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200 10$aLoyal constancy; or, the seamans love-letter$b[electronic resource] $ewritten by John Blay on board the Henry and Elizabeth riding at Leghorn, to his dear mistris Mary Foart, now living near Wapping, exhorting her to continue in her wonted love and constancy according to their mutual promises past between them, in order to their happy union and marriage, as soon as he shall return from this voyage to England. Tune of, Cloris full of harmless thoughts; Jenny Gin. The fair one let me in
210   $a[London] $cPrinted for P. Brooksby, at the Golden-ball, in West-smithfield$d[1680?]
215   $a1 sheet ([1] p.) $cill. (woodcuts)
300   $aVerse - "Till from Leghorn I do return,".
300   $aPublication date conjectured by Wing.
300   $aThe sheet includes another ballad, a response to the first one; the title reads: Vertue the reward of constancy; or, Mrs. Mary Foart's love-letter and answer to her dear heart John Blay at Leghorn:.
300   $aBoth ballads are signed, the first: John Bay [sic].; the second: Mary Fort [sic]. Names are probably fictional.
300   $aThe two ballads printed in columns with woodcuts at head of each text.
300   $aReproduction of the original in the Bodleian Library.
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606   $aBallads, English$y17th century
606   $aCourtship$zEngland$vEarly works to 1800
615  0$aBallads, English
615  0$aCourtship
702   $aBlay$b John$4aut
702   $aFoart$b Mary$4aut
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996   $aLoyal constancy; or, the seamans love-letter$92368361
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