The trades-men's lamentation, or, A discourse between Will the weaver, and Richard the glover, concerning the dullness of their trades
Subtitle: together with William's cheerful hopes of seeing the blessed sun of prosperity to shine once more upon this land : to the tune of "A touch of the times"
Publisher: Printed for J. Deacon at the Angel in Guiltspur-street, near Newgate
Published: 1688
Place of publication: [London]
Language: eng
Subjects: Songs and music; Early works to 1800; Economic conditions; Commerce
Other titles: Trades-men's lamentation; Discourse between Will the weaver, and Richard the glover, concerning the dullness of their trades; Touch of the times.
Notes: Caption title.

Includes four lines of musical notation and nine verses.

At end: "This may be printed. R.P."

Variant? of Wing (2nd ed.), T2009A

Variant of ESTC, R187519; imprint reads "near Newgate" rather than ESTC's "without Newgate"; the initial "T' in "This may be printed" is fully visible, rather than supplied as in ESTC.

"Touch of the times" seems in turn to take its melody from "Charon make haste".