1700 song
“…With our Labor,
Pipe and Tabor;
We's play on each new born Year: 
Jenny'l peddle,
Sawny'l fiddle,
Sing and dance;…”

‘A Scotch Song written and compes'd by Mr Richard Brown. (II), London

1707 religious treatise
“…Wo unto them that rise up early in the morning that they may follow strong drink,
that continue till night, til Wine inflame them and the Harp and the Viol, the Tabret and Pipe,
and Wine are in their Feasts but they regard not the work of the Lord…”

'The Practical Works of the late Reverend and Pious Mr. Richard Baxter'

1708 poem“   ‘Twill ne'er afflict your Mind, but when you're sober,
In Merriment, Bound to the Pipe and Tabor ;
We'll send our Sister Pheobe to assist your Labour.”

'The British Apollo, Or, Curious Amusements for the Ingenious' 1708-09-22: Vol 1 Iss 64

1709 ‘Letters to several Eminent Persons’
“…For I must here protest, I prefer the single Tabor and Pipe in the great Hall…”

1710
“I look upon myself, during the course of many years, to have resembled a tabor and pipe. I have since
very much endeavoured at the sweetness, of the lute but in spite of all my resolutions, I must confess with
great confusion, that I find myself daily degenerating into a bagpipe; whether it be the effect of my old age,
or of the company I keep, I know not.”

Tatler. No. 153, April 1, 1710.

1710 story:
"in Music, a Tabor; and Pipe;, a Cymbal or Horn-pipe;, will ravish the Mob,
more than the admirable Mr. Shoar with his incomparable Lute. . .”

in ‘The life of Mr. Thomas Betterton, the late eminent tragedian. Wherein the action and utterance of the state, bar, and pulpit,
are distinctly consider'd. With the judgment of de St. Évremond, upon the Italian and French music and opera's; in a letter to the
Duke of Buckingham by Charles Gildon  quoted in ‘A biographical dictionary of actors, actresses, musicians, dancers, managers
& other stage personnel in London, 1660-1800,’ by Philip H. Highfill, Jr., Kalman A. Burnim, and Edward A. Langhans. v.13

1719 'A Scotch Song'
"...Each bonny Lad shall with his loving Lass,
With Pipe and Tabor trip it on the Grass ;
With Chaplets gay my Jenny shall be crown'd,
And with her Loving Jockey 'Dance around :... "

the Words by Mr. John Hallam, Set to Musick by Mr. John Cotterel.
from: SONGS Compleat, Pleasant and Divertiv;

1719 'A BALLAD OF ANDREW AND MAUDLIN'
“…To solace their Lives, and to sweeten their Labour,
All met on a time with a Pipe and Tabor….”

‘Wit and Mirth: Or, Pills to Purge Melancholy: Being a Collection
of the Best Merry Ballads and Songs, Old and New. Fitted to All
Humours, Having Each Their Proper Tune for Either Voice, Or
Instrument: Most of the Songs Being New Set... Volume 2’
page 19 with music

1720 or 1731 story:
" The second time, Fryer Bungy and he went to sleepe, and Miles alone to watch the brazen head; Miles,
to keepe him from sleeping, got a tabor and pipe, and being merry disposed, sung this song "

'The famous Historic of Fryer Bacon: containing the wonderfull things that he did in his life; also the manner of his death;
with the lives and deaths of the two Conjurers, Bungye and Vandermast.' in Ancient Songs, Ballads, & Dance Tunes, Sheet Music & Lyrics.

‘The Independent Whig’

1724 satirical poem 'The Session of Musicians'.
The various musicians of the time appear before Apollo in competition for the laureate's crown:

1729 play ‘The Smugglers. A farce of three acts. As it is acted by the Company of Comedians at the New Theatre in the Hay-Market. by Mr. Odell.’

