C.Brown (1874)
Source:
Cornelius Brown (Ed.)
NOTES ABOUT NOTTS.: A COLLECTION OF SINGULAR SAYINGS, CURIOUS CUSTOMS, ECCENTRIC EPITAPHS, AND INTERESTING ITEMS, HISTORICAL AND ANTIQUARIAN
Nottingham: T.Forman and Sons, 1874, pp.83-85
A compilation of items previously published in the "Local Notes and
Queries" column of "The Nottingham Daily Guardian". There are two
non-specific items on Plough Monday, also published later by J.P.Briscoe
(1876). A general description corresponds with Briscoe's description of
Shelford, Notts. The other main item is an unlocated South Notts. text,
with the characters Bold Anthony, King of England, Prince
George, Selina and Doctor
Main variant
Transcript
Plough Monday, commonly known in Nottinghamshire as
"Plough Bullock Day," was, until within the last year
or two,
regarded as an important carnival by the farm labourers,
whether young or old. During the day, boys adorned with
See full transcript...
Scans/Images
Variant: 87sk--bc
Master Mummers Folk Play Script
Index Terms:
| Locations: |
Shelford, Notts. (SK6642); South Nottinghamshire, Notts.
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| Years: |
Publ. 1874
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| Subjects: |
Plough Monday; Plough Bullock Day; Plough Bullocks; Bold Anthony; King of England; Prince George; Selina; Doctor; Play
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| Archives: |
TDRG Archive, Ref. TD00020
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Last Updated Jul 1982 by Peter Millington.
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