The pining maid or A pattern for lovers
Subtitle: giving a brief account of the unfortunate death of a young man living in Coventry, shopkeeper, who drowned himself for the love of a maid daughter to a captain of the said city, because she denyed her promise and would not yeild to be his wife and now he lives in a most sad condition and is very much troubled in her mind the poet having a hint of some of her grief composed these lines into meeter, according to her directions and so caused it to be printed for all young men and maids, to take example by the same. The tune is, alack for my love I must dye
Series: Early English books, 1641-1700 -- 2123.2:118-119
Publisher: Printed for Phillip Brooksby near the Hospeital-gate in West-Smith-field
Published: 1675
Place of publication: [London]
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Subjects: Ballads, English -- 17th century
Other titles: Pining maid; Pattern for lovers
Notes: Verse - "Come all young men [and] maidens"

Place of publication from and date conjectured by Wing

In two parts; woodcut at head of first part

Reproduction of the original in the British Library

Wing (2nd ed.) P2266

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1991. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2123.2:118-119).