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| P. (1858) |
T. H. P.
(1858)
[Title not given] Notes and Queries, Series 2, 1858, Vol.V, p.46 | |||||||
| Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, England | ||||||||
| Brading | (SZ6087) | 1857 | Christmas | No Text | Hero-Combat | |||
| P. (1894) |
G. B. H. P.
(1894)
The Mummers' Play The Daily Graphic, 4th Jan.1894, Vol.XVII, No.1253, p.4bc The Proprietors, London | |||||||
| Oxfordshire, England | ||||||||
| Oxford | (SP5106) | 1902 | Christmas | Text | Hero-Combat | [Nb] | ||
| Pace Egg (Walker) |
[Anon.]
(n.d.)
The Pace Egg, a Christmas Joust for Boys London and Otley, Wm. Walker and Sons, no date, | |||||||
| [Unlocated], England | ||||||||
| - | [Unlocated] | Christmas | Text | Hero-Combat | ||||
| Paddick (1964) |
F. I. Paddick
(1964)
The Mummers The Rickmansworth Historian, Autumn 1964, Vol.8, pp.175-84 Rickmansworth Historical Society, Rickmansworth | |||||||
| Hertfordshire, England | ||||||||
| Croxleygreen | (TQ0795) | c. 1958 | Christmas | Text | Hero-Combat | |||
| Palgrave (1896) |
F. M. T. Palgrave
(1896)
A List of Words in every-day use by the natives of Hetton-le-Hole in the County of Durham English Dialect Society, 1896, Vol.74, pp.22-3 Oxford University Press, London | |||||||
| Durham, England | ||||||||
| Hetton-le-Hole | (NZ3547) | 1896 | Christmas | Text | Hero-Combat | |||
| Palmer (1902) |
William T. Palmer
(1902)
Lake-Country Rambles London, Chatto and Windus, 1902, pp.2, 318-34 | |||||||
| Westmorland, England | ||||||||
| Bowston Bridge | (SD4996) | 1901 | Easter | Text | Hero-Combat | |||
| PAN (1824) |
"PAN"
(1824)
Christmas Revels The Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Chronicle, 1824, Vol.XCIV, Pt.II, pp.589-90 Sold by John Harris, London | |||||||
| [Reference not used in the Location Lists] | ||||||||
| Parish (1875) |
W. D. Parish
(1875)
A Dictionary of the Sussex Dialect Lewes, Farncombe and Co., 1875, pp.136-8 | |||||||
| Sussex, England | ||||||||
| Selmeston | (TQ5107) | Christmas | Text | Hero-Combat | [Nb] | |||
| Wiltshire, England | ||||||||
| Salisbury | (SU1429) | Bef. 1875 | Frag. | Hero-Combat | ||||
| Parish (1957) |
W. D. Parish
(1957)
A Dictionary of Sussex Dialect, expanded, augmented, and illustrated by Helena Hall Chichester, Helena Hall, 1957, pp.155-6 | |||||||
| Sussex, England | ||||||||
| Lancing | (TQ1805) | 1886 | Christmas | Frag. | Hero-Combat | |||
| Selmeston | (TQ5107) | Christmas | Text | Hero-Combat | [Nb] | |||
| Parker (1913) |
Angelina Parker
(1913)
Oxfordshire Village Folk Lore, 1840-1900 Folk-Lore, 1913, Vol.XXIV, pp.86-7 | |||||||
| Oxfordshire, England | ||||||||
| Long Hanborough | (SP4214) | Frag. | Hero-Combat | |||||
| Patey (1963) |
David H. Patey
(1963)
F. J. Browne, M.D. ... (Obituary) British Medical Journal, 7th Sep.1963, Vol.II, No.5357, p.629 British Medical Association, London | |||||||
| Monmouthshire, Wales | ||||||||
| Abertillery | (SO2104) | c. 1910 | Christmas | Frag. | Hero-Combat | |||
| Patterson (1872) |
W. H. Patterson
(1872)
[Title not given] Notes and Queries, Series 4, 1872, Vol.X, pp.487-8 | |||||||
| Antrim, Ireland | ||||||||
| Belfast | (J3474) | 1872 | Text | Hero-Combat | ||||
| Peace Egg (Edwards & Bryning) |
[Anon.]
