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Thread #82224 Message #1510445
Posted By: sapper82
26-Jun-05 - 03:46 PM
Thread Name: Tune Req: They hang the man and flog the woman
Subject: RE: Tune Req: They hang the man and flog the woman
The Inclosure Acts were enacted in dribs and drabs from the 12th Century onwards, but were mainly passed from 1750 to 1860, so the song probably dates to the 1750s or '60s.
Inclosure Acts