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The Seaman of Plymouth's garland. In four parts. Part I. William Whitecraft's courtship to Mrs. Susan Cole both of Plymouth; with an account of her sickness, which disappointed the wedding. Part II. The deceitfulness of her parents, who sent her to Holland, because the would not marry a 'squire, and break her former vows. Part III. William's great fortune in optaining riches, with the account of Susan's pretended death, which afterwards he found to be the deceitfulness of her parents, in finding her by good fortune at the Hague. Part. IV. His return to England with his love, with an account of their happy wedding; concluding with the pleasant pastime between the parents and the daughter, while they did not know their child, though in their profence.
Date: [between ca. 1787 and 1791?]- Books
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St. George and the dragon.
Date: 1777- Books
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The Lamentable and tragical history of Titus Andronicus; Or, The bloody black-a-moor. 2. The lass of the mill. 3. Come here fellow servant. 4. If ever of! Hymer, I add to thy tribe. 5. Let other men sing of their goddesses bright.
Date: [between 1750 and 1800?]- Books
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The King of Bohemia: or, The Royal Courtly garland. In six parts. [I.] How the King of Bohemia having married a most virtuous Queen, and being afterwards visited by a foreign prince, of whom the King became jealous, and hired his cup-bearer to poyson him: the Prince being acquainted of it, went to his own country, and was soon after crowned there. [II.] How the King put his wife in prison, where she was delivered of a daughter, which was by the King's order put in a boat, and left to the mercy of the sea. [III.] How the King in a vision being assured of his wife's innocency, released her, who soon after died with grief. [IV.] How the child was drove into that country where the Prince reign'd, took up by a shepherd, and kept as his own. [V.] How the King's son fell in love with her, and imbarked with her, and the old shepherd for Italy. [V.] Being by a storm drove into Bohemia, were confin'd, and how the King thereof knew she was his daughter.
Date: 1760- Books
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Trick upon trick or The Garland of councel, in two parts. Part I. Being a full account of one Richard Brown of Yarmouth, how his father left him five hundred pounds, how in half a year he spen it all on his landlady's daughter. Part II. How he afterwards went to sea, and what fortune he had there; also how he got five hundred pounds from his landlady. To which is added, Tom and Polly. 92
Date: [between 1746 and 1791?]