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The old mans life renewed by heavenly providence. or, A strange (yet true) relation of one Mr. Macklian [sic], a man of an hundred & sixteen years old who when he was about the age of fourscore years old, his strength failed him, and his eye-sight grew dim; he was likewise deaf of hearing, and feeble of speech, but now of late the Lord hath shown such a miracle upon him, that he is now become as a young man again; for his hearing and speech is come perfectly to him, and his eye-sight is so good that he can write or read the smallest point that is, without spectacles[, h]is teeth which were decayed and rotten out of his head, there are new ones come in their places: and having lost the old hair from off his head, there is now fine young tender hair growing upon the same, like the hair of a child of two years old. All these strange wonders, are to be seen upon the gentleman, whose name is Mr. John Macklain, ...

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The old mans life renewed by heavenly providence. or, A strange (yet true) relation of one Mr. Macklian [sic], a man of an hundred & sixteen years old who when he was about the age of fourscore years old, his strength failed him, and his eye-sight grew dim; he was likewise deaf of hearing, and feeble of speech, but now of late the Lord hath shown such a miracle upon him, that he is now become as a young man again; for his hearing and speech is come perfectly to him, and his eye-sight is so good that he can write or read the smallest point that is, without spectacles[, h]is teeth which were decayed and rotten out of his head, there are new ones come in their places: and having lost the old hair from off his head, there is now fine young tender hair growing upon the same, like the hair of a child of two years old. All these strange wonders, are to be seen upon the gentleman, whose name is Mr. John Macklain, ...
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1657]
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Ballads, English -- 17th century.
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"The old mans life renewed by heavenly providence. or, A strange (yet true) relation of one Mr. Macklian [sic], a man of an hundred & sixteen years old who when he was about the age of fourscore years old, his strength failed him, and his eye-sight grew dim; he was likewise deaf of hearing, and feeble of speech, but now of late the Lord hath shown such a miracle upon him, that he is now become as a young man again; for his hearing and speech is come perfectly to him, and his eye-sight is so good that he can write or read the smallest point that is, without spectacles[, h]is teeth which were decayed and rotten out of his head, there are new ones come in their places: and having lost the old hair from off his head, there is now fine young tender hair growing upon the same, like the hair of a child of two years old. All these strange wonders, are to be seen upon the gentleman, whose name is Mr. John Macklain, ..." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/B04606.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 2, 2024.

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Page 549

INDEX TO VOLUME THE FIRST.

A
  • Page
  • ACCEPT, dear love, these shadows of my grief 432
  • A lark some time did breed 464
  • All in a May morning, in the merry month of May 448
  • All youthful Virgins, to this song give eare 430
  • All hayle to the dayes 24
  • Although I am a country lasse, a lofti mind I bear a 52
  • All you that cry O hone O hone 101
  • All in a morning fair, as I rode to take the aire 120
  • All you that cry O hone O hone 185
  • All you that merry lives do lead 210
  • All you that fathers be, look on my misery 276
  • Alas I am in love and cannot speak it 290
  • All you that fathers be 331
  • All you that are to mirth inclined 374
  • Among the Nine all nymphes divine 194
  • A noble Marquesse, as he did ride a hunting 302
  • Amyntas on a summer day 415
  • A poore soule sate sighing by a sycamore tree 54
  • A poore Essex man that was in great distress 286
  • A rich merchant man that was both grave and wise 104
  • As I came thorow the north country 1
  • As I walk'd forth of late 12
  • As I lay musing all alone 44
  • As I went forth one summers day 84
  • As I went through the meddowes greene 98
  • As I was walking all alone 196
  • As I lay musing all alone 326
  • As I went through the north country 343
  • As I lay slumbering in my bed one night 376
  • As't was my chance to walke abroad 413
  • As Phebus in the lustrious aire 416
  • Attend my masters and listen well 30
  • A thousand times my love commend 90
  • As't was my chance to walke abroad 349
  • Attend my masters and give eare 404
  • Attend you lovers and give eare 428
  • Audience, audience, gallants all 476
  • Awake from sin, vain man, awake 134
  • A wedding hay, a wedding hoe 348
  • A young man lately wedded was 96
  • Ay me not too hie in things above thy reach 106
B.
  • Bacchus, the father of drunken sowls 298
  • Behold the touchstone of true love 278
  • Behold O Lord a sinner in distresse 136
  • Be merry my friends, and list a while 138
  • Be merry my hearts, and call for your quarts 150
  • Behold the touchstone of true love 232
  • Both young men, maids, and lads 344
  • Breake heart and die, I may no longer live 82
C.
  • Christmas is my name, farre have I gone 48
  • Come my best and dearest 4
  • Come hither the merri'st of all the Nine 20
  • Come batchelors, and maried men 28
  • Come, come my brave gold 40
  • Come neighbours follow me 46
  • Come mourn, come mourn with me, ye loyall lovers all 59
  • Come Joane, by thy own dearest husband sit down 82
  • Content thyself my love, and doe not dye 83
  • Come all you young pupils, that yet have no skill 142
  • Come you lusty northerne lads 186
  • Come love, let's walk into the spring 198
  • Come, and do not musing stand 214
  • Come hither good fellows, come hither 286
  • Complain my lute, complain on him 316
  • Come gentlemen all, and listen a while 362
  • Come little babe, come silly soul 387
  • Come follow, follow me 408
  • Come, come my dear that art so pretty 438
D.
  • Diogenes that laugh'd to see 154
  • Diana and her darlings dear 386
  • Down in a garden sits my dearest love 243
  • Draw neare you countrey girles 384
F.
  • Fair Angel of England, thy beauty most bright 58
  • Fairest mistress cease your moane 156
  • Farewell, farewell my dearest deare 318
  • Farre in the north country (as I have heard tell) 354
  • Fie upon love, fond love, false love 192
  • Fond love why dost thou dally 126
  • Forth from my sad and darksome cell 299
  • From Oberon in fairy land 230
G.
  • Give ear my loving countreymen 340
  • Good morrow old father Starket 146
  • Good morrow neighbour Gamble 262
  • Gold tane from the Kings harbingers 356
  • Good children refuse not these lessons to learn 402
  • Good your worship cast your eyes 474
  • Good your worship cast your eyes 478
  • Grieve no more sweet husband, to grieve it is in vaine 39
H.
  • Hang sorrow, let's cast away care 170
  • Harke, harke, methinks I hear one speak 281
  • Hark, hark, methinks I heare one speake 348
  • Harke, harke, methinks I hear one speak 412
  • Here is presented clearly to the eye 132
  • Henry, our Royal King, would ride a hunting 178
  • Henry, our Royal King, would ride a hunting 228
  • How shall we, good husband, now live this hard yeare 38
  • Heard you not lately of a man 264
I.
  • I am a faire maid, if my glasse doe not flatter 452
  • I am a woman poor and blind 8
  • I am a lusty beggar and live by others giving 42
  • I am a young woman and fain I would have 240
  • I am a poore man God knows 352
  • I am a prisoner poore 367
  • If there were employments for men as have been 34
  • If any are infected, give audience a while 76
  • If death would come and shew his face 92
  • If any standers by that leads a single life 152
  • If Rosamond that was so fair 162
  • If all the world and love were young 205
  • If any man or woman in country and in city 334
  • I have an hostesse pretty 172
  • I have for all good wives a song 266
  • I have a love so faire 322
  • I'le tell you a jest which you'l hardly beleive 18
  • Imprimis when men doe beginne 164
  • In that faire fragrant month of May 56
  • In the gallant month of June 86
  • In the days of old when fair France did flourish 102
  • In summer time, when folks make hay 112
  • In summer time, when leaves grew green 176
  • In Rome a nobleman did wed 220
  • In searching famous Chronicles 226
  • In searching ancient Chronicles 300
  • In times of yore sure men did doate 314
  • In Ninivie old Toby dwelt 420
  • In London dwelt a marchant man 447
  • Joy to the person of my love 224
  • I reade in ancient times of yore 252
  • It was a ladies daughter 9
  • It was a blind beggar that long lost his sight 10
  • It is an old saying that few words are best 36
  • It was my chance not long time since 16
  • It was an old man and his poor wife 332
  • It was a brave soldier that long liv'd in warres 370
  • Jury came to Jerusalem 394
  • It was a worthy Lord of Lorn 212
  • I wander up and downe 317
  • I wish for no mans riches 660
  • I was a Scotchman, a Scotchman lewd of life 470
  • I will perswade him thus and say 480
K.
  • Kind couzen David prithee stay 274
  • Kind gentlemen will you be patient a while 360
L.
  • Late in the morning as I abroad was walking 218
  • Lament your sinne, good people all lament 78
  • Like to a dove cote never haunted 208
  • Live with me and be my love 205
  • Long have I liv'd a batchelors life 380
  • Loving mortall in love I here exhort all 415
M.
  • Mas Mault he is a gentleman 342
  • Must the absence of my mistresse 320
  • My children dear well mark my words 144
  • My mother's a good old woman 294
  • My bleeding heart with grief and care 442
  • My masters all give eare a while 458
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