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William Elderton (ballad writer)

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His son, also named William, was christened on 16 January 1548 as recorded in the parish register of St. Peter's upon Cornhill, London. His wife, Grace Clearton, was buried on 9 November 1553, in the same church, and his servant, Steven Riche, on 8 December of the same year.
98:, i. 179). It provoked 'An Admonition to Elderton to leave the toyes by him begone,' which was followed by 'Eldertons answere for his mery toyes.' Both the 'Admonition' and the 'Answer' are also lost. Among Elderton's extant ballads are 166:, 1593, upbraids Harvey for 'plucking Elderton out of the ashes of his ale,' and says that there had been a 'monstrous emulation' between Elderton and Harvey. There are two jocular epitaphs on Elderton in 256: 191: 158:
as 'two notorious mates and the very ringleaders of the riming and scribbling crew'. He speaks in the same tract of 'Elderton's ale-crammed nose.'
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The true fourme and shape of a monsterous Chyld / Which was borne in Stony Stratforde, in North Hampton shire
336: 383: 296: 292: 388: 155: 204:, 1957, X, p. 164 gives more detail of this song "The God of Love", as sung by Benedick in 196: 105:'An Epytaphe upon the Death of the Right Reverent and learned Father in God, I. Iuell,' 1571; 102:'The true fourme and shape of a monstrous chyld which was borne at Stony Stratforde... 1565'; 77: 373: 8: 131:
in his 'Survey,' (chapter on 'Cheape Warde'), quotes some verses on the images over the
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Hyder E. Rollins. "William Elderton: Elizabethan Actor and Ballad-Writer", in
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159: 108:'A ballat intituled Northomberland Newes,' &c., n. d. (licensed 1569); 128: 25:(1565). Ballad sheet written by William Elderton. Huntington Library. 274: 249: This article incorporates text from a publication now in the 52:, at the court of Edward VI during the 1552-1553 Christmas season. 18: 194:), 1867. The opening lines of a ballad by Elderton are quoted in 112: 44:
Elderton first appears as an actor playing the fourth son of the
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1581, it appears that he published some 'scurile balates' on
111:'A new Yorkshyre song,' &c., 1584, describing a match at 174:, 1605, p. 56. Some of his ballads were reprinted by 137:
A true reporte of the death and martyrdome of M. Campion,
32:(died 1592?) was an actor, lawyer, and prolific English 94:, was licensed for publication in 1561-2 (Arber, 365: 36:-writer, well known in London literary circles. 146:Elderton died in or before 1592. In that year 84:I scornd your ballet then, though it were done 202:Journal of the American Musicological Society 301:introducing citations to additional sources 265:. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. 119:Some verses of Elderton are printed before 291:Relevant discussion may be found on the 17: 366: 312:"William Elderton" ballad writer 184:Old Ballads from Early Printed Copies 154:, in which he describes Elderton and 64:An early dated ballad of Elderton is 268: 92:Eldertons Jestes with his mery Toyes 86:And had for Finis William Elderton. 66:The Panges of Loue and louers fttes 13: 186:) in 1840; others are included in 14: 400: 115:, in twenty-two six-line stanzas. 284:relies largely or entirely on a 273: 262:Dictionary of National Biography 244: 231: 218: 188:Ancient Ballads and Broadsides 1: 211: 7: 10: 405: 379:16th-century English poets 59: 39: 206:Much Ado about Nothing 200:, v. 2. John Ward, in 197:Much Ado about Nothing 164:Foure Letters Confuted 90:A lost book, entitled 26: 21: 297:improve this article 226:Studies in Philology 76:, in his epistle to 384:16th-century births 192:Philobiblon Society 389:English male poets 176:John Payne Collier 125:Arnalt and Lucenda 121:Claudius Hollyband 27: 362: 361: 347: 257:Elderton, William 396: 357: 354: 348: 346: 305: 277: 269: 266: 248: 247: 238: 235: 229: 222: 80:, writes — 30:William Elderton 404: 403: 399: 398: 397: 395: 394: 393: 364: 363: 358: 352: 349: 306: 304: 290: 278: 254: 245: 242: 241: 236: 232: 223: 219: 214: 88: 85: 74:Michael Drayton 62: 46:Lord of Misrule 42: 12: 11: 5: 402: 392: 391: 386: 381: 376: 360: 359: 295:. Please help 281: 279: 272: 240: 239: 230: 216: 215: 213: 210: 168:William Camden 150:published his 148:Gabriel Harvey 143:'s execution. 141:Edmund Campion 133:Guildhall Gate 117: 116: 109: 106: 103: 82: 78:Henry Reynolds 61: 58: 50:George Ferrers 41: 38: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 401: 390: 387: 385: 382: 380: 377: 375: 372: 371: 369: 356: 345: 342: 338: 335: 331: 328: 324: 321: 317: 314: –  313: 309: 308:Find sources: 302: 298: 294: 288: 287: 286:single source 282:This article 280: 276: 271: 270: 267: 264: 263: 258: 252: 251:public domain 234: 227: 221: 217: 209: 207: 203: 199: 198: 193: 189: 185: 181: 180:Percy Society 177: 173: 169: 165: 161: 157: 156:Robert Greene 153: 152:Foure Letters 149: 144: 142: 138: 134: 130: 126: 122: 114: 110: 107: 104: 101: 100: 99: 97: 93: 87: 81: 79: 75: 71: 67: 57: 53: 51: 47: 37: 35: 31: 24: 20: 16: 353:January 2011 350: 340: 333: 326: 319: 307: 283: 260: 243: 237:Rollins 200. 233: 225: 220: 205: 201: 195: 187: 183: 171: 163: 160:Thomas Nashe 151: 145: 136: 124: 118: 95: 91: 89: 83: 69: 65: 63: 54: 48:, played by 43: 29: 28: 22: 15: 374:1592 deaths 368:Categories 323:newspapers 212:References 96:Transcript 293:talk page 129:John Stow 72:), 1559. 178:for the 172:Remaines 127:, 1575. 337:scholar 253::  113:archery 339:  332:  325:  318:  310:  34:ballad 344:JSTOR 330:books 162:, in 60:Works 316:news 40:Life 299:by 259:". 170:'s 123:'s 70:sic 370:: 208:. 355:) 351:( 341:· 334:· 327:· 320:· 303:. 289:. 255:" 190:( 182:( 68:(

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Michael Drayton
Henry Reynolds
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Claudius Hollyband
John Stow
Guildhall Gate
Edmund Campion
Gabriel Harvey
Robert Greene
Thomas Nashe
William Camden
John Payne Collier
Percy Society
Philobiblon Society
Much Ado about Nothing
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