| Index Entry | Ballad singers, in London, arrested for singing seditious ballads |
| Location | London |
| Citation | BG.744.021 8 May 1744:12 (1159) London. Jan. 28. Yesterday John Whitehead and John Harrison were taken up in the City of London by order of Sir William Billers, and by him committed to Bridewell for the space of one month to hard labour, for singing of seditious ballads, and being dress'd in a rediculous manner, with paper stars and garters, and horns tipp'd with gold in their hats, and for being loose, idle, and disorderly persons, not having any visible way of living. |
| Generic Title | Boston Gazette |
| Date | 1744.05.08 |
| Publisher | Kneeland, S. and T. Green |
| City, State | Boston, MA |
| Year | 1744 |
| Bibliography | B0004935 |