 | Civilization - 1832 - 406 pages
...Shooter's-hill, with Queen Catherine his wife, accompanied with many lords and ladies." Stow tells us, too, " In the month of May the citizens of London (of all estates), lightly in every parish, or sometimes two or three parishes joining together, had their several Mayings,... | |
 | Horace Smith - English literature - 1833 - 382 pages
...and with the harmony of birds praising God in their kinde." He subsequently adds, " I find also that in the month of May the citizens of London of all estates had their several Mayings, and did fetch in Maypoles with divers warlike shows, with good archers,... | |
 | Jehoshaphat Aspin (historian.) - 1835 - 378 pages
...and villages ; but, formerly, London itself was not without them. "In the month of May," says Stow, "the citizens of London, of all estates, generally in every parish, and, in some instances, two or parishes joining together, had their several Mayings, and fetched their May-poles, with divers warlike... | |
 | Joseph Strutt - Games - 1838 - 500 pages
...celebrated upon the first day of the month ; and to this we may add the following extract from Stow : " In the month of May the citizens of London of all...mayings, and did fetch their may-poles with divers warlike shows; with good archers, morrice-dancers, and other devices for pastime, all day long; and... | |
 | Joseph Strutt - England - 1838 - 492 pages
...celebrated upon the first day of the month; and to this we may add the following extract from Stow : " In the month of May the citizens of London of all...three parishes joining together, had their several may ings, and did fetch their may-poles with divers warlike shows ; with good archers, morrice-dancers,... | |
 | 1841 - 884 pages
...then fall to banquet and feast, and to leap and dance about it," &c. Stow, the antiquary, states, " In the month of May, the citizens of London, of all estates, eighty in every parish, or sometimes two or three parishes joining together, had their several Mayings,... | |
 | John Fitzgerald Pennie - Great Britain - 1839 - 486 pages
...continuance of these Baal-fires, and May-day sports, we shall give a few extracts. Stow says, — " In the month of May, the citizens of London of all...Mayings, and did fetch their May-poles with divers warlike shows; with good archers, morrice-dances, and other devices for pastime, all day long; and... | |
 | William Hone - 1839 - 874 pages
...meyny, to their great contentment, and had other pageants and may read in my said " I find also, that in the month of May, the citizens of London (of all estates) lightly in every parish, or sometimes two or three parishes joyning together, had their severall Mayings,... | |
 | 1840 - 488 pages
...plentifully with venison and wine, to their great contentment." Stowe goes on to relate, " I find also that in the month of May, the citizens of London (of all estates) lightly in every parish or sometimes two or three parishes, joyning together, had their several Mayings,... | |
 | John Stow - London (England) - 1842 - 250 pages
...that in the month of May, the citizens of London of all estates, lightly in every parish, or sometimes two or three parishes joining together, had their several mayings, and did feteh in Maypoles, with divers warlike shows, with good archers, morris dancers, and other devices,... | |
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I find also that in the month of May, the citizens of London of all estates, lightly in every parish, or sometimes two or three parishes joining together, had their several mayings and did fetch in maypoles, with divers warlike shows, with good archers... 
