Item 20 (Ballad, Political writing), pp.[27-28][rev]

A halter for rebels; or, the Jacobites' downfall

A Ballad

A junto of knaves met at Paris together

...

Who by lies, and by liars supported his power.

1715

Item 64 (Ballad), fols [62v-63r][rev]

The Messenger Defeated, or, The Lawyers Escape | A New Ballad printed

Scarce did the grey eyed dawn appear

...

As long, as ballad shall be sung.

Mr Lechmoor's offence against the House of Commons was pleading the Alisbury Cause before the House of Lords. This ballad according to the nature of such things, in a little time may be lost and forgot. Therefore I give myself the trouble to transcribe it here, supposing it may divert such as shall find it some years hence

1705

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The final rubric appears to be a note added by Cower.

In between fols [62] and [63][rev] is a loose piece of paper with an illustration of a man lowering himself by a sheet out of a window. On the front of the illustration is written in pen, "Mr Lechmoor a hopeful young lawyer", and on the back, "There is a mistake in this print he came out of the higher story which made the valour more".