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Thread #143842 Message #3330273
Posted By: Steve Gardham
28-Mar-12 - 04:12 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Child Ballads in 18th c. America?
Subject: RE: Origins: Child Ballads in 18th c. America?
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The Merry Broomfield or the West Country wager is well documented, fairly common on early broadsides.