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1. Bacchus when merry bestriding his tun

First Line:
Bacchus when merry bestriding his tun
Last Line:
And himself most confoundedly drunk
DMI number:
12071

2. For Venus had never seen bedded

First Line:
For Venus had never seen bedded
Last Line:
To the beautiful Molly Le P--ll
DMI number:
22769

3. Listen lords in bower and hall

First Line:
Listen lords in bower and hall
Last Line:
And every martial play
Author:
Richard Johnson (Absolute)
DMI number:
37626

4. I sing not old Jason who travelled through Greece

First Line:
I sing not old Jason who travelled through Greece
Last Line:
Thus ends the first part of the ballad of Down | Derry down down hey derry down
Author:
Matthew Prior (Absolute)
DMI number:
11871

5. King Arthur lives in merry Carleile

First Line:
King Arthur lives in merry Carleile
Last Line:
And hee be a gentle knighte
DMI number:
37486

6. Kinge Arthur liues in merry Carleile

First Line:
Kinge Arthur liues in merry Carleile
Last Line:
To sr Gawaine & his lady gay
DMI number:
38657

7. O cruel heart with falsehood infect of force I must complain

First Line:
O cruel heart with falsehood infect of force I must complain
Last Line:
Whose often change I may well like two months within the
DMI number:
49164

8. Of Hector's deeds did Homer sing

First Line:
Of Hector's deeds did Homer sing
Last Line:
And led their lives at Coventry
DMI number:
37628

9. Old stories tell how Hercules

First Line:
Old stories tell how Hercules
Last Line:
So groan'd kickt and dy'd
DMI number:
37638

10. On Trinitye Mondaye in the morne

First Line:
On Trinitye Mondaye in the morne
Last Line:
Hee never more was seene on molde
DMI number:
37488

11. Songs of sonnets and rustical roundelays

First Line:
Songs of sonnets and rustical roundelays
Last Line:
Health to all those that love the hunting of the hare
DMI number:
12081

12. Such bitter fruit my love doth yield

First Line:
Such bitter fruit my love doth yield
Last Line:
Fie upon love and all his laws
DMI number:
49232

13. Stately stept he east the wa

First Line:
Stately stept he east the wa
Last Line:
And all the warrior fled
Author:
Allan Ramsay (Absolute) & Elizabeth Wardlaw [née Halket] (Absolute)
DMI number:
1295

14. The lively sparks of those two eyes

First Line:
The lively sparks of those two eyes
Last Line:
In pensive thoughts I shall remain
DMI number:
49233

15. The western sky was purpled over

First Line:
The western sky was purpled over
Last Line:
That stream shall cease to flow
Author:
William Shenstone (Absolute)
DMI number:
27209

16. Was ever knight for ladyes sake

First Line:
Was ever knight for ladyes sake
Last Line:
In Warwicke still you may behold
DMI number:
37597

17. When Flora 'gins to decke the fields

First Line:
When Flora 'gins to decke the fields
Last Line:
And was his uncle's heir
DMI number:
37635

18. You maidens fair draw nigh and hear

First Line:
You maidens fair draw nigh and hear
Last Line:
Than suffer her husband to make her a cow | With his fal lal la &c
DMI number:
12086

19. Your lordings cast off your weeds of woe

First Line:
Your lordings cast off your weeds of woe
Last Line:
Tantara tara tantara etc
DMI number:
49213