Context:

Location: Exeter, Devon (SX9292)
Year: 1770 (or 1737)
Time of Occurrence: Christmas
Collective Name: Mumming

Source:

A.Brice
The Mobiad, or battle of the voice
Exeter, 1770

Cast:

Text:

Saint George

Oh! here comes I Saint george, a Man of Courage bold,
And with my Spear I winn'd three Crowns of Gold.
I slew the Dragon, and brought him to the Slaughter;
And by that very means I married Sabra,
the beauteous King of Egypts Daughter.
Play Musick.

Notes:

The book is supposed to have been written in 1737, although it was not published until 1770. The text fragment comes from a footnote, which does not make it clear whether it relates to 1737 or about 1770.

File History:

1996-09-11 - Entered by P.T.Millington
1997-03-25 - File Named by Peter Millington
2021-01-15 - TEI-encoded by Peter Millington

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