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Thread #163826 Message #3925343
Posted By: Richie
17-May-18 - 10:03 PM
Thread Name: Origins: James Madison Carpenter- Child Ballads 2
Subject: RE: Origins: James Madison Carpenter- Child Ballads 2
Hi,
Need to ck this info: The Bold Soldier/Dragoon and the Lady ballads originate from two English black-letter broadsides of the late seventeenth century: "The Seaman's Renown in winning his fair lady" (1670) and "The Master-piece of Love Songs,"(1695).
Ebsworth attributes the exemplar "Seaman's Renown" to Joseph Martin and it was printed by William Thackeray in 1670 at the Angel in Duck Lane, London a printshop that was used by a group of printers. The latter recreation "The Master-piece of Love Songs" or "Bold Keeper" was printed by his son Thomas in 1695.