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Thread #151629   Message #3543654
Posted By: Steve Gardham
30-Jul-13 - 02:59 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Lloyd's 'Soldier and the Maid'
Subject: RE: Origins: Lloyd's 'Soldier and the Maid'
Jon.
A quick synopsis of the broadside versions:

Earliest (A) appear to be London printed c1830 Pitts, Catnach, Jennings, Batchelor with title '(The) Maid and Soldier' FL 'As I did walk along the street.' 10 sts+refrain

The others seem to be offshoots of this group.

(B) London later..J Paul, C Paul, Such, Disley, Hodges, titled 'Seventeen Come Sunday' 9 sts+refrain FL 'As I walked out one May morning.' Fortey (and later Sanderson of Edinburgh) have same title & FL with the 10 sts+refrain

(C) Yorkshire, later, Dickinson of York, and Forth of Pocklington have title 'Soldier and The Fair Maid' with the 9 sts+refrain and As I walked out FL.

(D) Lancashire, later, Bebbington/Pearson of Manchester, McCall of Liverpool and Harkness of Preston are as (A) with title 'I'm Seventeen Come Sunday'.

The (A) text as requested as printed by Batchelor is available online at Bodleian, Harding B25 (1185). If you have problems accessing this I'll scan one of my copies and email it to you.