1731 play:
“Mood. The Parson's Wife! what a pize does she do here? Oh, I suppose she smells a good Supper.
Nood. No, no; my new Friend the Doctor says she plays rarely upon the Pipe and Tabor,
so we shall have Musick for nothing”

‘A tragi-comi-farcical ballad opera. In three acts. With the musick prefix'd to each song. By the author of The lover's opera: The generous
Free-mason: or, the constant lady. With the humours of Squire Noodle, and his man Doodle’ London, by Chetwood, W. R., page 40

London Magazine, or, Gentleman's Monthly Intelligencer..

1732 poem ‘AN EPISTLE To the Right Honorable ALLEN Lord BATHURST.’

“…No raftered roofs with dance and tabor sound,
No noon-tide bell invites the country round ;…”

Pope, Alexander, page 12 1733 edition

1734 poem ‘The Genuine Poetical Works of Charles Cotton, Esq; ... Illustrated with many curious cuts,’ ... 1734 by Cotton, Charles

1740 'A Burlesque Poem, In Blank Verse'
“…Waving in air; before him march in files
The rural minstrelsy, the rattling drum
Of solemn sound, and the' animating horn,
Each huntsman's joy: the tabor and the pipe,
Companion dear at feasts, whose cheerful notes
Give life and motion to the' unwieldy clown….”

'Hobbinol; or The Rural Games - Canto 3’ by William Somervile

1741 poem ‘Virgil’s Tomb’
“…Where now are all the nymphs that blessed the plains ?
Where, the full chorus of contented swains ?
The songs of love, of liberty and peace.
Are heard no more ; the dance and tabor cease :…”

'A collection of poems, by several hands' [ed. by R. Dodsley]. 1755

The Independent Whig, vol. 1 (7th ed. 1743) or Defence of Primitive Christianity

1744 play: Thersites says:
“…There the trifling taborer , troubler of Tunis ,
Will pick Peter Pie-baker a penny worth of prunes
Nichol Never good a net and a nightcap
Knit will for Kit, whose knee caught a knap …”

A SELECT COLLECTION of OLD ENGLISH ” PLAYS. 1744. Page 422

1747 essay, ‘popish idolatry.’
“…place him upon a hand-barrow, and carry him through the whole parish in great pomp, attended by all
the inhabitants, preceded by a fiddle, and the sober din of pipe and tabor…”

‘Private vices the occasion of publick calamities. Proved from the nature of things; and by the testimony of the [sic] wisest, ... An essay.’ by Edward Lewis

1753 story
"…The chief on this occasion accompanied by a great number of young men, with guittars, jews-trumps,
castanets, and a small pipe and tabor, either on a summer's night, or by moonlight in the winter, dances
what they call a scaramouch;…he began his movements ; in which he continued capering, leaping and hallooing,
till, for want of breath, he could proceed no farther ; the tabor, pipe, castanets and guittar making all the while
a concert of all the dissonants in musick…"

‘The life and history of a pilgrim, a narrative founded on fact.’ by George Wollaston, Esq. 1753’

1751 play
“…And now, bring us forth, as the crown of our labor  
Much wine and good chear—
First,
With the pipe and the tabor.
Let our nymphs all be kind, and our shepherds be gay :
For England, Old England, is happy to day.

They all mix in a dance, to the pipe and tabor  The End.”

1757 poem 'The Fleece' by John Dyer
“. ..While on the grass
The mingled youth in gaudy circles sport,
We think the Golden Age again return’d,
And all the fabled Dryades in dance:
Leering they bound along, with laughing air,
To the shrill pipe, and deep remurm’ring-cords
Of th’ancient harp, or tabor’s hollow sound…”

1759 oratorio 'Alfred the Great' page 7
ALFRED:
“…But see! the Nymphs and Swains in sportive glee,
Pleas d with the Pipe and. Tabor’s merry Sound.
Stand! all aloof, not daring to advance;
Let us retire: we interrupt’s their Sport…”

Page 17
Chorus:
"Should ENGLAND succeed, we'll crown the Day’s Labour,
With Ale and good Cheer, the Pipe and the Tabor:
Each Nymph shall be kind, and each Shepherd be gay,
If ENGLAND, OLD ENGLAND, but conquer To-Day…”.

