Ashton, John, b. 1834 · London Chatto and Windus · leaf 342
er. Entred for his Copie &c. aballad entituled The mad merj-e pranckes of Long Megg ofWestm(inster) . . . vj**. That the play was popular, is evidenced by the fact that inN. Fields play, Amends for Ladies (1618), Meg is not onlymentioned, but the play is spoken of by Fee simple : Faith, Ihave a… … Printed and Sold in Aldermary Church Yard.London 326 Chap-Books of the Eighteenth Century. Chap. r.Where Meg was born, her coming up to London, and HER usage to the HONEST CARRIER. In the reign of Henry VIII. was born in Lancashire, a maidcalled Long Meg. At eighteen years old she came to Londonto…
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