Loves overthrow; or, A full and true account of a young maid that lived in Exeter-Exchange-Court, in the Strand, who being deeply in love with a young serving-man, whose care was so great, that he would not marry till he was in a good condition to maintain a wife; which resolution of his bred jealousie in her; whereupon in reality of his love, he presented her with a ring, but she afterwads [sic] dispairing of his constancy, distainfully returned him the ring again, and within ashort [sic] time after poysoned her self; and now she lies buried near the May-Pole in the Strand, with a stake drove through her body; being there bruied [sic] the thirteenth day of May last. To the tune of, Bateman.

Title

Loves overthrow; or, A full and true account of a young maid that lived in Exeter-Exchange-Court, in the Strand, who being deeply in love with a young serving-man, whose care was so great, that he would not marry till he was in a good condition to maintain a wife; which resolution of his bred jealousie in her; whereupon in reality of his love, he presented her with a ring, but she afterwads [sic] dispairing of his constancy, distainfully returned him the ring again, and within ashort [sic] time after poysoned her self; and now she lies buried near the May-Pole in the Strand, with a stake drove through her body; being there bruied [sic] the thirteenth day of May last. To the tune of, Bateman.

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[London] :: Printed for P[hilip]. Brooksby, at the Golden Ball in West-smithfield.,

[between 1670-1696]

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Ballads, English -- 17th century.

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"Loves overthrow; or, A full and true account of a young maid that lived in Exeter-Exchange-Court, in the Strand, who being deeply in love with a young serving-man, whose care was so great, that he would not marry till he was in a good condition to maintain a wife; which resolution of his bred jealousie in her; whereupon in reality of his love, he presented her with a ring, but she afterwads [sic] dispairing of his constancy, distainfully returned him the ring again, and within ashort [sic] time after poysoned her self; and now she lies buried near the May-Pole in the Strand, with a stake drove through her body; being there bruied [sic] the thirteenth day of May last. To the tune of, Bateman." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/B04226.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 1, 2024. content_copy

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• Loves Overthrow; OR, A full and true account of a young Maid that lived in Exeter-Exchange-Court, in the Strand, who being deeply in Love with a young Ser∣ving-man, whose care was so great, that he would not marry till he was in a good Con∣dition to maintain a Wife; which resolution of his bred jealousie in her; whereup∣on in reality of his Love, he presented her with a Ring, but she afterwads dispairing of his Constancy, disdainfully returned him the Ring again, and within ashort time af∣ter poysoned her self; And now she lies buried near the May-Pole in the Strand, with a Stake drove through her body; Being there Bruied the Thirteenth day of May last.
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