(n.d.)
The Peace Egg, or St George, an Easter Play Rochdale, Edwards and Bryning Ltd., no date, | |||||||
| Lancashire, England | ||||||||
| Littleborough | (SD9316) | 20th cty | Easter | Text | Hero-Combat | |||
| Rochdale | (SD8913) | 1958 | Easter | Text | Hero-Combat | |||
| Peace Egg (Heywood) |
[Anon.]
(n.d.)
The Peace Egg or St George: An Easter Play Manchester, Abel Heywood and Son, no date, | |||||||
| [Unlocated], England | ||||||||
| - | [Unlocated] | Easter | Text | Hero-Combat | ||||
| Peace Egg (Johnson) |
[Anon.]
(n.d.)
The Peace Egg Leeds, J. Johnson, no date, | |||||||
| [Unlocated], England | ||||||||
| - | [Unlocated] | Text | Hero-Combat | |||||
| Peace Egg (Looney & Pilling) |
[Anon.]
(n.d.)
The Peace Egg or St. George: An Easter Play Manchester, Looney and Pilling, no date, | |||||||
| [Unlocated], England | ||||||||
| - | [Unlocated] | Easter | Text | Hero-Combat | ||||
| Peace Egg (Wrigley) |
[Anon.]
(1835)
The Peace Egg 30, Miller St., Manchester, J. Wrigley, Dated ?1835 in BM catalogue, [BM Shelf No. 1077 g 37, No. 27 in a collection of pamphlets.] | |||||||
| Lancashire, England | ||||||||
| Manchester | (SJ8397) | 1905 | Easter and Christmas | Text | Hero-Combat | |||
| Peacock (1889) |
Edward Peacock
(1889)
A Glossary of Words in the Wapentakes of Manley and Corringham, Lincolnshire, 2nd Edition, revised and considerably enlarged English Dialect Society, 1889, Vol.59, No.II, p.411 Trübner, London | |||||||
| Lincolnshire, England | ||||||||
| Winterton | (SE9218) | 1920's | Plough Mon. | Frag. | Wooing | [Nb] | ||
| Peacock (1901) |
Mabel Peacock
(1901)
[Title not given] Notes and Queries, Series 9, 1901, Vol.VII, pp.322-4, 364-5 | |||||||
| Lincolnshire, England | ||||||||
| Hibaldstow | (SE9702) | 19th cty | Plough Mon. | Text | Wooing | |||
| Kirton in Lindsey | (SK9398) | c. 1914 | Christmas & Plough Monday | Text | Wooing / Hero-Combat | [Nb] | ||
| - | Western slope of Lincolnshire Wolds | c. 1875 | Plough Mon. | Text | Wooing / Hero-Combat | |||
| Winterton | (SE9218) | 1920's | Plough Mon. | Frag. | Wooing | [Nb] | ||
| Peacock (1956a) |
N. Peacock
(1956)
The Greatham Sword Dance Journal of the English Folk Dance and Song Society, 1956, Vol.VIII, No.1, pp.29-39 | |||||||
| Durham, England | ||||||||
| Greatham | (NZ4927) | c. 1924 | Christmas | Text | Sword Dance | [Nb] | ||
| Peacock (1956b) |
N. Peacock
(1956)
Report on Sharp Postcards Vaughan Williams Memorial Library, 1956 | |||||||
| Yorkshire - East Riding, England | ||||||||
| Great Driffield | (TA0257) | c. 1911 | Christmas and Martinmas | Frag. | Doubtful | |||
| Yorkshire - North Riding, England | ||||||||
| East Harlsey | (SE4299) | Bef. 1912 | Christmas | No Text | Hero-Combat | |||
| Helmsley | (SE6183) | 1912 | Christmas | No Text | Doubtful | |||
| Kirk Leavington | (NZ4309) | c. 1900 | No Text | Hero-Combat | ||||
| Yorkshire - West Riding, England | ||||||||
| Woodhouse | (SK4184) | c. 1887 | Christmas | No Text | Sword Dance + execution | |||
