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The Christmas Mummers [Yonge's novel] 1858
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South West Dorset Mummers' Play 1880

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1.	i wish you a merry christmas and a happy new year
2.	a pantryful of good roast beef and barrels full of beer
3.	room room brave gallants room
4.	i m just come to show you some merry sport and game
5.	to help pass away this cold winter day
6.	old activity new activity
7.	such activity as never was seen before
8.	and perhaps will never be seen no more
9.	here comes i old father christmas welcome or welcome not	here comes i old father christmas welcome or welcome not
10.	i hope old father christmas will never be forgot	i hope old father christmas will never be forgot
11.	all in this room there shall be shown
12.	the dreadfullest battle that ever was known
13.	so walk in saint george with thy free heart
14.	and see whether thou can st claim peace for thine own part
15.	in comes i saint george saint george that man of courage bold
16.	with my broad sword and spear i won ten crowns of gold
17.	i fought that fiery dragon and drove him to the slaughter	i fought the dragon boldly and brought him to the slaughter
18.	and by that means i won the king of egypt s daughter	but twas thus i gained the fairest maid of all the king of egypt s daughter
19.	here comes i the turkish knight	here comes i that turkish knight
20.	just come from turkey land to fight	just come from that turkish land to fight
21.	i ll fight thee saint george saint george thou man of courage bold	1. i pray king george do not make so bold 2. where is king george that champion bold
22.	if thy blood be too hot i ll quickly fetch it cold	1. if thy blood is hot i will soon make it cold 2. if his blood is hot i will soon have it cold
23.	wo ho my little fellow thou talk st very bold
24.	just like the little turks as i have been told
25.	therefore thou turkish knight	therefore rise thou turkish knight
26.	pull out thy sword and fight	1. then draw thy sword and fight 2. draw thy sword and we will fight 3. and draw thy sword and we will fight
27.	pull out thy purse and pay	draw thy purse and pay thy part
28.	i ll have satisfaction ere thou goest away
29.	satisfaction no satisfaction at all
30.	my head is made with iron my body lined with steel	my head is lined with iron my body is lined with steel
31.	i ll battle thee to see which on the ground shall fall
32.	oh only behold and see what i have been and done
33.	cut and slain my brother just like the evening sun
34.	i have a little bottle called elecampane	1. i have a little bottle by my side called the liptupain 2. i have a little bottle by my side called the dicky whip
35.	if the man is alive let him rise and fight again	if that soldier is alive let him rise and fight again
36.	o pardon me saint george o pardon me i crave	oh pardon me king george oh pardon me i crave
37.	o pardon me this once and i will be thy slave	pardon me this night and i will be thy slave
38.	i never will pardon a turkish knight	i never will pardon thee turkish knight
39.	therefore arise and try thy might
40.	saint george saint george what hast thou done
41.	for thou has slain mine only son
42.	is there a doctor to be found	1. is there a doctor to be found 2. is there any doctor to be found
43.	that can cure this man lies bleeding on the ground
44.	o yes there is a doctor to be found	1. yes father there is a doctor to be found 2. oh yes father there is a doctor to be found 3. oh yes there is a doctor to be found
45.	that can cure this man lies bleeding on the ground
46.	doctor doctor what is thy fee	what s thee fees
47.	ten guineas is my fee but ten pounds i ll take of thee	1. fifty poun is my fee but ten less i ll take of thee 2. fifty poun is my fee father but ten less i ll take of thee
48.	take it doctor but what can st thou cure	1. what canst thou cure 2. what canst cure
49.	i can cure the ague palsy and the gout	i can cure the itch the stitch the palsy and the gout
50.	and that s a roving pain that goes within and out	all pains in and all pains out
51.	a broken leg or arm i soon can cure the pain
52.	and if thou break st thy neck i ll stoutly set it again
53.	bring me an old woman of four score years and ten
54.	without a tooth in her head
55.	i ll bring her young and plump again
56.	thou be st a noble doctor if that s all true thou be st talking about
57.	i m not like these little mountebank doctors	you can plainly see that i am not one of these italian doctors
58.	that go about the streets and say this and that and the other
59.	and tell you as many lies in one half hour as you would find true in seven years
60.	but what i does i does clean before your eyes	for i can cure the sick and rise the dead right plain before your eyes
61.	and ladies and gentlemen if you won t believe your own eyes it is a very hard case
62.	tis doctor
63.	i carry a little bottle by my side that i call golden foster drops
64.	on drop to the root of this man s tongue and another on his crown
65.	and it will strike the heat throughout the body and raise him off the ground
66.	arise arise thou cowardly dog and see how uprightly thou canst stand go home into your own country
67.	and tell them what old england has done for you
68.	and how they ll fight the thousand better men than you
69.	here comes i little johnny jack
70.	wife and family at my back
71.	my family s large though i am small
72.	and so a little helps us all
73.	roast beef plum pudding strong beer and mince pies
74.	who loves that better than father christmas and i
75.	one mug of christmas ale sir will make us merry and sing
76.	some money in our pockets will be a very fine thing
77.	so ladies and gentlemen all at your ease
78.	give the christmas boys just what you please

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The Christmas Mummers [Yonge's novel] 1858
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