The king's cursed keepers aiming at reward
- DMI number:
- 37012
- First Line:
- The king's cursed keepers aiming at reward
- Last Line:
- The truth unto the world was after brought
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Ballad, Narrative verse, and Sestet ababcc
- Themes:
- Danger, Death, Hate, The monarchy (heads of state), and Virtue / vice
- Title:
- Old ballads, historical and narrative, with some of modern date [T146587] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.261-265
- Poem Title:
- XLVII. On the lamentable and cruel murther of king Edward the second, who being in prison had poison mingled with his meat, and escaped that with other wicked practises: and afterwards was lamentably murthered in his bed with a hot burning spit.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
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