg'd elder or, A horrible relation of a dog and an elders maid
Subtitle: To the tune of The lady's fall
Published: 1647
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Other titles: Four legged elder
Notes: Dated by Thomason 1 September 1647.

First line: All Christians and lay-elders too.

Ostensibly a narrative of a scandalous episode, this ballad is actually a satire on Presbyterians and the Westminster assembly of divines.

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