| Notes: | A ballad in the form of a mock litany satirizing the army and Parliament.
The principal author of Mercurius melancholicus (1647-1649) was John Hackluyt; but rival periodicals with the same name sporadically appeared, at least one by John Crouch, others by Martin Parker and possibly one by John Taylor. The anti-Presbyterian tone of this ballad denies Hackluyt's authorship but is quite suitable to the verse of Crouch, Parker, or Taylor.
Place of publication from Wing.
Annotation on Thomason copy: "7ber [i.e. September] 24th".
Reproductions of the original in the British Library.
Wing (2nd ed., 1994) A3714.
Thomason E.408[20].
Available electronically as part of Early English books online.
Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University Microfilms International, 1977. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Thomason Tracts ; 64:E.408[20]).
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