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| | | | Page 00630- 00631 : The Wassailing Song [song text] Robert Wilkins (contributor), Rege Wilkins (contributor), Oliver Wilkins (contributor), Dennis Price (contributor), 73 West St, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, Cutwell Farm, Tetbury, Glos |
| | Item Summary | | | Contributor | Robert Wilkins |
| Contributor | Oliver Wilkins |
| Reference Code | AFC 1972/001, MS pp. 00630- 00631 |
Scope and Content Notes | Genre | song - song associated with custom - custom |
| First line | Wassail wassail all over the town |
| Includes detailed description of wassailing custom. |
| 6 stanzas; 12 lines prose |
Contextual Notes | Handed down in the family for a hundred and fifty years. |
| | | | Page 00630 : The Wassailing Song [custom description] Robert Wilkins (contributor), Rege Wilkins (contributor), Oliver Wilkins (contributor), Dennis Price (contributor), 73 West St, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, Cutwell Farm, Tetbury, Glos |
| | Item Summary | | | Contributor | Robert Wilkins |
| Contributor | Oliver Wilkins |
| Reference Code | AFC 1972/001, MS p. 00630 |
Scope and Content Notes | First line | Wassail wassail all over the town |
| Detailed description of custom beginning a fortnight before Christmas, with bull's head, wassailing bowl, and wassailers dressed in 'Romley coats'. |
Contextual Notes | Handed down in the family for a hundred and fifty years. |
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