| Peacock (1956c) |
N. Peacock
(1956)
Barton-le-Street, N. Yorks., Tar Barrel English Dance and Song, Nov./Dec.1956, Vol.XXI, No.2, pp.45-6 | |||||||
| Yorkshire - North Riding, England | ||||||||
| Barton-le-Street | (SE7274) | 1939 | Nov. 5th | Text | Hero-Combat | |||
| Peacock Coll. | N. Peacock Collection | |||||||
| Berkshire, England | ||||||||
| Drayton | (SU4794) | c. 1905 | Christmas | Text | Hero-Combat | [Nb] | ||
| Cheshire, England | ||||||||
| Antrobus | (SJ6581) | 1972 | All Souls | Text | Hero-Combat | [Nb] | ||
| Utkinton | (SJ5564) | 1939 | All Souls | Text | Hero-Combat | [Nb] | ||
| Derbyshire, England | ||||||||
| Whitwell | (SK5276) | c. 1917 | No Text | Hero-Combat | ||||
| Durham, England | ||||||||
| Ferryhill | (NZ2832) | 1890 | No Text | Hero-Combat | ||||
| Greatham | (NZ4927) | c. 1924 | Christmas | Text | Sword Dance | [Nb] | ||
| Ludworth Colliery | (NZ3641) | c. 1915 | Christmas | Text | Hero-Combat | |||
| Piercebridge | (NZ2115) | Bef. 1900 | Christmas | No Text | Hero-Combat Visiting | |||
| Shiney Row | (NZ3252) | c. 1936 | Christmas | Text | Hero-Combat | [Nb] | ||
| Lancashire, England | ||||||||
| Halton | (SD4964) | No Text | Hero-Combat | |||||
| Heysham | (SD4161) | 1920 | Easter | Frag. | Hero-Combat | |||
| Oldham | (SD9305) | 1897 | Easter | No Text | Hero-Combat | |||
| Oxfordshire, England | ||||||||
| Upper Heyford | (SP4926) | c. 1900 | No Text | Doubtful Hero-Combat | [Nb] | |||
| Warwickshire, England | ||||||||
| Bidford-on-Avon | (SP1051) | c. 1886 | Christmas | Text | Hero-Combat | [Nb] | ||
| Westmorland, England | ||||||||
| Chapel Stile | (NY3205) | c. 1930 | Easter | Frag. | Hero-Combat | |||
| Yorkshire - North Riding, England | ||||||||
| Guisborough (a) | (NZ6115) | 1888 | Christmas | No Text | Doubtful Sword Dance | |||
| Guisborough (b) | (NZ6115) | c. 1 920 | Christmas | Text | Hero-Combat | [Nb] | ||
| Sheriff Hutton | (SE6566) | Christmas and Martinmas | Text | Hero-Combat | ||||
| Stillington (b) | (SE5867) | c. 1899 | Christmas | Text | Hero-Combat | [Nb] | ||
| Terrington | (SE6670) | Christmas | Text? | Hero-Combat | ||||
| Thirsk | (SE4282) | c. 1880 | Christmas | Frag. | Hero-Combat | [Nb] | ||
| Tunstall | (SE2195) | No Text | Sword Dance | [Nb] | ||||
| Yorkshire - West Riding, England | ||||||||
| Aberford | (SE4337) | 1902 | Christmas | No Text | Hero-Combat | |||
| Adel | (SE2740) | c. 1905 | Christmas | Text | Hero-Combat | |||
| Brighouse | (SE1423) | 1962 | Easter and Christmas | No Text | Hero-Combat | |||
| Clifford | (SE4244) | 1955 | Christmas | Text | Hero-Combat | |||
| Grenoside | (SK3394) | 1965 | Christmas | Frag. | Sword Dance + execution | |||
| Heptonstall | (SD9827) | c. 1912 | Easter | Text | Hero-Combat | |||
| High Bentham | (SD6669) | c. 1880 | ?Easter | No Text | Hero-Combat | |||
| Monk Fryston | (SE5029) | c. 1894 | Christmas | Frag. | Hero-Combat | |||
| Ripon | (SE3171) | 1969 | Christmas | Text | Hero-Combat | [Nb] | ||
