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But agree ye rash britains agree (bt)  //1+76/564//3/15//1+71+/62+6  SS-E  SS, Folger-C42.3  394  VO,KB+FL 
But ah how keen my sorrows grow, &c (bt)  //1-565//53342//1146//517-123  AI-A  Elegant Exts, 1796  14-15  2VO/2FL 
But being out of danger once (fl)    BA-E  Love & Revenge, 1781  15   
But Caelia now repenting (fl-r)  //31/51+//75/1+5//65/43  SS-E  SS, Folger-C42.1  134 & 140-41  VO,KB 
But can I leave my pretty hussies (fl)  //12342//34567//5342//1  BA-E  Beggar's Opera, 1728  T55M15  VO 
But can I leave my pretty hussies (fl)  //12342//34567-//5342  BA-E  Beggar's Opera, 1765  90  VO 
But can I leave my pretty hussies (fl)  //12/342//34/567//5  BA-E  Beggar's Opera, 1777  111  VO 
But can my soul (fl)    BA-E  Lovers Opera, 1729  18   
But can these sad thoughts give me ease (fl)    BA-E  Oxford, 1733  8   
But friends in all the ag'd you'll meet (bt)  //5653/671+6//5423/15//1+71+2+/1+76
5 		 SC-S  Edinburgh MM-2, 1793  130-131  VO 
But grieving's a folly, &c. (bt)  //131/4-25//316-/27-5-//1  AI-A  Elegant Exts, 1794  32-33  GF/VN/VO 
But grieving's a folly, come let us be jolly (bt)  //131/425//316-/27-5-//1  AI-A  American MM, 1798  137-139  VO 
But Had the Shepherd (t)  //1+2+//3+2+1+71+//1+651+54//35//12
34//345//1+76 		 IC-E  Delightful-2, 1745  V,4  GF 
But I, alas! Am nought but love (bt)  //34//543//65434//3//433221  SC-E  Watts MM-1, 1729  58-60  VO/VN+FL 
But if considerate forty cannot see (fl)    BA-E  Oxford, 1733  26   
But if Cupid turns rover, I must do so too (bt)  //632/17-6-//432/365//632  SS-E  SS, Folger-C42.3  95  VO,KB+FL 
But if no more than vengeance come (fl)  //51+/71+//2+1+76/5//6/54  BA-E  Cobler's Op-2, 1729  T13M2  VO 
But if no more than vengeange come (fl)    BA-I  Cobler's Op-1, 1729  11   
But If Thou (t)  //1+/5//3/1//1+76/56  IC-E  Delightful-1, 1763  V,5  GF 
But if thou come portending future pain (fl)  //1+/5//3/1//1+76/56  SC-E  Calliope, 1746  II,101  VO,HAF+FL 
But if we squabble and brawl (fl)  //15-6-/3-4-5-/1-1//123/345/7-2//23
4 		 SC-E  Pills 1, 1719-20  287-8  VO 
But is not this a bouncing wench (bt)  //31/16-//1/1//23/45  SC-E  Pills 6, 1719-20  144-7  VO 
But kind words and kisses (fl)    BA-E  Mad Captain, 1733  36   
But lately seen in gladsome green (fl)  //5-6-111//2123//321125-  SC-S  Scots MM-5, 1797  501  VO,PF 
But let her say or let her do (bt)  //1+1+1+5/3555//671+2+/72+//3+2+1+7
/6731+ 		 SS-E  SS, Huntington-1  1  VO,HA+GT 
But let love let life be mine (fl)  //53/67//1+/31//53  SS-E  SS, Folger-C52  20-22  MI,VO,KB 
But let no sordid wretch presume (fl)  //1+3/46//5432/12//3546/5321  SC-E  Muses Delight, 1754  180-181  VO,HA 
