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True love rewarded with cruelty. Being a true account of one Mary Story, a maid, who once lived at Limehouse, in the county of Middlesex that was in love with one who had promised her marriage, so that the wedding-day was appointed, but he changd his mind, and forsook her, whereupon she took greif [sic] and dyed about the latter end of July, 1683. Tune of, Tender hearts of London city.

Title:True love rewarded with cruelty. Being a true account of one Mary Story, a maid, who once lived at Limehouse, in the county of Middlesex that was in love with one who had promised her marriage, so that the wedding-day was appointed, but he changd his mind, and forsook her, whereupon she took greif [sic] and dyed about the latter end of July, 1683. Tune of, Tender hearts of London city.
Note:[London] : Printed for P. Brooksby at the Golden Ball in West Smithfield., [between 1670-1696]
  
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Subject:Ballads, English -- 17th century
Subject:Broadsides -- England -- 17th century
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