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Thread #134161   Message #3049755
Posted By: Jack Campin
09-Dec-10 - 12:49 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Who was King Edward of 17th century?
Subject: RE: Origins: Who was King Edward of 17th century?
More Passinger: he had another ballad on Henry and Rosamond:

http://ebba.english.ucsb.edu/ballad/20235/image

so the allusion to that story in the Edward dialogue wwas intended to sell another sheet in his catalogue. Clever marketing.