But let them remember their grannum eve's fate, &c. (bt)  //345//515//654//31  SC-E  Pills 4, 1719-20  201-2  VO 
But let them say &c (bt)  //5123/51+53//2123/2+3+//1123/1+765
//6 		 AI-A  Scots MM, 1797  111-12  VO,HA/PF 
But let them say, or let them do &c (bt)  //5123/51+53//2123/2+3+//1123/1+765
 		 SC-S  Edinburgh MM-2, 1793  228-229  VO 
But let them say, or let them do, it's a' ane to me, &c (bt)  //5123/51+53//2123/2+3+//1123/1+765
 		 SC-S  Scots MM-1, 1787  91  VO,PF 
But, lo, her wealth all spent on want (fl)    BA-E  Jack Gyant Quel, 1749  18   
But maids beware (bt)  //32/17-6-//5-4-/3-5-//6-7-1/432  SC-E  Amaryllis, 1760  I,76  GF,VO,HAF+FL 
But maids beware, &c. (bt)  //3+2+/1+76//54/35//671+/4+3+2+//7  SS-E  SS, Harvard  1  VO,KB 
But may the maid, &c (bt)  //6-6-6/51//432/33//324/436  SC-E  Clio-3, 1762  138-139  VO,HAF 
But my kisses give again, &c. (bt)  //53/456//53/1//53/456//6  AI-A  American SS-SM  1-2  KB,VO+2FL 
But now again my spirits sink (fl)  //43/25-//7-1/2//3/45  BA-E  Beggar's Opera, 1728  T54M15  VO 
But now again my spirits sink (fl)  //43/25-//7-1/2//3/45//65/4  BA-E  Beggar's Opera, 1765  89  VO 
But now again my spirits sink (fl)  //43/25-//7-1/2//3/4  BA-E  Beggar's Opera, 1777  110  VO 
But Now My Former Days Retire (it)    BA-E  Love At First S, 1763  28   
But of all the songsters in the land (fl)  //23212//7-17-6-5-//4-3-2-1-1-1//54
34//23212 		 SC-E  Musical Cent-2, 1740  2+52  VO,KB+FL 
But of all ye songsters in ye land (fl)  //23212//7-17-6-5-//4-3-2-1-1-1//54
34//2 		 SS-E  SS, Folger-C42.1  30,1  VO,KB 
But, oh I fear tis all in vain (fl)    BA-E  Oxford, 1733  21   
But see my muse to England takes her flight (fl-r)  //121/7-12//321/2  SS-E  SS, Folger-C52  34-35  MI,VO,KB 
But see my muse to England takes her flight (fl-r)  //121/7-12//321/27-//121/7-  SS-E  SS, Harvard  1-4  VO/VN/GF,HAF 
But see, my muse to England takes her flight (fl-r)  //121/7-12//321/27-//121/7-17-  SS-E  SS, Harvard  1-4  VO,KBF 
But since by mortals 'tis confest (fl)    BA-E  Little John, 1778  52   
But since it was decreed (fl)  //1+5/54//32/11//12/34//5  BA-E  Decoy, 1733  T13-14M3  VO 
But so hasty you are, &c (bt)    BA-E  Sailors Opera 1789  32   
But, soon the luscious grape so potent grows (fl-r)  //1+5/54//32/21//12/34//5  SS-E  SS, Harvard  4  VO,KB 
But these guns be zich pestilent things (bt)  //5-6-/5-1//5-34//53/123//2  SC-E  Convivial, 1782  298-299  VO 
But Think O Ye False Eyes (t)  //66/66//76/4+3+2+//1+76/5671+//7  IC-E  Delightful-2, 1745  V,5  GF 
But to hear the children mutter (fl)  //123/61//17-/13//6-6-/7-246-//6-5-
 		 TW-E  Dragon/Wantley, 1738  1  2OB/2VN,VA,VO,B 