| Shipley | (SE1437) | c. 1880 | No Text | Hero-Combat | ||||
| Snaith | (SE6422) | early 20th cty | Christmas | Frag. | Hero-Combat | [Nb] | ||
| Stanningley | (SE2234) | c. 1900 | Christmas | Frag. | Hero-Combat | |||
| Whiston | (SK4590) | c. 1883 | Christmas | Text | Hero-Combat | |||
| Armagh, Ireland | ||||||||
| Cornascreeb | (H9947) | 1908 | Christmas | No Text | Hero-Combat | |||
| Forkill | (J0115) | 1954 | Christmas | Text | Hero-Combat | |||
| Ayrshire, Scotland | ||||||||
| Ochiltree | (NS5021) | No Text | Hero-Combat | |||||
| Peeblesshire, Scotland | ||||||||
| Peebles | (NT2540) | c. 1900 | Christmas, New Year, Handsel Monday | Text | Hero-Combat | |||
| Renfrewshire, Scotland | ||||||||
| Inkerman | (NS4565) | c. 1900 | Hallowe'en or Christmas | Text | Hero-Combat | |||
| Johnstone | (NS4263) | c. 1915 | No Text | Hero-Combat | ||||
| Wigtownshire, Scotland | ||||||||
| - | South-east | 1900 | Hallowe'en | No Text | Hero-Combat | |||
| Pearson (1930) |
Alexander Pearson
(1930)
Annals of Kirkby Lonsdale and Lunesdale in Bygone Days Kendal, Titus Wilson (printer), 1930, pp.185-94 | |||||||
| Westmorland, England | ||||||||
| Kirkby Lonsdale | (SD6178) | 1909 | Easter and Christmas | Text | Hero-Combat | |||
| Yorkshire - West Riding, England | ||||||||
| Dent | (SD7087) | Bef. 1930 | Easter | Text | Hero-Combat | |||
| Ingleton | (SD6972) | Bef. 1930 | No Text | Hero-Combat | ||||
| Peckford (1949) |
J. J. Peckford
(1949)
[Title not given] The Newfoundlander, Dec.1949 | |||||||
| Newfoundland, Canada | ||||||||
| Change Islands | (49.67333, -54.41778) | c. 1900 | Christmas | Text | Hero-Combat | [Nb] | ||
| Pegge (1896) |
Samuel Pegge
(1896)
Two Collections of Derbicisms, ed. by Professor Skeat & Thomas Hallam English Dialect Society, 1896, p.103 Henry Frowde, London | |||||||
| Derbyshire, England | ||||||||
| Whittington (2nd entry) | (SK3874) | 1790s | Christmas | No Text | Doubtful Hero-Combat | [Nb] | ||
| Percy (1938) |
Thomas Percy
(1938)
Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, II (Everyman Edition) London, Dent, 1938, p.322 [1st published 1765] | |||||||
| [Reference not used in the Location Lists] | ||||||||
| Perry (1946) |
Richard Perry
(1946)
A Naturalist on Lindisfarne Lindsay Drummond Ltd., London, 1946, pp.55-6 | |||||||
| Northumberland, England | ||||||||
| Holy Island | (NU1241) | 1956 | Christmas | Text | Hero-Combat | [Nb] | ||
| Peter (1916) |
Thurstan Peter
(1916)
[Title not given] Notes and Queries, Series 12, 1916, Vol.I, pp.390-3 | |||||||
| Cornwall, England | ||||||||
| Mylor | (SW8135) | Second half of 19th cty | Christmas | Text | Hero-Combat | |||
| Peterborough Adv. (1876) |
[Anon.]
(1876)
Castor The Peterborough Advertiser, Saturday 13th Jan.1876, Vol.XXII, No.1127, p.3c | |||||||
| Northamptonshire and the Soke of Peterborough, England | ||||||||
| Castor | (TL1298) | 1876 | Christmas | No Text | Doubtful | [Nb] | ||
| Peterborough Adv. (1902a) |
[Anon.]
