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God's great and vvonderful vvork in Somerset-shire [electronic resource] : the charitable farmer mir...

God's great and vvonderful vvork in Somerset-shire [electronic resource] : the charitable farmer mir...

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God's great and vvonderful vvork in Somerset-shire [electronic resource] : the charitable farmer miraculously rewarded h[a]ppening at Welling within three miles of the city of Wells this last harvest, where an honest Godly farmer having sold most part of this last summer and winter great quantities of corn to the poor in their distress at five or six shillings the bushel, when the market price was ten and eleven shillings; for which he was much derided and scoft at by his rich neighbours, he was recompensed by an extraordinary crop of wheat, the like was never before heard; of each stalk of straw having divers full large ears, some nine, ten and thirteen, but generally ten ears on every straw throughout the field which was ten acres and upwards; of which ears are to be seen at divers coffy-houses by the Royal Exchange, and at other places in London, published as a grateful acknowledgement to the goodness of providence, and to stir up all into faith in God, and charity towards their poor neighbours from the consideration of so remarkable an example. The tune i.

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God's great and vvonderful vvork in Somerset-shire [electronic resource] : the charitable farmer miraculously rewarded h[a]ppening at Welling within three miles of the city of Wells this last harvest, where an honest Godly farmer having sold most part of this last summer and winter great quantities of corn to the poor in their distress at five or six shillings the bushel, when the market price was ten and eleven shillings; for which he was much derided and scoft at by his rich neighbours, he was recompensed by an extraordinary crop of wheat, the like was never before heard; of each stalk of straw having divers full large ears, some nine, ten and thirteen, but generally ten ears on every straw throughout the field which was ten acres and upwards; of which ears are to be seen at divers coffy-houses by the Royal Exchange, and at other places in London, published as a grateful acknowledgement to the goodness of providence, and to stir up all into faith in God, and charity towards their poor neighbours from the consideration of so remarkable an example. The tune i.

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Publisher

London : printed for F. Coles, T. Veres. J. Wright. and John Clarke, [1676]

Uniform title

Gods great and wonderful work in Somerset-shire, or, The charitable farmer miraculously rewarded.

Alternative title

God's great and wonderful work in Somerset-shire.

Date

[1676]

Record Identifier

74VvdgkVzDkA

MMS ID

991005948709702626

Language

English

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Physical content

1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. (woodcut)

Publication information

Publisher

London : printed for F. Coles, T. Veres. J. Wright. and John Clarke, [1676]

Place of Publication

England

Date Published

[1676]

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Full title

God's great and vvonderful vvork in Somerset-shire [electronic resource] : the charitable farmer miraculously rewarded h[a]ppening at Welling within three miles of the city of Wells this last harvest, where an honest Godly farmer having sold most part of this last summer and winter great quantities of corn to the poor in their distress at five or s...

Variant title

Gods great and wonderful work in Somerset-shire, or, The charitable farmer miraculously rewarded.

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Notes

General note

Signed at end: By L. W.

Imprint date added in MS.: "1676".

At foot of text: With allowance.

A ballad adaptation of an anonymous pamphlet with a similar title published in 1674 (Wing G958A).

Verse - [lacking first stanza]; first line of stanza three: "Some being put to such great want and need".

Reproduction of the original at the Bodleian Library, Oxford....

Citation / References Note

Wing (2nd ed.) W79.

Additional physical form availability note

Also available in microfilm held offsite at RAV/FM4/57.

Reproduction note

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1940:15)

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74VvdgkVzDkA

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvdgkVzDkA

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MMS ID

991005948709702626