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Choyce Drollery

Ballads, Songs, and Catches in this Book.

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1. The Exaltation of a Pot of Good Ale, 1 iii. 113

2. The Song of Cook-Lawrel, by Ben Johnson 9 ii. 214

3. The Ballad of The Black-smith, 11 225

4. The Ballad of Old Courtier and the New 14 iii. 125

5. The Ballad of the Wedding of Arthur of Bradley, 16 ii. 312

6. The Ballad of the Green Gown, 20 i. Ap. 54

7. The Ballad of the Gelding of the Devil, 21 ii. 200

8. The Ballad of Sir Eglamore, 25 257

9. The Ballad of St. George for England, 26 iii. 129

10. The Ballad of Blew Cap for me, 29 133

11. The Ballad of the Several Caps, 31 135

12. The Ballad of the Noses, 33 ii. 143

13. The Song of the Hot-headed Zealot, 35 234

14. The Song of the Schismatick Rotundos, 37 iii. 139

15. A Glee in praise of Wine [Let souldiers], 39 ii. 218

16. Sir John Sucklin’s Ballad of the Ld. L. Wedding. 40 101

17. The Combat of Cocks, 44 242

18. The Welchman’s prayse of Wales, 47 iii. 141

19. The Cavaleer’s Complaint [and Answer], 49 ii. 52

20. Three several Songs in praise of Sack

[: Old Poets Hipocrin, &c. 52 iii. 143

Hang the Presbyter’s Gill, 53 144

’Tis Wine that inspires, 54 145

[A Glee to the Vicar, W.D. Int.

[On a Cold Chyne of Beef, 55 iii. 146

[A Song of Cupid Scorned, 56 147

21. On the Vertue of Sack, by Dr. Hen. Edwards 57 ii. 293

22. The Medly of Nations, to several tunes, 59 127

23. The Ballad of the Brewer, 62 221

24. A Collection of 40 [34] more Merry Catches and Songs. 65-76 iii. 149

[Of these 34, ten are given in Merry Drollery, Complete, on pages 296, 304, 308, 232, 337, 300, 280, 318, 348, and 341. The others are added in this volume iii. 52

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