Grantham (SK9135), Lincolnshire
Lincoln, Rutland & Stamford Mercury (1846)
[Anon.] (Auth.)
*(Grantham)
*Lincoln, Rutland & Stamford Mercury,
10th Jan.1846, pp.3c
"The ill effects of what are termed "ancient customs" were
strikingly exhibited on Monday last in Grantham. A party of about
30 farm-labourers and servants from the neighbouring village of
Barrowby, after canvassing the town, sallied from the resorts where
the proceeds of their exertions had been expended, and compelled
the inhabitants to "remember the poor plough-boys" by wrenching off
door-knockers and committing other aristocratic depredations, for
which about a dozen of them are summoned to appear before the Mayor
on Monday next, on the "drunk and disorderly" charge. We shall
probably furnish the public with their names and residences in our
next publication."
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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