1829 - Roby, John - Traditions of Lancashire (1)
By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2019-02-14. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2019-02-21.
Allusion
As it drew on towards eventide, the mirth increased. The rude legendary ballads of Sir Lancelot of the Lake, Beavois [sic] of Southampton, Robin Hood, The Pindar of Wakefield, and the Friar of Fountain's Abbey, Clim of the Clough, Ranulph of Chester, his Exploits in the Holy Land, together with the wondrous deeds of war and love performed by Sir Roger of Calverly, had been sung and recited to strange and uncouth music. Carols, too, were chanted between whiles in a most unreverend fashion. A huge Christmas pie, made in the shape of a cratch or cradle, was placed on the board. This being accounted a great test of orthodoxy, every one was obliged to eat a slice, lest he should be suspected of favouring the heretical tenets then spreading widely throughout the land.[1]
Source notes
IRHB's brackets. The passage occurs in Roby's retelling of 'The Black Knight of Ashton'.
Lists
- Not included in Dobson, R. B., ed.; Taylor, J., ed. Rymes of Robyn Hood: an Introduction to the English Outlaw (London, 1976), pp. 293-11.
- Outside scope of Sussex, Lucy, compil. 'References to Robin Hood up to 1600', in: Knight, Stephen. Robin Hood: A Complete Study of the English Outlaw (Oxford, UK; Cambridge, Massachusetts: Blackwell, 1994), pp. 262-88.
Sources
- Roby, John. Traditions of Lancashire (London, 1829), vol. I, p. 167
- Roby, John. Traditions of Lancashire (London, 1830), vol. I, p. 169
- Roby, John. Popular Traditions of Lancashire (London, 1843), vol. I, p. 204
- Roby, John. Traditions of Lancashire (London, 1867); not seen
- Roby, John. Traditions of Lancashire (London; Manchester, 1872), vol. I, p. 100
- Roby, John. Traditions of Lancashire (London; Edinburgh, 1879); not seen
- Roby, John. Traditions of Lancashire (Manchester, [189?]); not seen
- Roby, John; Milner, George, introd. Traditions of Lancashire (Manchester, [1906]); not seen.
Background
Notes
- ↑ Roby, John. Traditions of Lancashire (London, 1829), vol. I, p. 167.