Folk Play Links - Literary & Other Works in Folk Plays
Compiled by Chris Little
Lines of literary & other works have been accrued into folk play texts. These lines, as a consequence of oral transmission ignorant of the original published or traditional work, are often corrupted in the transcribed version of a text. e.g. Kempsford text
001 *
The Honest Yorkshire-Man
[by Carey, 1736 - in Swinderby, Lincolnshire text as noted by Peter Millington - Subscription required for Chadwyck-Healey: English Drama]
002 *
Rosamond. An Opera
[by [Joseph Addison], 1707 - in Mylor [Truro], Cornwall text as noted in
The Mummers' Play, by R.J.E. Tiddy, 1923, pp.155-156 - Subscription required for Gale: Eighteenth Century Collections Online]
004 *
Robin Hood and the Tanner,
[from
Robin Hoods Garland;, 1663 - in Shipton under Wychwood, Oxfordshire text as noted in
The Mummers' Play, by R.J.E. Tiddy, 1923, pp.211-213 - Subscription required for Chadwyck-Healey: Early English Books Online]
005 *
~ Robin Hood and the Tanner;
[{1640-1665} - from
Robin Hood: A Collection of all the Ancient Poems, Songs and Ballads,, by [Joseph Ritson], 1795, Vol.II pp.30-37 - in Shipton under Wychwood, Oxfordshire text as noted in
The Mummers' Play, by R.J.E. Tiddy, 1923, pp.211-213 - Subscription required for Gale: Eighteenth Century Collections Online]
006 *
The Mountebank:
[by Leveridge, from
Farewel Folly:, by Motteux, 1707 - as noted in
The Mummers' Play, by R.J.E. Tiddy, 1923, p.213 - Subscription required for Chadwyck-Healey: English Drama]
009 *
Second Thoughts are Best
[{1780~1812} - in Bassingham Men's & Swinderby, Lincolnshire texts as noted by Peter Millington]
010 *
Young Roger of the Mill
[{1820~1824} - in Swinderby, Lincolnshire text as noted in
Mummers' Wooing Plays in England, by Charles Read Baskervill, in
Modern Philology, Vol.XXI No.3, Feb. 1924, p.266]
012 *
Sir Andrew Barton
[from
Reliques of Ancient English Poetry:, by [Thomas Percy], 1765, Vol.II p.191 - as noted by Chris Little]
015 *
~ Anonymous Ballads
[by William Pinkerton, in
Notes and Queries:, Ser.3 Vol.09 No.216, 17th Feb. 1866, p.143]
017 *
Ancient Poems, Ballads, and Songs of the Peasantry of England [1st edition]
[coll. & ed. by James Henry Dixon, 1846, p.207 - 'Joan's Ale was New' - in Stanford in the Vale text as noted in
Mummers' Plays from Berkshire, Derbyshire, Cumberland, and Isle of Man, by Stuart Piggott, in
Folk-Lore, Vol.40 No.3, Sep. 1929, pp.262-264]
018 *
The Darby Ram
[by F.R. A., in
Notes and Queries, [Ser. 1] Vol.2 No.45, 7th Sep. 1850, p.235 - citation of
Gimcrackiana,, by J.S. Gregson, p.185 [sic];
The Ballad Book, 1827;
Dublin Penny Journal, Vol.I, p.283]
019 *
Gimcrackiana,
[by Geoffrey Gimcrack [J.S. Gregson ?], 1833, pp.183-184, 176 - 'The Ram of Derby']
022 *
Nursery Rhymes
[by Albert Hartshorne, in
Notes and Queries, 7th Ser. Vol.XI No.270, 28th Feb. 1891, p.170]
023 *
The Derby Ram"
[by James Henry Dixon, in
Notes and Queries, 4th Ser. Vol.IV No.90, 18th Sep. 1869, p.247 - written by Dr [Erasmus] Darwin?; citation of Callcott [sic]]
025 *
Nursery Rhymes
[by Gertrude Harper Vernon, in
Notes and Queries, 7th Ser. Vol.XI No.273, 21st Mar. 1891, p.232 - extract from
