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[8] p. |
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A ballad in the form of a mock litany satirizing the army and Parliament. |
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The principal author of Mercurius melancholicus (1647-1649) was John Hackluyt; but rival periodicals with the same name sporadically appeared, at least one by John Crouch, others by Martin Parker and possibly one by John Taylor. The anti-Presbyterian tone of this ballad denies Hackluyt's authorship but is quite suitable to the verse of Crouch, Parker, or Taylor. |
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Place of publication from Wing. |
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Annotation on Thomason copy: "7ber [i.e. September] 24th". |
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Reproductions of the original in the British Library. |
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