But to hear ye children mutter (fl)  //123/61//17-/13//6-6-/7-246-  SC-E  Musical Ent-1, 1740  96  VO,KB+FL 
But tol de rol, &c (bt)  //121/17-6-//7-6-5-/17-1//212/334  BA-E  Beggar's Opera, 1728  T35M9  VO 
But tol de rol, &c (bt)  //121/17-6-//7-6-5-/17-1//212/334//
 		 BA-E  Beggar's Opera, 1765  61  VO 
But valour the stronger grows (fl)  //6-7-1/121/15-//6-7-1/123/44  BA-E  Beggar's Opera, 1728  T55M15  VO 
But valour the stronger grows (fl)  //6-7-1/121/15-//6-7-1/123/44  BA-E  Beggar's Opera, 1765  89  VO 
But valour the stronger grows (fl)  //6-7-1/121/15-//6-7-1/1  BA-E  Beggar's Opera, 1777  110  VO 
But we care not for wind or for weather (fl)  //543/543//66/65//656/1+76//65/5  TW-E  Shipwreck, 1796  39-41  MI,6VO,PF 
But we to nature who adhere (fl)    BA-E  Little John, 1778  36-37   
But what is that to you (bt)  //56/53//11/12//6-1/4321//12  SC-E  Convivial, 1782  288-290  VO 
But what was his meaning I know not I vow, &c. (bt)  //1+76/543//234/32//345/427-  SC-E  Muses Delight, 1754  222-223  VO,HA 
But what's that to you? (bt)  //16-1/37-//16-/7-1//21/7-16-  SC-E  Pills 5, 1719-20  146-7  VO 
But while nymphs I thus adore (fl)  //123//6-7-1//2343//3//3//6-  SS-E  SS, Folger-C42.4  157  VO,KB+FL 
But while ye nymph I thus adore (fl)  //123//6-7-1//2343//3//3  SS-E  SS, Folger-C42.1  108  VO,KB+FL 
But who can tell, &c (bt)  //51+34//51+/34//55/6543//3  AI-A  Musical Rep-1, 1796  28-29  VO,KB 
But who can tell, if thou my dear (bt)  //51+/34//51+/34//55/6543  AI-A  American MM, 1798  86-88  VO 
But wrapt in a golden cloud (fl)    BA-E  Bay's Opera, 1730  60   
But your fine folks at london, &c. (bt)  //135/354//3217-2/134//523/217-  SS-E  SS, Boston PL-2  56  VO,KB+GF/GT 
Butcher Boy, The (it)  //1235/671+1+2+//3+332/17-6-7-//123
5/656767 		 SC-S  Scots MM-4, 1792  314  VO,PF 
Butcher's Hornpipe (t)  //17-12345//654343217-5-//6-56-45-3
//5-6-7-15-3-1-//1+3451+ 		 MS-E  Hammersley MS, 1790  62  MI 
Butchers Hornpipe (t)  //1+71+2+3+4+5+//6+5+4+3+4+3+2+1+75
//65+64+54+//5671+531-//1++3+4+5+1++ 		 DA-E  Johnson CD-1, 1740  78  MI 
Butchers Hornpipe (t)  //17-12345//654343217-5-//6-56-45-3
//5-6-7-15-3-1-//1+3451+ 		 DA-E  Walsh CD-2.2, 1735  93  VO/OB/GF/FL 
Butchers Hornpipe (t)  //17-12345//654343217-5-//6-56-45-3
//5-6-7-15-3-1-//1+3451+ 		 DA-E  Walsh CD-3.2, 1749  93  VN/OB/GF 
Butcher's Hornpipe, The (t)  //17-12/34/5//6543/4321/7-5-//6-5  PL-E  Playford 2-3, 1718  189  VN 
Butcher's Hornpipe, The (t)  //17-12/34/5//6543/4321/7-5-//6-5  PL-E  Playford 2-4, 1728  189  VN 
Buterd Peas (t)  //35/543//46/6//35/543//  MS-S  Fife MS, 1780  404,42r  1FI OR 2FI/VN 
Butler's Dance, The (t)  //6/6-7-//12/3//6-7-1/7-16-//  IC-E  Apollo's Banquet 1-1, 1670  134  VN 