Popular Nursery Tales and Rhymes, [1859]]
026 *
Nursery Rhymes
[by W.C. B., in
Notes and Queries, 7th Ser. Vol.XI No.276, 11th Apr. 1891, p.297 - sung at York; citation of Llewellynn Jewitt, in
Reliquary, Vol.VIII No.-, Oct. 1867, pp.171-173]
028 *
cover
[in
Derby Ram, No.I, 3rd Jul. 1863]
029 *
Nursery Rhymes
[by W.F. Prideaux, in
Notes and Queries, 7th Ser. Vol.XI No.280, 9th May 1891, p.377 - citation of
The Ballads & Songs of Derbyshire, ed. by Llewellynn Jewitt, 1867, pp.115-119]
031 *
Derby's Ram'
[by George Davis Chase, in
Notes and Queries, 10th Ser. Vol.I No.16, 16th Apr. 1904, p.306 - song]
032 *
Derby Ram"
[by F.P. B., in
Notes and Queries, 12th Ser. Vol.III No.57, 27th Jan. 1917, p.70 - inscription on an engraved coin]
033 *
Derby Ram
[by Willoughby Maycock, in
Notes and Queries, 12th Ser. Vol.III No.61, 24th Feb. 1917, p.154 - extract of letter from Rev Henry Cantrill [sic], 10 Jun. 1739]
034 *
Derby Ram
[by T.E. R., in
Notes and Queries, 12th Ser. Vol.III No.61, 24th Feb. 1917, p.154 - citation of
cartoon, by Tenniel, in
Punch, some forty years ago]
035 *
Derby Ram
[by Charles Madeley, in
Notes and Queries, 12th Ser. Vol.III No.61, 24th Feb. 1917, pp.154-155 - citation of
Derby Ram]
036 *
Derby Ram
[by Charles E. Stratton, in
Notes and Queries, 12th Ser. Vol.III No.68, May 1917, p.309 - sung at Harvard College]
038 *
Songs & Ballads of The West
[by Rev S. Baring-Gould & Rev H.Fleetwood Sheppard, n.d., pp.xxxv - 'No.LXXVII' - citation of Hodges, Seven Dials & Such, Borough broadsides [in the Sabine Baring-Gould Collection ?];
Nursery Rhymes and Country Songs, coll. by M.H. Mason, [1877], pp.49-50 162-163 - 'No.77 Poor Old Horse']
042 *
A Pleasant Comedie, called Wily Beguilde
[1606, pp.1-3 - in Broughton, Lincolnshire text as noted in
Mummers' Wooing Plays in England, by Charles Read Baskervill, in
Modern Philology, Vol.XXI No.3, Feb. 1924, pp.251-252 - Subscription required for Chadwyck-Healey: Early English Books Online]
043 *
Love for Love: A Comedy
[by Mr [William] Congreve, 1695, pp.41-43 - in Ampleforth, North Yorkshire text as noted in
The Sword Dances of Northern England [Vol.III], by C.J. Sharp, p.17 - Subscription required for Chadwyck-Healey: Early English Books Online]
044 *
The Clandestine Marriage,
[by George Colman & David Garrick, 1766, p.14 - in Ampleforth, North Yorkshire text as noted in
James Madison Carpenter and the Mummers' Play, by Steve Roud & Paul Smith, in
Folk Music Journal, Vol.7 No.4, 1998, p.507 - Subscription required for Gale: Eighteenth Century Collections Online]
045 *
Diphilo and Granida
[from
The Wits, or, Sport upon Sport, by Francis Kirkman, 1673, pp.24-25 - in Keynsham, Somerset text as noted in
Mummers' Wooing Plays in England, by Charles Read Baskervill, in
Modern Philology, Vol.XXI No.3, Feb. 1924, pp.270-271 - Subscription required for Chadwyck-Healey: Early English Books Online]
046 *
Acteon & Diana; [2nd edition]
[by Robert Cox, 1656, p.12 'Singing Simpkin' - as noted in
The English Folk Play, by E.K. Chambers, 1933, pp.37-38 - Subscription required for Chadwyck-Healey: Early English Books Online]
047 *
Mother Goose's Melody [? edition]
