Transcriber's Note:
Introduction.
Contents.
King Henry V. , His Conquest of France, in Revenge for the
A Ballad of Darbyshire. BY SIR ASTON COKAIN.
THE MOST PLEASANT Song of Lady Bessy , The Eldest Daughter of
Devonshire's Noble Duel WITH LORD DANBY IN THE YEAR 1687
The Unconsionable Batchelors of Darby: Or the Young Lasses
The Humours of Hayfield Fair.
ON THE Strange and Wonderful Sight That was seen in the Air on the 6 th of March , 1716.
The Drunken Butcher of Tideswell.
A New Ballad of Robin Hood: Shewing his Birth, Breeding, Valour
Robin Hood and Little John.
Little John's End.
The Lay of the Buckstone.
Sir Richard Whittington's Advancement: Being an Historical
The Derbyshire Miller.
Tideswell in an Uproar, Or the Prince in the Town, and the Devil in the Church.
The Derby Ram.
The Blink-Ey'd Cobler.
A Strange Banquet; Or the Devil's Entertainment by Cook Laurel,
The Taylor's Ramble, Or the Blue's Valour Displayed.
Squire Vernon's Fox-Chace.
The Trusley Hunting Song.
Squire Frith's Hunting Song.
Derbyshire Men.
An Elegy Upon the Death of all the greatest Gentry in
Cocktail Reel.
LINES OCCASIONED BY A Yorkshire Pye, [78] Sent as a Present
The Agricultural Meeting.
THE Complainte of Anthonie Babington.
A NEW SONG IN PRAISE OF The Derbyshire Militia.
The Florist's Song.
THE SORROWFUL LAMENTATION, LAST DYING SPEECH AND CONFESSION OF
A Poem, Found by Mr. * * * and Dedicated to Major Trowel. MDCCXCII.
The Quadrupedes, and c., Or, Four-footed Petitioners, against
Paving and Lighting, A NEW SONG.
The Nun's-Green Rangers, Or the Triple Alliance. Consisting of an Old Sergeant, a Tinker, and a Bear.
A Birch Rod for the Presbytarians. A NEW SONG.
Lost and Dead.
Song.
Sir Francis Leke; OR THE POWER OF LOVE. A Derbyshire Catholic Legend of Cromwell's time.
The True Lover's Knot Untied: Being the right path whereby to
An Address to "Dickie."
The Driving of the Deer.
The Ashupton Garland, OR A DAY IN THE WOODLANDS; Showing how a
Derbyshire Hills.
Derbyshire Dales.
A RHAPSODY On the Peak of Derbyshire.
The Derby Hero.
A New Song On the great Foot Race that was contested on the
ON THE DEATH OF THE LATE Rev. Bache Thornhill, M.A., Perpetual
A Journey into the Peak. TO SIR ASTON COKAINE.
Epistle to John Bradshaw, Esq.
Hugh Stenson and Molly Green.
The Beggar's Ramble.
The Beggar's Ramble. (2)
Henry and Clara. A PEAK BALLAD.
The Gipsies' Song.
THE Flax-Dresser's Wife of Spondon, AND THE POUND OF TEA.
The Ashborne Foot-Ball Song.
The Parsons Torr.
Index.
FOOTNOTES:
Transcriber's Note: (2)
Title: The Ballads & Songs of Derbyshire
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