Start Over Please hold this item Export MARC Display Return To Browse
 
     
Limit search to available items
Record: Previous Record Next Record
Title The skilful doctor of Glocester-shire. Or, A new way to take physick. : This ditty doth concern a country farmer, who lay with his maid, not thinking to harm her: but the poor wench, was by her master vil'd, first tempt to sin, and after got with child: but by the doctors skill, her honest dame, excus'd her husband, and sav'd her maid from blame: the doctor he hath medicines in store, to cure all sorts of folks, both rich and poor. The tune is, Beds making.
Alternative Title New way to take physick
Publication Info [London] : Printed for F. Coles, T. Vere, and J. Wright., [between 1663 and 1674]



Descript 1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. (woodcuts).
Note Place of publication and date from Wing CD-ROM, 1996.
Verse: "A country farmer as 'tis said,".
Copy cut and mounted.
Imperfect: faded print.
Reproduction of original in the British Library.
Click on the terms below to find similar items in the catalogue
Series Early English books online.
Subject Medicine -- Poetry -- Early works to 1800.
Adultery -- England -- Early works to 1800.
Marriage -- England -- Early works to 1800.
Ballads, English -- 17th century.
Alternative Title New way to take physick
Descript 1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. (woodcuts).
Note Place of publication and date from Wing CD-ROM, 1996.
Verse: "A country farmer as 'tis said,".
Copy cut and mounted.
Imperfect: faded print.
Reproduction of original in the British Library.
Series Early English books online.
Subject Medicine -- Poetry -- Early works to 1800.
Adultery -- England -- Early works to 1800.
Marriage -- England -- Early works to 1800.
Ballads, English -- 17th century.
Alternative Title New way to take physick

Subject Medicine -- Poetry -- Early works to 1800.
Adultery -- England -- Early works to 1800.
Marriage -- England -- Early works to 1800.
Ballads, English -- 17th century.
Descript 1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. (woodcuts).
Note Place of publication and date from Wing CD-ROM, 1996.
Verse: "A country farmer as 'tis said,".
Copy cut and mounted.
Imperfect: faded print.
Reproduction of original in the British Library.

Links and services for this item: