An excellent ballad; of the noble marquis and patient Grissel. To the tune of, The bride's goodmorrow, &c.

All titles

• An excellent ballad; of the noble marquis and patient Grissel. To the tune of, The bride's goodmorrow, &c.
• Most pleasant ballad of patient Grissell

People / Organizations

• W. Ayres. ("printed by")
• so to ("printed for")
• Thomas Deloney (Author)

Imprint

Reading: printed by W. Ayres. Also to be had of Mr. Laureuce [sic] at Wantage, Mr. Brown at Rumsey [sic], and Mrs. Royce at Oxford, [1730?]

Added name

Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375.

Publication year

1730

ESTC No.

T191984

Grub Street ID

226595

Description

1 sheet : ill. ; obl.1/2⁰

Note

Attributed to Thomas Deloney.

Based on book 10, novel 10 of the 'Decamerone' by Giovanni Boccaccio.

Verse - "A noble marquis,".

In six columns with the title and a woodcut over the first two.

Uncontrolled note

Plomer records William Eyres (or Ayres) at Reading for the period 1727-1734