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 ii s. L MAR. 26, mo.] NOTES AND QUERIES.

LONDON, SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 1910.

CONTENTS.-NO. 13.

NOTES: "To-morrow shall be my dancing day," 241 Andrew Bain, Sheridan's Physician, 242 Stothard's Visit to Italy, 243 Shakespeare Third Folio : Jones Copy Milton and the Company of Coopers Warren Hast- ings'* Father in Barbados, 244 Rickmansworth Church Waltham Abbey Carved Panels, 245 "The Rising Sun" " Dew Drop Inn" " Bang-beggar" Queen of Bohemia's Players Bulgarian River Tradition, 246.

QUERIES : William Crow of Upleatham ' Prometheus the Firegiver ' Heine on Kant De Guileville and Bunyan Wyclif and " Sister Me Needeth " J. Walton, Topo- graphical Artist Foster's 'Alumni Cantabrigienses,' 247 Edinburgh Clubs Index to the Christian Fathers Index to Foxe's ' Acts and Monuments ' Arms of Johann Schott Authors Wanted Jacobite Song Bibliotheca Drum- meniana Allegorical Picture, 248 William Slade " Music of the Future "George Cumberland Hon. John Finch W. L. Kaye Books and Engravings ' The Death- Killing Doctor,' 249.

REPLIES : Hammersmith Terrace Alfred and the Cakes, 250 Catalogues of MSS. Monumental Inscriptions- Authors Wanted Ecclesiastical Records at Somerset House, 251 Caxton and Edward IV." Standing for Parliament " ' Anne of Geierstein,' 252' Publick Build- ings in London,' 1734 Stave Porters Cradle of Henry of Monmouth Dew-Ponds Dr. Johnson's Boots Capt. Brooke, 253 ' Alonzo the Brave ' " Yon " Making One's Parish -Handley Cross, 254 Earthenware Tomb- stoneChinese Gallery in London Broken on the Wheel Yule Log in Cornwall, 255 Theatricals in Margate 'Canadian Boat Song,' 256 " Moral Pockethandker- chiefs "Children with same Christian Name" Cuckoos to clear the mud away" "Spinney," 257 "Heui of a noise" Most Expensive Election " Kicking up Bob's-a- dying " Osbaldistone " A Lad of the O'Friels "Battle of Mohacs, 258.

NOTES ON BOOKS:' Eighteenth Century Literature' ' Upper Norwood Athenaeum Record.'

Booksellers' Catalogues.

Notices to Correspondents.

MY

"TO-MORROW SHALL BE DANCING DAY."

W. SANDYS in his ' Christmas Carols Ancient and Modern' (1833) includes the following amongst carols ' ' still sung in the West of England " :

1.

To-morrow shall be my dancing day.

I would my true love did so chance To see the legend of my play

To call my true love to my dance. (Chorus repeated after each verse.)

Sing oh ! my love, oh ! my love, my love, my love, 'This have I done for my true love.

2.

Then was I born of a Virgin pure ;

Of her I took fleshly substance. Then was I knit to man's nature

To call, &c.

In a manger laid and wrapp'd I was So very poor, this was my chance

Betwixt an ox and a silly poor ass To call, &c.

4.

Then afterwards baptized I was, The Holy Ghost on me did glance ;

My Father's voice heard from above To call, &c.

In to the desert I was led,

Where I fasted without substance. The Devil bade me make stones my bread

To have me break my true love's dance.

The Jews on me they made great suit, And with me made great variance,

Because they love darkness rather than light. To call, &c.

7.

For thirty pence Judas me sold His covetousness for to advance :

Mark when I kiss, the same do hold, The same is he shall lead the dance.

8.

Before Pilate the Jews me brought, When Barabbas had deliverance ;

They scourged me and set me at nought, Judged me to die to lead the dance.

9.

Then on the cross hanged I was.

Where a spear to my heart did glance ;

There issued forth both water and blood To call, &c.

10.

Then down to Hell I took my way For my true love's deliverance,

And rose again on the third day Up to my true love and the dance.

11.

Then up to Heaven I did ascend,

Where now I dwell in sure substance

On the right hand of God, that man May come unto the general dance.

I should be greatly obliged if readers who have heard any similar words would com- municate them, with particulars as to their source, either to * N. & Q.* or to me.

(Miss) LUCY BROADWOOD.

84, Carlisle Mansions, Victoria Street, S.W.