(1902)
'The Mummers Play at Yaxley' Peterborough Advertiser and South Midland Times, Wed. 12th Mar.1902, No.2612, p.6f [The newspaper ran two series.] | |||||||
| Huntingdonshire, England | ||||||||
| Yaxley | (TL1892) | c. 1830's | Christmas | Frag. | Hero-Combat | [Nb] | ||
| Peterborough Adv. (1902b) |
[Anon.]
(1902)
The Peterborough Mummers' Play Peterborough Advertiser and South Midland Times, 23rd Apr.1902, p.6de R. Winfrey, Peterborough | |||||||
| Northamptonshire and the Soke of Peterborough, England | ||||||||
| Peakirk | (TF1606) | 19cty | No Text | Hero-Combat | [Nb] | |||
| Peterborough | (TL1998) | 1848 | December | Text | Hero-Combat | [Nb] | ||
| Petrie (1950) |
Winifred M. Petrie
(1950)
Folk Tales of the Borders London, Nelson, 1950, pp.64-8 | |||||||
| Roxburghshire, Scotland | ||||||||
| Teviot Dale | (NT5-1-) | Christmas | Text | Hero-Combat | ||||
| Piesse (1860) |
G. W. Septimus Piesse
(1860)
[Title not given] Notes and Queries, Series 2, 1860, Vol.X, pp.466-7 | |||||||
| Middlesex, England | ||||||||
| Chiswick | (TQ2077) | c. 1870 | Christmas | Text | Hero-Combat | |||
| Turnham Green | (TQ2078) | 1860 | December | Text | Hero-Combat | |||
| Piggott (1928) |
Stuart Piggott
(1928)
Berkshire Mummers' Plays and other Folk Lore Folk-Lore, 1928, Vol.XXXIX, pp.271-9 | |||||||
| Berkshire, England | ||||||||
| Lockinge | (SU4287) | 1881 | Christmas | Text | Hero-Combat | |||
| Piggott (1929) |
Stuart Piggott
(1929)
Mummers' Plays from Berkshire, Derbyshire, Cumberland, and Isle of Man Folk-Lore, 1929, Vol.XL, pp.262-73 | |||||||
| Berkshire, England | ||||||||
| Childrey | (SU3687) | Christmas | Frag. | Hero-Combat | ||||
| Stanford in the Vale | (SU3493) | 1900 | Christmas | Text | Hero-Combat | [Nb] | ||
| Whitley | (SU7270) | 1930 | Christmas | Text | Hero-Combat | |||
| Cumberland, England | ||||||||
| - | [Unlocated] | Text | Hero-Combat | |||||
| Derbyshire, England | ||||||||
| Church Broughton | (SK2033) | 1932 | Text | Hero-Combat | [Nb] | |||
| Repton | (SK3026) | 1929 | Christmas | Text | Hero-Combat | |||
| Pike (1916) |
"Causey Pike"
(1916)
T'Jolly Boys Derwent News Letter, Apr.1916 [cutting in {OrdC}] | |||||||
| Cumberland, England | ||||||||
| Braithwaite | (NY2323) | Bef. 1916 | Easter | Frag. | Hero-Combat | |||
| Pilling Coll. | Julian Pilling Collection | |||||||
| Yorkshire - North Riding, England | ||||||||
| Redmire | (SE0491) | 1890 | Christmas | No Text | Hero-Combat | |||
| Plunkett Coll. | Mervyn Plunkett Collection | |||||||
| Kent, England | ||||||||
| Sutton at Hone | (TQ5570) | c. 1895 | Christmas | Text | Hero-Combat | |||
| Sussex, England | ||||||||
| Hastings | (TQ8209) | c. 1880 | Frag. | Hero-Combat | ||||
| West Firle | (TQ4707) | c. 1905 | Christmas | Text | Hero-Combat | |||
| West Marden | (SU7713) | Christmas | Text | Hero-Combat | ||||
| Polwhele (1803) |
R. Polwhele
(1803)
The History of Cornwall III London, Cadell and Davies, 1803, p.55 | |||||||
| Cornwall, England | ||||||||
| - | [Unlocated] | 18 cent. | Christmas | No Text | Hero-Combat | [Nb] | ||
| Porter (1876) |
John Porter
(1876)
