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The Main Manuscript Collection, Volume 0190, Page 179

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  1. Mummers' Rhymes (continued)

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    It's God you have deceived fifty thousand infidels. I've sent them to their grave. Your boastin' pride I'll soon cut down I'll tarnish your half moon you infidel go down to hell and there to meet your doom.
    Then the Emperor of Russia hits the Grand Signor with his sword and he falls down, as if he were dead. The captain then gets excited and he calls in the doctor saying "Doctor grand I do demand if there is any to be found , if you restore life to the Grand Signor you shall have fifty pounds".
    The doctor comes along then and the Emperor of Russia looks at him and says "you seem to be a doctor" and then the doctor starts of with his
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Date
    6 Bealtaine 1936
    Item type
    Lore
    Writing mode
    Handwritten
    Writing script
    Roman script
    Informant