‘Alfred the Great; an oratorio. As perform'd at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane. The music composed by Dr. Arne.’ 1759

1760 poem 'In return for a Set of Reading Ribbands.'
“…The Sister of the tearful Eye,
It seems, would write her Elegy.
‘Tis kind; ; but, by my Pipe and Tabor,
l save her Ladyship the Labour….”

'Poems on Several Occasions' by the Reverend John Langhorne. 1760

1760 ‘The Tyrant or The Ferry – a dialogue’
  “…our merry shade-driver has forgot to return---I believe he has drank a cup of Lethe, or has made
a wrestling match somewhere, or is playing on the pipe and tabor, or making a speech to some
corporation, or practising his dexterity as a pick-pocket ; for this too is one of his laudable occupations:…”

‘British Magazine; Or Monthly Repository for Gentlemen and Ladies’ 1760-06: Vol 1

1765 song:
"...Where weary reapers labour,
With Sylvia gay, be seen,
Or, to the pipe and tabor,
Light tripping o'er the green..."

‘The shepherd's artifice: a dramatic pastoral. As it is perform'd at the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden. The words written and the music
compos'd by Mr. Dibdin’. London, Dibdin, Charles

1766 'The Vicar of Wakefield' by Oliver Goldsmith
"...Being apprized on our approach, the whole neighborhood came out to meet their minister,
drest in their finest cloaths, and preceded by a pipe and tabor:..."

1766 'Cymon A Dramatic Romance as it is Performed at the
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane', by David Garrick“…he will now stick to his pipe and tabor, and sing away the loss of one place, till he can whistle himself into another..."

1767 Covent Garden Theatre verse tribute to Miss Wilford:
“…Her speech the songs of other Nymphs excels,
And on her lips persuasion blushing dwells;
Her smiles are as the streaming pow'rs of Light,
Which cheer And gild the rugged Front of Night.
To the quick Pipe And Tabor's lively sounds,
High as the Hind or Mountain Roe, she bounds…”

3 Feb 1767  Public Advertiser

‘The London songster, or polite musical companion. Containing four hundred and fifty-four of the newest and most favourite songs, catches, duets, and ... 1767’

1767 ODE To SUMMER. Sweͤet by Mr. Bach.
CHORUS,
“SOUND the merry pipe and drum,
Hither nymphs and shepherds come,
Summer smiles in rich array,
All is happy, all is gay
As the cheerful sun goes down, . .
Let sweet Mirth your labours crown:
Sound the merry pipe and drum,
Hither nymphs and shepherds come.”

‘The London songster, or polite musical companion. Containing four hundred and fifty-four of the newest and most favourite songs, catches, duets, and ... 1767’

1767 The FAIR MONITOR.
Sung by Miss Brown, at Sadler's-Wells
“…Then, swains, with tabor, pipe, and glee, _
Let's, whilst we're here, grim Care deride ;
Come sport and frolic free with me,
In spite of age, and prudish pride:
The laws of love all should obey, .
Before December treads on May….”

‘The London songster, or polite musical companion. Containing four hundred and fifty-four of the newest and most favourite songs, catches, duets, and ... 1767’

‘The London songster, or polite musical companion. Containing four hundred and fifty-four of the newest and most favourite songs, catches, duets, and ... 1767’

1770 play
"Henry. Now naught but pleasure and delight shall crown the coming hours.
Edwin. And lo! the villagers appear, with pipe and tabor; see they come this way. "

“Analects in verse and prose: chiefly dramatical, satirical, and pastoral. [pt.1]” London, Carey, George Saville

1770 poem ‘COOPER' S WELL’
“…Amphion play'd so well the Theban riggle,
He made their stones to skip, their Girls to giggle :
His pipe and tabor touch'd so much the blood,
The merry Piper did what e're he wou'd….”

‘The Court of Cupid. by the author of the Meretriciad. Containing the eighth edition of the Meretriciad, with great additions.’ In two volumes. 1770: Vol 2

1772 'Epithalamium on the Marriage of the Earl of Strathmore'The Scots Magazine - Saturday 01 February 1772

1772 play ‘The chase: a pastoral drama of two acts’ Cambridge

“How fares it, Neighbour? Dost' long to foot it to the Pipe and Tabor?”

