The Life and Death of the famous Pyper of Kilbarchan; or The epitaph of Habby Simpson, Quha on his drone bore bony Flags: He maid his cheiks as reid as crimson, and bobbit quhan he blew his bags. Paisley Repository, No. 23

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Title

The Life and Death of the famous Pyper of Kilbarchan; or The epitaph of Habby Simpson, Quha on his drone bore bony Flags: He maid his cheiks as reid as crimson, and bobbit quhan he blew his bags. Paisley Repository, No. 23

Alternative Title

The epitaph of Habby Simpson, Quha on his drone bore bony Flags
Paisley Repository, No. 23
He maid his cheiks as reid as crimson, and bobbit quhan he blew his bags

Publisher

[Paisley]

Date

1810 per G. Ross Roy Collection, University of South Carolina Libraries

Extent

8 pages

Identifier

Is Part Of

Chapbook #33 in a bound collection of 37 chapbooks (s0042b27)

Description

Quote on title-page: "May I be licket wi' a bittle, Gin of your numbers, I think little, Ye're never rugget, shan, nor kittle, But blythe and gabby Of Standart Habby. Ramsay's first epistle to Hamilton"
Quote on title-page: "And on condition I were as gabby, As either thee or Honest Habby, That I lin'd they clacs wi' tbby, or velvet plush, And then thou'd be sae for frae shabby, Thou'd look right sprush. Hamilton's second Epistle to Ramsay"

Abstract

Collection of ballads, anecdotes, epitaphs, and biographical information on the infamous 16th century piper, Habby Simpson.
Wikipedia entry for Habbie Simpson: Habbie Simpson (1550–1620) was the town piper in the Scottish village of Kilbarchan in Renfrewshire. Today Simpson is chiefly known as the subject of the poem the Lament for Habbie Simpson (also known as The life and death of the piper of Kilbarchan). Inhabitants of Kilbarchan are informally known as "Habbies" to this day...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habbie_Simpson

Coverage

Kilbarchan, Scotland

Subject

Ballads and songs
Religion and Morals
Chapbooks - Scotland - Paisley
Simpson, Habby, 1550-1620

Source

Archival & Special Collections, University of Guelph Library, Guelph, Ontario

Is Referenced By

University of Glasgow Union Catalogue of Scottish Chapbooks http://special.lib.gla.ac.uk/chapbooks/search/

Format

JPEGs and PDF derived from master file, which was scanned from the original book in 24-bit color at 600 dpi in TIFF format using an Epson Expression 10000XL scanner.

Rights

In the public domain; For higher quality reproductions, contact Archival & Special Collections, University of Guelph. libaspc@uoguelph.ca 519-824-4120, Ext. 53413

Contributor

Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph Library, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Citation

“The Life and Death of the famous Pyper of Kilbarchan; or The epitaph of Habby Simpson, Quha on his drone bore bony Flags: He maid his cheiks as reid as crimson, and bobbit quhan he blew his bags.Paisley Repository, No. 23,” Scottish Chapbooks, accessed November 8, 2024, https://scottishchapbooks.lib.uoguelph.ca/items/show/832.

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