King Alfred and the shepherd
Subtitle: With the humours of Gillian, the sheperd's wife. To the tune of Flying fame
Publisher: Printed by William Dicey; and sold by William Peachey, near St. Bennet's church in Cambridge; Matthias Dagnell, bookseller, and at Mr. Burnham's snuff-shop in Aylesbury; John Timbs in Stony-Stratford; Paul Stevens in Bicester; Thomas Williams in Tring, Anthony Thorpe in St. Albans; and by Churrade Brady in St. Ives.
Published: 1730
Place of publication: Northampton
Language: eng
Notes: The prefatory note is extracted from A collection of old ballads (1723-25) I, 43-45.

First line: In elder times there was of yore.