[by [Goldsmith], [1815], p.5 - in Kempsford, Gloucestershire text as noted in
The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes, eds. by Iona & Peter Opie, 1951, No.487]
048 *
New Year Observances in Scotland
[by Robert Chambers, in
Edinburgh Literary Journal;, No.163, 24th Dec. 1831, pp.364-365 - in Weston-sub-Edge, Gloucestershire text as noted in
The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes, eds. by Iona & Peter Opie, 1951, No.101]
051 *
Mother Goose's Melody [? edition]
[by [Goldsmith], [1815], p.36 "Pease-porridge hot, pease-porridge cold," - as noted in
The English Folk Play, by E.K. Chambers, 1933, p.37]
054 *
Nursery Rhymes
[by [?], in
Blackwoods' Edinburgh Magazine, Vol.XXXVII No.CCXXXIII, Mar. 1835, p.476 - in Ampleforth, North Yorkshire text as noted in
The English Folk Play, by E.K. Chambers, 1933, p.150]
056 *
Children's Drama
[by Abracadabra [pseud], in
Notes and Queries:, Ser.2 Vol.X No.251, 20th Oct. 1860, p.318 - in ? text as noted by him]
057 *
~ Children's Drama
[by M., in
Notes and Queries:, Ser.2 Vol.X No.251, 20th Oct. 1860, p.318]
058 *
~ Children's Drama
[by St Swithin [Mrs Gutch], in
Notes and Queries:, Ser.2 Vol.X No.244, 1st Sep. 1860, p.168]
060 *
The Careless Swain
[from
Westminster-Drollery, by A Person of Quality [pseud], 1671, p.81 - in Broughton, Lincolnshire text as noted in
Mummers' Wooing Plays in England, by Charles Read Baskervill, in
Modern Philology, Vol.XXI No.3, Feb. 1924, p.254 - Subscription required for Chadwyck-Healey: Early English Books Online]
061 *
The Diverting History of John Gilpin,
[from
The Task, a Poem,, by William Cowper, 1785, pp.342/3-359 - in North Muskham, Nottinghamshire text as noted by Peter Millington - Subscription required for Gale: Eighteenth Century Collections Online]
063 *
The Vindication of Christmas
[1653 [1652], p.8 - as noted by Thomas K. Hervey - Subscription required for Chadwyck-Healey: Early English Books Online]
066 *
~ A Christmas Tale
[by Ione [pseud], in
Lowell Offering and Magazine, Vol.III No.?, Jan. 1843, p.85 - Literary Work]
069 *
Crutches for Lame Ducks"
[by Ella MacMahon, in
Notes and Queries, 12th Ser. Vol.VII No.126, 11th Sep. 1920, p.209 - citation of
Clerical Bookshelves, in
Times, 25th Aug. 1920 - "Layovers for meddlers and crutches for lame ducks!"]
070 *
Crutches for Lame Ducks"
[by M. N., in
Notes and Queries, 12th Ser. Vol.VII No.128, 25th Sep. 1920, p.254 - Peace Egg fragment]
071 *
A Collection of English Proverbs
[by J. Ray, 1670, p.211 - in Alexander and the King of Egypt chapbook text as noted in
Observations on Popular Antiquities:, by John Brand, 1777, p.185 - Subscription required for Chadwyck-Healey: Early English Books Online]
073 *
Hannah Corcoran:
[by Thomas Ford Caldicott, 1853, p.110 - Literary Work - in unlocated text as noted in
The English Folk Play, by E.K. Chambers, 1933, p.62]
076 *
Music-Grinders of the Metropolis
[by [Charles Manby Smith], in
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, New Ser. Vol.VXII No.430, 27th Mar. 1852, pp.198-199 - '4. The handcart-organist' - as noted in
Roomer, Vol.6 No.1, ? 1986, pp.4-5]
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