1774 poem from: ‘Poems on Several Occasions’

1774 poem 'H A M P T O N- G A Y.'

“…Alas ! the pleasing sounds are heard no more
Of rural pipe and tabor at the door ;
When each bright nymph and swain did jocund sing
And welcom'd in the dance, returning Spring…”

‘Poems on Several Occasions’

1774 poem:
“…To cure, wou'd be vexatious labour,
Unless you order Pipe and Tabor :
The patients have no other chance,
They must or die, or skip and dance;…”

'Mousike-Latreia; or, a fiddle the best doctor. 1774' by Schomberg, R. (Ralph)

1774-1775 poem ‘SONG to SPRING. I.
" NOW the Spring again returns,
      Love in ev'ry bosom burns;
Ev'ry nymph and ev'ry swain
Now come tripping o'er the plain;
Pipe and tabors gaily sound,
And the jocund dance goes round…”

the Musical Magazine, page 110

1775 play:
“ACRES  Ladies,—come now, to show you I'm neither
vexed nor angry, odds tabors and pipes! “

‘The Rivals: A Comedy’ by Richard Brinsley Sheridan

1777‘The Dramatic Muse; or jubilee songster, consisting of all the songs sung at the Stratford jubilee:
likewise, the newest and most favourite airs, songs, and catches, sung at the playhouses and public gardens. 1777’

1778 song: THE STRAWBERRY-VALE.
Written by Mr. NICHOLLS.
“…The dance and the tabor I shun.
No rest on my pillow I find ;…”

‘The Vocal Magazine; or, British Songster's Miscellany;
containing all the English, Scotch and Irish songs, cantatas,
glees, catches, airs, ballads, &c’ London

1778 story
“…And dancing to the lively airs , of the pipe and tabor,
was most agreeable to the gay and lively
….The instruments which they have, are of the simplest kind ; besides the pipe and tabor…”

‘The travels of Hildebrand Bowman, esquire, : into Carnovirria, Taupiniera,
Olfactaria, and Auditante, in New-Zealand; in the Island of Bonhommica,
and in the powerful Kingdom of Luxo-volupto, on the great southern continent.’ by Bowman, Hildebrand

1778 song 333. A PASTORAL.Sung at RANELAGH
“…Upon the smooth green, when the Shepherds advance,
To hail May's return, with the tabor and dance,…”

‘The Vocal Magazine; or, British Songster's Miscellany; containing all the English, Scotch and Irish songs, cantatas, glees, catches, airs, ballads, &c ‘
page 90

1778 Song 1030
“…When the pole on the green pleas'd her sight,
   When she lov'd the still walk on the mead ;
When the tabor and pipe could delight,
   Ah, then she was charming indeed !...”

‘The Vocal Magazine; or, British Songster's Miscellany; containing
all the English, Scotch and Irish songs, cantatas, glees, catches, airs, ballads, &c ‘
page 282

1779 story‘CHAP. IV. The Kingdom of Pegu.’
“Musical Instruments - The people of this country have various sorts of music instruments
which the pipe and tabor are most esteemed ;…”

‘An Universal History : from the earliest accounts to the present time’
by George Sale, George Psalmanazar, Archibald Bower, George Shelvocke , John Campbell, John Swinton

1780 story
“…I DISCOVERED an additional proof of my weakness the instant I entered the assembly-room. It is necessary
for everyone, in such a place, to wear a face of mirth, on the contrary, my heart reproached me… When I heard
the sprightly notes of the pipe and tabor my feelings revolted against such quick vibrations, and I felt an
unconquerable inclination towards the penseroso..."

penseroso - pensive, thoughtful, brooding, or melancholic

1780 song ‘Courteous Stranger’
“…Cares unbending
Thy journey ending,
Now strike it to the merry pipe and tabor :
Welcome, stranger, welcome here,…”

‘The festival of Momus, a collection of comic songs,
including the modern and a variety of originals.’ 1780

1780 song 'The Irish Lad'‘The Lover's Jubilee. Being a choice collection of new songs, sung this
and the last season, at Ranelaugh, Vauxhall, Sadler's Wells, the theatres ,
and in the Politest Companies.’ 1780

‘A dissertation upon the nervous system to show its influence upon the soul.’

