Claypole (SK8449), Lincolnshire
Newark Advertiser (1890)
[Anon.] (Auth.)
*Local and general news: CLAYPOLE - PLOUGH MONDAY
Newark Advertiser,
22nd Jan.1890, Vol.38, No.1807, p.5f
"The ancient custom in connection with this day was observed
as usual in this village on Monday week. The plough-lads in
their fantastic costumes, started out at nine o'clock in the
morning for the surrounding villages and farm houses and did
not finish their round until late at night. During their absence,
numbers of little lads, adorned with ribbons, were to be seen
running from house to house with their plea for 'coppers'"
P.Spratley (1977) pp.1-8
Philip Spratley (Auth.)
CLAYPOLE PLOUGH-JAGS PLAY
P.Spratley (1977),
pp.1-8
Text of a Plough-Jags/Ploughboys play (141 lines, 3 tunes) collected from
Claypole, Kesteven, Lincs., and performed through Epiphany tide. Plough Monday
and Christmas are also mentioned in the text. The characters are; Fool/Tommy,
Recruiting Sergeant, Farmer's Man, Lady, Old Dame Jane, Beelzebub/Beelzie and
Doctor. The play was also performed at Fenton and Stubton, Lincs. It was
revived in Bottesford, Leics., and for Grantham Festival of Music and Drama in
1972. A list of the revival performers is included.
The tune for the sung dialogue is virtually identical to that from Blidworth,
Notts., in P.T.Millington Collection (1971, H.Clark).
* indicates data that not yet been validated against the original source and/or has yet to be completely indexed.
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