History of the Fylde of Lancashire Fleetwood, Porter, 1876, p.106 | |||||||
| Lancashire, England | ||||||||
| Fylde | (SD3-3-) | 1876 | Easter | Frag. | Hero-Combat | |||
| Potter (1879) |
Louisa Potter
(1879)
Lancashire Memories London, Macmillan, 1879, pp.80-1 | |||||||
| Lancashire, England | ||||||||
| Stand | (SD7905) | c. 1820 | Easter | Frag. | Hero-Combat | |||
| Prior (1904) |
Rev. C. E. Prior
(1904)
Dedications of Churches Oxfordshire Archaeological Society Report for the year 1903, 1904, pp.23, 26, 29-31, 35, 37, 38, 41 The Society, Banbury | |||||||
| Oxfordshire, England | ||||||||
| Charlton-on-Otmoor | (SP5615) | c. 1901 | Christmas | Text | Hero-Combat | [Nb] | ||
| Lower Heyford | (SP4824) | 1903 | Christmas | Text | Hero-Combat | [Nb] | ||
| Merton | (SP5717) | 1893 | Christmas | No Text | Hero-Combat | |||
| Souldern | (SP5231) | 1903 | Christmas | Frag. | Hero-Combat | |||
| Upper Heyford | (SP4926) | c. 1900 | No Text | Doubtful Hero-Combat | [Nb] | |||
| Prior (1905) |
Rev. C. E. Prior
(1905)
Dedications of Churches Oxfordshire Archaeological Society Report for the year 1904, 1905, pp.33-6,40,43, 50 The Society, Banbury | |||||||
| Oxfordshire, England | ||||||||
| Bloxham | (SP4235) | No Text | Hero-Combat | |||||
| Ducklington | (SP3507) | 1904 | Christmas | No Text | Hero-Combat | [Nb] | ||
| Mollington | (SP4347) | Frag. | Hero-Combat | |||||
| Westcott Barton | (SP4225) | 1870 | Christmas | Text | Hero-Combat | [Nb] | ||
| Prior,C.E. (1907) |
Rev. C. E. Prior
(1907)
Dedications of Churches Oxfordshire Archaeological Society Report for the year 1906, 1907, p.19 The Society, Banbury | |||||||
| Oxfordshire, England | ||||||||
| Checkendon | (SU6682) | c. 1903 | Christmas | No Text | Doubtful Hero-Combat | |||
| Prior,J. (1907) |
James Prior
(1907)
MS 'Notts Dialect Words Nottinghamshire Guardian, 28th Dec.1907 [Cutting from "Notts G. 28.12.07" in Nottinghamshire County Record Office, M441, f.51R] | |||||||
| Derbyshire, England | ||||||||
| Weston upon Trent | (SK4028) | 1907 | Christmas | No Text | Doubtful | [Nb] | ||
| [Prior?] (1904) |
[C. E. Prior?]
(1904)
The Mummers' Play at Charlton' North Oxfordshire Archaeological Society Reports for the Year 1903, 1904, pp.29-31 Banbury, printed by William Potts | |||||||
| Oxfordshire, England | ||||||||
| Charlton-on-Otmoor | (SP5615) | c. 1901 | Christmas | Text | Hero-Combat | [Nb] | ||
| Priscilla (1925) |
"Priscilla" [Mrs F. T. Blyth]
(1925)
Recollections of Rushall Wiltshire Gazette, 28th May 1925, pp.4c-e | |||||||
| Wiltshire, England | ||||||||
| Rushall | (SU1255) | c. 1890 | Christmas | Frag. | Hero-Combat | |||
| Protheroe (1925) |
A. M. Protheroe
(1925)
Scraps of English Folk Lore: X, Derbyshire (Repton) Folk-Lore, 1925, Vol.XXXVI, pp.83-4 | |||||||
| Derbyshire, England | ||||||||
| Repton | (SK3026) | 1929 | Christmas | Text | Hero-Combat | |||
| Pullinger (1903) |
W. Pullinger
(1903)
[Title not given] Manchester City News Notes and Queries, 10th Jan.1903, p.2b City News Office, Manchester | |||||||
| Derbyshire, England | ||||||||
| Ashford | (SK1969) | 1840's | Christmas | No Text | Doubtful | |||