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The unjust uncle: or, The perjur'd maid of Essex's unfortunate destiny: who having made a solemn contract with a young man of that same county, was perswaded by her uncle to forsake him and marry another: for which, as a just example of her inconstancy, she dy'd in their presence so soon as she broke her vows. To the tune of The languishing swain. Licensed according to order.

Title:The unjust uncle: or, The perjur'd maid of Essex's unfortunate destiny: who having made a solemn contract with a young man of that same county, was perswaded by her uncle to forsake him and marry another: for which, as a just example of her inconstancy, she dy'd in their presence so soon as she broke her vows. To the tune of The languishing swain. Licensed according to order.
Note:[London] : Printed for J[osiah]. Blare, at the Looking-Glass on London-Bridge., [between 1682-1700]
  
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Subject:Ballads, English -- 17th century
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