The maiden's tragedy: or, A brief account of a young damsel near Wolverhampton, who cut her throat in despair, because she could not have the man she lov'd. To the tune of Russel's farewell. Licensed according to order. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription B04397 of text R228393 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing M274). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 4 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2018 B04397 Wing M274 99887804 ocm99887804 183467 2240888827

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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. B04397) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 183467) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books; Tract supplement ; A5:2[258b]) The maiden's tragedy: or, A brief account of a young damsel near Wolverhampton, who cut her throat in despair, because she could not have the man she lov'd. To the tune of Russel's farewell. Licensed according to order. 1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. (woodcuts). Printed for J. Deacon, at the angel in Gilt-Spur-street, without Newgate, [London] : [between 1688-1695] Verse - "Near Wolverhampton liv'd a maid,". Place and date of publication suggested by Wing. Imperfect: mounted and tightly bound with some loss of text. Printed on verso: Then faction comes with his confused breath ... Reproduction of original in the British Library. eng Ballads, English -- 17th century. eebo The maiden's tragedy: or, A brief account of a young damsel near Wolverhampton, who cut her throat in despair, because she could not have the man she anon 1695 1 553 5 0 0 0 4 0 813.74 F The rate of 813.74 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the F category of texts with 100 or more defects per 10,000 words. 2008-04 Assigned for keying and markup 2008-07 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-08 Sampled and proofread 2008-08 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
REBELLION SCISM SE 〈…〉 Then Faction comes with his confused breath , Breaths forth his mind , and whispers in the ear , To those who is by him accounted dear ; And freely doth unfold how he is bent Against his Prince and Lawful Government : None strives to reconcile that strange in demur , They value not what dangers may incur ; Ambitions Pride did more and more increase , For to divide the Land , disturb the Peace . In this Caballing strain they did run on , Contrary to the Laws of God and Man : The Root and Branch of this Rebellious Tree Grew great , and spread it self by Villany . Here one lies down , who freely did conspire To spew forth Coals of most contentious Fire : Then Satan comes , and in these Words he said , There 's nothing can be done without my aid ; 'T was I that first did put you in the way , Then follow on your blows , make no delay : And I will be as helpful to you still In your proceedings , to my utmost skill . No sooner Satan had this Promise made , But wretched Man most willingly obey'd . Rebellion taken Root , like Evil Weeds Did grow , from Thought to Words , then hainous Deeds . Behold where Satan lies ! what pains he takes To blow the Flames , and vast confusion makes . He at the Root doth like a Serpent lurk , Seeking to set his Ingines all at work ; To make desention both in Church and State , And all through very hope of being great : All in disorder by 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Till Ruine had the Nation over-spread . We see in part by what they took in hand , They 'd slay the Subjects to preserve the Land : But see the just reward of their out-rage , They are become Examples of this Age. When from Rebellion all their hopes doth flow , The hand of Justice gives the fatal Blow : The Figure here doth fairly represent The final Fall of Traytors Insolent . Observe the Root , there Satan he insnares , Behold the Tree , and see what Fruit she bears ! With lofty Arms she all her Branches spreads , Her chiefest Fruit she bears , is Traytors Heads . By Treason they their own destruction wrought , And at the length was here to Justice brought , Those that behold their fatal destiny , Keeping the Paths of Love and Loyalty ; Then Peace and Plenty dayly will increase , And all the Land be fill'd with Joy and Peace . Let Loyalty be found through all the Lands , And e'ry Subject in obedience stand : To Royal JAMES , our Gracious Soveraign Lord , Let all the Nation pray with one accord : That those which shall succeed from Age to Age , May never see the like of this out-rage ; But he preserv'd from violence secure , So long as shall the Sun and Moon endure .

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LONDON Printed for ● Deacon , at the Sign of the Angel , in Guiltsp●●street 1686.