Figure 1. John Eccles, “Fie Amaryllis, cease to grieve,” from The Fickle Shepherdess (1703), as printed in A Collection of the Choicest Songs & Dialogues (London: John Walsh, 1703); GB-Lbl G.151.a (55). © British Library Board. More about this image found in John Eccles, “Fie Amaryllis, cease to grieve,” from The Fickle Shepherdess...

Figure 2. John Eccles, “Fie Amaryllis, cease to grieve,” from The Fickle Shepherdess (1703), as printed in Eccles, A Collection of Songs (1704); GB-Lbl G.300 (42). © British Library Board. More about this image found in John Eccles, “Fie Amaryllis, cease to grieve,” from The Fickle Shepherdess...

Figure 3. John Eccles, A Collection of Songs (1704); GB-Lbl G.300, frontispiece. © British Library Board. More about this image found in John Eccles, A Collection of Songs (1704); GB-Lbl G.300, frontispiece. © ...

Figure 4. Eccles, “Come, come ye nymphs” ( The Mad Lover ), opening, in versions from three early prints (all © British Library Board): (a) Walsh, A Collection of the Choicest Songs & Dialogues (1703); GB-Lbl G.304 (11). More about this image found in Eccles, “Come, come ye nymphs” ( The Mad Lover ), opening, in versions from...

(b) Eccles, A Collection of Songs (1704), 181; GB-Lbl G.300. More about this image found in (b) Eccles, A Collection of Songs (1704), 181; GB-Lbl G.300.

(c) Playford, Mercurius Musicus (January 1701), 3; GB-Lbl, Document Supply 5679.835000F ( EEBO ). Image published with permission of ProQuest. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. More about this image found in (c) Playford, Mercurius Musicus (January 1701), 3; GB-Lbl, Document Suppl...

Figure 5. Eccles, “Belinda’s pretty, pleasing form” ( Women will have their Wills ), excerpt from two early editions: (a) Walsh, A Collection of the Choicest Songs & Dialogues (1703); GB-Lbl G.151 (24), mm. 32–37. © British Library Board. More about this image found in Eccles, “Belinda’s pretty, pleasing form” ( Women will have their Wills ), ...

(b) Separate songsheet by Thomas Cross; GB-Ckc 110.22 (13), mm. 28–42. By permission of the Provost and Scholars of King’s College, Cambridge. More about this image found in (b) Separate songsheet by Thomas Cross; GB-Ckc 110.22 (13), mm. 28–42. By p...

Example 1. Eccles, “If I hear Orinda swear” ( Love Betrayed ), mm. 42–46: (a) As in Walsh, A Collection of the Choicest Songs & Dialogues (1703); GB-Lbl G.151.a (97). More about this image found in Eccles, “If I hear Orinda swear” ( Love Betrayed ), mm. 42–46: (a) As in W...

(b) As in Eccles, A Collection of Songs (1704), 145. More about this image found in (b) As in Eccles, A Collection of Songs (1704), 145.

Example 2. Eccles, “I gently touched her hand,” mm. 57–63: (a) As in Walsh, A Collection of the Choicest Songs & Dialogues (1703); GB-Lbl G.151 (89). More about this image found in Eccles, “I gently touched her hand,” mm. 57–63: (a) As in Walsh, A Collec...

(b) Putative earlier version showing connection between mm. 57 and 59 (small notes show likely accompaniment). More about this image found in (b) Putative earlier version showing connection between mm. 57 and 59 (smal...

(c) As in Eccles, A Collection of Songs (1704), 145. More about this image found in (c) As in Eccles, A Collection of Songs (1704), 145.

Example 3. Eccles, “If wine and music have the power,” mm. 65–69: (a) As in Walsh, A Collection of the Choicest Songs & Dialogues (1703); GB-Lbl G.151.a (85). More about this image found in Eccles, “If wine and music have the power,” mm. 65–69: (a) As in Walsh, A...

Example 3. Eccles, “If wine and music have the power,” mm. 65–69: (a) As in Walsh, A Collection of the Choicest Songs & Dialogues (1703); GB-Lbl G.151.a (85). More about this image found in Eccles, “If wine and music have the power,” mm. 65–69: (a) As in Walsh, A...

(b) As in GB-Lbl G.425.rr (8) and Eccles, A Collection of Songs (1704), 60. More about this image found in (b) As in GB-Lbl G.425.rr (8) and Eccles, A Collection of Songs (1704), 6...

Example 4. Eccles, “Stay, ah stay” ( The Fair Penitent ), mm. 23–28: (a) As in Walsh, A Collection of the Choicest Songs & Dialogues (1703); GB-Ob Harding Mus. E. 119 (153). More about this image found in Eccles, “Stay, ah stay” ( The Fair Penitent ), mm. 23–28: (a) As in Walsh,...