Butler's Favorite (t)  //31/17-1//25-/5-6-7-//11/22//  MS-S  Fife MS, 1780  922,98r  1FI OR 2FI/VN 
Butt Pease [buttered Pease], on Clock Made by Simon Willard (t)    AI-A  American Musical Clocks  93  BE 
Butta la Tenda (t)  //15555/15555//15555/1+5555//15/155
55 		 IC-G  Fantini Modo, 1638  15-16  TR 
Buttard Peas (at). Jacks Be the Daddy Ont (t), or  //351+/2+71+5//351+/2+224//351+/2+1
+1+5// 		 MS-E  Vickers MS, 1770  49  MI 
Butter Clout, The (t), or Taylers Button (at)  //1+1+6/5321//2345/6567//1+1+6/5321
// 		 MS-E  Vickers MS, 1770  11a  MI 
Butter Fly, The (t)  /132//154/31+6//5/5424//35/  AM-A  Duport MS-2, 1800  3r  VN 
Butter'd Beans (t)  //35/63//25/62//15/61  DA-E  Johnson CD-1, 1740  52  MI 
Butter'd Beans (t)  //35/63//25/62//15/61  DA-E  Walsh CD-2.3, 1735  155  VN/OB/GF/CF 
Butter'd Beans (t)  //35/63//25/62//15/61  DA-E  Walsh CD-3.3, 1749  153  VN/OB/GF 
Butter'd Buns (t)  //1553/4565//7-224/32//1553/4565  MS-E  Hammersley MS, 1790  35B  MI 
Butter'd Eggs (t)  //5316-/427-5-//15-25-/12325-//5316
- 		 DA-E  Rutherf CD-2.1, 1756  80  VN/GF/OB 
Butter'd Peas (it)  //3543//456//3543//422  BA-E  Fashionable, 1730  93  VO 
Butterd Peas (t)    AM-A  Johnson, J. MS, 1769  2r   
Butter'd Peas (t)  //35/567/1+765/1+//35/6543/42/24  IC-E  Peacock Pipe, 1805  18  PI/GF/VN 
Butter'd Pease (it)  //3543//46/6//3543//42/2//3543//46/
6 		 BA-E  Achilles, 1733  26-27  VO 
Butter'd Pease (t)  //35/543//46/654//35/543  IC-S  Aird 1, 1782  68  FI/VN/GF 
Butter'd Pease (it)  //3543//46/6//3553//43/2//3543//46/
6 		 BA-E  Boarding School, 1733  24  VO 
Butter'd Pease (it)  //35/543//46/6//35/543//42/2  BA-E  Decoy, 1733  T22M5  VO 
Butter'd Pease (it)  //1+76/636//633+/1+76//636/757  BA-E  Female Parson, 1730  33  VO 
Butter'd Pease (it)    BA-E  Harlequin Rest, 1736  20   
Butter'd Pease (t)  //35/543//46/6//35/543  DA-E  Johnson CD-1, 1740  24  MI 
Butter'd Pease (t)  //35/543//46/6//35/543  MS-E  Rainstorp MS, 1747  6  MI 
Butter'd Pease (it)    BA-I  Sharpers, 1740  12   
Butterd Pease (t)  //35/543//46/6//35/543  DA-E  Thompson CD-2, 1765  86  VN/GF/OB 
Butterd Pease (t)  //35/543//46/6//35/543//  DA-E  Thompson CD-2a, 1765  87  VN/GF/OB 
Butter'd Pease (t)  //35/543//46/6//35/543  DA-E  Walsh CD-2.1, 1731  24  VN/OB/GF/RC 
Butter'd Pease (t)  //35/543//46/6//35/543  DA-E  Walsh CD-3.1, 1754  48  VN/OB/GF 
Butter'd Pease (it)  //3543//46/6//3543//42/2  BA-E  Whim, 1734  33-34  VO 
Butter'd Pease (Old English) (t)  //35/543//46/654//35/543//  DA-E  Wilson Companion, 1816  87  MI 
Buttered Pease (t)  //3543//4654//3545//4254//3543  MS-E  Hammersley MS, 1790  26  MI 
Butterfly (t)  //132/154//31+6/5//4345/6421  AI-A  Riley Flute 2, 1817  66  FL 
