A Righte Merrie ChristmasseJazzybee Verlag, 2015 - 272 páginas The very warm cover suggests a seasonable book, A Righte Merrie Christmasse, by John Ashton, who, fancying that some of its customs and privileges might be forgotten, collects all that has been done or could be done at this annual event. Some of ye anciente goinges on make one wonder whether feasts were better kept when they spelt with such unreasonable euphony. It must have been " merrie in halle" when the wassail song was ordinarily sung as depicted by A. C Behrend in his exquisite copper etching. |
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... London, so that the terme was adjourned: and the king kept his Christmasse at Eltham, with a small number, and therefore it was called the Still Christmasse." In 1526, "the king kept a solemne Christmasse at Greenewich with revelles ...
... London, so that the terme was adjourned: and the king kept his Christmasse at Eltham, with a small number, and therefore it was called the Still Christmasse." In 1526, "the king kept a solemne Christmasse at Greenewich with revelles ...
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... London, and landed at the Tower wharffe, where he was received by Vanse, lord of misrule to John Mainard, one of the shiriffes of London, and so conducted through the citie with a great companie of yoong lords and gentlemen to the house ...
... London, and landed at the Tower wharffe, where he was received by Vanse, lord of misrule to John Mainard, one of the shiriffes of London, and so conducted through the citie with a great companie of yoong lords and gentlemen to the house ...
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... London-ward—to London Ward. There they in pomp and pleasure do waste That which Old Christmas was wonted to feast, Well a day! Houses where music was wont for to ring, Nothing but bats and owlets do sing. Well a day, Well a day. Well a ...
... London-ward—to London Ward. There they in pomp and pleasure do waste That which Old Christmas was wonted to feast, Well a day! Houses where music was wont for to ring, Nothing but bats and owlets do sing. Well a day, Well a day. Well a ...
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... by handfulls away they do give;— I'll away, And thither, therefore, I purpose to pass, Hoping at London to find the Golden Ass. I'll away, I'll away, I'll away, for here's no stay. A little light upon this ballad may possibly be found.
... by handfulls away they do give;— I'll away, And thither, therefore, I purpose to pass, Hoping at London to find the Golden Ass. I'll away, I'll away, I'll away, for here's no stay. A little light upon this ballad may possibly be found.
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... London and Westminster; that that day might be kept as it ought to be, that the whole kingdom might have comfort thereby. The houses agreed to this proposal, and directed the following Ordinance to be published; which bore this title ...
... London and Westminster; that that day might be kept as it ought to be, that the whole kingdom might have comfort thereby. The houses agreed to this proposal, and directed the following Ordinance to be published; which bore this title ...
Índice
Chapter VIII | |
Chapter XI | |
Chapter XII | |
Chapter XIV | |
Chapter XV | |
Chapter XVI | |
Chapter XVII | |
Chapter XVIII | |
Chapter XIX | |
Chapter IX | |
Chapter X | |
Chapter XX | |
Chapter XXI | |
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banket Bishop born bowl boy bishop boys bread cake called Captain carol celebrated ceremony cheese Christ Christ-tide Christmas box Christmas day Christmas eve Christmas pie Christmasse Church City Constable Marshall custom dance dansed December decorated dish Doctor door doth drink England feast festival fire first-foot gentlemen George gifts give Glastonbury Thorn gold hall hand hath head Henry Herod Holly Hutton Conyers January Jesus joy our Mary King kynges ladies London Lord of Misrule maid master meat merry mince pies morning mummers Nativity neighbours night Notes and Queries Old Christmas Old Father Christmas parish person play Plough Monday plum poor Post and Pair present Queen round Saviour says servants shal sing song Stephen's day Supper tell thee Thomas's Day thou town tree Twelfth day twelve wassail wine Wren young Yule