1780 poem ‘THE REAPERS, THEOCRITUS, IDYLL’
by Nichols, John
“…Oh! had the envious Gods not made me poor,
Had I rich Croesus' wealth and mighty store,
In Venus' temple should our statues stand;
Thou with thy pipe and tabor in thy hand,
I in a  dancer's posture, gay, new-shod,
Form'd of pure gold, and glorious as a God!...”

‘A select collection of poems: with notes, biographical and historical. 1780: Vol 1’

1780 letterVI from Bab Hardwick to the Hon Mrs Askew:
“…We yesterday evening beat time to the enlivening sounds of the pipe and tabor…”

“…And still be heard from forth your gladsome bowers
Shrill tabor-pipes, and every peaceful sound !...”

‘The Lady's Poetical Magazine, or, Beauties of British Poetry’

1781 story: ‘Select Pieces of Literature. The RURAL DANCE’ by  MRS. BROOKE
“…a joyous band of villagers were assembled;… in straw hats, adorned with the spoils of Flora,
to the rustic sound of the tabor and pipe: round the lawn…”

The Lady's Magazine; or entertaining companion for the fair sex, appropriated solely to their use and amusement, volume 12 page 707

1782 ‘PANTHEON ANECDOTES  NUMBER VI’
“…And now the troop of jolly villagers were admitted, preceded by the lively pipe and tabor….”

The London Magazine, or Gentleman's Monthly Intelligencer 1782-12: Vol 51

1785 poem
“Merrily play on the tabor and pipe,
For here we come all to dancing.
You, bonny Kate, shall be Colin's mate;
O, there will be skipping and prancing…..”

'Catches, glees and canons : for three, four, five and six voices'
composed by Dr. [William] Hayes. Book IV

1787 song‘Lyric repository. A collection of original, ancient, & modern songs, duets, catches, glees & cantatas.
Selected for their poetical and literary merit.’ 1787

1788 song from: ‘Additional Songs introduced in the Opera of INKLE and YARICO, as performed at Covent-Garden Theatre.’
“…While all around rejoice,
Pipe and Tabor raise the voice,…”

The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure 1788-10: Vol 83 Iss 579

1788 song
Chorus
“Welcome, thrice welcome, be the brave,
From perils of the distant wave,
Return'd to British ground!
Let pipe and tabor’s mingled swell,
Our brave Commander's welcome tell
To list'ning hills around

1790 song ‘If Round the World’
“…He springs on shore assured to meet  
The partner lov'd most dearly.
In merry dance, with nimble feet,
To pipe and tabor cheerly”

'The Buck's Pocket Companion: or the Merry Fellow: a choice collection of songs, with a new selection of toasts and sentiments. - A new edition.' 1790

1790 poem ‘Hoel the Bard’
“…The pipe and tabor shall revive the plain,…”

'The Wreath; a collection of poems'. by T. Nicholls.

1791 ‘DUET. Sung by Mr. Ewin Mrs. Martyr, in the Farmer,’
“…For dance we're ripe, . D'ye hear the pipe
And tabor, how rat- tat- able…”

The Whim of the Day, (for 1791,) containing AN ENTERTAINING SELECTION OF THE CHOICEST AND MOST
APPROVED SONGS NOW singing at the Theatres Royal, the ANACREONTIES Society, the BEEF-STEAK CLUB,
And other Convivial and Polite Assemblies.

1792 play

'Modern antiques, or, The merry mourners. A farce, in two acts.’ by O'Keeffe, John

1796 story
“A lame youth, whom Apollo had recompensed with pipe, and to which he had added a tabourin of his own accord,
ran sweetly over the prelude, as he sat upon the bank-… The youth struck the note upon the tabourin-his pipe followed,
and off we bounded…”  

‘Gleanings from the works of Laurence Sterne, Comprising tales, humourous and descriptive, sermons, letters, &c. &c. &c.' 1796