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The Main Manuscript Collection, Volume 0190, Page 214

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The Main Manuscript Collection, Volume 0190, Page 214

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  1. Mummers' Rhymes (continued)

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    (continued from previous page)
    Tis with one stroke I'll smash the yoke
    Or liberty I'll gain
    (Prince George enters)
    For the wrong i've done St Patrick
    I'll humbly make amends
    (St Patrick enters)
    If that be so Prince George
    Both you and I are friends.
    (Captain speaks)
    Now since St Patrick and Prince George are one
    No danger need we fear
    And if fickle friends dare with us contend
    Will blow them off the seas
    Cromwell he a tyrant was
    And now that knave is dead
    He died full sore against his will
    because he lost his head.
    So you valiant sons who truly bled
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Date
    12 May 1936
    Item type
    Lore
    Writing mode
    Handwritten
    Writing script
    Roman script
    Informant