Butterfly, The (t)  //67/1+3//2/12//3/5  AM-A  Allen, W. MS, 1790  14  MI/VO,B 
Butterfly, The (t)    AI-A  Amer Ladies PB, 1821  171   
Butterfly, The (t), or Jupon Rouge, Le. Cotillon (at)  //51+/321//22/23//43/212//  MS-C  Molyneaux MS-1, 1788  56  GF 
Butterfly with spangled wings, A (fl)    BA-E  Lord Blunder's, 1733  34-5   
Buttock Beaf (t)  //1/671+//6-7-1/2321//7-5-/5-1//  IC-E  Wright Extraordinary, 1715  [23]  MI 
Buttock of Beaf (t)  //1/67-1//6-7-1/2321//7-5-/5-1  DA-E  Johnson CD-1, 1740  88  MI 
Buttock of Beaf (t)  //1/671+//6-7-1/2321//7-5-/5-1  DA-E  Walsh CD-2.2, 1735  96  VO/OB/GF/FL 
Buttock of Beaf (t)  //1/671+//6-7-1/2321//7-5-/5-1  DA-E  Walsh CD-3.2, 1749  96  VN/OB/GF 
Button and Whitaker's Pocket Collection of Favourite Marches, Vol 1    IC-E  Button Whit-1, 1806  64  2GF/2VN/2FL/2FI 
Button and Whitaker's Pocket Collection of Favourite Marches, Vol.2    IC-E  Button Whit-2, 1806  64  2GF/2VN/2FI 
Button Hole (t)  //15-3-5-/113//217-1/2342//3527-/15
-// 		 MS-C  Molyneaux MS-2, 1788  51  1 OR 2 GF 
Button Hole (t)  //2+2/25//31/171+//2+2/234  AI-A  Robinson Coll, 1818  43  FI,DR 
Button Hole, The (t)  //2+2/25//31/171+//2+2/234  IC-S  Aird 2, 1785  37  FI/VN/GF 
Button Hole, The (t)  //2+2/25//31/171+//2+2/234//5432/17
1+//2+2/2+2 		 AM-A  Belknap MS, 1784  1R  MI 
Button Hole, The (t)  Drum notation  AM-A  Clark Drum MS, 1797  5  DR(NOT) 
Button hole, The (t)  Drum notation  AM-A  Day Drum MS, 1797  9r  DR (NOTATION) 
Button Hole, The (t)  //2+2/25//31/171+//2+2/234//  MS-S  Fife MS, 1780  672,73r  1FI OR 2FI/VN 
Button Hole, The (t)  Drum notation  AM-A  Lovering MS, 1792  42  DR(NOT) 
Button Hole, The (t)  //2+2/25//31/171+//2+2/234//  MS-C  Molyneaux MS-2, 1788  33  1 OR 2 GF 
Button Hole, The (t)  //2+2/25//31/171+//2+2/234  AI-A  Robbins D&F, 1812  22  FI 
Button Hole, The. A March (t)  Drum notation  AI-A  Lovering Drum, 1819  11  DR(NOT) 
Button That Suits the Cloth, The (t)  //323/131//123/1+54//323/131//  MS-E  Vickers MS, 1770  48  MI 
Button, The (t)  //22/23//53/21//22/235  DA-E  Thompson CD-7.2, 1798  14  MI 
Button'd Smock, The (at). Bonny Lass, The (t), or  //31/16-//1/1//23/45  SC-E  Pills 6, 1719-20  144-7  VO 
Buttonhole (t)  //71+2+/555//43/122//71+2+/555  AM-A  Shattuck MS, 1801  17  MI 
Buttons 3 Farthings A Pair (at). Thrashers, The (t), or  //111/111//234/427-//111/111//  MS-E  Vickers MS, 1770  121  MI 
Buttons Three Farthings a Pair (t)  //5-1+/764/5//642/313/27-5-//  MS-E  Vickers MS, 1770  134  MI 
Buty of Sollitude (at). Careless Jane, or (t), or  //5-13332316-6-6-5-  AM-A  Cary MS, 1797  114  VN 
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